I am currently reading Mark Broadie’s “Every Shot Counts.” If the name doesn’t ring a bell, he’s the Columbia University business professor that revolutionized how the PGA Tour looks at scoring. That all important “strokes gained putting” statistic is Broadie’s… Continue Reading
This slight dogleg-right par 4 played the most difficult in relation to par in the 2005 U.S. Open. The restoration has doubled the width of the drive zone, but the approach shot is to a very severe green, given the… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Alister MacKenzie is revered as one of the greatest golf course architects ever to put pencil to paper. But like many course designers he had a roundabout way of coming to the game. Originally trained as a… Continue Reading
by G. Rennie The drama that unfolded at Augusta Sunday evening had me up and out of my chair, hollering like a fool in celebration of one great shot followed by another. The thrills provided by Adam Scott and Angel… Continue Reading