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A Very Gentle Ben Crenshaw

We should be celebrating a Masters Champion this week but our lives have changed in too many ways and so we are left to wonder ‘what if’ and maybe reminisce a bit. Alan Shipnuck of Golf Magazine chooses the latter… Continue Reading

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The PLAYERS: To Be Or Not To Be….The Fifth Major

The PLAYERS is here and along with the best field in golf, an iconic Sawgrass venue and exhilarating 17th hole comes the annual debate: Should The PLAYERS be called the fifth major. There are valid cases to be made on… Continue Reading

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Dustin Johnson Ties Leo Diegel

When Dustin Johnson feathered a feel wedge from 85 years to within 3 feet on the 3rd hole at Kapalua Sunday it seemed to me the tournament was all but over. His converted birdie gave him a four stroke lead… Continue Reading

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Lyle Slovick’s “Trials and Triumphs of Golf’s Greatest Legends” Is a Winner

Every golfer knows that golf, just like life can be difficult. As we make our way around the course we have as many ups as we do downs. Part and parcel of the game is facing difficult challenges and overcoming… Continue Reading

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Golf in the Olympics: I’m Done…for Now

Let it be known that this will be my last piece with any mention of the Olympics, golf in the Olympics, players in the Olympics, players not in the Olympics, the Olympic Flame, the Olympic Rings, Olympic Paint…anything Olympic…at least… Continue Reading

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The PLAYERS: A “Major” Debate

The PLAYERS Championship starts today and if the finish can compare to last year’s Rickie Fowler coming out party we are in for a treat. But the debate still rages: Is The PLAYERS the fifth major? The PGA Tour’s marquee… Continue Reading

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“Yes Sir’s” & “WTF’s” from The Masters

Danny Willett’s surprising win at The Masters was great drama. Unfortunately, for many it will be Jordan Spieth’s uncharacteristic meltdown that defines the 80th Masters. And that’s regrettable because because Willett played flawless golf in the final round and looks… Continue Reading

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10 Things I Think….Masters Style

1. One of the most interesting characters in The Masters this week is amateur Bryson DeChambeau. He’s the current U.S. Am and NCAA Individual Champion and is an oddity in golf as he plays a special set of irons that… Continue Reading

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Augusta National’s Lost Drawings

Each spring when The Masters rolls around every golfer worth his Footjoys feels a stirring inside. Much of it is the anticipation of our first major but plenty of it is just because, well…it’s The Masters. This tournament, although the… Continue Reading

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