Apr
14
Lone Star State is big enough for both new and old Valero Texas Open hosts: Westin La Cantera and TPC San Antonio
Send feedback »SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -- That big, 1,001-room hotel that sits behind the 16th green was quite the As the TPC San Antonio and JW Marriott opened up last year, it meant the Westin la Cantera had to step aside to make room at the top. I just wrote a fe… more »
Apr
26
Tiger Woods isn't at the Byron Nelson, he's making friends with a new dominant athlete
3 feedbacks »There is a bit of a sour taste at the Byron Nelson Championship this week, as eight of the top ten golfers in the world rankings aren't competing, including Tiger Woods. Many golf writers are calling it a slap in the face to the late Nelson, who passed a… more »
Apr
25
Looking for a last-minute golf trip? Check out this weekend's Free Golf Getaway in Gaylord, northern Michigan
Send feedback »The only thing better than getting a good deal on great golf is paying nothing at all.
The Gaylord Golf Mecca, a marketing partnership between many of the region's golf resorts and courses are offering their annual Free Golf Weekend April 27-29th, he… more »
Apr
23
In part two of my blog series, "Turning tournaments into freak shows via sponsor exemptions", I argue it's time for the LPGA, not PGA Tour to give teen idol/golf nut Justin Timberlake a sponsor's exemption.
Timberlake has let it be known he wants to… more »
Apr
18
While Wie is sidelined, can we get Natalie Gulbis some PGA Tour event exemptions please?
57 feedbacks »Just because Michelle Wie is out with a wrist injury it doesn't mean the summer months on the PGA Tour should be void of women mixing it up a little in some events.
I was just researching Natalie Gulbis on Google images and it hit me: why isn't she g… more »
Apr
12
Royal County Down in Northern Ireland overtakes the Old Course in St. Andrews in Golf Digest world rankings
3 feedbacks »In their "outside the U.S." rankings, Golf Digest has a new number one: Royal County Down in Northern Ireland, upsetting perennial number one, the Old Course in St. Andrews.
I've played them both in the last few months. So which course is better in m… more »
Apr
05
The lifeless blokes on the PGA Tour need to take a cue from golf writers once in awhile and get into the mud pit.
Larry Olmsted of the USA Today's Golfer's World Blog, and friend of my podcast, Sweet Spots, has ripped TravelGolf.com's Chris Baldwin -… more »
Apr
05
The early stages of a tournament aren't supposed to be where Phil Mickelson struggles. It's the back nine on Sunday that has been his problem in the past.
But he can't even get out of the gate these days, starting off +5 after seven holes at the Mast… more »
Apr
04
Sergio Garcia will NOT win the Masters. You have to be a good putter to win there.
Phil Mickelson will NOT win the Masters. He's got some work to do before he wins another tournament, albeit a major.
Gary Player will NOT win the Masters.
Mich… more »
Mar
29
Golf Digest's newest course rankings have been released from the vaults. I've been eating these things up since I was probably 12 years old. These days, I look at them with a grain of salt of course. But nonetheless, it valiantly succeeds in sparking deb… more »
Mar
26
Johnny Miller's 'Mickelson at Winged Foot' comparisons to Tiger at Doral is Busch league
15 feedbacks »Did anyone else catch NBC color guy Johnny Miller idiotically mentioning Phil Mickelson's Winged Foot collapse while Tiger pitched down the 18th fairway en route to his win at Doral Sunday?
Talk about a Busch League comparison. The two events really… more »
Mar
19
My doctor tells me if I have more than 14 full traditional Irish breakfasts in a row, my arteries will begin to drip sausage fat. So I guess it's finally time to leave Ireland, but not without offering up some "Best Ofs"...
Best hole: Almost every cou… more »
Mar
16
One of the top three holes I've played all trip comes courtesy of Lahinch Golf Club on the west coast of Ireland . It's the par-4 6th - and it's spectacular.
(*Note: this used to be the 7th, but recent rerouting has it playing 6th now and the old 6th… more »
Mar
14
Royal County Down, a lot like Royal Dornoch in Scotland has an overwhelming amount of gorse - a thick, weedy flower that grows all over the British Isles. In warmer months, it grows a yellow flower that can be very popular to North Americans discovering… more »
Mar
13
So here I am, drinking a pint of Smithwick's, munching on fresh seafood in what I think is an authentic Irish Pub in the little town of Tralee on the coast of southwest Ireland. Rugby highlights are on TV (there is upheaval about the Six Nations Cup matc… more »
Mar
10
Enniscrone Golf Club in northwest Ireland: tough to find this bargain, but that's changing
2 feedbacks »I was a bit confused yesterday trying to find Enniscrone on my Ireland road map. I could only find a town in County Sligo named "Inishcrone". I'm told that is the town's Irish spelling, but the more used Anglo-Saxon version is "Enniscrone", only maps and… more »
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