Sliding down the razorblade of the final PGA Tour events is reminiscent of the bowl season that now exists in college football- full of events, very few of which mean anything unless you are related to a player on Tour or a player on the team that became “bowl-eligible". The PGA Tour’s schedule of events for the more than two months between August 17th and November 2nd includes the following tournaments with their respective winners: the Reno-Tahoe Open (Will Mackenzie); the 84 Lumber Classic (Ben Curtis); the Valero Texas Open (Eric Axley); the Southern Farm Bureau Classic (D.J. Trahan); the ...

The Nationwide Tour is visiting Charleston this week, with the first annual Palmetto Pride Classic at the Daniel Island Club’s new Ralston Creek Course. I went to the event on Thursday because I wanted to get a feel for the Nationwide Tour (the limited coverage on The Golf Channel really doesn’t reveal much of anything), take advantage of the beautiful weather, and get a good look at the course I’d heard so much about. I would highly recommend a trip to a Nationwide event for anyone who enjoys golf. The tickets at the Palmetto Pride Classic are only $10, many ...

It is impossible not to notice that over the past few years more long irons have been ending up in second-hand stores while more golf bags have been filling up with hybrids. In almost every issue of the major golf publications there is a story about how amateur players can’t live without a hybrid, and that most golfers should carry at least two. The clubs are also making more appearances in PGA events, most notably in helping Todd Hamilton win the 2004 British Open. Ironically, Hamilton used his hybrid to take the place of a pitch shot rather than a ...