Miscellaneous Rambling: Jim Chiaffredo
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Miscellaneous Rambling: Jim Chiaffredo

Trump International Golf Club—Island of Enchantment, Peninsula of Dreams

Nurtured by the El Yunque National Rain Forest and blanketed by warm ocean breezes and bright sunshine, Trump International’s two golf courses are an integral part of a complete tropical destination.

 

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Kite flies in the Rockies

Tom Kite attempts to score his third win in five years at the Boeing Classic in Seattle later this summer. This is my entry for the benefit of Mr. Kite. Tom Kite is a grinder. Has been for a long time. Even now, every week he plays on the Champions Tour ...<< MORE >>

Graduation Day

As I sit here on a wonderfully cool Saturday evening in Tallahassee, FL, a breeze works its way across a small back porch of a condo a good friend of mine owns, I have realized sometimes your hopes and dreams as a parent, in fact, can come true.
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Hogan’s Last Dance on the Alley

Appearing in the 2009 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Magazine

By Jim Chiaffredo

It was 50 years ago when Ben Hogan won his fifth Colonial National Invitational. It was also his last professional victory.
Up to that point in his storied career Hogan had won 63 times, including nine major championships. When he ...<< MORE >>

Anthony Kim: A.K. is O.K.

For the 2009 Quail Hollow Championship Magazine Anthony Kim: Defending Champion

He’s been called, “fearless,” “cocky” and “arrogant” among other things, but if you take a look at Anthony Kim’s record last year and the talent gap he filled with his flash in the absence of the game’s superstar, you ...<< MORE >>

Off to the Hidden Treasures: golf’s best-kept secrets

Nestled mysteriously between lore and tomorrow lies the linksland of North and West Ireland. Silently undiscovered, this part of the Emerald Isle makes for the perfect getaway if you’re looking for perhaps one of the finest experiences in golf anywhere in the world.
When you think of Ireland, and especially golf, ...<< MORE >>

Three Decades with the King


For three decades, the Bay Hill Club and Lodge has played host to what is now known as the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. Some of the world’s greatest golfers have passed through the gates of Bay Hill over the years in homage to the ... << MORE >>

Pain and Patriotism: The 2008 PGA TOUR season

Last year’s PGA TOUR started nearly the same way as years before. Tiger Woods opens his season in San Diego, probably one of his favorite places on earth, wins the Buick Invitational, the World Golf Championships—Accenture Match Play Championship and then the Arnold Palmer Invitational, his first three starts. ... << MORE >>

Georgia: The Police State

On a recent journey to Atlanta I discovered why Georgia should no longer be called the “Peach State.” Maybe they should try “Police State.”

I was driving nicely on Interstate 75 northbound on a glorious Tuesday morning in late September, just when the trees were beginning to turn and the clay ...<< MORE >>

Azinger and the Rays—upstart victory at hand

I love golf. Don’t get me wrong. It pays my bills quite nicely. I’m watching every match for the next three days, hoping no less that my friend Paul Azinger, who I’ve had the pleasure of covering on and off for the Bradenton Herald for the past 14 or so ...<< MORE >>