Personalities

Links to the Past and Future

Tom Bedell

The Nature of the Game: Links Golf at Bandon Dunes and Far Beyond (Knopf, $40) by Mike Keiser with Stephen... Read more »

Jared Nelson Captures 2022 Vermont Amateur Title

Tom Bedell

[July 7, 2022]—There’s an old theatrical saw that goes, “A bad rehearsal means a good play.” If Jared Nelson made... Read more »

Halfway Home at the 116th Vermont Amateur

Tom Bedell

[July 6, 2022]—An expected afternoon rain arrived earlier than scheduled during the first round of the 116th Vermont Amateur Championship,... Read more »

The power struggle between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

Terry Moore

A late friend used to observe that most major scandals and controversies revolve around one of three elements: power, money... Read more »

The Last Man Standing

Tom Bedell

(June 19, 2022)–The skies remained cloudy but the winds had died down to a more manageable 10 mph as the... Read more »

The Sixth Man?

Tom Bedell

(June 18, 2022)–The cut line was at +3 when the day was done after the second round of the 122nd... Read more »

Strange Days at the U.S. Open

Tom Bedell

[June 16, 2022]–On the Wednesday practice day at Brookline’s The Country Club I easily surpassed walking the 7,254-yard setup for... Read more »

Hope Fuels Golf’s Longest Day

Tom Bedell

There may be eight million stories in the naked city, but there were 871 stories unfolding on Monday on what... Read more »

Getting Your Fill of Phil

Tom Bedell

The hullabaloo surrounding Tiger Woods will-he-or-won’t-he? appearance at this year’s Masters—ending with he would—managed to partially obscure the otherwise glaring... Read more »

A Winning Sequence of Events for the Masters Champion

Terry Moore

(Augusta, GA)  Scottie Scheffler cemented his position as the no. 1 player in the world with a convincing triumph at... Read more »

Never heard of Fin Didsch? You will!

Terry Moore

(April 1, 2022) I’ve never heard of him before last month but the odd name of Fin Didsch may become... Read more »

The sad case of Phil Mickelson

Terry Moore

Phil Mickelson’s major fallout with the PGA Tour, due to his “reckless” (Phil’s words) comments and support for the rival... Read more »

Thoughts on the WM Phoenix Open

Terry Moore

Besides some stints at the West Michigan Golf Show, last weekend I spent some time in front of the television... Read more »

Pro Golf Slipping into the Mud?

Ed Travis

The rumors are flying fast and furious as men’s professional golf is slipping into the mud of controversy with claims... Read more »

Ghosts (and Quotes) of Golfers Past

Tom Bedell

“Baseball reveals character; golf exposes it.” – Ernie Banks I was about seven months old when Babe Ruth died, yet... Read more »