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TAP Beer(s) of the Week: Newcastle Founders’ Ale vs. Samuel Smith’s Old Brewery Pale Ale

Tom Bedell

For once in this recent “versus” series we actually have two beers in the same style, pales ales from some... Read more »

“The Classic Palmer”

Ed Travis

 John Feinstein is one of my favorite authors. His book “A Good Walk Spoiled” is maybe the best book ever... Read more »

“The Big Miss”: Essential Source Material for a Tiger Biography

Bob Cullen

Someday, someone is going to do a great biography of Tiger Woods. It will be a tragedy on a level... Read more »

Going Home

Tom Bedell

Here at The A Position we’re given a topic to address (or not) each month for The A List feature,... Read more »

Bubba Watson, Louis Oosthuizen Shots Conjure Up Masters Past

David Barrett

Louis Oosthuizen’s double eagle at Augusta National on Sunday conjured memories of Gene Sarazen’s “Shot Heard Round the World” in... Read more »

Sophie Speaks: I Hope You’ll All Listen

James A. Frank

No matter what else happens in golf this year, one of the game’s greatest acts of heroism has already occurred.... Read more »

The A List: The A Position—Along with Course Architect Perry Dye—Stake a Claim for their Favorite Golf Islands

James A. Frank

[A greatest hit from The A Position vaults, this one from April of 2012]: Golf as we know it began on an... Read more »

April Fool’s Cruel Heartbreak

Janina Jacobs

On Sunday, April 1, there was incredible drama at the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship, though I.K. Kim wished the outcome... Read more »

For Now, Woods Has Eliminated “The Big Miss” (the Shot, not the Book)

David Barrett

Tiger Woods may no longer be bothered by “the big miss.” Oh, he’s no doubt still plenty bothered by his... Read more »

How Augusta National Hurts Golf

Bob Cullen

With all the millions of words of pre-Masters coverage that will be written this week, you’re likely to read a lot about Tiger Woods,... Read more »

Tiger Closes In On Jack…and Sam

David Barrett

Tiger Woods’ win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational this past weekend showed that his game is back and that he... Read more »

Post-Op, Ergo Proctor Hoc

James A. Frank

In the Discharge Kit handed me as I checked out of the hospital after my arthroscopic knee operation are four... Read more »

Els, Goosen Miss Out on Augusta Chances

David Barrett

The story going into the final round of the Transitions Championship was whether Retief Goosen could earn his way into... Read more »

The Kindest Cut: Getting Ready for Knee Surgery

James A. Frank

I can tell you exactly where I was when my knee went. I was in New Zealand, during a three-week... Read more »

TAP Beer(s) of the Week: Guinness Black Lager vs. Guinness Draught

Tom Bedell

[Mar. 16, 2012] There was an egregious saying in my misspent youth, “Once you go black, you’ll never go back,”... Read more »