Lifestyle

U.S. Open makes links golf cool, practical and fun. Especially fun.

Herb Gould

Golf should be fast and firm. The game is way more fun when the ball rolls. That’s why my wife,... Read more »

The Grain 2015 U.S. Open Edition

This year’s U.S. Open promises to be more lively than most thanks to the venue. As we point out in... Read more »

The Mother of Dragons

Jay Stuller

With mild apologies to visitors expecting to see yet another photo of scantily-clad and golden-locked Daenerys Targaryen, the following is... Read more »

Encompass set for 3rd good show; future cloudy after that

Herb Gould

If you’ve been meaning to get out and watch your favorite senior golfers when they return to Chicago this summer,... Read more »

A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the First Tee

Ed Travis

Making a visit to a nearby golf course where a good friend is a member, I was struck by how... Read more »

Indianapolis makes history in claiming NCAA crown

Terry Moore

(Allendale, Mich.) Further evidence of climate change was seen last Saturday at the NCAA Division II Women’s Championship at The... Read more »

Through the Swinging Doors in Bennington

Tom Bedell

[May 15, 2015] Yes, I would like to have a look at Ethan Allen’s bar tab, thank you. And I’ll... Read more »

Who Says TV Golf Needs Tiger?

Ed Travis

Part of the lament about golf on television is, without Tiger Woods on the tube viewership is a way down... Read more »

Eyes on Tiger: Woods gives it another shot–and we won’t blink

Herb Gould

Apologies to golf purists who claim they don’t want to hear about Tiger Woods unless he’s on the leaderboard. I... Read more »

Putting — the Curse of TV Golf?

Ed Travis

“Golf nuts,” such as myself, watch lots of televised golf often to the consternation of our spouses. We thrill at... Read more »

Sporty Jackson Park perfect for urban golf, 1st Chicago Women’s Open

Herb Gould

With the PGA Tour playing its revamped match-play format at Harding Park in San Francisco, the spotlight is on municipal... Read more »

Make a Point for Champagne Sabrage

Michael Patrick Shiels

Celebrating? Or drowning your sorrows? Napoleon made no distinction between the two occasions when it came to champagne. “In victory... Read more »

New Year, New Beers

Tom Bedell

[This piece originally appeared, in somewhat different form, in the April 8, 2015 edition of The Commons, a weekly newspaper... Read more »

Streamsong Red: A stirring golf journey

Terry Moore

There’s a truism in critique circles that when reviewing a restaurant, a film or even a golf course, one should... Read more »