Ghosts (and Quotes) of Golfers Past
“Baseball reveals character; golf exposes it.” – Ernie Banks I was about seven months old when Babe Ruth died, yet… Read more »
Golf
A Tree Grows in Manchester
I had the great pleasure of meeting Geoffrey Cornish early in the century, a little more than ten years before… Read more »
Farris Holliday’s Golfing Odyssey
It began in September, 2019, at the Coeur d’Alene Golf Course in Idaho, but by the time I caught up… Read more »
Heed Your Elders, You Whippersnappers!
As Phil Mickelson remarkably demonstrated at this year’s PGA Championship, age and experience make a potent combination. Dottie Pepper confirms… Read more »
Jozefiak Bests Waite to Take Vermont Mid-Amateur Title
[BRATTLEBORO, Vt., Aug. 15, 2021] – It took six rounds, most played in blazing southern Vermont heat, but on the… Read more »
One Year, Many Courses; One Course, Many Years
Tom Coyne’s latest golfapalooza, A Course Called America (Avid Reader Press $28), comes on the soft-spiked heels of his popular… Read more »
On the Road and in the Stands
We’re roaming a bit—to Scotland, and into the spectators’ seats for a couple of books that aren’t strictly about golf… Read more »
Presidents’ Day Musicale
It’s a little over a year since Mitt Romney voted “Guilty” in the first Trump impeachment. A little less than… Read more »
12 Beers of Christmas 2020 – 12: Troëg’s Mad Elf Grand Cru
Yes, I reviewed Troëg’s Brewing’s The Mad Elf in the 12 Beers of Christmas 2013. But this isn’t the same… Read more »
12 Beers of Christmas 11: Harpoon The Long Thaw
Okay, so I skipped yesterday. Mainly because I wanted to finish up during a Zoom cocktail party we’re having tomorrow… Read more »
