Chandler Egan in the Pacific Northwest–From the Archive

This piece was first published by the USGA’s monthly magazine, Golf Journal, in May, 1993. When Mrs. Potter Palmer of… Read more »

Margaret Thatcher’s Divisive Legacy

Under the headline “Parliament Debates Thatcher Legacy, as Vitriol Flows Online and in Streets,” the NY Times reported that Margaret… Read more »

Ancestral Links by John Garrity: An Appreciation

Ancestral Links, by John Garrity.  Published in 2009 by New American Library. An occasional series available at http://theaposition.com/johnstrawn/: The Best… Read more »

The PGA Show 2013–What’s New and Interesting This Year.

The PGA Show is anchored by the big golf brands, which always make impressive showings.  Nike and Callaway and Taylor… Read more »

Courses and Travel

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The PGA Championship’s Elimination of Bunkers –What’s Next?

The PGA’s decision to treat all those deep sandy pits that look exactly like bunkers at Kiawah’s Ocean Course during… Read more »

• The PGA Championship, the Ocean Course, and the Menacing Geography of Pete Dye
• Links Golf and the Creation of Augusta National–and a Chance to Win the Golf Trip of a Lifetime
• Lost and Found in Beijing

Equipment

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Demo Day at the PGA Show: The Hope Springs Eternal Exhibition

Wednesday, January 23, 2013.  Orlando, FL The Wednesday during PGA Show week in Orlando every year is Demo Day, the gigantic… Read more »

• The Clicgear Three Wheeled Golf Cart
• Learning from Golf’s Leading Professionals in the Coachella Valley
• Just Can’t Wait to Get on the Road Again

Instruction

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Golf and Boxing: Unlikely Cousins in the Arena, Seen Through the Vision of Novelist Katherine Dunn.

Until I read Katherine Dunn’s brilliant collection of essays on boxing, it had never occurred to me that there was… Read more »

• Tom Watson’s Advice Will Improve Your Game–A Great Golf Master Shares His Wisdom in “The Timeless Swing.”
• The Mexican Resort Development Conference: The Resurrection of Optimism.
• Arjun Atwal Wins Wyndham

Lifestyle

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly at the PGA Show

The PGA Show in Orlando last month illuminated what’s good as well as what’s troublesome in the golf industry.   The… Read more »

• The Implications of Charles Mann’s New Book, 1493, for Golf’s Future in China
• Weighing In on the 2012 Presidential Campaign: A View from the Links
• How Rory McIlroy’s Practice Ground Helped Him Win the US Open.

Personalities

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Rory Confirms His Greatness, Winning the PGA Championship by a Record Eight Shots.

In April, 2011, right after Rory McIlroy’s meltdown in the final round of that year’s Masters, I predicted that Rory’s… Read more »

• A Grown-up Wins the Open Championship
• Tiger’s Swoon at Pebble Beach
• Geoffrey Cornish, 1914-2012