Three weeks ago, the world No. 2 was oak-solid in Inisbrook, and climbed back to No. 1. Two weeks ago, the world No. 1 in the minds of many, if not on top of any lists, won a tournament for the first time in a while. And last weekend, a scraggly-bearded, steady-swinging redhead chilled the … [Read more...]
Golf trip by RV? It pencils, if you can stand the idea
The Seattle Golf and Travel Show in February was directly adjacent to the Seattle RV Show, a happy confluence of scheduling given the golf show's increased emphasis on golf travel destinations. Before we even get out the calculator to see if an RV makes sense for your golf road trip, there are some … [Read more...]
It works for Elk, and now it’s on video
Steve Elkington is more than a championship player. He’s a questing soul, a seeker of truth and beauty in the art, science and sorcery of golf. Last spring (The Blogolfosphere, May 10, 2011), Craig Foster got an email from Elkington, a 10-time winner on the PGAtour, including the 1995 PGA … [Read more...]
Mother Nature and other proud mamas
Jan. 20, 2012, 12:21 a.m. PST In the fast-twitch world of blogs and tweets and tubes, it’s only right that Mother Nature has her say, too. It’s past midnight, and the guys are still working at the end of the street to rebuild the power pole that tilted under the weight of frozen snow and the big … [Read more...]
Tiger: When he’s bad he’s better
Fred Couples said it: “When I’m 100 years old and I tell somebody that I captained two of these, and that Tiger Woods won both cups for me, they’ll look at me and go, ‘Wow.’” Woods won his singles match for the Presidents Cup-clinching point, which was more a matter of timing than making a clutch … [Read more...]
Of argyles and micro-stripes: Presidents Cup too close to call
Let’s talk fashion. Really. Except for the odd bunker blast this year and the fascinating Royal Melbourne torture track, it’s more interesting than the golf. The Presidents Cup is a bi-yearly late-season curio on the world golf calendar, and it ain’t the Ryder Cup. It could be said the Americans, … [Read more...]
Captains’ Cup: Watch it for Norman and Couples
MELBOURNE – Two of the most charismatic people in the world of golf claim the title of “captain” this week, which is just about enough to rescue the Presidents Cup, which will always be the other and lesser “U.S. versus … “ event, at least to American eyes. And Tiger is here. That puts butts … [Read more...]
The journeyman does what journeymen do
It's the major tournament for journeymen, so it seemed only right that the journeyman's journeyman was doing nothing but hitting greens and making putts. Jason Dufner, he of the quiet mien and distinctive waggle, was also leading the PGA Championship on Sunday by four strokes after a kid named … [Read more...]
Clarke: Champion of the moment, Champion of the Year
10:25 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (6:25 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time) At 42, life is good for Darren Clarke. He's soon to marry a beauty queen, he enjoys enormous popularity with the public and his fellow players, and – though he might say it's OK either way – being Champion Golfer of … [Read more...]
Of land and weather and pink-on-white jackets
4:33 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (12:33 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time)" ... the game is always about the land."I'll be up tomorrow at 3 a.m. (my time) to watch the whole damn thing, because it's Sunday at the Open Championship. Today, I let the DVR do the early shift, and I'm glad I did, because … [Read more...]
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