I’m not real big on New Year’s resolutions. Everybody makes them and then forty-eight hours later they’re down the proverbial tube. Then it’s “wait ‘til next year” and we’ve got 363 days of freedom. So why bother? However, I think it’s different for golf. I think it’s important that each of us make one, or perhaps more, golf-related New Year’s resolution. Realizing this can be a daunting task, the Eye On Golf staff has compiled a short list to get you started. This list, as they say, is not all inclusive. It is provided ... full post »

The end of the calendar year is always a good time to reflect back on the previous twelve months. You know the drill; ponder on what we have done and said, the good, the bad and the ugly. With that in mind I took a little time to reread some of the entries I have posted on this site and overall I’m satisfied with what was written. However, there is one entry in which I opted for words which were not totally precise. That occurred in the first entry we wrote following the announcement of the creation of ... full post »

Within the last couple of days a response to a blog from one of our avid readers triggered some increased intellectual golf resuscitation. In the process of a lively debate as to why Wie won over Woods with Time magazine, Alex wrote, “…are you sure that Bubbles is the only female golfer who may have influenced a great number of young girls to strive for careers in golf? After all, we do have several others like Paula, Lorena, Juli, Se Ri and Annika who have won a ton of tournaments.”” Bingo, Alex. Right to the point. And ... full post »

Just recently I was wandering through golf blog pages again and came upon this interesting bit of info: Michelle Wie is enumerated on Time Magazine’s 2006 list of 100 Most Influential People. Well good for her. But this list is made even more interesting by the fact that Tiger Woods is not included. (At least I couldn’t find his name.) Whatcha think of that? full post »

Golfers, as a whole, don’t read much about the game they love to play. Reading these thought provoking blogs or the Snooty Golf Magazine’s latest and greatest monthly tip does not count. We’re talking books here. How can we make this brash statement? Why a survey, of course. It may not be the super-scientific survey that you get from the ABC/ESPN/NY Times that can slant the results to fit their convictions, but it is simple and straightforward. Just ask a couple of simple questions, “What was the last golf book you read? And, When ... full post »

Just about a month ago, Nov. 7 to be exact, I penned an entry focusing on the announcement of TW Design and the fact that it will not help the growth of the game. I had two main concerns: one was that a great player does not equal a great designer; and, two these courses will not come cheap and be available to the masses. That blog upset the local villagers. They proceeded to tar and feather me and then burn my cabin to the ground. Well, we have scrubbed off the tar and rebuilt the shack. And now, what ... full post »