I Was There: The 1992 U.S. Open
My view of the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach—I was a photographer for Golf World—sure beat how I’d watched the Open held there 10 years earlier. In 1982, I was a young sportswriter in Athens, Ga., who had to cover a soccer tournament while the final round was being played. Several times that Sunday, […]
Why are Midwest Golf Courses Overlooked by the USGA?
U.S. Open officials might have needed some extra assistance locating Erin Hills in Wisconsin this year. It’d been a while since they’ve been to the Midwest. In fact, that large swath of the nation’s heartland has been—and with the exception of this year’s blip will continue to be—ignored when it comes to hosting the USGA’s […]
These Golf Course Names are Less Than Inspiring
A pair of first-time major-championship hosts will soon step forward, with the U.S. Open coming to Erin Hills, in Erin, Wis., and the PGA to Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C. Granted, each has been the site of some previous high-level competition—Erin Hills having hosted the U.S. Amateur, Quail Hollow a slew of PGA Tour events—but this […]
Top 10 English Golfers Of All Time
England has produced 19 male professional major championship winners, who, among them, have captured 35 major victories, third behind the U.S. and Scotland. Four English women have claimed official women’s majors, and the country also has had an impressive list of accomplished amateurs. Considering that the country’s golf history could date back as far as […]
Meet Golf Artist Olivera Cejovic
In the foreword to Olivera Cejovic’s 146-page compendium of artwork, Greatest Golf Legends and the Open Championship Winners, former R&A CEO Peter Dawson writes: “It is an absolute pleasure for me to introduce Olivera’s GolfArt. The quality of her drawings is of the highest order, and golfers the world over will instantly recognize her subjects.” […]
Why Do High Priced Irons Cost So Much?
Not that many years ago, there was an upper limit to what you could spend for a set of quality irons—usually $599 ($699 with graphite shafts) for eight clubs. Then the $1,000 a set barrier was broken, and now most premium irons from big-name manufacturers will set you back $120–$150 for each club. But there’s […]
From St. Anne’s to Royal Liverpool: England’s Golf Coast
It’s a bit fresh today,” a member said cheerfully, referring to the wind. (My transcription of his remark is based partly on lip-reading: the gale made hearing unreliable.) The course we were playing—St. Annes Old Links, on the Lancashire coast in northwestern England—has a few small water hazards, of which the largest is smaller than […]
Liam Higgins: Waterville’s First and Only Professional
The next time you make it to Waterville in southwestern Ireland, keep an eye out for a spry figure, average height and build, with tufts of white hair peeking out from beneath a stocking cap. Most likely he’ll be flying solo around the links, bag on his back, bombing drives and carving irons beneath the […]
The Honors Club Reopens as Maridoe Golf Club
Asuper-ambitious and passionate owner (with the means to deliver) and a vastly experienced and imaginative architect (inspired by the opportunity presented). It sounds like a heady mix and one that could make for a wonderfully exciting golf cocktail. Such was the potential when owner Albert Huddlestone and architect Steve Smyers agreed to collaborate and redesign the Honors […]
The Honors Club Reopens as Maridoe Golf Club
Asuper-ambitious and passionate owner (with the means to deliver) and a vastly experienced and imaginative architect (inspired by the opportunity presented). It sounds like a heady mix and one that could make for a wonderfully exciting golf cocktail. Such was the potential when owner Albert Huddlestone and architect Steve Smyers agreed to collaborate and redesign the Honors […]
