When everyone is making money there isn’t time to try to take down the competition. With shrinking margins, stagnate revenues and tougher competition, if you can’t innovate your way to profitability, the only choice is to sue. Take the recent cour… more »

Without the great fanfare that came with the world’s number one golfer announcing his Tiger Woods Learning Center, the world’s number two golfer Phil Mickelson and his wife Amy have partnered with ExxonMobil to support a teacher training program call… more »

I wouldn't. Golf equipment isn't a very good investment these days. Look at Callaway. It's stock has dropped 20% since July ($15.71 vs. $19.49), Golfsmith has faired even worse crash-diving 47% ($5.77 vs $10.95). Two articles came to my attention o… more »

Oh boy! Annika just got hitched and you know what that means: limited schedule, retirement, clothing line, course building, babies. I mean, the girl is 36 and has been the best female golfer on the planet for the last ten years. What do you think it mean… more »

I was driving to a client’s office this morning and I heard a radio ad for Viagra and its claim that an estimated 17 million men have ED. Yes, erectile dysfunction. I was shocked to hear that so many men can’t bring themselves to attention. I also… more »

In the 100-degree heat of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the greatest golfer of my lifetime ceaselessly toiled to his 13th major victory. At 31, he showed no ill effects from the heat, no sign of being off his game nor of backing down. In the span of two weeks he w… more »

I always knew that New Zealanders were crazy. In the Golf Observer I find a write-up on 40 year old New Zealander Ricky Bartlett who recently finished a year long journey in which he played every golf course and golf hole in New Zealand for charity.… more »

This has to be a cry for help because this statement is just plain stupid: "When Nicklaus and Palmer played, when [Ben] Hogan played and Sam Snead played, on a scale of zero to 10, they were a nine-plus," Mac O’Grady said. "Tiger Woods is not even a on… more »

CLICK HERE to listen. In Episode #38 of Golf Gear News, host Bruce Stasch reports at The Newstand on Duval Wimping Out at the British Open, and Virginia Tech Student wins British Amateur. In the State of the Game we hear about the golf industry's C… more »

Up here in Minne "snow" ta, we are big watchers of the weather. Sometimes Northerners like us say: "If you don’t like the weather, just wait a few hours and it will change." We often talk about record snowfalls like the Halloween blizzard (30 inches… more »

CLICK HERE to listen. In Episode #37 of Golf Gear News, host Bruce Stasch reports at The Newstand on Ex-NFL Kicker is Now a Caddie, and John Daly's Wife Attacks Him. In the State of the Game we read about Sound Patents. In She Golfs Too Dear Abb… more »

I was wondering if the Wie Circus could get any worse. Was I ever wrong. Now remember, I predicted that this return was going to be a non-event. In her inglorious return to competitive LPGA tournament play, the phenom, the queen of hype, Miss Spar… more »

CLICK HERE to listen. In Episode #36 of Golf Gear News, host Bruce Stasch reports at The Newstand on Pro Athletes Who Are Golfers, Wie Will Concentrate on the LPGA, and Maxfli Kills Daly Ad. In the State of the Game we read about The Cost of Endors… more »

Michelle Wie's announcment that she will return on May 28th to play in Annika Sorenstam's Ginn Tribute leaves me cold. Maybe in the past I didn’t express it in these exact words, but Michelle Wie is a circus act that is going nowhere. Yes, she has tal… more »

After an absolutely horrible round of golf. After you have thrown your clubs in the pond and stomped off the course vowing never to play the stupid game again. You can alway pick up another ball, hit the lanes and bowl. Why not? It's got a lot of adv… more »