Ron Balicki

Working for Golfweek for 28 years, have been covering college and amateur golf just about all of them.

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Justin Thomas T10 at Torrey Pines. Way to go! Could be start of something big for former Alabama standout.

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How shocking would it be if Cal and/or Alabama did not make Elite 8 -- like having a snowstorm in South Fla. -- in the middle of August.
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Just ran into former Ball St. coach Earl Yestingmeyer. So great to see him again. 80 yrs young and still following Cards everywhere they go.

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Beautiful, sunshine day here at NCAA at Crabapple. Let's hope next six are just as good. Teams done with practice rds. Ready to rock 'n roll

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1st group off day off #1 just completed final round at Blessings. On a perfect day for golf, it took them 5 hours and 50 minutes. YAWN!

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Last group of day starting at #10 finally made the turn. Only took the threesome 3 hours ad 10 minutes. Definitely no speeding tickets.

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Ark. legendary FB coach/AD, and avid golfer, Frank Broyles out and about at Blessings GC watching action at Fayetteville regional.

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Huge battle for all important 4 & 5 spots at Fayetteville regional. Should be intense come Saturday. Okie and Kent St. still hanging on, but

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Great seeing good friend Jay Fox, ex. dir. Ark. GA at Fayetteville regional as a rule official. He's one of the best. Great day for golf.

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Coaches Casey Martin (Ore) and Ryan Hybl (Okla) advance to US Open sectional qualifying. Tim Mickelson (Ariz. St) is an alternate. Congrats!

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Still cold, windy. But rain stopped and sun has peaked out. Play getting back underway at Linger Longer after just over 2 hour delay.

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Thanks, Asher. I needed that. I'm sure Rick LaRose would be proud me right now. But, hey, my Rainman, Dark Cloud, Ron reputation still alive

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Alistar. Keep your snow, But glad to know you took Izzy out and gave her a walk. What I've learned is dogs love snow, even if we don't..

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Raining. Cold. Now Thunder. Yepper, play has been stopped in 1st round at Linger Longer. What happened to spring in the South?

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And just like that, TCU back on top by 2 over NM with Cal now 4 behind. Cal's M. Kim 6 under on day and leads at 9 under by 1 over Stalter.

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Only few holes left at Ariz. Clg with New Mexico leading by 1 over TCU and 2 over Cal. Anyone's game at this point among those three.

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Midway in final rnd at Ariz. Clg. TCU leads Cal by 2. Could get intense. Will Bears finally NOT win. Don't bet on it just yet.

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Great to see good friend and former UA men's golf coach Rick LaRose today at the Ariz. Collegiate.He still is quite the class-act character.

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Cold and windy out at GC at Vistoso for Ariz. Collegiate. Nothing new when I show up for this event. At last Rainman Ron didn't bring rain.

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No, 18 Liberty is T3 after 1st 18 holes at Ariz. Collegiate, but Flames had the lowest throw out score in the 15-team field -- 2 over 73.