The Rory Story
With controversy swirling at Royal Troon in the wake of statements from two of golf’s top players it’s time to cut through the PR and marketing BS and speak plainly. Rory got it right and we all owe him a… Continue Reading
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Gerina Pillar Moving Towards That Elusive First Win
Gerina Pillar may have come up short in at the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout but this is a player who seems so very ready to win. We first heard of Pillar awhile back but she was billed as a… Continue Reading
Youth Be Served…Justin Thomas Wins the CIMB Classic
It took Justin Thomas a bit longer than he would have liked but he claimed his first PGA Tour win at the CIMB Classic in Malaysia today. The twenty-two year old’s victory continues the grand youth movement on the PGA… Continue Reading
Rory, Jordan & Jason…Next Man Up
As I watched Jason Day run away from the field at The Barclays I couldn’t help but think what a wonderful story it is for him and the game he plays. Day’s journey from troublesome teenager to golf great has… Continue Reading
10 Things I Think: PGA Championship Style
1. You can’t be a golf fan or a human being for that matter and not appreciate Jason Day’s journey. It is a dramatic story of dedication and redemption made possible by Day and all those close to him. 2. … Continue Reading
Ramblings from the Easy Chair: PGA Day 1
Our Links Life Golf boss, Big Skins, reminds us all that this week’s PGA is ” the last shot for fame and glory” for 156 professional golfers in 2015. No argument from me on that point but from another perspective this… Continue Reading
Barbara Nicklaus Joins Jack as Bobby Jones Award Winner
Jack and Barbara Nicklaus have been the First Couple of Professional Golf forever. They’ve been married for 55 years and Jack readily admits he never could have had the career he did if it wasn’t for Barbara. He’s called her… Continue Reading
Finally…It’s Masters Week
Imagine a ten year old on Christmas Eve so filled with anticipation that he can hardly breathe, no less sleep. That’s the feeling we golf fans have to deal with for the next few days. But there is hope, the… Continue Reading
Two Tiger Tales
It has been an entire week since I last posted on Tiger Woods. That has to be some kind of record. So here goes. Everyone has a theory as to what Woods needs to do to get his game back.… Continue Reading
Ramblings From the Easy Chair
by G. Rennie Two of America’s finest and most under appreciated golfers from the second half of the 20th century died this past week. Charlie Sifford passed on at the age of 92 on Tuesday February 4th in Cleveland, Ohio.… Continue Reading