Raise a Ketel One to The TOUR Championship, Arnie’s 80th, or a night-golf win for the ages
Last night I was part of a dominating and victorious night-golf scramble team. If you haven’t played night-golf, you don’t know what you’re missing.
And because night-golf is played in the pitch dark with glowing golf balls and glow-...
I’m Tired of Bogeys bracelets support Caddy For A Cure
I’m not much of a jewelry guy, nor do I generally buy those little bracelets that are supposed to support – or at least signify support – for some cause or another. But the other day, I was sent a bracelet by the I’m Tired of or...
PGA Tour pro Mark Hensby lends name and legs to charity bike ride for injured marines
Golf in general, and professional golf in particular, has a long history of supporting charitable causes. And in hard economic times like these, it seems that this effort actually increases.
A number of groups have contacted me recently about helping...
Live blogging the 2009 Solheim Cup 7: Europeans refuse to acknowledge win until Michelle Wie can produce a long-form birth certificate
This just in: The European Solheim Cup Team has just announced that they will not acknowledge the U.S. victory until a key player—unbeaten rookie from Hawai’i Michelle Wie—can produce a long-form birth certificate.
Laura Davies was t...
Live blogging the 2009 Solheim Cup 6: Solheim MVP? My vote is for Christina Kim
This is a tough call, and it’s going to make some folks angry, but I think Christina Kim is the Solheim Cup MVP – that is, if the matches keep going the way they are right now, and she wins her match to secure the critical 14th point.
Kim ...
Live blogging the 2009 Solheim Cup 5: Julie Inkster the epitome of class
After coming close to pulling off a great veteran win, Julie Inkster found herself in a whole heap of trouble on 18. As her par pitch from the front of the green came up two feet short, she tumbled to the ground in some good-natured theater. When she p...
Live blogging the 2009 Solheim Cup 4: Coming down to the wire
It’s still too close to call it at the 2009 Solheim Cup. Just take a look at the scoreboard in the media center…
The U.S opened with two strong performances from Paula Creamer and Angela Stanford, and Michelle Wie is 1-up with one hole t...
Live blogging the 2009 Solheim Cup 3: How to look mean in match play
When it comes to match play, gamesmanship is a critical weapon to have in your arsenal. Intimidation is the 15th club in the bag of many a great match play golfer.
How does one go about intimidating without sacrificing sportsmanship?
Well, one way i...
Live blogging the 2009 Solheim Cup 2: These women rock (especially Christina Kim)
Wandering through the crowds and players on the first few holes of the Solheim Cup at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois, I take no notebook with me, nor do I have any pre-set strategy. I’m simply soaking in the atmosphere like my liver ...
Live blogging the 2009 Solheim Cup 1: U.S. Team talent interleaved for final-day singles
I just arrived at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois, and am struck immediately by the throngs of fans and the pristine course. From what I saw of the layout in my long trudge from the wrong lot to the media center, it’s a bit of a curio...
Michelle Wie closes at Solheim Cup
Round 3 of the Solheim Cup is in the books, and the Europeans have closed the gap. The teams are now tied at 6. The U.S. would be behind, in fact, if not for the only point won this morning: Michelle Wie and Christina Kim closed out Helen Alfredsson an...
Toast PGA Championship and waning days of summer with Mount Gay Eclipse Gold Rum
Well, the PGA Championship is half-over, and summer is all but done as well, what with kids heading back to school in a week or so and football season just a touch-pass away.
Sigh…
It makes one sit and ponder the inevitable march of time, the i...
