Archives for: July 2005
Jul
28
So I'm playing golf at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, FL., and it's 10:39 a.m. My playing partner and I turn to the southeast and see a ball of fire ascending into the clear, blue sky, a plume of smoke billowing behind. Of course, it's the space shutt… more »
Jul
25
If you're a golfer and haven't seen Ben Crane play yet, do yourself a favor -- don't. If you aren't a golfer, do yourself a favor and watch him, either in person at a tournament or on television. It will either amuse and delight you or horrify you and an… more »
Jul
21
I agree that The Rebel often has his hat on too tight and his cigar too loose, but I agree with him on his LPGA rant. Now, I have nothing against the LPGA. I like watching women's golf, though I like women's tennis better because the skirts are shorter a… more »
Jul
21
Being a native Floridian, I've been to Fort Lauderdale dozens of times in the past, but not in the last 10-15 years or so. Fort Lauderdale was the scene of the incredibly hokey movie, "Where the Boys Are," but my hazy memories of the place involve road… more »
Jul
21
Frank Deford has long been one of the few sportswriters I've admired, actually the only sportswriter I can think of I've ever really respected, along with maybe Scott Ostler and the late Shelby Strother.
So I considered his opinion in his recent colum… more »
Jul
17
Yes, I had mixed emotions about Tiger Woods winning the British Open so easily Sunday. He's a great champion, and a ball to watch. Nobody hits it like Woods, nobody playing golf today has such intense concentration and competitive fire to go with his soa… more »
Jul
15
A non-fan of Jack Nickalus gives grudging respect at his last day at British Open and Old Course
34 feedbacks »I understand this will prompt death threats and cause me misery, loss of income and possibly the estrangement of loved ones, but I've never liked Jack Nicklaus.
Ever since I covered the Players Championship at Sawgrass years ago and saw him mercilessl… more »
Jul
14
So I'm watching the British Open on the telly (see, I speak British) with my buddy Mike Malone from Alabama and he says: "Is that a golf course? Looks like the cow pastures we have back in 'Bama."
Reminded me of Sam Snead's quote when he first saw the… more »
Jul
13
The Rebel has been inhaling too much of his own cigar smoke again. In a recent blog, he blasts Mississippi Golf Coast PR man Kevin Drum for...caring too much.
Drum is a good man and a good PR guy. He set up an excellent itinerary for me when I visited… more »
Jul
06
Greg Norman will inject some much-needed drama into the seniors tour. Norman, who recently turned 50, will play the 19th Senior British Open, according to press reports, and it's none too soon.
Everybody loves a charger, which Norman was in his heyday… more »
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