So we got the formal announcement on Monday that Carolyn Bivens is out as the commissioner of the LPGA, and Marsha Evans, a retired Navy rear admiral, is in as interim commissioner.Evans, who has also led the Girl Scouts of USA and the American Red… more »

After spending a few days in Branson, Mo., I offer these observations: First, Branson offers top-notch Ozark Mountain golf. The new Payne Stewart Golf Club has terrific views and is plenty challenging. Tom Fazio's Branson Creek Golf Club is as good or… more »

I spent a part of my youth in the Delta of northern Mississippi. I've lived the majority of my life in Texas. But I've never been anywhere more country than Branson, Mo. This really is a trip back in time in so many ways. Branson is simply a visit… more »

Does anybody really care about this new groove rule? You know, the one where essentially all irons sold in the modern era would be non-conforming -- at least at the higher level of tournaments. The PGA Tour considered delaying the new groove rule a ye… more »

When you think of Texas golf resorts, Barton Creek in Austin is probably the first place that comes to mind. But the folks at Horseshoe Bay Resort, which overlooks Lake LBJ in the Texas Hill Country, could be making headway in their quest for recognition… more »

While Santa Fe and Albuquerque often garner much of the attention when it comes to traveling to New Mexico, you may want to consider Las Cruces in the southern part of the state near El Paso for your next golf trip to the Land of Enchantment. This we… more »

Driving into El Paso, Texas, Monday afternoon, I had a good chance to listen to mainstream media discuss the outcome of the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. Many of the comments I heard were laughable, including the one that Phil Mickelson choked this one… more »

Has a guy 11 shots off the lead ever got so much coverage? Or how about one who was 20 off the pace?Watching the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black this week has been surreal. Missing was the usual jockeying of position that you normally see on Saturdays b… more »

If you're planning on being glued to the television set this week for the U.S. Open at 7,426-yard Bethpage Black and you're a DIRECTV subscriber, then you should be in heaven.DIRECTV is offering a four-in-one screen HD Mix channel and interactive se… more »

On my first trip to the Westin Bear Mountain Resort & Spa near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, this week, I played the newly opened Valley Golf Course there first. (I'll be posting a review soon on the Valley Course.)The resort, which is wher… more »

Sometimes you just have to push yourself, which was the case yesterday at a place called WildPlay Element Park in Nanaimo, British Columbia, about 75 miles north of Victoria on Vancouver Island.This is a place for the young at heart. Here you get to… more »

With its temperate climate, the people here on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, love the outdoors, whether it's riding bikes, walking, fishing or playing golf. And so far, I'm finding out the golf here is great. My first couple of days have been a… more »

Recently, I had the pleasure of playing The Tribute Golf Club in The Colony, Texas (north of Dallas), which pays homage to great Scottish courses across the Atlantic. Designed by Tripp Davis, The Tribute will let you play all those run-up and wind-ch… more »

Thursday night, we got a little taste of what the Village at Northstar had to offer. Northstar, which is located just outside of Truckee, Calif., is probably better known as a ski resort, but does a pretty bang-up job hosting golfers, too. So Thursday… more »

This is the part where if you're an agnostic, you connect with God anyway. You try to figure out your place in the universe, ponder what's really important in life and yearn to slow down. How could you not as you drive around the western shores of Lake… more »