Here's a shocker: The woman who hit a golf ball farther than the rest of her competitors hasn't always been a woman. Lana Lawless, a 55-year-old bartender and local celebrity from Palm Springs, Calif., belted out a 254-yard drive into a 40 mph wind a… more »

Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale has only been around for 14 years, but it's already carving a nice tournament history for itself. Recently it was announced that the Frys.com Open will return for its third straight year in 2009 as part of the Fall Series… more »

What are the odds that you show up in the Palm Springs, Calif., area and get rain two out of four days? Nevertheless, there's a silver lining in every cloud, and I certainly found one earlier this week. After taming the Mountain Course at the fabulous… more »

Our economic woes didn't start this fall; they just really came to light then. The same holds true for the golf industry, which has actually been in a recession for quite some time, at least relative compared to what it was 10 or 12 years ago. So on t… more »

So not everyone is pleased that the PGA of America has tabbed Corey Pavin as the next American Ryder Cup captain. Now there's a surprise. It seems there's a school of thought that the fiery Paul Azinger managed to rally the outgunned Americans to vict… more »

I try to keep an open mind about most things, but I must admit, when it comes magnetic, copper or ion bracelets and pendants, I've been more than a little skeptical. Still, it doesn't take long to find plenty of folks who disagree with you, and most of t… more »

This weekend, the second of two very enjoyable and historic munis reopened after extensive renovations. On Saturday, it was half-century-old Papago Golf Course in Phoenix, long considered one of the better city courses the country, but in need of some up… more »

Michelle Wie was just a little more than 14 years old when when she missed the cut at the 2004 Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu by just a single stroke. To think that a teenage girl beat nearly half the field, including the likes of Adam… more »

It's official: Tucson golf has crossed the threshold of Ritzy golf. The new 27-hole golf course at The Ritz-Carlton Club, Dove Mountain in Marana, just outside of Tucson, is pretty much done and will be open for public play on Jan. 18. And like most o… more »

College football's BCS and the PGA Tour have more in common than three-letter acronyms - they both needed better playoff systems. The PGA Tour did that last week by tweaking the FedEx Cup. Well, maybe it was a little more than a tweak. This year, by v… more »

In a surprise announcement, we now learn that Buick, after nine years, will not be renewing its contract with Tiger Woods. Perhaps GM had a choice: lose the Tiger endorsement or lose the private jets. Pretty easy decision if that's the case because I can… more »

This week I got a sneak preview of the new JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa well under construction in the northwest part of the San Antonio, Texas. The scene doesn't exactly jibe with current economic woes, and you can't help but fe… more »

It's difficult to imagine golf without the Titleist Pro V1, but if you take a recent court ruling literally, then you might be led to believe it could happen starting next year. But for those of you who are married to you Pro V1s, relax, that's a pre… more »

Man, you've got to be a hard-core golf fan to absorb the last few events of the Fall Finish. It's tough to watch guys you never heard of sweating it out trying to secure their card for next year. I don't like grinding in my own game, much less watching s… more »

You know the commercial with the two-faced ticket agent who tells the traveler his fare is $69 only to spin her head around Exorcist-style to reveal another face? Then the guy finds out that the airline has various miscellaneous charges that more than do… more »