We’re going to the great courses again

They nicked us for the birdie package again. That means KP, Tater and I went for the package deal at the annual Syracuse golf show, the one that adds a couple of Central New York’s top courses to the base ticket deal. Even that $10 price admission to the downtown Syracuse Oncenter’s pretty good, considering…

An open and closed case from the mind of Jack Nicklaus

Tater topped KP and I again as we got the second of our three Syracuse Golf Show coupon rounds in last week, utilizing another sunny, warm blue-skied day to its maximum. The 18 holes that golf legend Jack Nicklaus designed for Timber Banks in Radisson, on the western outskirts some 20 miles from Syracuse, surely…

Masters week means we have to play golf

When the best pros in the world are swinging their sticks in Augusta, Ga., for the Masters, KP, Tater and I always have the itch to be playing golf in Syracuse. Not this year. Not on any of our courses. Yes, the snow has melted, finally, after our 118 1/2 inches for the season. But…

Golf can be about camaraderie during Ryder Cup week

Good friends off the course. Tremendous rivals from first tee to 18th green. I’m talking about KP, Tater and I with the first statement and the American and European teams for the bi-yearly Ryder Cup matches with the second. I assume that the off-course relationship for the 24 golfers from the professional squads should be…

A new game to the Backyard Olympics …

At our great friends KP and Sue’s big shindig Sunday afternoon, I discovered a new sport in the Backyard Olympics collection. Elisabeth knew it. My wonderful daughter picked up one of the stringed things and took aim. Her solid boyfriend George knew it. He enthusiastically stepped up for the two-person contest using the six swingie…

At Green Lakes, it’s all about your viewpoint

The people of Central New York flock to Green Lakes State Park for all sorts of recreation. There are beaches for swimming. Two lakes, Green and Round. Camping. Bikers all around. Runners and hikers and hills. Snowshoe and cross-country skiing trails come winter. Yet this is still the fourth installment of “Golfing with KP, Tater…