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The Open Championship (is all you have to say)
And…I’m back. After an unexpected week off, welcome back to Poolside; your home for whatever the hell it is that I do here...
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On Blue Monsters…and Big Balls
Luke Donald is one of the ultimate all-around sportsmen. He’s incredibly talented. He’s a hard worker. He’s resolved to achieve...
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Sugar Highs and Suntanned Thighs
It’s only the midpoint of the first month of 2012, and many of our friends south of the 49th parallel have suddenly gone...
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A Visit From Auntie Climax
Somewhere in the cosmos, the ghost of Seve Ballesteros could be heard to laugh out loud and clap appreciatively...as he choked down on a 3-iron and stung an impossible recovery shot out of...
Hopeless Causes…and Hopeful Picks
We’ve all heard the old chestnut, “if a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one there to hear it, does it still make a sound?” Unfortunately, in golf these days, there is an all-too...
Honouring the All-Time Greatest!
The Memorial is the tournament hosted by THE BEST golfer in history...and that makes it a must-attend event for virtually every big name in the game. Yes, I said the BEST golfer in history...
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...
My Kingdom for a Sword…
This week, it's time to get positively regal on the PGA Tour...with the King's annual tourney. The Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill is one of my favourite events...and, I've said it...
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes…
This could be a wonderful opportunity for Watney to go back-to-back, provided he can keep his mind on the mission and not get distracted by all the extra media attention and new demands on...
What Rhymes With Thongchai?
I have to admit that I got caught with my pants down this week. No, not in a "True Confessions, Pee Wee Herman at the Cineplex," kind of way...but my literal pants were down around my Soft...
You Want Frys With That?
If fact, you could walk up to about 140 guys on Tour right now and ask them if they feel any excitement or drama and the answer would be an unqualified, breathlessly nervous "YES!!!" That's...