Personalities

Native Tar Heels return to their roots for landmark wins

Brad King

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Maybe one of North Carolina’s most famous products, the brilliant novelist, Thomas Wolfe, had it all wrong.... Read more »

Despite losing Garber to Georgia, U-M coach remains upbeat about team

Terry Moore

As described by Chris Whitten, University of Michigan’s head golf coach, “it’s not uncommon for college golfers to transfer to... Read more »

Red Sox Tim Wakefield: Close to 200 Wins and Talking Golf

John Torsiello

  Tim Wakefield has one of the nastiest knuckleballs in Major League history. The Boston Red Sox right-hander has won... Read more »

The Unbeatable Novak Djokovic Refuses to Lose in Cincy

John Torsiello

Novak Djokovic Rafa and Roger are gone and The Joker is left standing. Sounds like a plug for a new... Read more »

Architect Richard Mandell, Digging it out of the Dirt

Stephen Goodwin

On a hot August afternoon at the Army Navy CC in Fairfax, VA, Richard Mandell is doing what golf architects... Read more »

Sorry, But I Still Miss Tiger

James A. Frank

A friend forwarded an article from the LA Times sports blog. The subject line in his email read “Nice Story,”... Read more »

Congratulations Keegan Bradley! Now Why Did You Skip the Viking Event?

Larry Olmsted

Four weeks ago I went to Jackson, Mississippi to play in the Pro-Am of the Viking Classic with one specific mission: to pick now-PGA Champion Keegan Bradley as my partner in the pro-am drawing.

Protected: The Tortoise Versus The Hare – Doug Ford and The PGA Championship

Bob Fagan

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Caddie-gate: More Tiger by the tail

Herb Gould

JOHNS CREEK, Ga.—Like it or not, most golf fans are obsessed with Tiger Woods. The guy’s just larger than life.... Read more »

What Steve Williams Should Have Said

David DeSmith

I’ve tried to put it behind me, but Steve Williams’ diarrhea of the mouth on Sunday still rankles.  Maybe I... Read more »

Product & Book Review: “Power Feel Golf” by Eben Dennis

Bob Fagan

You can choose to believe that golf is a hopelessly complex and difficult game or a simple one. You can... Read more »

Long Lon Hinkle, the Hinkle Tree, and the 1994 U.S. Public Links

Casey Alexander

      The U.S. Senior Open revisits the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio this week. Most tenderly-aged avid golfers... Read more »

The Two Rory M.s

Jeff Wallach

One is the US Open Champion.  The other is Rory Mathews, the champion of the golf road warriors, the most... Read more »

Chubby Chandler’s Gamble Pays Off for Darren Clarke

John Strawn

When Darren Clarke won the Open Championship last week, he not only collected the $1.4 million first prize money from... Read more »

Andy North: Golf’s Erudite Man Behind the Mike

John Torsiello

Andy North joined ESPN as an on-course golf reporter in September of 1992. He serves as both an analyst and... Read more »