Having been in Guatemala and at the new La Reunion resort near Antigua for a little more than 24 hours, here are some of my initial impressions on my first trip to this beautiful country: Pete Dye, even at age 83, hasn't mellowed a whole lot -- at lea… more »

I don't know about you, but I want to tune in tomorrow to see if 50-year-old Tom Lehman can take it to the house at the Transitions Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla., near Tampa. The fact that Tiger Woods and Phil Mi… more »

Over on LasVegasGolf.com, we just posted a story I wrote on a nine-hole computer golf skills challenge contest the folks at LasVegasGolf.com are sponsoring with the World Golf Tour.The World Golf Tour is a new Internet-based computer golf game, and e… more »

I really try not to bite the hook of every new golf video or instruction book, but it's difficult sometimes. Now, we learn that Phil Mickelson has a new DVD series on the short game coming out called " Phil Mickelson: Secrets of the Short Game." Consi… more »

Suddenly, I've got a hankering for Guinness and corned beef and cabbage. Must be St. Patrick's Day.Oh, the memories are fond.I've been across the pond twice to play golf in Ireland. And both times, the weather was pretty much miserable. It was co… more »

The measure of success is results, and Butch Harmon's results continue to impress.Sometimes the big-name teachers get a little too much credit. But in the case of Harmon, it's apparently all deserved. Pretty much everybody this guy has worked with ha… more »

How many guys could hit it in the water twice and still shoot 65? Not many, but if you had to guess who, it would probably be Phil Mickelson. How good is this guy's short game? On one of the instances when he found the water during the opening round a… more »

Over on GolfTexas.com, we just posted a story I wrote on El Angel course at Rancho Viejo (Texas) Resort & Country Club. Located just a few miles from South Padre Island, the timing couldn't be better or worse, depending on your perspective.This w… more »

If you didn't catch Jimmy Robert's report on Erik Compton during the final round of the Honda Classic at the PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., this week, you missed one of the best three or four minutes of NBC's tournament coverage… more »

In case you haven't noticed, daylight-saving time is almost upon us. It used to be that this didn't happen until April. But now, not only does it come earlier, but also it sticks around longer to November instead of October. Starting this Sunday, you can… more »

I wrote a blog a couple of weeks ago about how nobody cares about what you shoot on the golf course, and today I got a note from colleague Brandon Tucker about a recent round I had. Apparently, your golf performances don't make the billboards, but they d… more »

Yesterday, after playing golf at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa here in Scottsdale, Ariz., I attended my first Cactus League spring training baseball game.It was at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, home of the Oakland Athletics. The A's won the game,… more »

Beyond the expected luxury accommodations that you would expect at a Westin property, there's a lot more to the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa here in Scottsdale, Ariz., than Heavenly Beds and massage treatments. First, as the name would imply, it… more »

Golf can take on a different meaning at Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Ariz., given the reverence the people who live and work at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa have for the land here.Early on, we got an appreciation for the history… more »

What a great day it is. It's the first day of exhibition games for major league baseball teams, and Tiger Woods is back in action. Later this week, I'll be taking in an Indians-Athletics exhibition game at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. But first, there's… more »