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...
To win in ’26, Trump must make ‘Promises Made/Promises Kept’ his campaign mantra
By Jeffrey A. Rendall The voters’ shifting attitude towards Trump’s promises are a warning to the GOP With the Memorial Day holiday now in the rearview mirror, is it time for President Donald J. Trump and Republicans to realistically assess their prospects for the...
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
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.
Cackling Kamala Harris’s “No Bad Ideas” inspiration is all ‘storm’ and no ‘brain’
One-trick pony Kamala Harris can’t fool Americans for long. Democrats rely on deception and ignorance to spread their message when really, they’re only interested in power for power’s sake. Kamala Harris can’t persuade people that a bad idea actually has merit. Her “No bad ideas” slogan can’t pass the laugh test.
2028 is not the right time to think about the next President Trump
One can’t help but feel it’s probably not the right moment for Donald Trump Jr.’s name to enter the 2028 Republican presidential conversation. Commentators hoping to keep the Trump outsider win streak in the discussion had better search for a different storyline to obsess over.
Latest News and Updates
Weird Democrat Candidates May Save GOP Majorities
David Catron, American Spectator There has been a lot of speculation concerning President Trump’s oddly insouciant attitude about the upcoming midterms. He really doesn’t seem very worried about them. He certainly knows that history doesn’t favor the Republicans, even...
The DNC autopsy: Did Democrats really want to know?
Byron York, Washington Examiner The document is unfinished, sloppy, and lacking in curiosity about almost everything. There is a reason DNC chair Martin resisted releasing the autopsy for so long. Many assumed Martin was hiding an explosive document that would reveal...
U.S. Voters’ Confidence In Economy at Nearly Four-Year Low
Daily Caller News Foundation (Ireland Owens), The Star News Network Americans’ confidence in the economy has dropped to a nearly four-year low, according to a Gallup poll released Friday. Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index sank to -45 in May, down from -38 in April....
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,...