For whatever reason, Phil Mickelson is very fortunate that, despite the best efforts of Tim Finchem and FedEx, the golf season is not structured like other sports, with the events gaining in importance as they build towards a climactic playoff conclusion at the end of the year. Otherwise, he might have earned a nickname like George Steinbrenner’s dismissive “Mr. May” for Dave Winfield.
published January 27, 2011 The faces were paraded before us, young, old, male, female, pale, dark and in-between. Each made… Read more »
published December 30, 2010 The calendar offers some unusual conjunctions. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4,… Read more »
published July 19, 2010 Walking off the final tee, his ball safely on the green and his victory assured, South… Read more »
published April 15, 2010 Maybe we just don’t want to learn. That’s the conclusion I’ve come to after a week’s… Read more »
published August 9, 2010 Tiger Woods dodged a bullet this week, while spectators were dodging his tee shots. Woods entered… Read more »
published June 17, 2010 You are Tiger Woods, and this is the first major of the rest of your life…. Read more »
published May 3, 2010 On the PGA Tour, the Transitions Championship is a tournament played in the Tampa area a… Read more »
published August 16, 2010 The Rules of Golf seem harsh, but they are merely clear. Dustin Johnson may feel he… Read more »
published July 15, 2010 I’ve played the Old Course at St. Andrews five or six times. I wouldn’t remotely say… Read more »
