Blogs and Vlogs
Star of the Seas Caribbean Vacation Blog, Part II – Private Beach paradise and the best ice show you’ve ever seen
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeff, Shari, Bethany and Matthew Rendall Monday at Coco Cay, the MDR makes an adjustment and wowed by SOL (ice show) Our group woke up fairly early, having slept pretty well, all things considered. I was impressed with the comfort of...
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...
Republicans embark on 3-month endurance run to maximize their 2026 chances
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Trump’s final midterm test is rapidly approaching. Will he make himself less of an issue? I remember a sign that was taped to a clock in one of my junior high classrooms that read simply, “Time is passing. Are you?” Seeing as I was a pretty good...
European Cruise Destinations: Rome – Rome wasn’t built in a day; it can’t be toured in a day, either
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeff and Shari Rendall GolfintheUSA.com heads to Europe for a fun filled cruise to the southern Mediterranean It takes guts to call a ship “Oasis of the Seas”, but then again, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line has a fleet of 30-something...
Commentary, Current Events and Politics
Republicans embark on 3-month endurance run to maximize their 2026 chances
I reiterate that all that’s needed are small adjustments to help steer public opinion in a positive direction. Trump should keep blasting the Democrats to draw issue-based distinctions and, where feasible, to ensure the GOP exploits its issue-based advantages. In 2026, politics is the only game that matters. Will Republicans learn how to pass the test?
Justice will come to those who lie and keep a diary. The troubles of Anthony Fauci
The inestimable damage from COVID – and the way it was handled by Anthony Fauci and his fellow health bureaucrats – continues to mount. The effects of bad public policy cannot be completely pinned down, though it appears certain Americans will be feeling the pain for a long, long time. Anthony Fauci received a pardon from Joe Biden on the senile one’s way out of office. His own diary scribblings show he’ll need more than that to salvage his reputation.
Democrats vs. shameless socialists’ war had its roots in the 2016 Democrat campaign
The Democrat establishment will attempt to fix a message that resonates with “regular” Democrats while appeasing the socialist crowd at the same time. Talk about a balancing act. The Democrat circus has never seen such trapeze artists as what we’ll encounter in about a year’s time when the hopefuls get at each other. It’ll be fun to watch!
Latest News and Updates
You Simply Cannot Give Power to Lunatics
Scott McKay, American Spectator Trump and his team, who keep going back to the table again and again after beating on the lunatics, destroying their military infrastructure, taking apart their capabilities to make war and affect the geostrategic situation, and yet...
What if Republicans lose both House and Senate?
Byron York, Washington Examiner This is how the situation looks right now, in early August, for voting that will take place in early November. Of course things will change in the next three months. Candidates currently in tight races could pull ahead or fall back. The...
Fauci Privately Estimated COVID-19 Death Rate Far Lower than He Gave Congress, Diary Shows
Just the News (Steven Richard), The Star News Network Dr. Anthony Fauci privately believed that the death rate of the COVID-19 was much lower than he told Congress just one month later, according to a record kept by the health official from February 2020. The diary...
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,...