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Anthem of the Seas Review Part IV – Questions answered about cruising. Plus, things that were “mid” about Anthem of the Seas
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeffrey A. Rendall Questions Answered about our Alaska cruise It's safe to say that booking a “warm weather” cruise virtually guarantees that you’ll get more of a “traditional” cruise experience with pools, sunny decks and weather warm...
Non-Disney Florida Excursion, Day Five — Sea World; trick show entertainment with modern amusement park thrills
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Sea World combines animal trick show entertainment with modern amusement park thrills Having toured a sampling of central Florida’s non-Disney recreational offerings the previous few days getting a taste of major league spring training, delving...
This fall, Republicans must joyously tattoo the Socialism label to every Democrat chest
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Socialism has gained a foothold in the Democrat Party, and Americans must hear about it “The Socialists are coming! The Socialists are coming! The Socialists are coming!” No, this is not a contemporary version of the unambiguous warning...
The Pacific Dunes Course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort – Still Golf’s Quasi-Religious Awakening After a Quarter-Century
Note: GolfintheUSA.com first ventured to Bandon Dunes in the summer of 2005. We revisited the Pacific Dunes Course again in 2025. The course is largely the same since its creation and launch. The change in impressions are ours. BANDON, OR – Many have portrayed golf in...
Commentary, Current Events and Politics
This fall, Republicans must joyously tattoo the Socialism label to every Democrat chest
The recent success of the DSA serves as yet another wakeup call for responsible Americans to not remain passive in the face of serious challenges to the American way of life. America’s forefathers risked everything to give us the opportunity to govern ourselves. That priceless gift must not be squandered by people who would offer a distorted view of reality. The Socialists are coming. They’re coming indeed.
Hamiltonian America First ideas never go out of style when history repeats itself
Few conservatives would quibble with Donald Trump’s advocacy for a strong America, or argue with his means for ensuring fair trade and insistence on citizens of the United States being given partisan treatment in the world economic game. The Founding Fathers taught us a valuable lesson: when it comes to putting America First, there’s no rationale for holding back.
Debt and taxes are the only sure things if Democrats win majorities in the ‘26 elections
The fiscal future doesn’t have to be “painful”, but voters need to be levelled with. Democrats want to tax their way into resolving any budget issue. But their medicine would be worse than the disease, and just might kill the patient along the way. Wake up, America. Slumber time is over.
Latest News and Updates
DOJ Vows to Prosecute Birth Tourism After SCOTUS Ruling
Just the News (Ben Whedon), The Star News Network The DOJ warned that it would aggressively prosecute persons suspected of engaging in birth tourism schemes after the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship. “Birth tourism schemes exploit our immigration laws and...
Supreme Court birthright citizenship decision renews conservative feud with GOP-appointed justices
W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner The Republican base is more result-oriented than the conservative legal networks from which the current conservative majority is drawn. Trump is even more results-oriented and was especially outraged when the court struck down...
Socialists score another major win as Melat Kiros topples Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado
Seth McLaughlin, Washington Times Democratic socialists achieved a fresh set of bragging rights after Melat Kiros unseated 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District — the latest sign that the party’s left flank is increasingly willing to...
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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,...