Personalities

Off The Fringe—Here Comes the Train Wreck

Ed Travis

It is seemingly inescapable. There’s a train wreck coming in men’s professional golf.  Fans are losing interest, and the consequences... Read more »

Off The Fringe—The Next King

Ed Travis

September 25 marks the eighth anniversary of Arnold Palmer’s death and looking at the state of modern professional golf one... Read more »

Off The Fringe—Warm Fuzzy Feelings

Ed Travis

With professional golf being the beneficiary of all the warm fuzzy feelings coming out of the Olympics it is realistic... Read more »

Off The Fringe – Wyndham Prelude to FedXCup

Ed Travis

The FedExCup has become an even bigger deal for PGA Tour members and now the schedule has returned to one... Read more »

Off The Fringe – Tiger One Monty Zero

Ed Travis

Colin Mongomery, formerly one of the DP World Tour’s top players and a winning Ryder Cup captain, has a history... Read more »

Off The Fringe-Prelude to U.S. Open

Ed Travis

With the U.S. Open starting this week a lot can be said about the state of men’s professional golf. The... Read more »

Off the Fringe—PGA Fireworks

Ed Travis

Fireworks at the PGA The PGA Championship didn’t work out the way many were predicting with a showdown between world... Read more »

Off The Fringe—Battle at the PGA

Ed Travis

PGA Field The second major of the year is setting up to be very interesting. World number one Scottie Scheffler... Read more »

Off The Fringe—Tiger’s Pinehurst Invite

Ed Travis

Tiger’s Exemption For almost four decades Tiger Woods has been able to play in the U.S. Open but since his... Read more »

Off The Fringe Masters Notes

Ed Travis

A Week After the Masters The smart money was on Scottie Scheffler to win the Masters despite some commentators saying... Read more »

Masters 2024 Notebook–Thursday to Sunday

Terry Moore

“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” —Mark Twain (…including the Masters!) The first round will... Read more »

Off The Fringe for April 7, 2024

Ed Travis

Run Up to the Masters–PGA Tour Ratings Down Everyone knows TV ratings for the PGA Tour are down but fan... Read more »

Patrick Koenig Breaks Record, Keeps Playing

Tom Bedell

By George, he’s done it. On Tuesday, October 17, Patrick Koenig played his 450th round since January 3 of this... Read more »

Michigan’s USGA Champions: An Elite Field

Terry Moore

In September, Midland’s Kimberly Dinh joined an elite company of champions as she won the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship at... Read more »

On the PGA Tour Being Opposed to the Ball Rollback

Terry Moore

Last week PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, coming off an extended leave of absence due to anxiety issues, issued a... Read more »