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Wodehouse on Golf and Other Tales

Tom Bedell

It may be a function of growing older, or simply wading into the wrong streams of literature, that I find... Read more »

Major overhaul of rules expected

James McAfee

Hats off to the USGA and the R&A, the governing bodies of the game, for their decision to modernize the... Read more »

The Significance of the DJ Rule

Ed Travis

The “DJ Rule.” The modification of the Rules of Golf by the United States Golf Association that took effect January... Read more »

Tap Beer of the Week: Allagash Hoppy Table Beer

Tom Bedell

[Feb. 9, 2017]–Granted, with close to eight inches of fresh snow dumped on us today in southern Vermont, it might... Read more »

Rules Corner: No penalty if golf ball accidentally moved

James McAfee

Common sense has prevailed. The USGA and the R&A have changed one of golf’s most unjust rules that penalizes players... Read more »

PGA Show Attention Grabbers

Ed Travis

Each year at the PGA Merchandise Show with its 1,000 exhibitors and thousands of products we look for a few... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2016 Reprise

Tom Bedell

[Jan. 6, 2017]–For those not up on their religion, the actual 12 Days of Christmas begin on Christmas Day and... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2016 – 12: Scaldis Noël Premium

Tom Bedell

I had Scaldis Noël on my “likely” list before the Paste Magazine article appeared online on Dec. 14, with its... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2016 – 11: Kerstmutske Christmas Nightcap

Tom Bedell

“Slaapmutske” is Flemish for “Sleeping Cap” or, in our vernacular, nightcap, and Dany de Smet and his wife, Marleen Vercaigne... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2016 – 10: Allagash Hibernal Fluxus

Tom Bedell

Fluxus the condition is what the house is going to be in real soon when the grandkids arrive this evening.... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2016 – 9: Haandbryggeriet Nissefar

Tom Bedell

The selection process for the 12 Beers of Christmas is, to my mind, ingeniously haphazard, and largely dependent on what’s... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2016 – 8: Dieu du Ciel Solstice d’hiver

Tom Bedell

There was little doubt today about which beer I was going to choose from my current lot. On the winter... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2016 – 7: Ægir Bryggeri Julebrygg

Tom Bedell

If yesterday’s brew was a bit of a misstep, today’s is a great leap forward. One reason I delve into... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2016 – 6: Blaugies La Moneuse Special Winter Ale

Tom Bedell

I took the halfway point of the 12 Beers of Christmas festival to the festivities at Wildwood Barbeque, the annual... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2016 – 5: Le Trou Du Diable La Grivoise De Noël

Tom Bedell

After our last, devout, Trappist brew, the heavens delivered an overnight coating of snow that kept me off the roads... Read more »