Greg Norman’s Saturday Slam
In 1986 Greg Norman led all four major championships after 54 holes but won only one of them
The Masters, 1987: Mize’s Miracle
It’s been 25 years, but I’ll never forget the moment my fellow Augustan played the shot of his life
A New Line-Up of Courses in Cancun and the Riviera Maya
Long a capital of spring-break culture, the famous beaches at Mexico’s Riviera Maya are now competing with golf for the attention of visitors
Ganton Golf Club, England
Part inland course and part links, this little-known but highly praised design rates as one of the most subtle yet challenging layouts in Britain
East Course, The Broadmoor
Two of the greatest architects in the game’s history combined to form a championship test in the rarified air of the Colorado Rockies
Ben Wright: Short Shift
When Jack Nicklaus wrote The Greatest Game of All in 1969, he was in his prime and had not grown too old to compete at a level he, the ultimate perfectionist, could no longer accept. Alas, it happens to every golfer, each of us reaching a level of incompetence at which the greatest game of […]
Ben Wright: Miller Time
As the golf correspondent for England’s Financial Times from 1963 to 1989, I was lucky to witness some of the best final rounds in U.S. Open history, none greater than Johnny Miller’s 63 at Oakmont in 1973. It was better than Arnold Palmer’s 65 at Cherry Hills in 1960 or Ben Hogan’s 67 at Oakland […]
Ben Wright: Aussie Cool
When the professional golf tours were still to many just a game rather than big business—this was less than 30 years ago—two Aussie mates of mine, Jack Newton and Bob Shearer, were about as wild as they come. Their idea of preparing for the final round of a tournament was to down a skinful of […]
Ben Wright: Switching Channels
As someone who has spent more than 50 years in golf broadcasting, I often get asked my opinion of the Golf Channel, especially now that it has locked hands with the PGA Tour to air the first two rounds of every tournament (except majors). Numerous golf fanatics of my acquaintance are largely grateful for the […]
Ben Wright: The King and I
The first time I interviewed Arnold Palmer was at the Centenary Open Championship at St. Andrews in 1960. Palmer said he could spare some time between the final two rounds on Friday, and that I should meet him in the subterranean locker room. He had outscored Kel Nagle, the amiable but tough former Australian Marines […]
