19th Hole Golf Wine Club at the PGA Championship

I'll be flying the flag at the PGA Championship in Minnesota for anyone that wants to join me. My friend Michael Allen will be carrying at new device on his golf bag during the tournament that will streaming a digital slide show with our advertising.

I arrive late Thursday night. After watching golf on Friday we'll be meeting at O' Connors Public House just a few miles down the road from Hazeltine Golf Club. The owner there happens to be a Facebook fan of 19th Hole Wine and he was kind enough to send an warm welcome.

On Saturday after the round we'll be heading back to Minneapolis to meet up at the Wine Thief wine shop at 6:00 pm to try some wines. I found these guys on the web and I loved their site so I had to duck into see them and try some wines.

You may always text of phone me (Kris Moe) to track me down in Minnesota, 707-529-6458.

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Facebook Kris Moe Golf Schools: "Went up to Reno to watch the first round of the Reno Tahoe Open at Montreux Golf Club. My friend Michael Allen (72 first round) played with Frank Lickliter and a very impressive Paul Azinger (69 first round). I walked around with Michael's coach, Mike Mitchell (based in Palm Springs) and got a play by play about each hole's strategy and how his swing was holding up. Very cool."

Michael Allen's 65 jumps him within one stroke of Tiger and lead

Michael Allen, who I consider the best driver of the ball on the planet, rallied with a 65 Saturday at Congressional. Just one shot behind the leaders Tiger Woods and Anthony Kim. Not only is he a good friend and ex-roomie on the 1989 European Tour he's a 19th Hole Wine Club member and he loves our wines!

While most his age are chasing the Senior Tour Michael Allen feels he's playing too darned good not to play with the best on the PGA Tour. I'm personally excited because our wine club followed Michael on the "West Coast Swing" earlier this year(Pebble Beach Pro-am, Bob Hope in Palm Springs and the LA Open) and he's ball striking was superb, if he'd made a putt or two he might have won in all three events.

Well now he's putting and it's fun to see a guy whose played for twenty plus years on tour and have a chance to win on the PGA Tour at fifty year young. He had a big victory a month back in the Senior PGA Championship in Ohio and I know that victory gave him a huge boost of confidence.

Hopefully he'll have a great day tomorrow and win the tournament which with Tiger on top would make the victory even more sweet!

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Michael Allen wins Senior PGA Championship

Just in....... Michael Allen wins the Senior PGA Championship in Cleveland and claims drinking 19th Hole wines is his secret!

O.K a little late for April Fools but I'm going to share in Michael's glory because we drank my wines during our "19th Hole West Coast Swing" at the Bob Hope Desert Classic, ATT and Los Angeles Open. I believe the wine takes a little time to kick in but when it does you'll win golf tournaments like Michael Allen. And yes he is a 19th Hole Wine Club member (and friend).

On a serious note Michael is truely one of the best ball strikers in the world and if you get a chance get out and follow him. Not only is a great golfer he is also a really cool guy and someone you want to see do well.

I think his swing may be one many other pros are going to try to emulate. His coach Mike Mitchell (Palm Desert) and him have really honed an awesome swing. It's very flat, as are his clubs (five degrees flat). He even flattens he driver lie angle which helps him avoid the left side of the golf course.

Watch for his name, because I think this victory is really going to give him the confidence he needs to win on the regular tour too.

The Masters Delivers Again

Although turning my shoulder on my family as they did Easter lunch I had a great Masters viewing. I was not going to miss this one with Phil and Tiger charging up the leader board!

The weekend was kicked up a notch with our 19th Hole Wine Club outing Friday, the second round of the tournament at the Presidio in San Francisco.

We had twelve golfers teeing off at 8:00 am and we each picked a player from the Masters field to be out partner. Mike Zaczek won his first major on the 19th Hole Golf Tour with his partner for the day Phil Mickelson (Mike net 72 and Phil 68 with a steller late charge).

Presidio Golf Club was in surprisenly good condition and the weather was pristine. Of course when we played another nine in the afternoon it was blowing and more typical of the old military course.

Video Blog from the Sonoma Valley February 27

Kris Moe continues his reports from the vineyards during the various months of the season.