Royal County Down: A majestic and treacherous delight
A golf trip across the pond tends to be a sensory overload. Days are jam-packed with golf on unfamiliar courses… Read more »
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Ardglass: An Irish seaside links you should know
The first tee at Ardglass provides one of the finest views in links golf. From the medal tee, the opening… Read more »
Portmarnock: A close encounter with Rory begins our Irish tour
Portmarnock ought to be a very calming place to begin a tour of Irish golf links. It is relatively flat,… Read more »
Ireland: True north, true links
It was time for the north of Ireland. After playing more than 20 courses in Scotland the last two years,… Read more »
The Birdies & Bogeys of Fox Sports’ U.S. Open debut
Greg Norman wasn’t going to drop into the analyst’s booth at his first U.S. Open and replace Johnny Miller any… Read more »
U.S. Open makes links golf cool, practical and fun. Especially fun.
Golf should be fast and firm. The game is way more fun when the ball rolls. That’s why my wife,… Read more »
Golf handicaps: What’s in your index?
While driving to the golf course one morning, I heard a wonderful response from the late great Walter Payton when… Read more »
Encompass set for 3rd good show; future cloudy after that
If you’ve been meaning to get out and watch your favorite senior golfers when they return to Chicago this summer,… Read more »
Eyes on Tiger: Woods gives it another shot–and we won’t blink
Apologies to golf purists who claim they don’t want to hear about Tiger Woods unless he’s on the leaderboard. I… Read more »
Sporty Jackson Park perfect for urban golf, 1st Chicago Women’s Open
With the PGA Tour playing its revamped match-play format at Harding Park in San Francisco, the spotlight is on municipal… Read more »
