I love video on the web. I love YouTube on the web. I love Windows Movie Maker. I love video on the web. That’s my ode to video on the web. Even a hack like me can press the red record button, tape some life, upload it to a PC, and dice it into a presentable account of moments. Why, then, is it so hard for Gary Van Sickle (he of the Pittsburgh Van Sickles) and his crack SI web team to put together a one-minute interview with Callaway, on the subject of the FT-i driver? I ... full post »

Sometimes you can sense that a writer wants to use a certain storyline SOOOO much that she or he forces it in, with absolute disregard for propriety and the truth. Such is the case with Alan Shipnuck’s apparent infatuation with Charley Hoffman’s Tarzan ‘do. In his semi-often column on “Hot-Not,” A-Ship decries Hoffman-Hair as a mullet, and suggests that “Somewhere Billy Ray Cyrus is smiling.” Yeah, probably on the set of Hannah Montana, where his daughter is tearing up the bubble-gum set with her songs. I did a bit of research of my own and, excepting Bill Glasson ... full post »

As I am wont to do, I was browsing through my February 2007 Golf Magazine in January (I receive my mail earlier than you!) and paused at the section marked “What Tour pros think about…” I’ve found this to be an interesting little read in the past, and looked forward to finding out what Donald, Scott, Dean Wilson and DL3 think about beers at the turn, wet sand, whacking balls, and a quick fix. Imagine my surprise when I read, and reread, the following: Q: You’re in a greenside bunker that’s damp from rain. How does your ... full post »

“He misses a step and cuts his hand, but Showing nothing, he swoops like a song She cries “Where have all Papa’s heroes gone?” Those lines come from David Bowie’s song, Young Americans. Just goes to show I can manipulate just about any words in the English language. Papa’s heroes aren’t named John Rollins (+1 in final round), Justin Rose (+4), Lucas Glover (+8), Nathan Green (+3), or least of all, Dean Wilson (+12). Wilson would have needed -3 today to win; he was 15 strokes higher. How clutch is that? I really don’t care if there was a Type ... full post »

I started out with a comment on Brandon’s post, then realized it was too long, so here’s the gist: Our institutions have failed us publicly. Perhaps they were failing us privately before, but we kept up the facade. Ask the media: what sells more papers, stories of success or of failure? Would the water cooler talk have been as vitriolic and hyped if Phil had won at Winged Foot…"Can you believe Ogilvy came in second?” Of course not…as Don Henley sang, get the widow on the set, we want/need dirty laundry. Our kids don’t win because places ... full post »

Here it is, the 16th of the year, and I’m already begging for funds. I’ll be Riding For Roswell (Park Cancer Institute) in Buffalo for the 12th consecutive year, but 2007 will bring something new. Seems like a bunch of local business dudes have been golfing 100 holes in a day (yes, Washington Golf Monthly/Golf Styles, we know you started the craze) for two years to raise money for Carly’s Club. Carly was a wee lass who passed away thanks to the dreaded “C” a few years back. Well, these guys are amazing, as is the ... full post »

The floodgates have opened, the scribes have sharpened their pencils and keyboards, and the rain continues to fall in Binghamton. Not more than ten miles from what I considered 2006’s “unkindest cut of all,” with deference to my colleague, I ruminate, ponder, meditate, cogitate, and deliberate on what Tadd Fujikawa and Michelle Wie’s performances over the last two days and four years, respectively, represent to the golf world. Tadd Fujikawa suceeded at age 16 where Michelle Wie failed at age 14 (I may be wrong). When he needed an extremely clutch performance, he came through. Although he had ... full post »

Kiel’s mad that Tim Finchem’s heart shrank two more sizes. Dave’s pissed that the Golf Channel perhaps treads into false advertising. Tim, predictably, is ga-ga over Kelly T., and wishes she’d “tie his tie.” The common cry from the common man concerns the inaccesibility of The Golf Channel. Digital Cable premium here, satellite there. It doesn’t come cheap. I was among the disgruntled masses, the upset amalgam, until I took a step back, gazed into my children’s eyes, and saw truth. I also received a phone from a purported “Garganta Profunda,” who sounded suspiciously like ... full post »

Click Here to discover what none of us would ever have the courage to do…He did it in front of his daughters!!! Thank God for Wesley Autrey. full post »