Playing in a LPGA Pro-Am during the pandemic
(Grand Rapids, MI) Blame my charming seven-year-old granddaughter. During her recent stay, she simply provided too many pleasant distractions for… Read more »
Personalities
Please meet Craig Kooienga, Superintendent, Indian Trails GC
It all started with a greens roller. Yep, seeing a grounds crew member sitting on a greens roller made me… Read more »
Revisiting ‘Bulworth’ amid the reckoning of Horton Smith
Twenty-two years ago this summer, I wrote a column inspired by Bulworth, a satirical and dark comedy movie released that… Read more »
From the Archives: The Inventive Mind & Faith-Filled Spirit of Bryson DeChambeau
Writer’s note: Last weekend Bryson DeChambeau was in the headlines. On Saturday evening and Sunday (July 4-5) social and traditional… Read more »
A reporter’s notebook on a ‘Sweet Sixteen’ match at the Mich AM
On a Thursday morning at the Michigan Amateur at The Heather at Boyne Highlands, I defaulted back to my golf… Read more »
Being a walking official at the Michigan Amateur
In my nearly 40 years and counting golf career, I’ve worn many hats—editor and writer, golf show organizer, media relations… Read more »
Mac O’Grady and me
As some of my golf buddies will attest, I had a brief but memorable encounter with the legendary Mac O’Grady,… Read more »
“Hoard Harden” or taking inventory during the pandemic
Yes, I’m calling this column “Hoard Harden” and that’s not a misspelling but rather a lame pun on the late… Read more »
Stand and Salute Our Everyday Heroes
When major sports including pro golf return to normal, I hope there’s a twist in the widely adopted practice… Read more »
The story of Blythefield’s Maurice G. Flitcroft’s Spring Stag
Note: This article originally appeared in the member newsletter of Blythefield Country Club located in Belmont, MI, near Grand Rapids…. Read more »
