The phrase is deus ex machina. The meaning is fluid, as far as I can tell, but it seems in popular usage to be something unexpected that for no obvious reason makes sense of gibberish or substance of nothingness. Herewith golf, the simplest game. Its goal, its very essence, is simple, which … [Read more...]
Olympics Nation
Two professional majors -- the LPGA's and the USGA's -- go head-to-head this weekend, which guarantees neither tournament will get the attention both deserve. At the end of the day, the Golf Channel won't be leading with either of them. The PGA Tour has a lightweight field at a non-major stop in … [Read more...]
Make my julep with Herradura
A couple career journeymen teamed to claim the title last weekend at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. It could be said Scott Piercy (four career wins) and Billy Horschel (five) are journeymen with a difference -- they've won out there. Horschel, in particular, has a big star by … [Read more...]
It’s problematic
They say "problematic" is a trending word and concept in our culture of the now. I think it's supposed to call out how conflicted we feel about a good movie by a director who's a dirtbag with women, or the public achievements of a civil rights leader who does his abusing in private. Nobody … [Read more...]
You read it here first
Please: No wagering whatsoever should result from the insider knowledge you will absorb from these U.S. Open predictions. It wouldn't be fair to all the other people, millions of them, for as many reasons, who don't read in this space. Dustin Johnson won't repeat. Martin Kaymer won't win … [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...]
This post is in its third or fourth rain delay
What the talking heads talk about on the first day of the U.S. Open when they’re not talking about players playing because players aren’t playing because of the weather: They talk about the golf course (on which nobody much is playing). They say the obvious play on the 519-yard par-4 15th is to … [Read more...]
Monty full on
Colin Montgomerie -- who knew? -- has won the last two Senior PGA Championships. He's in the field this weekend at Harbor Shores in Michigan to aim at a three-peat. Montgomerie is only 52. Really? The media guide says he's 6-1, 210 pounds -- they do have good PR on the Champions tour. Monty is … [Read more...]
Images: Women’s golf in Portland — The Amateur
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The best women amateurs were in Portland, Ore., this weekend, and Scott Bisch, Vancouver, Wash., photographer and friend of Grey Goatee Nation, was there to capture the tournament in photos. Hannah O'Sullivan, 17, of Chandler, Ariz., defeated Sierra Brooks (right), … [Read more...]
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