Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
What, another book about Tiger? No? Two new books about Tiger? Oy! Well, book reviewers gotta do what book reviewers… Read more »
Personalities
Sometimes I Feel Like a Fatherless Child
[As a Library Thing Early Reviewer I’m in the running to be sent books in exchange for a review. It’s… Read more »
Giving Young Tom His Due
At least on social media these days most GOAT discussions—who’s the Greatest of All Time?–assume it’s a two-man race in… Read more »
Payne Stewart’s Path to Redemption
In a professional golf career that began in Asia in 1980, Payne Stewart had 24 wins, 11 on the PGA… Read more »
In the Thrall of the Golfing King
[Sept 10, 2019]–Arnold Palmer died on September 25, 2016, shortly after his 87th birthday. As the many tributes streaming forth… Read more »
Looking Ahead to the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
[This preview piece was written back in February for the Spring, 2019 issue of Minnesota Golfer. It appears here in… Read more »
Taking the Measure of a Golfing Man
It was the late, great P.G. Wodehouse who said, “To find a man’s true character, play golf with him,” and… Read more »
Ten Years Ago at Bethpage Black
[Ten years ago the U.S. Open came to Bethpage Black, and that seemed close enough for me to cover it,… Read more »
Icons Redux
With a lot of pre-publication publicity behind it, I knew I was going to have to read the new biography,… Read more »
Taking Dead Aim at Harvey Penick
One useful result of reading Kevin Robbins’ biography, Harvey Penick: The Life and Wisdom of the Man Who Wrote the… Read more »
