T. Woods says his pain is behind him. I believe it's back there, all right, chasing him. He's playing in this weekend's Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, and the field is strong. Woods will be paired the first day with Justin Thomas, just one of the guns in the sun looking, even now, to … [Read more...]
Heartbreaker to the end
I learned about it by text message in the afternoon of a sad day in American history. I got it from my Roadie compadre Steve, who I know was sorry to be the one to break it to me. In the same cycle as the Las Vegas massacre, the death of Tom Petty was not the news of the day. He was 66, which is … [Read more...]
Nope, next year
It's not the Ryder Cup, and there's no sense pretending it is. The Americans will go and have fun and win and all will be jolly, because they don't really care. It's not the Ryder Cup. This American Presidents Cup group is a dream team unlike any trotted out there, even any past team that had a … [Read more...]
Pacific Links postscript
VICTORIA, British Columbia -- The Mountain Course at Bear Mountain is gorgeous, and tournament officials take good care of the players, volunteers and media. The resort is a nice, self-contained village with lots of ways to foster its guests’ willingness to drop wads of cash. The crowds were good … [Read more...]
Jerry Kelly conquers the island
6 p.m. Grey Goatee Mean Time VICTORIA, British Columbia – Jerry Kelly, the hottest player on the PGA Tour Champions lately, used his trademark steady head – and Lee Janzen’s double-bogey on No. 17 – to finish off a one-stroke victory at the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship on Vancouver … [Read more...]
Pacific Links, Day 2: Smith stays the course
VICTORIA, British Columbia -- Jerry Smith was maybe unfairly damned yesterday in this space. He's a strong-looking guy, moves like an athlete, solid through the ball. That doesn't mean if he put on a burgundy leisure suit he wouldn't look like the guy who handled your grandpa's funeral. In … [Read more...]
Mr. Smith goes to Victoria
VICTORIA, British Columbia -- There's some serious glitter on top of the leaderboard here. You know these guys: Jerry Kelly, David Toms, Bernhard Langer, John Daly, Jerry Smith -- Stop. Who, please, is Jerry Smith? He looks like he sells insurance at a strip mall in Council Bluffs. I … [Read more...]
Fingerprints of Chandler Egan
H. (Henry) Chandler Egan was a two-time U.S. Amateur champion who became better known in the northwestern United States for the golf courses he designed in the first quarter of the 20th century: Eugene (Ore.) Country Club, West Seattle Golf Club, Eastmoreland Golf Club (Portland), Tualatin … [Read more...]
A reason for September
Without golf, there wouldn't be a Global Golf Calendar, and maybe no calendars at all. Or maybe they'd have to invent calendars because without golf, there wouldn't be the Masters, and how else would anybody know it was April? Without golf, there'd be be no Grey Goatee Golf Association, and maybe … [Read more...]
Any major dude will tell you
I had a glimmer something was wrong when I tried to reach the Grey Goatee Research Geeks with a mundane question about golf, of all things. Closed. Shut. No answer. While I wasn't expecting cheerful service, I was surprised by the total silence. It was Barry who told me, after a round of golf, … [Read more...]
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