Personalities

Old Macdonald, Age One

Stephen Goodwin

Old Macdonald, the fourth course at Bandon Dunes, opened on June 1, 2010.   To mark the first anniversary, I’m posting... Read more »

Wake Forest Star Battles Back from Illness

John Torsiello

Natalie Sheary wasn’t feeling herself last spring. The normally upbeat West Hartford native and star of the Wake Forest University... Read more »

Major Trends: European Tour Winners, Leaders Shooting in the 80s

David Barrett

The winners of the last four major championships (Graeme McDowell, U.S. Open; Louis Oosthuizen, British Open; Martin Kaymer, PGA Championship;... Read more »

Swing Thoughts: Yes, Charl Schwartzel Did Win The Masters

John Torsiello

Charl Schwartzel. Hmmm. Not Tiger Woods, or Phil Mickelson, or Angel Cabrera, or Adam Scott, or Geoff Ogilvy or Luke... Read more »

Takeaway Thoughts From a Wild Masters

David Barrett

It was set up to be a relatively dull Masters Sunday. Rory McIlroy had a four-stroke lead over a quartet... Read more »

The Way of the Peaceful Warrior

Peter Andraes

The Way of the Peaceful Warrior It was painful to watch. Brilliant shots followed by lipped out putts, and the... Read more »

Reward But Little Risk on the 15th Hole on Saturday

David Barrett

Some observations on Saturday’s third round: It seems odd to me that on the CBS telecast of the Masters they... Read more »

You Da Woman! An Early Mother’s Day Tribute

Jeff Wallach

Mother’s Day is a great time to celebrate Alice Dye, not so much for coproducing golf course architecture progeny P.B.... Read more »

Swing Thoughts: Can McIlroy Get It to the Cabin?

John Torsiello

Can “The Kid” close the deal? I’m not betting against Rory McIlroy, at the tender age of 21, winning The... Read more »

An Awful Announcing Moment, a Towering Tee Shot, and Other Second-Round Observations

David Barrett

Some thoughts from the second round of the Masters: There’s an old Augusta National story told about Sam Snead playing... Read more »

Swing Thoughts: Welcome Back Tiger Woods!

John Torsiello

A Happy Tiger Okay, this is what we’ve been waiting for. Tiger is on the prowl again. It was the... Read more »

Give Me Whatever Those Guys Are Having

Tom Bedell

He made it to 103, but Errie Ball finally succumbed early in the morning of July 2, 2014. The following... Read more »

Long Live the King – Part 7

Peter Andraes

Long Live the King – Part 7 It’s 5:30pm, April 8th, late Friday afternoon. The Master’s telecast on ESPN just... Read more »

Hobnobbing and Raising Coin: The Tour Pro-Am

Ken Van Vechten

Eagle Katsina.  Wolf Katsina. Deer Katsina.  I want it. Wait a minute.  Joe’s third in line. What the heck is... Read more »

Mr. Wind at the Masters

Stephen Goodwin

Alas, I won’t be at the Masters this year, so I’m going to have to try to get into the... Read more »