Beware The Short Par Four

Originally published on 2/26/2011 at 10:05 pm. One of the most interesting and engaging experiences during a round of golf is the opportunity and anticipation to play a short par 4.  For the average player, this type of hole represents a solid opportunity to make par,...
Team USA Ryder Cup: Aged Hubris Is Pathetic

Team USA Ryder Cup: Aged Hubris Is Pathetic

I grew up wanting to be Tom Watson. I knew that he won and he did so with a puckish, gap-toothed smile. Kind of a Huck Finn-type of thing. This was in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when Watson played on US Ryder Cup teams. In the 1990s, he was in his 50s and became...
A Flaw In The USGA’s US Open Plans

A Flaw In The USGA’s US Open Plans

It was announced this week by the United States Golf Association that Pinehurst #2 will be set up to encourage the men and the women to hit similar clubs into greens. If you’ve been under a big, sound-proofed umbrella for five years, here’s some news: the...

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