When I heard that the Ryder Cup was being ferried from across the pond to the financial capital of the world (and my hometown) I had to get a closer look. This trophy is won for the honor of the game and not for the amount of money on the line. There’s history etched into this 1927 award and the few spaces remaining around its base herald in hushed possibilities of a new cup, leaving this one in a trophy case sometime in the next ten years. It was with great pride that I held the Ryder Cup at the ...

Click here to listen. During last year’s Honda Classic one caddie remarked to another, entirely off-the-cuff, that his player used a certain golf club off of the tee. PGA Tour golfer Mark Wilson wound up calling a two-stroke penalty on himself after finding out about this infraction, thus proving to viewers the importance of playing by the rules. In spite of losing the two strokes he still won the tournament (in a sudden-death playoff), and with his integrity intact! Wilson continued, “The rules should be held in high regard by every player.” With the honor of the game at stake, some people may ...

So, Michelle Wie fans are believing that she’s ready to tear up the golf scene! Here are seven reasons why the Big Wiesy doesn’t stand a chance: 1. Her injured wrists will never heal properly. Wie was recently quoted as saying, “I just accepted the fact that it’s never going to be 100% ever again.” 2. If Michelle doesn’t believe her wrists will ever be 100%, her confidence will never be 100% and she will always have a handy excuse for not playing well. 3. MW doesn’t learn from her mistakes. Taking a hip-hop class at Stanford after fracturing both of her ...

Click here to listen. Jeff Quinney patiently stalked Phil Mickelson during the final round of the Northern Trust Open, waiting perhaps for Lefty’s golf club to become entangled in the kikuya grass or for Mickelson to erupt as with his eleven last week. Four birdies over a six-hole stretch for Quinney placed Lefty in a precarious position leaving the possibility of another playoff and yet another close call. Mickelson is known for hanging tough, but rarely for making a charge and instilling fear into his opponents. Instead, Mickelson watched as the tables turned and Quinney fell to pieces, bogeying ...

Click here to listen. Where an eleven on a hole is a mishap which any golfer would prefer to forget, Phil Mickelson will be reminded of his m/c at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am for weeks, even months to come. He wasn’t even in the list of golfers on the cut line who got paid for their efforts and went home…nope, not Lefty. He made sure that this collapse would be one for the history books. Recall the 2006 U.S. Open? I’m sure talk of that previous loss will now be regurgitated along with this mishap throughout the golf season until Mickelson ...

Click here to listen. It’s easy to see why professional golfers become distracted when Tiger Woods is somewhere in the pack. If he’s only a few strokes back, chances are his resolve will carry him to victory. That is precisely what happened this weekend at the Dubai Desert Classic. On the flip side, no one seems to be afraid of Phil Mickelson. J.B. Holmes’ memories of a 2006 victory at the FBR Open was all he needed to maintain his purpose for this year’s event. And, the claim to fame that he beat Mickelson was also a good incentive. Phil’s putter let him down ...