Scott Simpson on his ’91 Open Defeat to Payne Stewart
I hadn’t played very well the first half of 1991: We’d moved to Hawaii where my wife Cheryl is from, and while it was great to be there with my family, the move might not have been the best thing for my game. But the U.S. Open always had a way of getting my juices flowing, […]
Old Tom Morris is Golf’s Foundational Figure
No architect has had a greater impact on all aspects of the game
Phil Mickelson’s Amateur Win in 1991
As a 20-year-old amateur, Phil Mickelson won his first PGA Tour title—and launched a career of hitting shots that amazed his fellow competitors
Tiger Woods’ 1996 U.S. Amateur Championship Win
Steve Scott could have beaten Tiger 3&2 in the final of the 1996 U.S. Amateur—instead, he did the right thing
The 1983 Ryder Cup and the Start of a Great Rivalry
The Europeans may have lost at PGA National, but it was where they finally turned the matches into a fair fight
What are the Origins of Links Golf Courses?
“Links”. A strange word it is: a singular noun ending in s and rhyming with jinx, minx and perhaps most appropriately, sphinx. No wonder there’s confusion. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, links first appeared in print in 931 as hlincas, plural of hlinc, or ridge. Over the ensuing millennium, some major etymological earthmoving took […]
Rodman Wanamaker —Founding Father of the PGA
It’s hard to believe today, in this age of celebrity worship, that professional golfers were once second-class citizens. But in the early 1900s, as golf first took root in the U.S., making a living at the game was considered an unrespectable occupation. Amateur golf ruled the day; pros were on a par with caddies and […]
The Illustrious Career of A.W. Tillinghast
The talented terror from Philly was recently inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame
A Close Call for Nick Faldo at the 1990 U.S. Open
A quarter century ago, Nick Faldo was the World’s best player on a major championship tear. Until Medinah.
John Derr, "Golf’s Voltaire"
John Derr didn’t just watch Jones, Hogan, and Snead; he played with them and was a good friend
