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 »