Chronicling events long in the rear-view mirror is a risky business. The late great Herbert Warren Wind did it so… Read more »
The Pro Game
Posts Tagged: Tom Watson
The Long (and Winding) Road to Whistling Straits
I’ve brazenly appropriated and amended the subtitle to Shane Ryan’s new book for my own above, since he does meander… Read more »
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 »
Let’s Get Personal
Shortly after a round of golf at the La Moraleja Club near Madrid in October, 1977, Bing Crosby dropped dead… Read more »
You Say Tomato, I Say Branson
[Apr. 21, 2016]–The second annual Reeds Spring Tomato Festival was held last August, near Branson, Missouri, complete with a Little… Read more »
Good Old Days, Brand New Swing
Sit by yourself in a restaurant, start doodling on the paper tablecloth, and you never know where it might take… Read more »
The Pros Speak
“The 40-yard wedge shot puts fear into a lot of players,” said Tom Watson in a recent interview, “because they… Read more »
Once More to Ireland
The Links Portmarnock was the very first course I played in Ireland, back in 2001, so a return to it… Read more »
Skinned By the Bear Trap
[The Bear Trap remains just as fearsome, but this piece first appeared in different form as a web exclusive in… Read more »
TAP Beer of the Week: Scottish Stout
[Nov. 30, 2012] It’s St. Andrews Day, Scotland’s national day, and parties are breaking out all over the world to… Read more »
