COMMANDER IN CHEAT Rick Reilly Hacette Books Back in the day, Rick Reilly’s weekly sports column on the back page of Sports Illustrated was must read stuff. When he left that post for the glamour and spotlight of TV, I… Continue Reading
It’s been quite awhile since I last posted here on Links Life Golf. And while I never lost my passion for the game I did put writing about it way down on my To-Do List. John Lennon wrote “Life is… Continue Reading
News flash: Golfers have bad backs. From Jack Nicklaus to Joe Hacker and every duffer in between if you play golf for awhile you more than likely have a bad back. So it’s not surprising that the Greatest of All… Continue Reading
Jason Day was cruising along with the lead at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational and then he decided to play a hole like yours truly. He elected to play it safe and leave the driver in his bag and promptly hooked… Continue Reading
When we play golf one of the cardinal rules is to stay out of the hazards. But what happens if one of those hazards decides to move around a bit. Check out this walking hazard at Buffalo Creek Golf Course… Continue Reading
When Arnold Palmer’s father, Deacon was teaching him to play golf he showed him how to grip the club correctly and told him to never change it. He didn’t and it worked out pretty good for a guy that became… Continue Reading
1. Say what you will about Pete Dye’s Sawgrass, and plenty do, it certainly allows for excitement down the stretch. And they certainly gave it to us yesterday. 2. The sheer quality of the play, from just about everyone on… Continue Reading
Our Masters Countdown continues with ten days until Arnie, Jack and Gary start the proceedings with that memorable ceremonial tee shot. There is only one more spot available in The Masters field and that is for the winner of this… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Golf isn’t an easy game. Anyone who has tried this sport with any conviction can certainly attest to that. There is always at least one time during my round I wonder why I even took up this… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Last week golf lost two of its interesting characters in 1955 U.S Open winner Jack Fleck and former USGA Executive Director Frank Hannigan. While Fleck’s monumental win over Ben Hogan was a bit before my time I… Continue Reading