Personalities

Amateurs must overcome hurdles to succeed on PGA TOUR Champions

Terry Moore

As a follow up to last week’s Q & A with Tom Werkmeister, it got me thinking about the hurdles... Read more »

The Tiger of Old?

Ed Travis

Having a few days pass since Tiger Woods’ competitive comeback at the Hero World Challenge, a few comments seem appropriate.... Read more »

D.C.’s African American Museum: a people’s journey, a nation’s story

Terry Moore

A few weeks ago I visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC. In the... Read more »

James Dodson and Tom Callahan Tee It Up at Brattleboro Literary Festival

Tom Bedell

It’s been said that the smaller the ball, the better the writing, and two of the best in the business... Read more »

Learn More About President Bush Off the Course in Latest Book

Michael Patrick Shiels

You cannot schedule a weekend getaway to Camp David – the Presidential Retreat in the mountains of Maryland – or book airfare... Read more »

New rules decision saves penalty for Rahm

James McAfee

Can a golf ball be replaced on the exact position where it was before it was moved? I don’t really... Read more »

BUSHES “LAUNCH” KENNEBUNKPORT’S SUMMER SEASON IN PRESIDENTIAL FASHION

Michael Patrick Shiels

“Any time you’re in Maine with your family it’s a prescription for joy,” former President George W. Bush told me as I... Read more »

Q & A with Tom Werkmeister, Michigan Amateur Champion

Terry Moore

Last Saturday, Kentwood’s Tom Werkmeister, 49, won his second Michigan Amateur title at Egypt Valley CC in Ada in a... Read more »

Can You Name the Five Amateurs Who Won the U.S. Open?

Tom Bedell

[This post has been updated for the 2022 U.S. Open, here.] The cut line was at +1 when the day... Read more »

Arnie, and Other Life Stories

Tom Bedell

[May 26, 2017]–The 2017 Arnold Palmer Invitational ended in an exciting and sweetly sentimental fashion. The nostalgic mood surrounding the... Read more »

“Tommy’s Honour” Goes Far and Sure

Tom Bedell

[May 22, 2017]–Add “Tommy’s Honour” to that minuscule cinematic niche—golf movies that aren’t goofy comedies. Based on Kevin Cook’s book... Read more »

An Old-Fashioned Attaboy

Ed Travis

In the past there have been a number of times I have been critical of golf’s rules givers, the United... Read more »

Morris Saga Covers Lots Of Sod

Tom Harack

Such is the ongoing harangue in the golf industry about boosting the game’s popularity that the press material for Tommy’s... Read more »

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 »