Icons Redux
With a lot of pre-publication publicity behind it, I knew I was going to have to read the new biography,… Read more »
Personalities
Taking Dead Aim at Harvey Penick
One useful result of reading Kevin Robbins’ biography, Harvey Penick: The Life and Wisdom of the Man Who Wrote the… Read more »
Teeing It Up With 41
There’s always a bit of serendipity at the annual PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, late each January. One is sure… Read more »
History Near and Far
A few years ago I suggested it might be time for a timeout on books that focused on one particular… Read more »
James Dodson and Tom Callahan Tee It Up at Brattleboro Literary Festival
It’s been said that the smaller the ball, the better the writing, and two of the best in the business… Read more »
Going With the Flow
Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott have been coaching some of the professional game’s top players, and rank amateurs, for decades… Read more »
Can You Name the Five Amateurs Who Won the U.S. Open?
[This post has been updated for the 2022 U.S. Open, here.] The cut line was at +1 when the day… Read more »
Arnie, and Other Life Stories
[May 26, 2017]–The 2017 Arnold Palmer Invitational ended in an exciting and sweetly sentimental fashion. The nostalgic mood surrounding the… Read more »
“Tommy’s Honour” Goes Far and Sure
[May 22, 2017]–Add “Tommy’s Honour” to that minuscule cinematic niche—golf movies that aren’t goofy comedies. Based on Kevin Cook’s book… Read more »
Why Isn’t Gil Hodges in the Baseball Hall of Fame?
[Updated Dec.6, 2021]–I guess I can retire this piece now, as it appears to have done its work! Gil Hodges made… Read more »
