It's easy to be disappointed that Tiger Woods has withdrawn from this weekend's Safeway Classic in Napa, but hard to be surprised. He's not hurt, they say, but his game's not ready. Shit, whose game is? But we power on, right? Another 500 points is in play this week for the winner in the … [Read more...]
The promise of Tiger
Tiger Woods in wine country, playing actual competitive golf ... no, not this week, next week, but we think it's OK to jump the gun a little bit. We're missing somethin' in golf with Arnold Palmer gone. Woods is no Arnie, but maybe he can fill the void a little bit, bridge the glamour gap, help us … [Read more...]
Le Grey Goatee
If I know you, you're in Evian-les-Bains, France, strolling the playing grounds of the fifth and final major of the LPGA season. The women have the weekend to themselves, mostly, with the PGA boys taking a week off before the top 30 take on the FedEx Cup final next weekend, with the Ryder Cup the … [Read more...]
Women Olympians take a spin
It’s hard to be cynical about Olympics golf after watching the men's final round Sunday. These guys were having fun, on a beautiful new golf course, and the only guy possibly happier than gold medalist Justin Rose was bronze medalist Matt Kuchar. As for silver medalist Henrik Stenson, the big stoic … [Read more...]
Cold War edition
I'm thinking the Olympics will be just fine -- Rio will be amazing, the security will work, and nobody will get carried off by a Zika Monster. Even the golf will be good, and nobody will notice (much) the top guys who aren't there. I'll miss having the Russian track and field team around, just … [Read more...]
The teaching pros can play a little, too
These guys don’t have the name recognition to match PGA Tour pros, and that’s because they spend their professional lives running golf courses and teaching the rest of us bums how to play the game better. Grey Goatee Nation, whether you know it or not, has a dog in the fight at the PGA … [Read more...]
Let it be Lexi
The relentlessly consistent Lexi Thompson (68-67-69-69) won the KEB Hana Championship in South Korea over the weekend. But Lydia Ko (see below) has the lead in the Race to the CME Globe as LPGA pros near the home stretch of the season points championship. Thompson helped herself, but maybe not … [Read more...]
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