Much can change with the Ryder Cup still 2 weeks away, but based on current form the United States team will need to find a couple of very strong pairings if they are to have a serious chance of winning. There are actually a handful of guys playing very… more »

Perhaps the United States best chance in the Ryder Cup will be the polarizing abilities of European Captain Nick Faldo. He surprised the entire golfing world by going for Ian Poulter over a back-in-form Darren Clarke. My personal choices would have been… more »

As of right this moment, Ben Curtis is playing better golf than any of the eight automatic qualifiers for the U.S. Ryder Cup team and it’s not even debatable. Five weeks ago, he posted a 7th place finish in the howling winds at Royal Birkdale in the Op… more »

And the rich get richer. Not only are Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia playing as well or better than anyone in the world besides the idle Tiger Woods, now the inspiring comeback of Darren Clarke has apparently come full circle. Last weekend in th… more »

Maybe. If there is one thing U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Paul Azinger has repeated time and time again, it’s that he wants desperately to select hot golfers with his unprecedented four Captain’s picks. He has even suggested aloud that he would consider… more »

In addition to jockeying for FedEx Cup position, this week on the PGA Tour was supposed to be a week where the some of the American Ryder Cup hopefuls started to establish themselves as rounding into form to be one of Captain Azinger’s wild card select… more »

The PGA of America has always seemed more progressive than the USGA. Most recently, it was wonderful when they finally acknowledged that their Ryder Cup selection process was not as good as that of the Europeans. Granted, it took five losses in the last… more »

Because of the new and much-improved selection process for the U.S. Ryder Cup team, eight golfers will automatically qualify for the event to be played in 6 weeks time, September 19-21. Six players have already locked down their spots. Stewart Cink, Phil… more »

Money. It is the only possible reason for the powers-that-be to have selected Sunningdale Golf Club as the site of the Ricoh Women’s British Open. By staying relatively close to London they figure to draw the largest crowd possible. But I think it’s… more »

The final golf course I played during vacation was Aberdeen Country Club in Longs, S.C., about 10 minutes drive west out of North Myrtle Beach. Once called Buck Creek back in the day, this course has seen improvement since I last played it years ago. I s… more »

The second course I played during my recent family vacation was Long Bay Club, designed by Jack Nicklaus, located on Hwy 9 about ten minutes drive west out of North Myrtle Beach. A neat little trick by the Golden Bear was to route the drive from the main… more »

The first course I played during my recent family vacation was the King’s North Course, designed by Arnold Palmer, at the Myrtle Beach National golf complex located on Hwy 501 just a few miles out of central Myrtle Beach. There are two other courses on… more »

Just got back from a week-long family vacation in Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina. To be precise, we stayed in the city of North Myrtle Beach. We hadn’t been there for quite a while and some things have changed over the past 4 to 5 years. The area… more »

I'm a glass half full kinda guy so this is not an article about Tiger Woods' injury. Lord knows enough has already been written about The Knee. I'm thinking about life on the professional circuit without Tiger Woods for a little while. Immediately the th… more »

Please pardon my French for what follows, but when one of my buddies did the unimaginable a few weeks ago and double hit a shot from the rough, he muttered in a state of total disbelief, "I just TC Chen-ed that mother ******!" As funny as it was to the r… more »