Category Archives: Genius

Tom Pernice Jr.: Why his Schwab Cup Championship victory matters

Did you see the Schwab Cup Championship Sunday? Played on the Cochise course at the Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, it was a thriller. I was following the twosome of Jay Haas and Colin Montgomerie all day. I followed … Continue reading

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U.S. Open: A Really Big Deal

Think we have just another tournament week on the PGA Tour? Not so. All the best players in the world are assembled for the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina, but there are a lot … Continue reading

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Bubba Watson: Tips From a Self-Aware Leader

Bubba Watson came off the front side at Augusta National at even par; one birdie and one bogey. He parred 10 and 11 and then unleashed his natural talent to make five birdies in a row: 12, 13, 14, 15 … Continue reading

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Gil Hanse: Golf Mastery is Everywhere in the Game

A Master Course Designer’s Credo True artistry can be found in the fine lines of a pen and ink drawing or the rugged lines of a bunker edge. Our palette has upon it an abundance and variety of plants, grasses, … Continue reading

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Accenture Match Play: Looking Back and Forward

As mystery continues to swirl about the fate of the Accenture Match Play Championship at the Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona (Tucson), I keep being drawn back to what a terrific tournament it is. Match play is … Continue reading

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Rory McIlroy: Working to Get His Greatness Back

Rory McIlroy’s stagnant play has been well documented over the last year. How do you go from winning the PGA Championship last year by eight strokes — a record — and then fall into such a state of disrepair? So … Continue reading

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Gamblers, Hustlers and Drinkers: A Cautionary Tale

Back in my Monday qualifying days one of my friends told me his story of running into the famous golf hustler, Titanic Thompson, when my friend was a rookie on Tour. He made the mistake of getting into a bunker-shots … Continue reading

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Desert Mountain: Jack Nicklaus Returns

2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the Desert Mountain Club, the one-of-a-kind golf community in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jack Nicklaus continues to say that, “there’s no other place like it in the world.” I know this personally because it lured me … Continue reading

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The Playoffs: Who’s Who?

This week, beginning Friday and ending Monday (Labor Day), the Deutsche Bank Championship kicks off at the TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts. We’re down to the last 100 standing. One of the great things about the playoffs is that the … Continue reading

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Consciousness: It Really Matters in Aviation

As early readers of this blog will recall, I am a long-lapsed general aviation pilot who hasn’t flown in years but still reads Flying magazine cover to cover each month. Years ago a good friend who was a former Navy … Continue reading

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