I’ll admit it. I know plenty of guys that like to plunk down a couple bucks when the value is right. They look to me for guidance and expertise. They don’t always bet. They are not a junkies. When they bet they tend to win more often than they lose because they know that I look for uncommon values. Let’s face it, you never see the winners at ... Read more

Rory McIlroy’s recent triumph in the U.S. Open at Congressional spurred the reopening of topic I’ve tackled in print called The Cinderella Complex, the curious predilection we golf fans and media have for rooting against Underdogs. It’s a bit twisted. See a link to the piece I posted on this subject last year, when Tiger returned to the game. But it’s ... Read more

If CBS is already running promos for the Masters, it’s time to line up some beers for the majors. So we’ve neatly set aside 20 days here, separated into five groups of four days when the pros go at it hammer and tongs, with nerves of steel or spaghetti, while we in the audience munch on a steady diet of fingernails. Who couldn’t use a ... Read more

A couple weeks ago I went to try a new local deli. I ordered the Grand Italian Hero, expecting a mouth-watering concoction of meats and cheeses and bread to delight the senses. Instead I got over-ripe salami, air-dried provolone, pasty mustard and limp lettuce on a roll so stale it hurt my teeth. We are talking about serious disappointment here. Last week the PGA of America served ... Read more

“To win the Open is one thing, but to win at St Andrews is something different. It's a piece of art; a unique, singular place. I really believe the Open should be played there every year. . .  St Andrews, you see, is unique: the Road Hole, Hell Bunker, the museum, the hotel, the shops in the town where everybody is selling golf – all of ... Read more

If you collect moments in golfing history, you had to love the conclusion of the second round conclusion of the second round of ESPN’s television coverage of the British Open today. (Actually the round concludes tomorrow as the play was delayed for wind of all things.)  First as darkness was about to fall, Tiger Woods nearly holed out his tee shot on the par-four 18th ... Read more

<<Return to Turnberry 4 Return to Turnberry 5: May 14, 2008 Even without the “Golf With a Hangover” program, most of us wobbled over to the Colin Montgomerie Links Golf Academy in the morning for a few tutorials, practicing some shots in the excellent short game area, as well as attempting links golf knockdown shots. In truth, the knockdown shot hasn’t really been required--the weather has been beautiful ... Read more

<<Return to Turnberry 2 Return to Turnberry 3: May 12, 2008 Two teammates, Hal Quinn and Steve Eubanks arrived last night, and we played a practice round this morning on the Kintyre course, and another in the afternoon--with later arriving teammate and our captain, Tom Mackin--on the Arran course. The day sadly revealed that if the team had to rely on my apparent skills, we could all go ... Read more

<<Return to Turnberry 1 Return to Turnberry 2: May 11, 2008 On his Turnberry estate, the Marquess of Ailsa, a former Captain at Prestwick Golf Club (home of the first Open Championship in 1860), had the Royal Troon professional Willie Fernie design a layout that opened for play in 1901. The Marquess soon agreed to a take-over by the Glasgow and South Western Railway, which led to the ... Read more

Return to Turnberry 1: May 10, 2008 [I first posted the next five entries on Turnberry on my old blog site, Three Guys Golf, exactly two years ago. As the three guys retired that site I saw no harm in reviving the material here; it's dated only in a specific, not general sense. For that reason I’ve left the original dates in place. There were big ... Read more