Luke Donald is one of the ultimate all-around sportsmen. He’s incredibly talented. He’s a hard worker. He’s resolved to achieve perfection in a sport that laughs at the very concept. He...
Tag - Bubba Watson
Integrity Comes To Congress(ional)
There’s an old British saying that goes something like this; “Guy Fawkes was the last man in history who entered the...
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After the Carnage…
Another nail-biting U.S. Open is in the record books. For most of the combatants, another 4 days of hell are now in the rear...
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Sympatico: "Bubba Golf" takes the Masters
My perspective on Bubba Watson’s incredible win at the Masters went live on Sympatico last night: Louis Oosthuizen...
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"Abridged Too Far…?"
(With apologies to the veterans of Remagen) This column will be unusually short this week. Yes, I’ve promised that once before, but this time I really mean it! For reasons I won’t divulge...
On Being Bamboozled and Deported… and Torrey...
If you’re one of the people who has read this column for any amount of time (and I know who both of you are!), you’ll be aware that I run a golf pool. Even if you don’t, it’s over there...
Tim Finchem Saves the Planet!
Greetings Crime Fighters…and welcome to another season of hanging-on-the-edge -of-your-coma action here in “Poolside.” I hope you had a fantastic Christmas…and that 2012 is...
Major to Major
Maybe there’s something fundamentally wrong with me? (Of course, if you’ve ever read this column before, you already knew that). Maybe I should have a much more cold-blooded...
Pet My Aroniminky!
So much for my “Bubba sweeps all Insurance-sponsored tournaments” theory! With a measly $27k in earnings, he probably barely won enough to cover his annual premiums on the pimped-up RV...
Defensive Foley?
I wonder when someone is finally going to call BS on Sean Foley. I’ve interviewed Foley plenty of times over the last year — he’s engaging, talks a mile-a-minute and is...
It's PGA Pucker Time!
The 12th at Augusta might be the most famous par 3 in professional golf. The infamous Postage Stamp 8th at Royal Troon might be the most technically difficult to play. But I can’t think of...
Quail Hollow's Debut Voodoo
Watching the back nine drama unfold on the weekend wasn’t just riveting entertainment...it showed, in spades, why so many of us consider golf to be the greatest, purest, most honourable...