The A Position

PGA Tour rookie John Huh is having one heck of a season. He not only won the Mayakoba Golf Classic in a playoff over the El Camaleon course but also had three top-15 finishes coming into last week's Valero Texas Open. A quick look at his final numbers, a 7-under-par 281 that was good for a second-place tie with Matt Every, would tell you that ... Read more

The few Greg Norman-designed courses I've encountered in my life left me, at best, less than impressed and, at worst, offended. So it was with trepidation that I teed it up at the El Camaleon course at the Mayakoba resort, Riviera Maya, Mexico, just south of Cancun. The resort has hotels by Fairmont, Banyan Tree and Rosewood. The day turned into a delightful surprise. The course, ... Read more

The saying goes that the longest walk in golf is from the practice tee to the first tee. I would postulate that the longest drive in golf is from the practice tee to the first tee where a PGA Tour professional is awaiting your arrival. Of all the nerve-wracking golf shots I have had to play in my life, from the opening hole of the Old ... Read more

It comes as no surprise that fast food isn’t optimal for good health.    On road trips, it often cannot be avoided.   On the golf course, it is almost a necessity because the time to grab a bite in between nines is short.   No one can deny that the famous 'Caddie Special' comprised of a hot dog, chips and pop is an institution, but remember ... Read more

Jeff Ritter demonstrates simple tips for more power is this episode of The Golf Digest Clinic! For more information on coaching with Jeff, visit JeffRitterGolf.com Download The Jeff Ritter Golf App FREE! Read more

An invitation last February to play in the 2011 Bacardi National Par-3 Championship at the Fairmont Southampton found me jetting to that sapphire and turquoise enveloped gemstone of British holdings, otherwise known as Bermuda.  As a media guest, I was entered in this fairly new event which was designed to introduce more people to the superb golf experiences on the island.  The Bacardi Championship is ... Read more

Unable to play an afternoon round at the TPC Scottsdale Champions Course, I had to rough it and hang out at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, the AAA Five-Diamond property. I know, tough break. During the course of the day and later that evening, I listed five reasons that made my all too short stay such a memorable one: Service is both an art and a ... Read more

  Let me tell you flat out, it was tough being a wounded Golf Road Warrior (I pulled a lower chest muscle the day before) and not able to play the eagerly anticipated TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course. For weeks I’d been thinking about my tee shot at the famed par-three 16th hole, locus of the loudest fan party in golf during its annual PGA Tour stop. ... Read more

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Several of my colleagues are at this moment hard at play - - after which they'll be forced to work late into the night - - to bring news and interpretation of their seven days of golf and leisure in Scottsdale, Arizona. Writers Jeff Wallach, Peter Kessler, Tom Bedell, Terry Moore and videographer Jamie McWilliams drew the long straws for this trip.  It sounds cushy ... Read more