Personalities

Review: “A Difficult Par,” James R. Hansen’s Biography of Robert Trent Jones

Anthony Pioppi

In no uncertain terms, , James R. Hansen’s A Difficult Par,  the biography of Robert Trent Jones, is a must... Read more »

Note to Ryder Cup Panel: Give It A Rest

Tom Harack

In a way, it’s funny: Issues currently confronting other sports include spousal abuse, aggravated assault, rape, child endangerment, performance-enhancing drugs,... Read more »

Cubs, Ryder Cup can learn from each other, not task forces

Herb Gould

A Ryder Cup task force to explore ways a team that’s losing can find a better way to win? Brilliant.... Read more »

Lefty’s Leadership

Ed Travis

The American’s Ryder Cup loss to a top notch European team was obviously due to two reasons. First they could... Read more »

Ryder Cup ’69 Recap A Dark-Horse Pick

Tom Harack

The story of “The Concession” is justly known to most golfers as the classy, uber-sportsmanlike gesture it was: Jack Nicklaus... Read more »

Watson: “Luck has something to do with it, but there’s more to it than that.”

A Q&A with Ryder Cup Captain Tom Watson is part of our features-packed 2014 Ryder Cup issue of The Grain,... Read more »

Q & A with Tom Watson, Ryder Cup Captain

Terry Moore

With five British Open Championship victories, Tom Watson knows a thing or two about winning overseas. Maybe that’s why the... Read more »

Revealing a Little More of Seth Raynor

Anthony Pioppi

While many of his contemporaries were writing books, newspaper stories, magazine articles or being quoted about their work, Seth J.... Read more »

Peter Coyote’s Wisdom Regarding Robin Williams’ Suicide

Bob Fagan

I am still trying to get my arms around ROBIN WILLIAMS taking his own life. Though I never knew or met him,... Read more »

Remember…The Haig’s First Open Win

Ed Travis

A cocky young professional begged a few days off from his club job so he could play in the U.S.... Read more »