Monthly Archives: May 2013

Michelle Wie: In a Good Place Now

Not a lot of quality mastery points coming out of the Memorial Tournament yet; they had a rain delay and couldn’t get all the groups done before nightfall. So they’ll be firing it up at 7:30 AM and the officials … Continue reading

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Tiger Woods: Ever The Optimist

The Memorial Tournament at Muifield Village got off to a bang on Thursday. Charl Schwartzel seems to have gotten back in his championship groove. He shot 7-under 65 to lead by one. It all seems to have hinged on a … Continue reading

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Adam Scott: U.S. Open Prep, Fitness and Nutrition

Adam Scott was in the interview room at the Memorial Tournament and as was the case for almost everybody who came through, most of the questions revolved around the U.S. Open at Merion in two weeks. Marion is a classic … Continue reading

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In The Presence of Jack Nicklaus

The one and only time that I was in presence of Jack Nicklaus on a one-on-one basis was so spontaneous, I didn’t have enough time to get too nervous. He had come back to Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, … Continue reading

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Matteo Manassero: A Stepping Stone Win

Matteo Manassero manhandled the weather and a strong European Tour field to win one of their biggest tournaments of the year, the BMW PGA Championship at the venerable Wentworth Club just outside of London, England. To revisit just how bad … Continue reading

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Boo Weekley: A Good Old Boy Has a Good Day

Boo Weekley finally found his way back to the prominence he experienced five years ago when he notched his first two wins on the PGA Tour, the 2007 and 2008 Heritage Classic at Harbour Town in Hilton Head, South Carolina. … Continue reading

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Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic: Finding Order In Chaos

Have you been following the Underwater Open? The Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, that is. They had twelve inches of rain over an eight hour span on Tuesday and there’s not … Continue reading

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How To Handle Yourself When Things Go Wrong

There are a lot of things going wrong in the world of golf this week. The PGA Tour had a three and a half hour weather delay on Friday at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, so play was suspended … Continue reading

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Ryan Palmer: When It All Goes Right

So what do you think would happen if you hit 12 of 14 fairways, drove it an average of 318 yards, hit 14 of 18 greens, saved every par and birdie with your short game and putted so well that … Continue reading

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Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial: Layout For a Master

The Tour drove all of 30 miles from Dallas to Fort Worth, Texas, to see what they can do with Colonial Country Club. Also known as Hogan’s Alley for his five wins there, it’s a course that has been so … Continue reading

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