Golf

What Is Greatness in the Post-Tiger Age?

(published August 11, 2011) It is said that a prominent naturalist, upon having his first look at a platypus –… Read more »

Goodbye to the Days of Tiger and Phil

Jeff Neuman

(published August 8, 2011) It was a classic Tiger Woods charge, three birdies in the final four holes on Sunday,… Read more »

Forget Par

Jeff Neuman

(published July 28, 2011) The PGA Tour returns to the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia this week, where… Read more »

Wayward Johnson Dusted Again at British Open

Jeff Neuman

(published July 18, 2011) Major championship golf is the most relentless test of nerves and resilience known to sporting man…. Read more »

Yani Tseng and the American Dream

Jeff Neuman

(published July 7, 2011) Didn’t we just see this movie? Plot outline: A 22-year-old golfer turns in a dominant performance… Read more »

The Future Arrives on McIlroy’s Shoulders

Jeff Neuman

(published June 20, 2011) Well now, that didn’t take long, did it? Call off the search party. The hunt for… Read more »

Why is the New York Times Publicizing a Golf Ball for Cheaters?

Jeff Neuman

(published May 19, 2011) I’m not easy to shock. Annoy, yes; rile, sure; amuse, definitely. But shock? No, except perhaps… Read more »

At Pinehurst No. 2, a Classic Returns to its Natural State

Jeff Neuman

(published April 23, 2011) Augusta National Golf Club, host of the Masters, is devoted to perfection. Every inch is tended… Read more »

Rule, Augusta! Augusta Waives the Rules!

Jeff Neuman

On the eve of the 2011 Masters, the USGA and R&A announced jointly a new policy regarding rules violations spotted by viewers on television and unknown to the golfer involved.

The policy distinguishes between violations that occur because the player didn’t know the rule, and those that involve facts the player could not have known that were noticed thanks to slow-motion replays on high-definition broadcasts.

The change brought to mind a little-remembered rules violation from half a century ago, a situation in which the lords of Augusta National did a little reconsidering of their own and took a more liberal stance than the rules makers have, waiving the disqualification penalty for a player who committed a Villegas.