Fortunately for the golfing world, hotter heads prevailed, and current world golf figures went off on Gary Player after his random press conference on doping in golf. PARNEVIK After his round, Parnevik responded harshly to recent comments from Gary P… more »

20 to 12. That was the score during the first round of the HSBC WWMPC in New Rochelle, New York. That was the score, with the margin of victory favoring ... the favorites. Twelve upsets took place, where lower seeds found a way to win (or higher seeds… more »

It only took one round over the nastiest course along the Open rotation to prove that the British Open will be the best of the Majors of 2007. Does the PGA even get a nod? NO, NO, NO! Why not? Two words: Southern Hills. Bad course in a furnace. Ba… more »

On the heels of Gary Player's attention-grab at Carnoustie, it is my intent to come clean and let you know what I know about steroid use in the golf writer world. To begin, the case of Kiel Christianson. A few short years back, Kiel was a chubby acad… more »

A picture is worth a thousand words, according to philosophers, songwriters, and ad agencies. It might require a simple four words here, to dispute the decades-old trumpet song of glory of Ben Hogan at Carnoustie in 1953. I'm looking, as are you,… more »

In spite of all the recent news coming out of Carnoustie, the Open Championship will go on, in all its gore and glory. However, there is one feature on OpenGolf.Com that will allow you to enjoy the event on the web even more. It's the course guide.… more »

Word on the fairway is that practice rounds at Carnoustie have been unpredictable. Tiger plays in wind and rain (like most cats, he despises crappy weather), TIGER IN WIND AND RAIN while Phil comes out in shorts and slides a few hours later. Ask… more »

“It blows my mind,” Mark Brooks the 1996 PGA champion, said of Austin’s decision to miss the British. “I can’t even imagine it. I think he owes it to himself. It’s good to have an appreciation of the game and its roots. When he stops playin… more »

If all good things must come to an end, imagine how I felt when a great thing came to an end. Fortunately for me, northern Michigan was more of a flirtation than a relationship, so I don't have the heavy teen angst that one might feel when things get se… more »

I know that the golf world will be startled at the interruption of my Michigan Road series, but when PGATour.Com titles a sub-head "Eaks Streaks," it's time to digress and reflect. Many are aware of my former student-teacher relationship with Lonnie N… more »

There is a movement in Michigan ... not a political one, nor an ethical one, but a geographic one. You move from the terrain of the "flatlander" to the heights of the "highlanders" without so much as a notion. There are no precipitous climbs up the sid… more »

I'll be honest: the lounge at Boyne Highlands closes in 40 minutes, we leave for Treetops at 5 am, and drive back to Buffalo after 27 holes at Treetops ... I need to eat and sleep, so this will be a picture blog. Here are four quick shots of Cedar Rive… more »

Long before the world heard of Tom Doak, Bill Coore, or Jim Engh, and long after the likes of Walter Travis, Donald Ross, and Seth Raynor had worked their magic on the land, golf courses were designed by local folk who exhibited no pedigree for the craft… more »

Arcadia was "a mountainous region of ancient Greece, traditionally known for the contented pastoral innocence of its people," so spaketh dictionary.com. Evidently, when you bring bluffs into play, all contentment and innocence goes to pot! Those northe… more »

In days of yore (the 1960s), men of wisdom proclaimed that a northern golf resort could indeed turn a profit. These wise men, of Michigan stock, set the table from which other northern golfing folk would dine for years to come. In this spirit, three… more »