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The Silver Putter

Ed Travis

Next year is a Ryder Cup year and the 2016 contest between teams from the United States and Europe will... Read more »

TAP Beer of the Week: Black Duck Porter

Tom Bedell

[Nov. 1, 2015]— The outlook isn’t brilliant for the Metropolitan nine this day. But as tonight is the last New... Read more »

TAP Beer of the Week: Old Tom Porter

Tom Bedell

[Oct. 27, 2015]– With the World Series opening in Missouri, I guess it’s only fair to spotlight a Missouri beer,... Read more »

Lansing Brewing Company Back After 100 years

Michael Patrick Shiels

Pat and Jennifer Gillespie traveled extensively to bring Lansing’s past to the present. The result is the snazzy reopening, after... Read more »

Seven Qualities (Or Questions) For a Life Partnership

Bob Fagan

(Photo courtesy of Frank McKenna, unsplash.com) You’ve met that special someone and already you’re fantasizing about your time together. If... Read more »

Fix the World Golf Rankings…Please

Ed Travis

I was on my second cup of coffee when my computer beeped informing me another press release had hit my... Read more »

Chicago trio aims for World Long Drive success

Herb Gould

The Cubs aren’t the only team in Chicago that can play long ball. When this year’s World Long Drive championship... Read more »

Jonesing to Play in Korea?

Did this year’s Presidents Cup make you yearn to head east (or west, depending) and try your hand in Korea?... Read more »

Mt. Prospect affords public golfers a trip back to Seth Raynor’s time

Herb Gould

When it comes to renovations of suburban muni’s in oh-so-flat Chicagoland, it’s not easy for a golf course to make... Read more »

Open Spigots

Tom Bedell

This piece first appeared, in somewhat different form, in The A Position’s 2015 U.S. Open edition of The Grain in... Read more »

“We Are Not Amused”

Ed Travis

The playoffs were exciting, at times even compelling and I want Spieth’s putting stroke for Christmas. However now the season... Read more »

Concession Matters

Janina Jacobs

Suzann Pettersen has since apologized but the sting of the 2015 Solheim Cup’s non-concession incident will remain part of golf... Read more »