I don’t pretend that this idea is at all original, but every time a golf course goes private or public, I revisit this notion. Why, oh why, doesn’t a true, semi-private golf club have more of a place in our golfing society? The old-money private clubs have no need for income, so they simply close their courses on Monday. Less-affluent clubs open their tee decks to charity events as money-makers on the first day of the work week. What if you took your less-affluent club, made Mondays available for charity events and outings, and opened play up to ... full post »

Dateline: 12 May Saratoga Springs, NY I’m ostensibly up here to review Saratoga National, a Roger Rulewich design. The real reason I made the trek to the North Country is to watch our son row a boat in the state crew championships. He has no idea how good he is and could be, and doesn’t plan to row in college. From 40 looking back, it’s hard to keep quiet and respect his decision. I’ve spent the last month coaching my school’s girls golf team. We start out in one of the area’s two domes, spend a month of snow ... full post »

Just a bit of a drop while I’m waiting to head to Kohler. I’ve never torn an ACL. In fact, without mapquest, I probably couldn’t find my ACL. However, I know enough about the injury to tell you this…it takes time. Remember Edgerin James’ long road to recovery with the Colts? How about Willis McGahee and the Bills? It’s never a sure thing, and it takes patience and tons of rehab. Everyone expected Tiger to return to top form immediately, but the reality was that he needed more than a year. The ... full post »