Blogs and Vlogs
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 Two brought more baseball in Lakeland Florida, visiting the Detroit Tigers’ facility.
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeffrey A. Rendall First, Hang your hat at Marriott’s Harbour Lake Resort, then hit the parks (if you want). A day after attending our first major league spring training game ever, we thought we’d try another matchup since it wasn’t...
Incomplete and lame ‘autopsy’ report didn’t expose why Democrats failed in 2024
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Democrats buried the truth and serious self-reflection in their “autopsy” about nothing I must concede, I’ve never been wild about the term “autopsy” to encapsulate a post-disastrous election period of political self-reflection, preferring...
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
Incomplete and lame ‘autopsy’ report didn’t expose why Democrats failed in 2024
Democrats now enjoy a period of relative security, thinking the American economy is so screwed up that Americans will forget how awful they and their policies are as a party and vote them into power later this year anyway. Democrats didn’t try to discover what went wrong in the 2024 election with their lame “autopsy”. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. By that measure, Democrats are certifiably crazy.
Trump’s primary team building exercise will ultimately benefit the Republican Party
Primaries are there for a reason, and Republican voters have used them to streamline the party’s focus, if the establishment would only support their choices. With Trump calling the shots, it’ll likely happen. Sports teams accomplish similar results by trading troublemakers, or not renewing contracts. Trump – and the voters – have solidified the team by expelling the menaces. And we’ll ultimately be better off for it.
To win in ’26, Trump must make ‘Promises Made/Promises Kept’ his campaign mantra
No one is suggesting that Trump, after all this time, should drastically change the way he manages the presidency. But his public statements – especially on social media – must be geared towards convincing the persuadable slice of the voter pie to grant him an uninhibited final two years. Tone down the rhetoric and Republicans just might find themselves in a prime slot to make further headway on the MAGA agenda.
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Savor Our Victory Over the Establishment
Kurt Schlichter, Townhall The message is clear. If you betray the base, you’re going down. It’s not just Trump doing it. Trump is our avatar, the guy who swings the sword for us. But make no mistake: We have taken the Republican Party, and we’re going to solidify our...
Why doesn’t Trump just finish the job in Iran?
Byron York, Washington Examiner So why doesn’t Trump just finish the job in Iran? The short version of this conversation was that it would take a substantial escalation of military force to change the current situation, and the president does not think it is worth it....
Small Business Administration Head Says Agency Found $200 Billion in Fraudulent Pandemic Loans
Just the News (Kevin Killough), The Star News Network SBA head Kelly Loeffler said that the agency found $200 billion in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loans, which were intended to allow businesses to pay staff during the pandemic. “At the SBA, we found $200...
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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,...