Personalities

Getting His Kicks in South Africa

Brad King

Atlanta-based tour operator Richard Pace was never a soccer enthusiast — until the World Cup was awarded to his home away from home. Now, he's promoting the event as a springboard for American fans wishing to experience the wonders of a faraway paradise.

Nicklaus and Doak at Sebonack

David Gould

I  spent the 1990s as a full-time freelancer, drifting from assignment to assignment. Top golf getaways of Central Delaware. Choosing... Read more »

The Pinehurst Cop Who Made Jim McLean a Famous Teaching Pro

David Gould

Tens of thousands of golfers have improved their skills and technique via the teaching and writings of the world-renowned instructor,... Read more »

Ochoa: College First, LPGA Second

James A. Frank

During the press conference last week announcing her retirement, LPGA star Lorena Ochoa was asked if she thought other young... Read more »

Phil Mickelson With a Glazed (Donut) Look in His Eye

Tom Bedell

[Apr. 13, 2010]–An unattributed photo has been flying around the Twitterverse today, reportedly showing Phil Mickelson motoring through a Krispy... Read more »

Masters Redux: Mickelson Pulls Off the Great Shot

Tom Bedell

The shot heard round the world yesterday was Phil Mickelson’s second on the thirteen hole at Augusta National. Mickelson stuck... Read more »

Signature Hole

Jeff Wallach

  If you were anything like me in high school, you spent a lot of time during history class drawing... Read more »

Tiger and Friends: Working the Media at Augusta

James A. Frank

In case you missed my report, which originally ran on Mediaite.com, on last Monday’s press conference that Tiger Woods held... Read more »

Review of “What We Are,” Peter Nathaniel Malae

John Strawn

A writer as good as Russell Banks wouldn’t blurb a novel unless he believed in its author’s talent, so when... Read more »

Hank Haney’s Growing To-Do List

Jason Kerkmans

Hank Haney has a new project. This time it’s funnyman Ray Romano. The former star of the sitcom, Everybody Loves... Read more »

Casper Closes Them Out in ’59

David Gould

[ Part  III of a three-part series ] Billy Casper, whose previous best Open finish was 14th place at Oak... Read more »

Canadian Sean Foley a rising star among PGA Tour coaches

Tim O'Connor

With a mind that rarely stops whirring and a jam-packed schedule, Sean Foley doesn’t have many quiet moments. But every... Read more »

Billy Casper Holed Them in the Pitch Dark

David Gould

Billy Casper, who 40 years ago won his only Masters, was a putter for the ages—rolling his ball so prodigiously... Read more »

Choosing The Right Club

Jeff Wallach

For my Father, Sidney Wallach, June 11, 1925-February 9, 2010. I’m in the garage of my parents pink house in... Read more »

My Breakfast With the President

Tom Bedell

Obama has multiple reasons to point Air Force One toward Ireland. Anyone who has heard the Corrigan Brothers song, “There’s No One as Irish as Barack O’Bama” (or seen it performed on YouTube), knows the President’s great great great grandfather was born in the Irish village of Moneygall.