We should be celebrating a Masters Champion this week but our lives have changed in too many ways and so we are left to wonder ‘what if’ and maybe reminisce a bit. Alan Shipnuck of Golf Magazine chooses the latter… Continue Reading
The people of the United States are not the only ones faced with a critical decision about Donald Trump next month. So is the USGA. With Trump’s never ending monologue of disparaging women the USGA has to be contemplating the… Continue Reading
I have a great brother. Even though he continues to kick my ass each time we tee it up together he’s always a wonderful playing partner. His dominance over me is especially difficult seeing as it was I that introduced… Continue Reading
There are plenty of golfers that like to tell a tale at the 19th hole. That two footer to win that five dollars off their buddy grows to a slippery, downhiller of greater length with each retelling. But few golfers… Continue Reading
For the past few years we’ve have been bombarded with reports of how golf is dying. That there are fewer players picking up the game and those regular players are playing less. Course closings out number course openings and the… Continue Reading
The good folks over at Golf Digest have published their yearly listing of America’s 100 Greatest Courses. It’s actually their Golden Anniversary version and while there is a change at the top most of the courses will be very familiar… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner It’s been a long road for Michelle Wie. For any 24 year old to have had to travel a long road may be hard to comprehend. Twenty-somethings are still kids with kid problems. But Michelle Wie has… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Last June at the U.S. Open I sat behind the green at the long, uphill par three third hole at Merion Golf Club. I watched many a pro struggle on that tortuous hole as it played over… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Last week golf lost two of its interesting characters in 1955 U.S Open winner Jack Fleck and former USGA Executive Director Frank Hannigan. While Fleck’s monumental win over Ben Hogan was a bit before my time I… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Golf World has released its final issue of 2013 with a listing of their “Newsmakers of The Year.” Various writers give us capsule commentaries on the top twenty five stories of the past year. The topics are… Continue Reading