Personalities

Baseline Blasts: Is Federer Done?

John Torsiello

    Is Fed done?  That’s a question that has to be asked in light of Roger Federer’s results in... Read more »

Bam! Golf With Emeril

Larry Olmsted

Lots of celebrity chefs play golf. In fact, one thing I’ve learned writing regularly on both food and golf is... Read more »

Brendan Steele’s Moment in the Sun

David Barrett

OK, so it wasn’t exactly riveting television watching Brendan Steele beat out fellow rookie Kevin Chappell by grinding out pars... Read more »

The PGA Tour Record No One Wants to Break

Larry Olmsted

Kevin Na made golf history Thursday at the Valero Texas Open when he recorded the highest score on a par-4... Read more »

Wake Forest Star Battles Back from Illness

John Torsiello

Natalie Sheary wasn’t feeling herself last spring. The normally upbeat West Hartford native and star of the Wake Forest University... Read more »

Major Trends: European Tour Winners, Leaders Shooting in the 80s

David Barrett

The winners of the last four major championships (Graeme McDowell, U.S. Open; Louis Oosthuizen, British Open; Martin Kaymer, PGA Championship;... Read more »

Swing Thoughts: Yes, Charl Schwartzel Did Win The Masters

John Torsiello

Charl Schwartzel. Hmmm. Not Tiger Woods, or Phil Mickelson, or Angel Cabrera, or Adam Scott, or Geoff Ogilvy or Luke... Read more »

Takeaway Thoughts From a Wild Masters

David Barrett

It was set up to be a relatively dull Masters Sunday. Rory McIlroy had a four-stroke lead over a quartet... Read more »

The Way of the Peaceful Warrior

Peter Andraes

The Way of the Peaceful Warrior It was painful to watch. Brilliant shots followed by lipped out putts, and the... Read more »

Reward But Little Risk on the 15th Hole on Saturday

David Barrett

Some observations on Saturday’s third round: It seems odd to me that on the CBS telecast of the Masters they... Read more »

You Da Woman! An Early Mother’s Day Tribute

Jeff Wallach

Mother’s Day is a great time to celebrate Alice Dye, not so much for coproducing golf course architecture progeny P.B.... Read more »

Swing Thoughts: Can McIlroy Get It to the Cabin?

John Torsiello

Can “The Kid” close the deal? I’m not betting against Rory McIlroy, at the tender age of 21, winning The... Read more »

An Awful Announcing Moment, a Towering Tee Shot, and Other Second-Round Observations

David Barrett

Some thoughts from the second round of the Masters: There’s an old Augusta National story told about Sam Snead playing... Read more »