Sunday morning we said goodbye to St. Andrews and headed north into the Scottish Highlands. We had spent some time there in 2019 and really loved all that the Highlands offers. Tiny villages, great scenery, friendly Scots and plenty of… Continue Reading
What a day! An ace on the treacherous 15th at Kingsbarns is the stuff of fantasy! I’m glad my little brother was by my side. Jeff came by his hole-in-one several years ago at James Baird Golf Course in the… Continue Reading
This year has been one of the strangest in all my 64 years. COVID-19 has laid waste to any semblance of a normal life. And the year started with so much promise. With my brother living the good life in… Continue Reading
It looks like I played my last round of golf for awhile on this past Saturday. With Governor Andrew Cuomo’s shutdown mandate in New York State golf courses are shuttered. Only essential businesses are permitted to be open and only… Continue Reading
Over the past few years my affinity for links golf has had an unintended side-effect: an affinity for whisky. (There’s no e in the Scottish version of the word.) And this affliction for the water of life has become a… Continue Reading
The Open Championship played out to an exciting conclusion but many fans may be disappointed that Jordan Spieth couldn’t hold onto his lead or that Tiger Woods failed to keep charging for his fifteenth major and crown his umpteenth comeback… Continue Reading
Like so many golfers playing this confounding game of ours each time I tee it up I am hoping to get better. We think that this time, this round, this shot is the moment we will find that perfectly grooved… Continue Reading
It was great to see five time PGA Tour winner Nick Watney back in the mix at the Wells Fargo. Watney birdied the last to finish T2 and earn his best finish since the 2015 AT&T Pro Am. He has… Continue Reading
Take a look at this cartoon. It’s good for a slight laugh. But while it may get a chuckle or two there is something really sad about it. And it’s one of the big problems with our game. We fervent… Continue Reading
It’s a bit strange, the opening to this golf season. The past few years at this time I would have been well into the season but here in the middle of April I have but three full rounds in. Due… Continue Reading