I try and be a realist about things. Especially in my role as a golf blogger. In fact, I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes I’ll make otherworldly stretches to connect the subject of golf to the point I try and make in a golf blog post. Occasionally it works seamlessly, but for the most part, a reader can tell fairly easily when I’m reaching for a connection. But unlike the federal government, I’m all about transparency and am not trying to trick anyone. I do what I do and feel golf fans are intelligent people that can ...

There’s a lot to dislike about Chris Baldwin. From that smug, goofy look on his photo. To his complete and utter inability to take a photo of a golf course. To his references of timely, modern-day heroes like Kreskin. To the fact that he plays golf dozens of times a year and couldn’t break 120 if you let Calvin Peete drive for him (figured I’d go Baldwin-esque with my choice of accurate-driving references.) One thing you have to admit about Baldwin, however. He tends to be right a lot. Which again is usually something to dislike about him. But he saw ...

When The Golf Channel’s Kelly Tilghman fumbled an attempt at humor on the air by joking that younger players on the PGA Tour should lynch Tiger Woods in a back alley in order to better their chances to win, the backlash came quickly. Tilghman was suspended, TGC apologized, and Tilghman apologized before returning to the air. And while it will take some time for the stain to dissipate from Tilghman’s resume, her actions afterward were a sign that she understood that words have meaning, and that hers were hurtful. The situation was exacerbated by a dunderheaded move by GolfWeek magazine when ...

One of the great things about golf is that it’s usually hard to blame a result on officiating. Sure, there are some who have complained about Tiger Woods purporting to have bent rules in regards to his lies on the odd occasion, but normally in those cases, it’s just a case of Woods knowing the rules better than anyone else. But mostly, whoever puts the ball in the hole 72 times in the least amount of shots wins, and no one has any complaints. Other sports, however, quite often have games decided by a referee’s decision. Which brings us to Part 72 ...

Whether or not you believe in Conspiracy theories such as the 9/11 Truthers movement, you probably have heard of Alex Jones. Jones is prolific in the world of conspiracy theories, and his InfoWars.com and PrisonPlanet.com Web sites are ground zero conspiracists of all flavors, including stars like Willie Nelson and Charlie Sheen. He’s also a filmmaker, radio show host, among other things. Whatever you think of the guy, you have to accept that he keeps himself really really really busy. Apparently, he may also be an avid golfer. From a recent WorldGolf.com Exit Poll on Championsgate - International Golf Club in Orlando, ...

Personally, I wish it had never come to this. I was just a down-on-his-luck golf writer, going about his business, trying to cash in with a humorous little ditty about how I found the New England Patriots much more annoying than Tiger Woods. And then Patriots fans had to get all hysterical. So I put the Whammy on them. From last week, if you recall: In the end, I find the humorlessness of these Patriots’ fans to be unacceptable. So, you know what? I’m hereby putting the Whammy on New England. That’s right, the Whammy. The Red Sox were enough for you folks, ...

While the people of Arizona are in an uproar of Super Bowl goodness, waiting to see if the New England Patriots can finish the NFL season as undefeated champions or whether the New Your Giants can pull off a great upset, Tiger Woods is coming home after winning the Dubai Desert Classic. Well, coming home may be overstating. Like Halliburton and other mega corporations, Woods is more a multinational now than an American, and multinationals don’t concern themselves with borders. They belong to the world, and whoever pays them the most, or gives them the best tax breaks. Which leads to my ...

Here’s an open call to the WorldGolf.com golf instructor team - Reader Bill needs help with his grip. Desperately: “I obsess about the grip. It seems that I don’t mold my left hand properly to the grip. I’m 5′7″ and maybe my clubs are too tall for me. I seem to have a hard time getting my left hand to lie down softly and properly on the grip. As a result, my right hand grip is off and I hit these 2 fairway over hooks as a result. Do you have any suggestions before I kill myself or worse give up ...

So you’ve been playing golf for a while and have never come close to scoring a hole in one? Well, don’t give up hope. It took Leo Fiyalko 60 years to get his first - and he did it while legally blind. At the age of 92. “Legally blind golfer scores hole-in-one at Florida’s Cove Cay CC” CLEARWATER, Fla. – A hole-in-one is rare on the golf course, but what are the odds of a blind golfer sinking one? Leo Fiyalko couldn’t see it, but his golf buddies did – a hole-in-one on the fifth hole at the Cove Cay Country Club. Leo Fiyalko ...