Not since Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door at the Castle Church in Wittenberg has such a polemic developed around a statement of purpose. Robert Trent Jones II, golf course architect based in Palo Alto, California (and one of the finalists… more »

We all benefit from a kick in the pants as much as we despise its taste and sensation. While I don't believe that Dave Pelz ever rested too much on his laurels, the arrival of Stan Utley on the short game-instruction scene in the mid 2000s served as the… more »

Wouldn't you know that Antigua and Tommy Hilfigger would debut new shirts as the snow settled down a second time across the Niagara Frontier? Wouldn't you know that a writer buddy would text from Belleair Country Club in Clearwater,Florida, with tal… more »

I was driving home to some PGA Tour radio on XM when I came to a realization...the Masters is not a major and will be the first one to go. Go when? When the paradigm shift to the east takes place. You see, it makes no sense to have three out of four maj… more »

That dreaded first snowfall arrived on December 9th here. Golfers suspect that a few more rounds might truly be stolen in western New York, but the consistent call to play is now restricted to golf domes and simulator locations. The same day, I recei… more »

It might have been the moment when I stepped to the tee of a district golf association fundraising event and the chorus rang out: "Hey, Poulter...Ian Poulter!" Well, I striped one down the middle and too a step back, feeling more than just a bit like th… more »

Are they any good at foursomes in England? Yep. Nine-Under par from Poulter and Rose, including a 16th hole eagle, came up two strokes shy of team USA (Kuchar and Woodland) as the USA duo recovered from a day-two 70 with weekend jaunts of 63 (fourball)… more »

I like the idea that every golfer plays every day. I also like the extension of the team event to four days ... three or two days are way too brief for the festival that these events should be. The Presidents Cup lacks only the jingoism of "us versus th… more »

Last week was slightly more interesting than you might have anticipated. Next week brings us the Presidents Cup from Royal Melbourne, but paparazzi are few and far between when it comes to golf until then. So Arnie went out, with a new set of Callawa… more »

Take your pick...braying donkey, rooster that wakes you too early, lawnmower guy who cranks up the B & S at 7:30 a.m. All of them have in common their ability/urge to simultaneously gather our attention and remind us how self-centered they are. S… more »

A few weeks back, immediately after Luke Donald's run to the money title of the USA PGA Tour, said tour announced that ballots for its Player Of The Year would be held up until after this week's HSBC Champions event in Shanghai. This was news to all, as… more »

During the hours when I'm not turning out prose for TravelGolf.Com, spanking the wee whitey around the links or watching the children grow up, I learn about golf course architecture. A noted forum on the web accepted me as a member a few years back, so… more »

A press release about Twitter during a golf telecast flashed across my desk(top) this week, informing me that The Golf Channel would incorporate the birdy social media in its Nationwide Tour Championship coverage, live from Daniel Island. What will s… more »

And thus does the 2011 Solheim Cup come down to singles matches. Some might argue that this is as it should be, while others would bemoan the fact that 16 pairs matches have accomplished nothing to unlevel the status of the matches in two days' time.… more »

Your eyes are not in the business of deceiving you today: Europe is out to a 4.5-3.5 lead over the US of A after day one of the 2011 Solheim Cup. In fact, if three European pairings had been able to close a bit better, the lead would be enormous. Let… more »