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 …
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Aug 20
Parlez-Vous Golf? Michael Lorenzo-Vera Does
Lorenzo-Vera Finally Starting to Show Some Traction on Tour Maybe it’s a French thing. The nation that helped the U.S. win its revolution and gifted a statue for the harbor of New York has had some excellent golfers. However, their names don’t seem to stick with us like others do. Perhaps it’s an American problem. …
Aug 09
Grinding in San Francisco
Grinding, The Art of Containing Damage Until the Muse Returns The final round of this year’s PGA Championship really gave us our money’s worth, with a seven-way tie for first place until the last few holes. It gave us a chance to see several players experience the ups and downs of an entire round. Yes, …
Jul 06
DeChambeau-Greatness is in the Details
Bryson DeChambeau Attention to Detail Proving Itself Bryson DeChambeau hasn’t been a pro all that long, but he’s won six times, and just tallied his first win in 2020 last week. He has beefed up to become one of the tour’s big hitters, and it must be deflating to rivals to see him outdrive them …
Jul 04
The Strange Case of Mike Reasor
Journeyman Pro Reasor Sets Record for Worst Score For a golfer, it sounds like a Twlight Zone episode. There is Rod Serling giving the subdued, ominous introduction – “If you will, consider the strange case of Mike Reasor.” Or, how about “Mike Reasor went out for a relaxing ride after the second round. Little did …
Jun 24
PGA Slipping Up on Virus Safety
Like Six Degree of Separation, Virus Travels on Tour This isn’t supposed to happen with professional golfers. They represent such a clean, pristine group, the white coat and stethoscope club of the sports world. However, a little ways into the tour restart, and moving cautiously up to the time in which the fans can return, …
Jun 14
Charles Schwab – The Sounds of Silence
Good Golf As PGA Returns, but The Silence is Eerie I’m taking a break from the final round of the Charles Schwab, despite being interested in who wins. It’s something I would seldom do, but I needed a short time away from the sound of nothing. – the almost irritating silence.The golf is good, the …
Jun 10
PGA Microphone – Can You Hear Me Now?
Some Charles Schwab Pros Will Carry A Microphone I cannot recall off-hand the name of the person who invented the microphone, but he or she certainly did start something. For public entertainment, spy networks, eager historians and family tree researchers, it has been a boon For various politicians or anyone invested in preserving a pristine …
Jun 03
PGA Kicks Off During Social Crisis
Varner Says PGA Players Will Have “Conversations” As everyone is aware, the United States is going through a serious “thing.” It has gone through it before, and may again. It’s a tough thing to go through when everyone has been cooped up for a month by a global virus, but there you have it. Amidst …
Jun 01
LPGA Through PGA Eyes
Dishing of LPGA by Male Fans Reveals Problem of Living Vicariously I have spent more than enough time with my male colleagues as they put down the idea of women playing real golf, and taking shots at the LPGA, the big leagues of the women’s game. “They have no distance. It’s too tame. It’s a …
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- Euro Tour continues with Alfred Dunhill ChampionshipThe European Tour lands in South Africa this week for the Alfred Dunhill Championship. Golfers will compete at the Leopard Creek (...)
Latest Golf News
- Bezuidenhout secures Alfred Dunhill titleChristiaan Bezuidenhout held his nerve to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship by four shots at Leopard Creek Country Club on Sunday.
- Meronk holds slender lead at Alfred DunhillPoland's Adrian Meronk will go into the final round of the European Tour's Alfred Dunhill Championship with a slender one-shot lead.
- How a different Charles Barkley the golfer and Phil Mickelson beat Stephen Curry and Peyton ManningCharles Barkley showed off a smooth swing as he and Phil Mickelson coasted to an easier-than-expected win over Stephen Curry and Peyton Manning.