Raise your hand if you recall the hoopla surrounding Phil Mickelson in the 1999 U.S. Open at Pinehurst, and the beeper he carried around with him in his golf bag. The beeper was in Lefty's bag that week so that his wife, Amy, could contact him if he… more »

I don't know if there was even a girls' golf team when I attended high school at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I remember a boys' golf team, and seem to recall that they were less than stellar. As a matter of fact, I don't even recall ever… more »

Well, the title of this blog pretty much says it all, don'tcha think? The 2007 U.S. Open Official Website is now open for business. I am literally all a-twitter with excitement. Literally. Twitter...twitter...twitter... Darkhorse predicti… more »

As equipment editor of the WorldGolf.com network and former editor of GolfInstruction.com, I get to play a lot of new golf equipment. Every time I hit the links, there's something new in my bag that I'm testing for a review. People who play with me know… more »

SRI Sports, parent company of Srixon, is the largest manufacturer of golf clubs in Japan, and holds the most patents for golf ball technology of any company in the world. In Srixon, they have a U.S.-based company with a name that is practically unpron… more »

I'm all for mixing it up a bit off the tee. Driver, driver, driver is fun, but can get boring.And I'm all for being forced to work the ball off the tee, with driver and with other clubs.But I just played Ironwood Golf Club in Fishers, Indiana, wh… more »

As recently noted by my esteemed yet youthful colleague Brandon Tucker, it seems every state is trying to cobble together some sort of ad hoc golf trail. Tucker points out that some of these trails are more like points in a constellation than stops along… more »

It's tough to plan a golf trip for 36 guys. David Butts, the meticulous, patient, good-natured gentleman who plans the trip to Tennessee that I go on each year is an expert at it. He takes care of every one of us and every foreseeable (and often unforese… more »

So has anyone else noticed how Sergio Garcia, who is known for great putting about as much as Tiger Woods is known for great singing, caught on fire at The Players championship, to finish a rather surprising 2nd? The brash and normally inconsistent Sp… more »

More than one blogger on these pages has pointed out that the equipment tests published in major golf magazines like Golf Digest and Golf Magazine are crowded year after year with big names that happen also to be big advertisers.Where are the smaller… more »

If you happen to be watching the final round of The Player's Championship, or the LPGA's Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill this coming Sunday, you might notice pink spikes on the bottoms of the shoes of many players. No, it's not the influence of flshy… more »

I have speculated in the past on a connection between the samurai tradition and golf's popularity in Japan. Think about it: Golf allows the player to carry 14 specially-designed, artfully crafted long metal implements, which could, in a pinch, be used to… more »

The Eisenhower Course at Industry Hills Golf Club in Industry, Calif., has got to be the most under-the-radar championship course in any major West Coast city. Recently re-opened after a multi-million-dollar renovation that included the complete over… more »

It may not be as famous or as old as Ballybunion or Lahinch or as high-profile as newer Irish links like Doonbeg, but Tralee Golf Club, in Barrow, County Kerry can go toe to toe with any of them. Tralee was built in the early 1980s, and was the first… more »

This may sound odd to some people, I know: I like to golf alone. There is nothing as peaceful as being the first golfer on the course, leaving the first solitary footprints in the dew on the greens, the only sounds being your shots and the birds and, qui… more »