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Masters Favorites

Ed Travis

Next week for many is the opening of the golf season, the Masters. An arm chair pastime has always been... Read more »

I Watched the WGC – Dell Technologies Match Play Bracket Special

Matthew Van Fossen

  I was flipping around the dial last week trying to decide between Property Brothers and Chopped and came across... Read more »

Come Back Tiger

Ed Travis

For a lot of reasons besides the thrill of watching him play this madding game we need a healthy Tiger... Read more »

Why Isn’t Gil Hodges in the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Tom Bedell

[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 »

Eight Years On

Tom Bedell

[Jan. 16, 2017]–On this day of observing Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, something jiggled my memory, and I went into... Read more »

National Radio Hall of Fame Welcomes Latest Class

Michael Patrick Shiels

The lights and bells and whistles of the Windy City of Chicago beckon Michiganders during the holiday season. If only... Read more »

Woods Not Out of the Woods

Ed Travis

The last time Tiger Woods played a competitive event was the 2015 Wyndham Championship 14 months ago. He finished in... Read more »

Let’s Get Personal

Tom Bedell

Shortly after a round of golf at the La Moraleja Club near Madrid in October, 1977, Bing Crosby dropped dead... Read more »

Where there’s a club and a ball there’s hope

Ed Travis

This column was originally published in 2012 and reproduced today with sadness and a sense of deep loss at Palmer’s... Read more »

Nicklaus Ryder Cup Lore

Bob Fagan

While Jack Nicklaus’ concession to Tony Jacklin is known by many, perhaps not as many know of his complete confidence... Read more »

Michael Patrick Shiels Joins Illustrious Class in Michigan Irish American Hall of Fame

Michael Patrick Shiels

I wasn’t surprised to see the newly announced class of inductees into the Michigan Irish American Hall of Fame…until I... Read more »

The USGA should take a lesson from the R & A on rules and TV monitoring

Terry Moore

The USGA can’t seem to catch a break in some of its televised national championships. Case in point is last... Read more »