Oct
09
When it comes to certain technologies, I can be a bit of a Luddite. This is especially true when it comes to mobile phones. Frankly, I don't want people to be able to call me any time, anywhere. Especially not on the golf course. But I must admit that w… more »
Sep
30
The Ryder Cup. A tradition unlike any other.
Wait, that tag-line has been taken already. (Blast your stentorian tone and wizardly wordsmithery, Jim Nantz!)
How about: The Ryder Cup. A convergence of crazy formats and crazy fans.
That's probab… more »
Sep
26
My favorite hole on any course is usually the 19th Hole. This even goes for Ryder Cup weekend.
This Saturday, I head to Medinah to cover the action, and let me tell you, all the back-breaking hard work will be well rewarded with a cocktail or two at… more »
Sep
22
Golfers wear a lot of hats. But they don't wear a lot of kinds of hats. Or at least, they don't anymore.
There was a time when some golfers were known as much by their headwear as by their swings. Hogan had his ivy cap, Snead had his coconut straw h… more »
Aug
21
After a promising start to the golf season, my game has gone straight to the dogs. And not nice dogs, either – junkyard dogs, with rabies.
How many times can I start out 5 over after three holes?
That was a rhetorical question. I already know the… more »
Aug
12
Watching John Daly rock the Loudmouth golf pants at the PGA Championship makes me think of another brash golf clothier from the other side of the pond -- Royal and Awesome.
Think that a British outfit will be more understated than its Yank counterpa… more »
Aug
07
Sometimes it's hard to write about golf shirts: Shirt X feels good, looks good, doesn't give me a rash. It's a winner!
I mean, really, what more can one say?
So when a couple of shirts by Energy Athletic landed on my desk, I was happy to see that… more »
Aug
02
How much great linksland in Scotland is still undeveloped? This is a question of considerable debate, but when a new links course opens somewhere in The Home of Golf, inevitably the claim is made that it is "the last great links course" in Scotland.… more »
Jul
15
Jeev Milkha Singh takes the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, winning one for us unsightly swingers!
Wait, that doesn't sound quite right....
Anyway, congrats Jeev! It was a brief but thrilling playoff with Francesco Molinari. more »
Jul
15
After last year's washed out Scottish Open, Barclays ended its sponsorship of the event, and Aberdeen Asset Management stepped in, in concert with the Scottish government. So this year, here I am at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Castle… more »
Jun
08
Still searching for just the right Father's Day gift for your dear old duffer dad? A few more excellent options have crossed my desk since I wrote my previous gift guide, one functional, one fun, and one both.
The Sunice Omaha Zephal Typhoon rain jac… more »
May
20
My father has never set foot on a golf course. He doesn’t wear ties, either. As a result, I have no idea what to get him for Father's Day. Fortunately for me, he tells me every year that he doesn't want anything.
If your own dear old Dad isn't as lo… more »
May
09
As I was putting together this list of golf-related Mother's Day baubles, doo-dads, and gizmos, my wife said to me, "Why are you doing this so late? Any decent child or husband would be done shopping by now."
All I could say was, "Of course, Dear, y… more »
Apr
28
I generally try to take pretty good care of my golf clubs, but there is one thing I do that is generally bad for clubs: I keep them in the trunk of my car most of the year. And this past year, it really was all year round, because that the weird, warm w… more »
Mar
04
This past Christmas at the big family get-together, I opened a pair of socks and heard myself say, "A new pair of socks just makes my day. One of life's great small pleasures!"
Immediately upon uttering this, I suddenly felt very old, but that feelin… more »
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