While my esteemed colleague (from what I'm told) Brandon Tucker, made a gleeful, awe-inspired, frivolous and pandering call that Tiger Woods will win the Grand Slam in 2008, I laughed directly into the face of his little bio photo at the top of his blog,… more »

Hey everyone, it's time to play "Caption this Image" the long-running blog game show that has swept the nation! Ok, this is the first time I've done it, but it can be a popular blog technique, or so I've read. So, courtesy of Golf Blogger and Conan O'… more »

From time to time this blog edges into other subjects, often with an either substantial, or occasionally totally inconsequential connection to golf. It's not a completely uncommon occurrence in the world of golf blogging. Take into account Paris Hilton.… more »

During the 2004 Presidential Election, Chris Baldwin endorsed George W. Bush in a BadGolfer.com column. Baldwin's main reasoning (if you could call it that) was that Bush played golf and John Kerry windsurfed. With the BadGolfer.com endorsement in hand,… more »

George Mitchell has unveiled his report on illegal steroids in baseball, and it names names: Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Miguel Tejada, Barry Bonds, Mo Vaughn, Lenny Dykstra, Paul Lo Duca, Eric Gagne, and David Justice, among others. Still Mitchell sai… more »

Chris Baldwin has a new post up, requesting Tiger Woods get involved with the 2008 Presidential Election, in at least some way ("It's time for Tiger Woods to follow Oprah into Presidential politics"). But the simple fact is, Tiger is not going to go a… more »

It can't be easy being Tiger Woods. All the golf, the business deals, the endorsements, the beautiful wife and child ... Ok, never mind, it probably rocks to be Tiger Woods. But it's not all perfect. He has to deal with the golf press on a consistent… more »

With professional golf knee-deep in its own silly season, the winter months are a time for sports fans to enjoy the NFL, NBA, and, of course, the court system. Michael Vick, the former NFL superstar who proved that Virginia Tech is unable to teach peo… more »

Floyd Mayweather Jr. took charge of his dream matchup with Ricky Hatton and turned what many viewed as a competitive match into a one-sided beatdown, as Pretty Boy annihilated Hatton, finishing off the Englishman in the 10th round. There was a star-st… more »

We awoke early for our trek into Germany. We left Strasboug at first light, prepared for a long, arduous journey. Fifteen minutes later, we had crossed the border. We were in Germany. I had returned to Germany, nearly 80 years after my great-grandfather… more »

Now is the time of year it's great working for a golf travel publication. Aside from the just-finished Q-School tournaments, there's little going on in the world of professional golf. Unless, of course, you consider the Skins Game worthy of acknowledgmen… more »

While it still amazes me to no end that so many Americans have been seduced by celebrities dancing, it was no surprise to me that Brazilian driver Helio Castroneves won the title on Dancing with the Stars. You see, the victory had been foretold at a Laug… more »

Having spent the majority of November on the road, I've come across a few random thoughts and tips that could possibly make life a little easier for a Thanksgiving traveler. Ok, they likely won't, but I can say with 78 percent confidence that they won't… more »

In a look at immigration on The Daily Show, correspondent John Hodgeman decides to make things easier for people to identify peoples' ethnicity in the U.S. via a simple method - using paint samples, something the modern ethnographer should never be witho… more »

As wildfires still rage uncontrollably throughout Southern California, the news that Phil Mickelson's family was one of hundreds of thousands forced to evacuate due to the rampaging blaze helped to put a face on the tragedy. As of this writing, nearly on… more »