From the hallowed grounds of Newport Country Club, where Horrance Rawlins took the title of the first U.S. Open Champion, to the wave-crashed shores of Pebble...
Forget objectivity, I have to admit that watching Adam Scott sink his birdie putt on No. 10 to win the Masters was one of my happiest moments as...
Phil Mickelson has made no secret of his desire to win the U.S. Open. But much to Lefty’s frustration, the tournament has yet to deliver anything but...
Perhaps more than any other high-profile professional golf tournament, the U.S. Open presents some of the year’s most interesting early-round groupings. The USGA organizers long ago...
Relax, friends. This article is not one more attempt to try to convince you to love poetry. It is about perspective. One of the best things...
Matt Kuchar isn’t a fan favorite on Tour because of exuberantly combative fist pumps like we see from Tiger Woods. And he’s not a fan favorite...
Golfers don’t enjoy the game when they struggle to keep the ball in play. There is no question the primary causes of inaccuracy result from errors...
It is quite common to see athletes live off a certain reputation that is far from reality. While I am as big of a fan of...
There used to be a junior event in Southern California called The MacGregor Cup Matches. It pitted the best players from all the chapters, and almost...
In the weeks leading up to the Crowne Plaza Invitational, the PGA Tour story lines read more like a Hollywood tabloid than a golf story. Needless to...
Jordan Spieth is making golf purists worldwide stand up and take notice. For a young aspiring champion, this isn’t an easy thing to do. The 19-year-old...
“Vecchio anima” is an Italian phrase that roughly translates to “old soul.” It describes a person who is wise beyond his or her years, but it...
With the beginning of summer comes the start to a fresh season of golf for those in the Northern states. Warm weather equals golf and baseball...
Golf cultivates a sense of continuity throughout the generations. The rules, the equipment and even the players have evolved. But with a little squinting to blur...
Before Sergio Garcia’s racially insensitive remarks at the European Tour awards dinner Tuesday night, the golfer had already made a series of imprudent decisions. He made...
My last post was about my experience at Titleist’s Oceanside Test Facility, and what it means to get fit by some of the best in the industry. The...
For South Korea’s Sang-Moon Bae, his first win on the PGA Tour will be one to remember. Not only did he overcome a 6-shot deficit after...
Although eating gets much of the focus in the area of nutrition, what you drink is just as important for lowering your score. Many golfers chug...
When I made my Masters picks a month ago, I mentioned how conservatively Tiger Woods has been playing off the tee. I felt that would work...
They say that pressure can make diamonds, but it can also burst pipes. It seemed for a moment that Sergio Garcia was finally going to shine...
Great athletes have an inner source of strength, a deep reservoir of emotional control and self belief that mere mortals cannot seem to find. It is...
There seems to be a lot of speculation these days as to who measured ball spin first, especially with the recent court ruling in Germany in favor...
Golf, cruel? Really? Standing on the 17th tee Sunday afternoon at TPC Sawgrass with his second Players Championship trophy tantalizingly within reach, Sergio Garcia was in...
A casual golf fan who occasionally enjoys watching final round coverage of a PGA Tour event must have a skewed opinion about the lives of professional...
On Wednesday, Vijay Singh filed suit against the PGA Tour over his use of deer antler spray claiming he was subjected to “public humiliation and ridicule...
Begin with the end in mind. Stephen Covey, a management guru, wrote in the “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” that one of the traits...
It wasn’t a mastery of the slow and much maligned greens at Quail Hollow that propelled Derek Ernst to victory. Neither was it the assistance of...
By the numbers, No. 17 on The Players Stadium at TPC Sawgrass would rank as one of the least remarkable holes on the PGA Tour. It...
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day to fuel your body so you can feel and play your absolute best. To prepare for a...
The USGA exists “for the good of the game” and the PGA has authored several initiatives in a concerted effort to “grow the game.” Noble aspirations,...
Over the course of the 50 years, 30 of which I’ve spent teaching golf, I have seen many methods come and go. From “Square to Square”...
Last week I traveled to seemingly always weather-perfect Carlsbad, Calif., where I did a full club fitting at Titleist’s Oceanside facility. It was the second time...
What do baseball, football, basketball and golf all have in common? They all have a preseason, regular season, postseason and offseason. Like many kids growing up,...
If you’ve played this game long enough, you know how important it is to hit the fairway. It allows any of us to control the ball’s...
Imagine getting ready to paint a room in your house. The room is in good shape and you surmise it will take a few hours to...