Personalities

Ten Years Ago at Bethpage Black

Tom Bedell

[Ten years ago the U.S. Open came to Bethpage Black, and that seemed close enough for me to cover it,... Read more »

Thoughts on the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Terry Moore

This isn’t rant or a political statement but I do want to get something off my chest. As much as... Read more »

Ted Nugent Still Plays and Performs in Michigan’s Outdoors

Michael Patrick Shiels

Ted Nugent, known as the “Motor City Madman,” is mad at Michigan. The Redford-born rock star lived in Jackson for... Read more »

Monday After the ’19 Masters

Ed Travis

Tiger Woods is back. It’s almost like he never left, and his one-stroke win over a trio of first-class younger... Read more »

The Run Don’t Count. . . the signed version

Herb Gould

I’ve filled several requests for signed copies of my novel, The Run Don’t Count: The Life and Times of Frank... Read more »

My Top 10 Michigan Golf Stories for 2019

Terry Moore

With very little drum roll, here’s my take on the Top 10 golf stories for Michigan in 2018. A lot... Read more »

Sicily’s Goodfellas and Sopranos are Coming for a Night of 1,000 Guidos

Michael Patrick Shiels

Stephen Scofes returned to Lansing after his recent spree to Capri saying, “On the beautiful Isle of Capri I felt... Read more »

Tim Guiliano Never Set Out to Be a Caddie on the PGA Tour, But That Is Exactly What He Is

Anthony Pioppi

When Tim Guiliano first decided to caddie it was never with the intent of it being more than respite between... Read more »

An Opportunity to Excel

Ed Travis

Previously I reported Michael Breed’s proposal players missing the cut in PGA Tour events should be paid. His thinking is... Read more »

Why Not Just Give Everyone a Trophy?

Ed Travis

Michael Breed on his Sirius XM PGA Tour radio show A New Breed of Golf has proposed players missing the... Read more »

Icons Redux

Tom Bedell

With a lot of pre-publication publicity behind it, I knew I was going to have to read the new biography,... Read more »

An Early Ryder Cup Call

Ed Travis

At this writing it’s still two months until the Ryder Cup will be played at Le Golf National outside Paris.... Read more »

Cold Shoulder At Cool Destination – Pulitzer Prize Winner Pooh-Poohs Presidential Pundit

Michael Patrick Shiels

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peggy Noonan traveled to stately Grand Hotel to deliver a speech at the Mackinac Policy Conference in... Read more »

USGA, Mickelson have a bad day

James McAfee

Last Saturday’s third round of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills was not a great day for the United States... Read more »

Monday after Shinnecock

Ed Travis

In 2004, the last time our national open was played at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club at the extreme eastern end... Read more »