Dec
06
Ernie Els was supposed to be on the comeback trail. He won the Alfred Dunhill last December after a five-month layoff due to a knee injury. It was the second tourney after his comeback. Then he finished second in the South Africa Open.
Since then –… more »
Dec
06
The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort is soon to become a walking-only facility in the mornings, beginning January 1, 2007.
"Walking has been a fundamental part of the game of golf since the first ball was struck on the seaside links of Scotla… more »
Dec
03
Some years ago, when I played on the sixth grade football team, the fifth-grade football team was short a man. The fifth-grade coach asked me if I would play, even though he knew it was illegal. I was still in my pads from practice, and I said sure – i… more »
Dec
03
Myrtle Beach likes to rave about its great marsh courses, with good reason – the Grand Strand has some excellent marsh courses. So do, obviously, many other parts of the East Coast.
But, for pure views, I'll take the Hampton Club on Georgia’s St.… more »
Nov
30
As too often is the case nowadays, the U.S. is lagging behind the world in issues that matter.
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem has his head in the sand when it comes to steroids and drugs. The International Golf Federation does not.
While Finchem… more »
Nov
26
It's hardly news that Michelle Wie missed another cut at a men's golf tournament. This is how she makes her living. She makes a ton of money missing these cuts, and she has perfected her technique. She misses cuts better than any other female golfer, liv… more »
Nov
22
Myrtle Beach pols are finally getting around to setting limits on golf course redevelopment and protecting homeowners.
The Horry County Council rezoned the north course at Deer Track to limit the number of homes that can be built there to three an acr… more »
Nov
21
A reader wrote recently that he was considering putting together a golf trip to Biloxi. He says he found one Gulfport golf packager out of business, another who wouldn't answer his phone, another who said the area wasn't ready for tourists, and a travel… more »
Nov
20
Of all the people who I thought wouldn't back down from Tiger Woods, Paddy Harrington would have been way down on my list, even though he's had a great year.
But, it was the little Irishman who rallied to beat El Tigre at the Dunlop Phoenix on Sunday,… more »
Nov
16
People are falling all over themselves again to get the brand name Michelle Wie in their golf tournaments.
The LPGA Safeway International changed the date of the event, after holding discussions with B.J., Michelle's father.
"Coincidentally, our n… more »
Nov
16
Greg Norman will design one, not two courses at the Jupiter Country Club in Jupiter, Florida. Plans originally called for two Norman courses to be the centerpiece of the upscale project, but the developers sold more than 800 acres and put the kibosh on t… more »
Nov
16
The PGA Tour can sure move fast when it wants to. Soon after announcing its new FedEX Cup logistics, it's already changed them after getting feedback from the players and media.
At issue were the three "playoff" events. Originally, the tour decreed no… more »
Nov
14
This is my second time in St. Kitts. People keep telling me it's the "last undiscovered island in the Caribbean." I was here about two years ago, and people kept telling me the same thing.
It doesn't look undiscovered to me. I see a lot of people ever… more »
Nov
10
The Ponte Vedra Inn and Club loves architect Bobby Weed. It called in Weed to renovate its famed Ocean course in 1998, and has again called on him to re-do its other course, the Lagoon.
The first order of business is to lengthen the Lagoon. It stands… more »
Nov
09
The Australians have finally come up with a solution for one of golf's biggest problems: slow play.
The obvious answer – and I don't know why I never thought of this – is to make sure you have a rugby player in your group.
Police say they have… more »
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