LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Finally, someone has produced a very high quality golf vehicle that far exceeds the normal golf carts found at every golf course and those found in many private residences. Today at the PGA Fall Expo, which runs through Wednesday, September 2, 2009, the golfing world will discover that Garia is that someone. Gone are the days when the discriminating consumer will have to settle for those converted golf carts that cartoonishly resemble automobiles. I recently had the good fortune to preview and test drive the Garia Golf Car and could not have been any more impressed. Sleek, ... full post »

Sorry guys. I hate to be the one to pee in the pool but just a word of caution about all this fawning over Michelle Wie. Her Solheim Cup performance was magnificent, yes, but match play on home turf in front of friendly crowds is a different animal from tournament golf. Perhaps some of you can recall Peter Baker’s performance at The Belfry in the 1993 Ryder Cup Matches. He played like a lion. Baker qualified for that team by winning his 2nd and 3rd career Euro Tour wins and, following his awesome Ryder Cup play, never won another event. ... full post »

There has been relatively little buzz going into the 2009 Solheim Cup this week because everybody has been saying the Americans are heavily favored to win. Well, hold onto your hats because this may yet be a barnburner. Halfway through the opening round of matches the Europeans are ahead in 3 of the 4 matches. Conventional wisdom says the underdogs must be ahead going into singles matches on Sunday where depth usually prevails. So far the Euros should be encouraged. Personally, I am a huge fan of team competitions like this and will be watching the Solheim Cup rather than ... full post »

Just finished reading one of the dumbest articles I’ve ever seen. Following a link in the Golf For Beginners blog on this website, I was directed to an article by sportswriter Jay Mariotti that says Tiger Woods choked in the PGA Championship last weekend. For him to say that only confirms my lowly opinion of his sports acumen. Golf is not a game that merely by force of will can be mastered in any given round on any given day. Some days you just don’t have it. I don’t know if Woods inability to make putts on Sunday was the result ... full post »

Usually, the toughest part of the Captain’s job for any team event is selecting players to fill out the team who didn’t qualify automatically. This chore for the 2009 Presidents Cup in San Francisco, CA October 8-11 is no exception for US Captain Fred Couples. He must select two from this group of three: Lucas Glover, Brian Gay and Hunter Mahan. Glover is a slam dunk. No way is he left off this team after winning the US Open and strongly contending in the PGA. It’s the other pick that will cause the normally unflappable Couples to lose sleep. Red-hot ... full post »