Look at me! I’m the Magic Eight Ball!! Here are my answers: # ● As I see it, yes # ● Ask again later # ● Better not tell you now # ● Cannot predict now # ● Concentrate and ask again # ● Don’t count on it # ● It is certain # ● It is decidedly so # ● Most likely # ● My reply is no # ● My sources say no # ● Outlook good # ● Outlook not so good # ● Reply hazy, try again # ● Signs point to yes # ● Very doubtful # ● Without a doubt # ● Yes # ● Yes - definitely # ● You may ... full post »

With much of the world of golf’s attention focused on the CA Championship in la Florida, three aspiring professionals from the island commonwealth of Puerto Rico did their commonwealthmen proud. Wilfredo Morales, Miguel Suarez and Rafael Campos each survived the 36-hole cut at Trump International Puerto Rico in the Puerto Rico Open. full post »

At 12:31, EST, Saturday the 22nd, names are rising to the top of the leader board that have not been seen together in quite some time. Within the top 10 currently are Jim Furyk, Retief Goosen, Vijay Singh, Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Geoff Ogilvy and Tim Clark. All right, Tim Clark is a bit of a stretch, but the others were at one time or another in the Big Five groupings of one person or another. Mickelson is tied for 17th, while Els is way back in 74th (explanation of two missing big names.) For golf’s ... full post »

I remember Helen Ross when she wrote for the Winston-Salem Journal or the Greensboro hokey-pokey, or whichever newspaper I read in the pre-internet days in North Carolina. She was a terrific writer and did not surprise anyone with her eventual move to PGATour.Com. Today, however, she tries to put one over on us with a premise that bears examination: If the WGC events did not exist, where would Tiger stand? On the surface, it seems like a solid question. He would stand 15 victories behind where he is now, excepting that he might have entered other tournaments ... full post »

In linguistics, the labiodental allophone is formed when the upper teeth (the dental) meet the lower lip (the labio). The sound produced in English can be a voiced R (say “Row") or a voiceless F (say “Fred.) If you take a look at the labiodental formed by Tiger Woods as he smashes his cap into the fringe (another voiceless fricative), I think you’ll agree that he exclaims “Fellowship” or “Frolic” or some other clever phrase. After all, it was one fricativeing putt! EDITOR’S NOTE: The /r/ could be a labiodental approximant, alveolar, postalveolar or a retroflex approximant, ... full post »

SURGEON GENERAL WARNING: The following is a poor attempt at fiction and should not be read in any way, shape or form as resembling the truth. David Feherty, who bears a striking resemblance to this writer, was in passable condition in a southern hospital, the survivor of an attempt on his life. The born-again Texan was clipped by a truck while impersonating Lance Armstrong on a lesser day, although there is no truth to the rumor that Feherty sported a yellow jersey. Gary McCord is being held by local police after confessing to the assasination attempt. McCord is rumored ... full post »

The strange trip of John Daly may have done some good today, revealing yet another ridiculous policy in the PGA Tour handbook of Tim Finchem. The following quote originates in a Golf.Com story on the Arnold Palmer Invitational: “And the thing that upsets me is I cost Nick O’Hern and Ryuji Imada, so now I got these guys mad at me, too.” Imada and O’Hern were alternates for the pro-am, and both thought they were assigned to the afternoon group. Instead, they were the first two names called when Daly didn’t show, and when neither was around, they also were disqualified ... full post »

Catchy title, I know. It is what I do. What they do not do in New York, apparently, are two things: complete projects and set viable time tables. Languishing for decades is a golf course project in NYC, the Bronx, Ferry Point. Nicklaus design associates bailed on the project recently. The whole thing seems a nightmare, a bad dream now with a sub-two year deadline for completion. Here’s a look at the course layout… And here’s a look at the property: We’re thinking along the same lines, right? Less than two years from shovel ... full post »

The wolfman, Will Wolfrum, relayed today the news that Tripp Isenhour went hawk hunting last December. My question is, what were the host, television crew and bystanders doing while the imbecile was targeting the bird? Did they think it was funny? Were they frozen in disbelief? Not one of 17 respondents to Wolfrum’s blog asked these questions today, preferring to target only the assassin. Guilt wears many robes, not just the one of the transgressor. I hope that all who witnessed the hawk target practice are held as accountable as Tripp Isenhour, should the ... full post »

Back in the day when the in-laws lived near Pittsburgh, the fam and I would make the trek south and I’d play at Chestnut Ridge, an interesting 36-hole complex in Blairsville, PA. At some juncture during those electric 90s (the decade, not my scorecard tally), I stumbled upon a copy of Washington Golf Monthly, a free and informative magazine that has morphed into GolfStyles. The magazine has changed over time, but one constant has been the instruction editor/author. Wayne DeFrancesco is a Maryland-based, teaching and playing pro who played collegiate golf at Wake Forest and LSU before embarking on ... full post »

I saw a link today from OOBGolf’s website to a Washington Post article. The WP writer had invited Steve Marino, PGA Tour professional, out to East Potomac golf course for a round. The supposition was that Marino would certainly shoot in the low 60s, possibly descending into the 50s. What happened was identical to what I saw take place in 1981. At Merion Golf Club that year, David Graham played a great round on Sunday to clip George Burns for the USGA Open title. Tied for 11th was a North Carolina native by way of Buffalo, the ... full post »

In short order, Ernie Els is going crazy in south Florida. He’s -4 on a course that has given up one -6, one -5 and about a dozen -4s all week. With his main challenges coming from Matt “Tiger” Jones, Mark “Assistant Pro from Italy” Calcavecchia, and Luke “If it’s Sunday, it must be time to fold” Donald, the Big Queezy might just pull one out…Might! Ochoa smashed the field like Oosthuizen did last week…simple as that. She had the low round on Thursday, low round on Friday, tied for low on Saturday, and tied for second-low on ... full post »

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