I have been lucky enough to play some spectacular golf courses in the past year – the Ocean course at Kiawah Island, Whistling Straights, Chambers Bay and Ballybunion's Old Course and Lahinch in Ireland, for example. But my recent visit to the Mont… more »

Some golf gadgets are just too cool, too inventive not to love. Count the RoboCup Ball Return Robot among them. The RoboCup, created by Fine Tune Golf, is the coolest motorized invention in the game since the golf cart. Practicing to putt has alw… more »

The Sunice invasion is upon us. And that’s a good thing for golfers. The Canadian-based company is new to the U.S. market. With its reputation of creating high-caliber outerwear to combat the elements in skiing and golf, Sunice shouldn’t… more »

My headline is a bit misleading. I did it that way on purpose. It's true. Golf can be hazardous to a marriage. I'm living proof. I'm currently living on the edge of too much golf for my wife's tastes. If I increased my annual golf output another… more »

I've been told I'm part Irish and that the Deegan name is a big Irish name. Maybe it's my turn to write a book about how a golfer goes back to Ireland to play golf. Oh, and maybe I'll look up a few ancestors while I'm there. Seems to be a theme these… more »

Hank Haney is the man who has helped Tiger Woods become the most recognizable athlete on the planet. Love or hate Woods, it would still be wise to take some of Haney's expertise to heart. Hank Haney's "Essentials of the Swing," his 2009 book publishe… more »

If just glancing at the cover of "The Club Menu" doesn't make your stomach jump and your hunger churn, you're not human. The "Club Menu: Signature Dishes from America's Premier Golf Clubs," by authors Scott Savlov and Jon Rizzi, combines two of my fa… more »

Would you like to get to know Ben Hogan, Payne Stewart, Bobby Jones and Sam Snead? What golfer wouldn’t? Unfortunately, these legends have all passed on to the greener pastures in the sky. But a recent series of books -- the “I Remember”… more »

To any other athlete without a heart as genuine as Arnold Palmer, Howdy Giles might have been perceived as an overzealous fan. But Palmer isn't just any professional athlete. He is, after all, The King, a leader who holds court over a legion of fans.… more »

Officially move David Barrett to the top of my list of favorite golf writers. I thoroughly enjoyed his last book, The Golf Courses of the U.S. Open. But the new one is off the charts. Barrett's book, Golf's Dream 18s, is the most creative book about… more »

Walking through the mall the other day, I was amazed that the 2010 calendars are already ready and waiting to be purchased at bookstores. I haven't given up on 2009 yet, but I guess it's the "early bird gets the worm" mentality when it comes to getting t… more »

The golf gear by Columbia Sportswear Co. got quite the baptism by fire. Or make that rain. To test the technologies best known for the ski slopes, Columbia turned to the caddies at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort to break in their new rain gear. The caddies… more »

Dan Jenkins has lived a charmed life, covering golf for the past 60 years. The best you and I can do to peek into the details of his life would be to read the book, Jenkins At The Majors: Sixty Years of the World’s Best Golf Writing. The bo… more »

From the title alone, I knew I’d love the book “Haunted Golf.” I’m almost as big a fan of ghosts and the supernatural as I am of golf. I love a good horror movie and a good scare. Just in time for Halloween, right? This book feeds my… more »

They say don't judge a book by its cover. Yet that old adage doesn't apply with Sports Illustrated: The Golf Book. Its cover is a beautiful montage of the game's greatest players. It's just the first clue that this new hardcover coffee table book is… more »