Did you hear the one about the golfer who went to retrieve a golf ball and lost an arm? Sounds pretty funny, doesn't it? I'm guessing 77-year-old James Wiencek can't laugh about it, although he probably realizes he is lucky to be alive. I'm sure some… more »

At 8,200 yards, the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge in Alabama is one of the longest courses in the world. But that's nothing compared to Nullarbor Links, which just opened in Australia.The new par-72 course Down Under stretches 1,365 ki… more »

In case you missed it, the four major champions played in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf the last couple of days. And this year it actually featured the major champions for a change.In years past, Tiger Woods might win a couple of the majors (meaning tha… more »

The weather might have been dismal Monday evening during The First Tee of San Francisco?s Annual Awards Dinner, but it didn't dampen the enthusiasm of bidders in a charity auction to benefit First Tee.In my previous blog, I related the story of how… more »

There's an aspect of last week's Presidents Cup that might have gone somewhat unnoticed, so I'm giving it a little attention. While the U.S. team was busy dusting off the internationals, a new satellite site for the San Francisco First Tee program wa… more »

Sometimes, I enjoy attending Champions Tour events more than regular PGA Tour events ? even majors. This, I'm pretty sure, will be one of those weeks.First of all, the crowds usually aren't as intense, but more importantly, these guys seem to have… more »

While watching the U.S. team rout the Internationals in this year's Presidents Cup golf from Harding Park in San Francisco this weekend, my wife quizzed me about the setup.When I told her that a team of Americans was playing a team of internationals,… more »

The Shawnee Inn at Shawnee on the Delaware, Pa., is a true retreat. It's hard to believe than just 90 minutes away are tens of millions of souls who battle the hustle and bustle in New York City and Philadelphia.The resort goes back to 1912 when it w… more »

Ask me what the hardest golf course I've ever played is, and one comes to mind immediately ? Luana Hills Golf Club on the east side of the island of Oahu in Hawaii.Honestly, I was about six holes into this Pete Dye jungle design wondering if I had… more »

On the eve of the Presidents Cup comes the announcement that International Captain Greg Norman and former tennis star Chris Evert are separated ? just 15 months after they got married.Seems like just yesterday Norman was making an unlikely run at t… more »

It's that time of year again in Arizona when you need to call ahead for conditions at your favorite golf courses.Because this is when superintendents overseed golf courses for the peak season. Many golf courses close for two or three weeks for this p… more »

Every year, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America honors somebody in golf with the Old Tom Morris Award. It's the GCSAA's most prestigious award, and the 2010 recipient will be Judy Rankin, a most deserving choice. Named for the old S… more »

Despite the temperature being in the mid-90s today, this really is the time of year to head to San Antonio for a little golf, which is what I'm doing this weekend. (The next two months are the best time of year in South Texas.)We recently published a… more »

I've played a lot of golf with spectacular backdrops across the country and the world, and the one thing most of them have in common is that they are pricey.Not so in the Flathead Valley of northern Montana.These really are true hidden gems, alth… more »

The test of a good golf course design is if you took away the natural scenery, which is what you almost always get in Hawaii, would it still be a good golf course? In the case of the Kings' Course at the Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island of Hawa… more »