Archives for: December 2009
Dec
28
Middle age is starting to take its toll on my golf game. Rare are the days now where I want to play more than 18.In the past year, I've played with a pinched nerve and a pretty good case of tendonitis in the left elbow. I'm pretty much over the pinch… more »
Dec
21
If you're looking for a golf story that will warm your heart this Christmas season, I've got one for you, and it actually involves a positive story about a professional athlete.Jeff Francoeur, the former Atlanta Braves baseball player, loves golf. An… more »
Dec
19
Golf Digest magazine recently announced America's Best New Courses of 2009, and at the top of the public list is a course that has received a lot of attention this year ? the Pete Dye Course at French Lick (Ind.) Resort.While I haven't played it, u… more »
Dec
16
It's been almost a year since I got to check out the new Bayonet and Black Horse golf courses at Bayonet/Black Horse in Seaside, Calif., on the Monterey Peninsula. Honestly, I was blown away by the quality of the two courses, and apparently I'm not alone… more »
Dec
13
OK, a few more observations on the Tiger Woods disaster, and I'm done for a while.
We always thought Tiger Woods took so much time off between tournaments to focus on the important and major events. Turns out he was really busy.
Tiger says he's tak… more »
Dec
12
Sometimes the best part about going to a golf resort isn't the golf ? even if the golf is excellent -- but the spa.And there are few places better than the Scottsdale, Ariz., area to experience the best in spa treatments, especially for golfers. Fo… more »
Dec
09
Finally, after six or eight trips to the Valley of the Sun, I got to play the TPC Scottsdale. It was well worth the wait.You often hear that certain PGA Tour courses are overrated, but I don't think the Jay Morrish-Tom Weiskopf-designed TPC Scottsdal… more »
Dec
05
This just in: Tiger Woods is human. I read that this morning in my local newspaper by a Johnny-come lately sports columnist who I think was trying to point out that athletes shouldn't be our kids' role models. No kidding, Tiger is human. I didn't… more »
Dec
03
Part of my assignment this week in Orlando included a couple of lessons from two of the best golf schools in the world -- the Grand Cypress Academy of Golf, followed the very next day by a session at the David Leadbetter Academy of Golf at ChampionsGat… more »
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