If the FedEx(Lax) Cup had any shred of credibility remaining, it is danger of loosing those last few threads. Ernie Els has now bailed on the second event of the Playoffs. (I capitalized that so Finchem would think it was important.) Ernie said something like, “I’m skipping the second FedEx(Lax) Cup thingy.” First it was Tiger who ditched FedEx(Lax) Cup 1 because he said he was a little tired from kicking everyone’s rear for two weeks. Now it’s Ernie who is apparently heading home to the U.K. (I though he was from S.A.?!) to help his kids buy pens, pencils and ... full post »

Excuse me if all this sound familiar. Golf books come in all shapes and sizes, forms and fashions, literally and figuratively. There seems to be an unlimited number of topics and angles. The subject matter may get stretched at times, but that is one of the more endearing aspects of golf journalism. The genre has an endless range. Yes, this intro has the same ring as the one I used in my last book review. But, it is appropriate for Rick Lipsey’s Golfing on the Roof of the World. Lipsey is a staff ... full post »

I’m sorry; I just can’t let this go. I finished watching the third round of the PGA Championship on CBS, and then flip over to The Golf Channel and caught the end of Tiger’s press conference. One of the final two or three questions from a reporter went something like this: “Tiger, I realize you have a blue towel draped over your shoulders like a cape and not a red one. Is there any significance to that?” Pa-lease, must we listen to dribble like that from writers (and I use the term loosely) who actually have a job in journalism? I hope ... full post »

Golf books come in all shapes and sizes, forms and fashions, literally and figuratively. There seems to be an unlimited number of topic and angles. The subject matter may get stretched at times, but that is one of the more endearing aspects of golf journalism. The genre has an endless range. So, when I saw Catherine Lewis’ new volume, Don’t Ask What I Shot: How Eisenhower’s Love of Golf Helped Shape 1950s America, I was not quite sure what to expect at least from the golf perspective. Lewis is an associate professor of history at ... full post »