The A Position

On the cusp on Matt Kuchar’s triumphant stroll up the 18th fairway on Sunday at the Players Championship, one of the most intriguing rules situation went virtually unnoticed that resulted in saving the player at least $50,000. Here’s what happened: Kuchar’s playing partner Kevin Na teed off 18 and his drive was pushed right into the rough and near a cart path. Watching it on ... Read more

In Moe & Me: Encounters with Moe Norman, Golf’s Mysterious Genius, author Lorne Rubenstein expertly explores the life and times of one of golf’s most eccentric figures and certainly one of its finest ball-strikers. I first heard about Norman through the writings of Rubenstein, the long time and esteemed golf writer for Toronto’s Globe and Mail newspaper. In fact, in the ‘80s Michigan Golfer reprinted ... Read more

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  In terms of innovation, Odyssey’s new Flip Face putter is a breakthrough product. It’s a putter with interchangeable faces built into the design. No need here to install and correctly align different inserts. Rather, the Flip Face allows players, with the use of provided wrench (that’s ingeniously serves as part of a divot tool) to unscrew the face, allowing it slide open, rotate, and presto ... Read more

OK, what happened to the famed “albatross” ball of Louis Oosthuizen that he tossed into the gallery surrounding the second hole at the Masters on Sunday? Well, as you have probably seen or read, it was caught by Wayne Mitchell, 59, of New Tripoli, PA which is outside Allentown. Vice-President of Air Products, Mitchell and his wife were tournament guests of an executive of Dow ... Read more

  Note how this golfer has opened the blade of his wedge to point well to the right of his target.  This will allow him to enter the sand behind the ball and not dig into the sand.  The ball will go in the path of his swing and not in the direction of his open blade.   Two simple faults I see in poor bunker players and ... Read more

    Former PGA TOUR player and current Golf Channel personality Charlie Rymer has just come out and has spoken the same essential message that I’ve quietly been saying for last twenty years. Rymer like me loves the game, but he sees the game at  critical point stating “The golf industry has two options: evolve or die!”   Charlie and I through our travels are experiencing a waning enthusiasm ... Read more

While others pursue various conservative programs to make golf faster and more fun and thus attract scads of new players-- programs such as Barney Adams's Tee It Forward,  the PGA of America's Golf 2.0 (wonder how many consultants were paid to come up with THAT name) or Play Golf America's cringe-worthy  Get Golf Ready-- I've created an initiative of my own that will make the ... Read more

Winner of the 2011 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, Randy Lewis of Alma, Mich, will be competing in this year’s Masters Tournament. Currently, he’s the only Michigan native set to play at the game’s most coveted and storied venue. The Michigan Golf Hall of Fame member recently spoke with me by phone from Florida, where he’s been practicing and preparing for his “dream come true” experience in ... Read more