Blogs and Vlogs
Golf Destinations and Bucket List Places
Commentary, Current Events and Politics
Good – and bad – poll news on the economy and immigration for Republicans
Republicans need to do a much better job of defending their policies and beliefs, particularly on the economy and immigration. As I’ve argued, winning the public relations battle is paramount this year. Here’s yet another call for GOP candidates to aggressively tout the good things going on in America. Democrats and the establishment media won’t let up; why should Republicans?
Desperate Democrat doomsayers probe for solution to 2030 demographic inevitability
Republicans know the interstate population trends suggest that time is on their side. Democrats have a reason to be concerned about what’s happening among the people themselves. They can’t kick Trump around forever, and the man himself appears as though he’s learned to manage the PR game as well. Democrats may look like they’re on offense, but they’re really running scared. An authentic realignment may not be happening, but good days are ahead.
‘Moderate’ Abigail Spanberger means tax hikes and greenie boondoggles for Virginia
If it’s worked right, Virginia can become the cautionary tale example of what happens when phony “moderate” Democrats gain office through deceits and distortions in a campaign. Virginians are paying the price; no reason the rest of the country must follow suit in 2026.
Latest News and Updates
Our Super Bowl Satyricon
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness What would have been far more against-the-grain and bold for Bad Bunny would have been to find some way to reconnect with the millions of disenchanted families who simply wish a hiatus from the monotonously gross and politicized...
U.S. Adds 130,000 Jobs in January, Unemployment 4.3 Percent, Defying Expectations
The Center Square (Andrew Rice), The Star News Network The U.S. economy added 130,000 jobs in January, according to new data released from the BLS. The addition of jobs marks a significant upward shift from previous months. In December, the economy only added 50,000...
Dow topping 50,000 a supply-side miracle
Stephen Moore, Washington Times This wealth spurt didn’t happen by accident. Today, inflation is roughly 3%, the top income tax rate is 39.6%, the corporate rate is down to 21%, the estate tax is 40%, and capital gains are taxed at 23.4%. Supply-siders such as Steve...
Where we’ve been
Mid Pines Restored — Donald Ross is back in Southern Pines
By Jeffrey A. Rendall; photos by Kevin Gaydosh and Jeff Rendall SOUTHERN PINES, NC – “It was really a dream come true to work on and be a part of the restoration of Mid Pines,” remarked course architect Kyle Franz, the lead mind behind returning the Donald...
The Oconee Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee – Golf’s Hippocratic Oath taken to its logical extreme
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Matthew Rendall GREENSBORO, GA – When a medical student is ready to embark on a career as a physician, he or she must first take the Hippocratic oath, which originated in ancient Greece and roughly translated today means “First, do no...
Maui Nui Golf Club — A Hawaii golf experience that won’t break your wallet
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Charles Rendall KIHEI, MAUI, HI – I don’t know about you, but one of the things I dread most about traveling to a touristy destination like Hawaii is the prospect of paying supersized prices for products and activities that just don’t...
Kinloch Golf Club — Nourishment for Future Comparisons
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos By Kevin Gaydosh and Jeffrey A. Rendall Kinloch's Website MANAKIN-SABOT, VA -- Kinloch Golf Club's been called the 'Augusta National' of Virginia. Most folks, when talking about golf courses, categorize...
Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s Ocean Course — An Exhilarating Pounding
By Jeffrey A. Rendall; Photos By Kevin Gaydosh CONGRATULATIONS to Phil Mickelson for winning the 2021 PGA Championship. It's often said that golf is the sport of a lifetime, and Mickelson proved it. If a 50-year-old can compete with the best a sport has to offer, it...
PGA West Stadium Course — The Hardest Examination You’ll Ever Love
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Scot Rendall LA QUINTA, CA – It isn’t often you walk off a golf course having struggled mightily and subsequently learn your troubles were exactly what the owners had planned from the beginning, but it’s not every day you see a layout...
Stuff that’s useful – and fun
Miura Golf’s Series 1957 Wedges — Good golfers will find them
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Images Courtesy of Miura Golf HEMIJI, JAPAN – Japanese golf club-making guru Katsuhiro Miura is a confident fellow, and has adopted a philosophy for the company which bears his name: ‘The good golfer will find me.’ Miura has a reason to be...
Brava Driver Shaft from Breakthrough Golf Technology – Long and Straight adds years to your life
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Images from Breakthrough Golf Technology RICHARDSON, TX – “I’m 83 and would gladly welcome an advanced blend of ingredients in pill form that would move me back to 73,” remarked innovative golf club design legend Barney Adams when I asked him if...
ASICS GEL-ACE PRO M STANDARD Golf Shoes — No need to think about it
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Images from ASICS HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA -- Don’t think, just do. It’s something Tom Cruise’s Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell character instructed his students to do in the aptly named box office hit “Top Gun: Maverick”. I can’t speak for Pete,...