Having watched professional golf for well over 30 years, I can safely say that I have never in all that time seen anyone enjoy themselves more than Lorena Ochoa did last week in the Women’s British Open. That’s in any tournament. Ever. Had they kept track of on-course laughs and smiles, she would have lapped the field. Watching her play one great links-style shot after another, I couldn’t help but be captivated by her joyful exuberance. Surely it was no accident that this wonderful role model would come to the fore on such an historic occasion as the very first ... full post »

In my mind, Natalie Gulbis winning the Evian Masters last week is the biggest feel-good story of the year in professional golf. Perhaps only Tom Watson winning the Senior Open Championship - just a few weeks after his back nine evisceration at Whistling Straits in the Senior US Open - is close. But Watson has enjoyed his day in the sun many, many times on his way to becoming one of the greatest golfers in history. On the other hand, Gulbis has put in an incredible amount of work on her fitness and her game, only to get the “Anna Kournikova” ... full post »