Sports writers like to make bold predictions, so here's mine: Colin Montgomerie is going to win this week's U.S. Open. Think I'm crazy? People have made wackier forecasts on this site. (I hear WorldGolf.com's Bill Wolfrum, yet to reveal his official Op… more »

Watching the final round of the French Open today, in which Spaniard Rafael Nadal pretty much dominated World No. 1 Roger Federer, I kept wondering one thing: Where's Tiger Woods? I thought I had read somewhere that these guys had developed quite a cl… more »

A lot of ink has been spilled on Michelle Wie's bogus withdrawal from the Ginn Tribute, including two posts in this space - though I at least can fall back on the record of never having felt the need to write about Wiesy until yesterday. So I think two b… more »

Is there anybody out there who is really buying Michelle Wie's excuse that she re-aggravated one of her wrists and that was the reason she withdrew from the Ginn Tribute? Get serious. Feeling the need to follow-up on an earlier blog - one that now… more »

I for one am waiting for Michelle Wie's media machine to announce that she is heading over the pond to the European PGA Tour to continue her pathetic quest to make a cut in a PGA Tour event. I mean, up to now she has humiliated herself in every PGA event… more »

My colleague Brandon Tucker has written a smart piece on why European golfers should get the most out of their euros by heading to the States to take advantage of the pathetic value of the U.S. dollar right now. Personally, it's tough living in Europ… more »

Anyone catch an unexpected name near the top of the leaderboard at the Player's Championship this past weekend? No, not Sergio Garcia, though I'll eat a little crow on past statements and recognize that he did mount a real charge on Sunday (birdies on f… more »

Ok, so a lot of eyes will be on Jacksonville, Fla., for the PGA Tour's 2007 Players Champsionship this week. That's too bad, because we finally have a full week scheduled on the European PGA Tour. The Challenge Tour is in Seith, France for the A.G… more »

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Not long ago I wrote, briefly, about a round I played at Golf Resort Konopiste, not far outside Prague, in the Czech Republic. My review of the resort's D'Este course is now on WorldGolf.com. There is always a story behind… more »

The licensed bore and the curmudgeon both like to say that as big pictures go, sports are insignificant. Many times I would find that a hard point to refute, never more than when considering that most peculiar of species, The Fan - and I have not a fe… more »

Could this be déjà vu for Raphaël Jacquelin? Jacquelin finds himself still in the lead of the BMW Asian Open in Shanghai heading into the weekend. Last week, you might recall, Jacquelin found himself in the same position at the Volvo Open (also hel… more »

So yesterday I wondered what Shanghai would have in store for Ernie Els, and today we have our answer. Els is struggling at the BMW Asian Open. Maybe those back-to-back overnight flights from Hilton Head to China, combined with no practice rounds,… more »

The European Tour is in Shanghai this week for the BMW Asia Open, which tees off tomorrow. And while the field is a strong one - Retief Goosen, Colin Montgomerie, Paul Casey, John Daly - perhaps all eyes are on Ernie Els. Not only did Els win the even… more »

BENESOV, Czech Republic - I lived in the Czech Republic for more than two years, and I never managed to play one of its courses. Not that this central European country is known for its golf - when we think of European golf, we're usually dreaming of the… more »

Well, obviously the big story today is this year's Masters, and specifically winner Zach Johnson, who managed to fend off a lurking Tiger and take home the green jacket. But when the dust settles around Johnson, this Masters might go down as one of the r… more »