You remember Rich Beem, right? You don't? Well, he won the 2002 PGA Championship and hasn't really been heard from much since. Until Friday evening at the PGA of America Awards banquet down in Orlando, that is. Bill Eschenbrenner, a club pro from Lone… more »

Those of you who have been to the PGA Merchandise Show & Convention know what kind of flatulent hooey some of the exhibitors spew. Some of the sales pitches you'll hear - even from respected companies - are straight off a carnival midway. Walking by… more »

Stunning news from Gary Van Sickle in his recent column at cnnsi.com: "It doesn't matter that Michelle Wie is only 16 and still in high school. The hype about her has gone on so long without her winning anything that it's becoming tiresome," he writes… more »

So golf blogger William K. Wolfrum wrote in his blog charging that "Britney Spears ... made big bucks for more or less being naked and shaking it." And he hit Ms. Spears with a below-the-belt prostitution jab as well: "She just seemed to me to be someone… more »

Chris Baldwin just wrote a fine piece for the weekly WorldGolf.com newsletter bemoaning how too many golf courses are starting to charge higher "weekend" rates for Fridays and even Thursdays. He makes a strong point about how this pricing scam is a good… more »

I wrote here about the need for PGA Tour top dog Tim Finchem to listen to Tiger and Co. and get serious about shortening the PGA Tour season: ... we all know what happens to attendance and viewership when Tiger doesn't play. The same goes for any of t… more »

In a recent blog, our Jennifer Mario writes about how 16-year-old Michelle Wie appeared on Mark Rolfing’s Golf Hawaii on the Golf Channel, where he asked her: “Which would give you more satisfaction, making the cut in a PGA tournament, or winning on… more »