Seeing the Tiger Effect From Inside the Ropes
The Tiger Woods effect, to quote a favorite Seinfeld line, is real and it is spectacular. Even Elvis was in the building to see the latest Tiger Woods comeback tour when he threatened to win for the first time in five years at the Valspar Championship.https://twitter.com/AdamSchupak/status/972895048948965376 It’s funny how fast we forget how much he […]
Trinity Forest: A Golf Course Built on a Landfill
“Building a golf course should just not be this hard.” Those aren’t words one expects to hear from architect Bill Coore, who along with partner Ben Crenshaw has been responsible for some of the most important and appreciated layouts of the last few decades. But it’s exactly what Coore said over the phone to Jonas […]
Montrêux Golf & Country Club
This PGA Tour-hosting site near the Sierra Nevadas and Lake Tahoe won’t remain a secret for long. Reno is booming, thanks to tech companies expanding from nearby California, the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains (with great skiing, hiking, and other outdoor pursuits), and the lack of an income tax in Nevada. In the middle of it […]
In Praise of the PGA Championship
A few years ago, Sports Illustrated asked 50 PGA Tour players which major they most wanted to win. The Masters took half the votes, the British and US Opens about 25% each. And the PGA Championship? 2%.Pity the poor PGA. It’s the Ringo Starr of major championships: Definitely one of the Fab Four, but not […]
March Madness: Golf Edition
Has your bracket already been reduced to confetti in the NCAA basketball tournament? Have no fear, because golf has got you covered. Last night the bracket for the World Golf Championships – Dell Match Play were released, getting everything set up for golf’s edition of March Madness. Unlike in basketball’s version though, there will be […]
Marc Leishman Rides 50 Foot Eagle Putt To API Win
Marc Leishman won the Arnold Palmer Invitational Sunday. How he won it though, would make even Arnie proud. Heading to the 16th hole a shot back of the lead, Leishman was kind of an afterthought considering Kevin Kisner and Charley Hoffman, the two 54-hole leaders had been duking it out all day. Throw in the […]
Links Living: The Country Club at Mirasol
Young and vibrant, this Palm Beach-area club is undergoing big changes to be ready for a bright future Forget what you think you know about golf communities in Palm Beach: Upscale doesn’t have to mean old. “Families and young professionals have always been a big part of Mirasol,” says General Manager Matt Lambert. “Of our […]
The Golf Courses of the “The Crosby” AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
With its majestic setting on the Monterey Peninsula, no PGA Tour event boasts the lineup of layouts that the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am does
Stay & Play Golf at Sea Pines Resort
Year after year, PGA Tour pros vote Hilton Head Island, S.C., one of their favorite stops. After all the upgrades recently made to Sea Pines Resort, their high opinion should only get higher when they make their pilgrimage to the RBC Heritage tournament immediately after the Masters.
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 […]
