May
11
Lewis, Fowler and Phatlum: Youth Rules Golf This Week One should be careful throwing around the word youth these days, because it’s including younger and younger players all the time. I’m going to give Stacy Lewis the benefit of the doubt, even though she’s approaching her late twenties. Considering what she went through to get …
May
09
Nancy Lopez Wins Byron Nelson Prize There are a lot of generous folks from the sports worlds. Directed to the charities of their choice, individual players donate huge sums annually, and their foundations sustain a steady stream of assistance for those who often wouldn’t get it from anywhere else. Golf, however, stands out as a …
May
06
Nicklaus, Palmer, Player For a younger generation of golf lovers, to describe the way that the golfing public viewed the big three players of the fifties through eighties might require some thought. Try this one – if the Beatles were professional level golfers, they might have been on the magnitude of the “Big Three.” The …
May
03
The LPGA and Golf Canada Watch out, Lexi. You’re getting on, and there’s a wave of greats coming in behind you. Here’s where they’re coming from, as if you didn’t know. In the U.S., the LPGA has truly done what it set out to do, “bringing women’s golf under one umbrella.” The developmental tour, ages …
Apr
28
Jason Dufner A Winner! The old adage claims that “no one remembers the guy who finished second.” It’s a harsh motto, and it’s very often true, but not always. In team sports, it’s worse in a sense. People really can’t remember who finished second. Finish number two in the Tchaikovsky International, and you’ve probably got …
Apr
21
A lot of readers probably wouldn’t remember that old show, but in a sense, it’s a flipped version of what we’re seeing in the LPGA these days. Three women would be brought on a panel to tell their tales of woe, and the audience would respond by means of an Applause –O-meter. The most woeful …
Apr
20
Golf, as we all know, is a game of “What have you done for me lately?” It doesn’t care if you won a major last week, or what your endorsement income is. You can rest on your laurels all you want, but you can’t enter them as this week’s scores. There is a particular limbo, …
Apr
13
I am thrilled to announce that there is a golf tournament starting up in three days that, among other things, allows women to play in it. In fact, only women are allowed, which means that the LPGA is back after an azalea heavy week in Georgia. The women’s upcoming tournament is such a relief that …
Apr
11
The Masters 2012 A Cliff Hanger This year’s Masters was the counterpart of overeating at Thanksgiving, something I know a lot about. It was rich, it was wonderful, and I couldn’t stop. I also believe that I had a lot of company. Today, I am exhausted, like millions of other fans, and once I’ve cleared …
Apr
07
Augusta – No Female Members Policy In terms of pure golf, this Masters week has proven to be one hot commodity. We’ve arrived at the fourth round holding our breath as leads changed rapidly, former champions tanked, rallied or threw tantrums. For those who enjoy watching the game from this perspective, Europeans surged in a …
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