Category: General
Jul
21
I just returned from a golf trip to Ireland. In 2002, I traveled the linksland of Scotland, and was certain nothing could ever top that experience.
I was wrong.
To be sure, Scotland has the history, with St. Andrews, Carnoustie, Turnberry, etc., et… more »
Jul
07
From an AP story on the John Deere Classic, being played this weekend in Silvis, Ill., comes the following quote from a fan:
``People asked me, `Oh, are you going out to watch that young girl?' I said, `Nah, she'll get torn up by the professionals,'''… more »
Jun
28
So all of you who wondered why I was writing about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes last week were certainly justified. “Why here?” you hollered.
Fair enough. I guess I figured if David Feherty could report on his struggle with Demon Rum (or Demon Iri… more »
Jun
24
I know it ain’t golf, but damn it, I’m sick to bloody death of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Star whore Oprah gushed all over Cruise when he appeared on her show. She was so ecstatic that he was so ecstatic and the audience was just so, well, ecstatic… more »
Jun
16
Several years ago, my brother-in-law commented how much he was looking forward to the US Open. I replied that I was too, but that I was really stoked about the British Open ("The" Open), and that it was by far my favorite major. He looked at me sce… more »
Jun
06
Televised golf has gotten about as bad as it can get. In fact, it’s gotten downright obscene. And I’m not talking about David Toms’ middle finger.
Before elaborating, let me say that I am pretty much the furthest thing from a prude… more »
May
31
While Tim and Jennifer argue about whether new equipment improves one's ball-striking efficiency or one's handicap (Note: These are two different things), as an admitted golf Luddite, I feel I must get the word out to folks about a very under-rated golf… more »
May
19
Several months ago, I did a story on disabled golfers, the hurdles they face and the equipment designed to help them enjoy the game.
Featured prominently in that article was the SoloRider company, and one of the distributors of SoloRider single-rider… more »
May
12
Bob Thomas knows what’s wrong with golf. According to Thomas, author of Ben Hogan’s Secret, it is not money, time, or access, as most commentators suggest. ”It’s a lack of passion,” explains Thomas. Thomas goes on to place the blame fo… more »
Apr
26
So what do you do if you have a clever idea or catchy product, and some behemoth corporation comes along and blatantly rips it off?
If you're BogeyPro, the irreverant Minnesota-based golf gear company for the rest of us, you fight.
BogeyPro co-founde… more »
Apr
22
I have a rather uncomfortable admission to make: I'm not terribly enamored of new technology. At least, I'm not as much as I feel I should be, especially given that I am equipment editor for GolfInstruction.com.
Let me explain.
For every technolog… more »
Apr
05
The acrid stench of defeat hangs heavy over the campus of the University of Illinois today, as does the stink of fresh liquid fertilizer spread on the corn fields surrounding the Urbana-Champaign campus.
What can we do but tip our hats to UNC? They pl… more »
Apr
01
Chris Baldwin's comments on my stance against paying college athletes was pretty typical of "journalism" these days: ad hominem attacks, inflammatory rhetoric, and a distinct lack of analysis or detail. These are the things that excite readers and sell a… more »
Mar
18
Concurrent to the onslaught of March Madness, once again the debate flares over whether college athletes should be paid to play. Talk about madness! The objections to paying college athletes to play are myriad. The benefits are next to nil. Let me eluc… more »
Mar
03
So, what do you do if you lose your balls before the round is over?
Borrow some? But come on. Playing with someone else's balls?
Maybe you just keep walking along as if you were still playing. I mean, you can still swing, just not shoot, right? The sh… more »
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