Blogs and Vlogs
Star of the Seas Caribbean Vacation Blog, Part I – Coming face to face with a giant
By Jeffrey A. Rendall; Photos by GolfintheUSA.com First Day – What it was like to check-in to the world’s largest cruise ship, May 10 If you’re like me, you’ve probably heard the hype surrounding Royal Caribbean’s latest cruise ships and wondered if they’re as big and...
Non-Disney Florida Excursion, Day Six — Disney Springs offers a Disney experience without money up front. But bring a credit card!
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeffrey A. Rendall We knew when we booked a visit to Orlando that it probably wouldn’t be possible to completely avoid Disney, and throughout the week we were in the city we had an itch or two to go over to the big theme parks and see...
2028 Republican presidential field mired in semi-permanent “wait and see” mode
By Jeffrey A. Rendall With politics news at a summer lull, speculation on the 2028 GOP presidential field persists South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham’s sudden death last week made me harken back to a decade ago during the lead-up to the fateful – for the country...
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
2028 Republican presidential field mired in semi-permanent “wait and see” mode
Pundits will continue searching for attention-seizing topics as we head into the crucial fall 2026 federal midterm campaign. Conservatives will keep an eye on the potential field – and President Trump will receive more than his share of inquiries – but time and events will help solve the mystery. Stay tuned.
Kamala Harris compared to a garden weed – it explains why she keeps reappearing
Republicans have a full list of challenges to overcome this year, and they can’t depend on President Trump to carry their water for them on everything. Congressional Republicans can make it easier on themselves by passing whatever they can to aid their campaign efforts. Use reconciliation if possible. Just get it done. Pretend like you care, Republicans.
Pretending they care is the hardest thing for congressional Republicans to do in 2026
Republicans have a full list of challenges to overcome this year, and they can’t depend on President Trump to carry their water for them on everything. Congressional Republicans can make it easier on themselves by passing whatever they can to aid their campaign efforts. Use reconciliation if possible. Just get it done. Pretend like you care, Republicans.
Latest News and Updates
Registered voters favor Democratic House candidates by just three percentage points: Poll
Carter Schroppe, Washington Examiner Though only four in ten registered voters approve of Trump’s job performance in his second term, Republican House candidates are just three percentage points behind their Democratic counterparts in the race for voters’ support...
At the Current Pace, ICE Stands to Have a Record Number of Arrests in July
Just the News (Kevin Killough), The Star News Network Arrests by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency have spiked in the last few weeks, with a daily average hitting 1,400 people. The pace of ICE arrests in the first 12 days of July sets the Trump...
Fetterman cites anti-Israel sentiment in Democratic Party as reason to potentially leave
Mary McCue Bell, Washington Times Sen. John Fetterman threatened to leave the Democratic Party if it becomes the “anti-Israel party,” in another move to distance himself from his left-leaning colleagues. Although the Pennsylvania Democrat said he has “no plans” to...
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,...