Is the Masters really the most prestigious sporting event in America?
You can cite all the negatives you care to come up with about The Masters and Augusta National Golf Club and its old-fogey leadership. You can call them misogynistic, sexist and elitist. I wouldn't give you a strong argument. But I absolutely admire the way they have held the fort against the relentless and all-encompassing commercialism of our times.
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Shark's lark: Is Pebble Beach-playing Greg Norman showing a lighter side with Chris Evert?
Greg Norman returns to competition this week at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The businessman seems to have a hand in everything, including golf course design at new tracks like Blue Shark in the Bahamas. But all anyone wants to know about Norman these days is his engagement to tennis icon Chris Evert.
... full article »U.S. Open, Irish links, quipster Phil Mickelson: One golf writer's "Best of 2007" awards
From Phil Mickelson's "Wet dream" comment at the U.S. Open to marveling at No. 9 on Royal Country Down and battling Oakmont Country Club, golf travel writer Brandon Tucker lists his "Best of 2007 Awards."
... full article »Can John Daly put Corning, California on the golf map with Sevillano Links?
PGA Tour star John Daly's newest signature golf course, Sevillano Links at Rolling Hills Casino, is the newest addition to California golf.
... full article »Dreaming up the ultimate golf vacation in Scotland and Ireland
Our columnist has just been given two weeks of freedom for a buddy golf trip to Ireland and Scotland. OK, he might be dreaming, but he knows where he'll play.
... full article »- Pros and hackers unite in PGA Tour pro-am at Viking Classic
- Lorena Ochoa proving to be a golf champion for the ages
- An inside look at playing the World Amateur Handicap Championship in Myrtle Beach
- Charming Wales still discovering its niche as a golf destination
- Colorful Rory Sabbatini is the key to FedEx Cup's success
- Time to replace the PGA Championship with a new, global major
- If only baseball's Barry Bonds was more like golf's Tiger Woods
- Growing the game of golf difficult in ex-Soviet Bloc countries
- Introducing a new golf scoring system for the rest of us
- Padraig Harrington's British Open win may be a sign of the times for U.S. golfers on the PGA Tour
- Michelle Wie and Tadd Fujikawa embody why LPGA, PGA need age restrictions for turning pro
- Nick Faldo at 50: PGA Tour legend, witty television commentator
- Golfers need to rethink the meaning of 'par'
- Why Korean golfers are dominating LPGA Tour
- The U.S. Open's Oakmont: Average golfers stand a fighting chance
- Golfer Angel Cabrera's U.S. Open triumph shows Argentina is more than soccer
- Red light, green light: My solution for dealing with golf bag boys
- Tiger Woods' pending fatherhood is good news for other pro golfers
- Get ready for 'Women's Golf Week' 2007
- Michelle Wie, other teenage pro golfers need to announce retirement
- Golf courses need to start charging by the stroke, not the round
- Golf's handicap system promotes mediocrity and should be scrapped
- Understanding - and talking about - the dreaded yips
- Will golf be but a stepping-stone for the game's future stars?
- The PGA Tour needs fewer 'nice guys' like Zach Johnson
- Pro golf's majors are in great need of a major overhaul
- Comfort and confidence: The two things that can improve your golf
- From Halle Berry to Jessica Alba, the most famous female golfers aren't on LPGA tour
- Why can't the PGA Tour lighten up?
- Augusta's new sister course? A Master-ful request goes unanswered
- Golf course architecture much more than celebrity names and big paychecks
- Golf club manufacturers, with help from the USGA, are getting their grooves on
- New golf clubs & gadgets bring out the best, and worst, of human nature
- Annual Spring cleaning of golf equipment not as crazy as it sounds
- Advances in golf technology the greatest thing in the history of sports, golf, life
- LPGA takes the lead in steroid testing
- Golf courses and real estate : No happy marriage for grand old game
- Mental side of golf means to stop taunting opponents, get smaller ball markers
- The Men of the PGA Tour: Calendar should showcase male golfers' offbeat good looks
- Polluting the beach with her golf during an early-morning masterpiece
- Michelle Wie, boy in Wisconsin show we forgot about the birds and the bees
- Santa Claus brings Christmas cheer - and (too often) a host of ghastly golf gifts
- New golf calendars will keep golfers on time, drooling and perplexed
Come take your medicine at the Palmetto golf course at The Landings
The Palmetto course is where members of The Landings go when they're due for a whipping. Palmetto plays tough, man-to-man defense from whistle to whistle. It is [...]
Sergio Garcia surges to two-stroke lead in The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass
Golf tip: Better chipping technique can improve your short game - and scores
Defending champ Phil Mickelson looking forward to The Players Championship
The Southern Illinois Golf Trail brings golfers to the state's southern tip
