Happy 100th, Sam Snead
Sam Snead poked me in the stomach. More than once. I’ve told this tale before, but with Snead’s 100th birthday… Read more »
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Group Hug for Phil Mickelson
What were we just saying about I.K. Kim? Time to envelop Lefty in a group hug for his near miss… Read more »
In the Virginia Territories
They’re both rural, and it takes some getting to get there. One’s in Sam Snead territory, the other near Andy… Read more »
When Tiger Was Young…
Part of my admiration for the late Herbert Warren Wind’s writings for The New Yorker was the way he could… Read more »
Golf in the Flesh
Why would anyone want to revisit the sordid details of the Tiger Woods sexual scandals? Well, they’re juicy, for one… Read more »
Gearing Up
Into white is the mode on the fairways and greens this year, with the TaylorMade R11 Driver hitting the PGA… Read more »
Hogan Lives!
No extended piece about Ben Hogan can go on for long without mentioning the car wreck in February of 1949… Read more »
Swing Into the Past at Oakhurst Links
Visits to shrines don’t often lead to hilarity. But then the 1884 Oakhurst Links golf course is unlike other shrines. Oh, there are ghosts on the property, all right, but they’re pretty benign, watching over those engaged in sport, rather than some graver exchange.
