Well, the quadrennial competition we know and love as the Olympic Games are now in our rear view mirror, and TV coverage notwithstanding, most people seem to agree that the games themselves...
Tag - Tommy Gainey
Sympatico: James Lepp's Big Break?
Interesting to see James Lepp got through another round of Big Break. Anyway, I interviewed Lepp a week ago, and the resulting...
Read More
The Last, Mind-Boggling Hurrah
In case you’re not paying rapt attention, this is a week of endings folks. First, and probably biggest; the interminably long US...
Read More
Let The Puckering Begin!
Everyone who is old enough remembers exactly where they were when JFK was shot…or when the Shuttle Challenger...
Read More
Playing for the Kenora Dinner Jacket
There’s a magical moment that happens every year at The Masters. You never know when it will start, but when it finally does, it’s absolutely unmistakable…and positively electrifying...
Shanghai Surprise!
Well folks, as hard as it is to believe, the professional golf season is coming to its’ final chapter this week. Oh sure, I realize that there are more events on the horizon between now...
M-I-C…K-E-Y…M-O-N-E-Y
I’m on the road right now, so this week’s column will be uncharacteristically short and to the point…or as close to coming to the point as I can. For the both of you who read this...
Golf…Serengeti Style
If Marlin Perkins were covering this particular spectacle for Wild Kingdom, the only shot we would have seen of the elusive tiger would have been a quick glimpse of him licking his groin...
Cranial Constipation…with Frys
I’ve sat down at this damned computer four times to write this article…and have walked away in frustration each and every time. It appears that I’m suffering from an acute case of...
Welcome to the Real Silly Season!
Many people have labelled the events following the Fall Finish on the PGA Tour as golf’s “silly season.” You know the events; The Three Tour Challenge, The Skills Challenge, The PGA Grand...
The Wolves Are in the Fold…Pass the Haggis!
As the sun slowly sets over picturesque London Town, I’m bunkering down for another night of high explosives. This will be night six. For whatever reason, a big chunk of the people in our...
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...