Oct 30
Like a Ghost Tournament, Masters Strives for Semblance of Tradition Those of us who are tuned into the traditional aspects of the Masters at Augusta have some adjusting to do. We’ve known that for a while now, and our adaptive brains have had time to think of solutions, however separate from reality. I, for instance, …
Oct 21
With 44 Wins, Phil Mickelson at That Awkward Age Phil Mickelson is entering his second Champions Tour event this week. He won the first one, and for a time it may begin to look as though the fox has gained admission to the hen house. Mickelson has turned the magical age of 50. Actually, I’m …
Oct 17
Golf Course Opting for Multiple Use – How Will That Work? Yes, it is a shrinking world, and perhaps we all have to do our part to make public spaces healthy and efficient. It is, however, an odd concept for a golf course. The tennis courts in my home have half converted to pickleball, a …
Oct 11
Fellow Pros Exasperated at DeChambeau Repeat Performance in Vegas A lot of people dared to hope that the DeChambeau phenomenon would not become a “thing”…but it did. There was no getting around it. It was inevitably going to become a “thing,” and a big one. What is now called “smash and bash golf” is becoming …
Oct 07
Who Has Courses Like This? Welcome to the Wild Side I direct everyone’s attention to an article in Golfweek by Jason Lusk. It is an account of a visit to several northern Irish golf courses, some off the beaten track, some of enormous prestige. I have been to Ireland on a number of occasions, and …
Oct 04
Tokatee, Beloved Oregon Course, Survives Holiday Fire Most of the time, golf courses are built within hailing distance of a city or major town. Put a golf course in the middle of nowhere, and it had better be a good one if it wants to survive. Such is the case of Tokatee Golf Club, situated …
Oct 01
‘Papwa’ Sewgolum Should Have Been Part of It All The name of Sewsunker ‘Papwa’ Sewgolum, to my knowledge, has never crossed my mind, and it should have. I am such a fool for great stories that come out of the shadows from history. They remind me that golf is not something apart from life, something …
Sep 28
Renee Powell Captaining Junior Solheim with Annika After all these years of paying attention to golf, I’m surprised at all that I don’t know. I would prefer to think that there’s just so much to notice in the game, rather than a case of me just being slow. In the case of Renee Powell, I …
Sep 23
Oh No, Another One, This Time on the LPGA – Bianca Pagdanganan We have just finished a week at the PGA’s U.S. Open, where a contrarian heavily invested in the science of velocity and impact taught a clinic to the golf world. The world is in such shock over the way in which the Open …
Sep 21
Bryson DeChambeau Made Theory Work-Can Others? Some have described Bryson DeChambeau’s U.S. Open win as “outrageous,” but I don’t think the comment was pejorative, rather one of awe. Some have taken to referring to the new champion as “The Hulk” or “The Golf Hulk.” Yes, there’s a touch of that. I have myself used the …
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