GMac Adds Blogging To His Resume, Talks Ryder Cup
/Thanks to reader Irwin for the link to Graeme McDowell's
Read MoreIn golf construction art and utility meet; both are absolutely vital; one is utterly ruined without the other. GEORGE THOMAS
It’s back!
Twenty years later Tatra Press has kindly allowed me to bring back Grounds For Golf now that golf architecture is of more interest to the masses. A new Introduction looks at what’s driven the interest growth and two new chapters I had a blast adding (plus a few edits to keep things up-to-date).
The Amazon purchase page for the book arriving June 15, 2026.
ESPN Ombudsman On Grantland: "Mostly boring" And Sometimes "Even Dangerous
/Considering how many commenters
Read MoreRosaforte: PGA Lifetime Achievement Award In Journalism
/atulations to my Golf World/Golf Digest colleague Tim Rosaforte
Read MoreDr. V: "Why did the journalism enthusiasts celebrate what the broader public would recognize as a debacle?"
/Tom Scocca at Gawker takes emotion out of the
Read MoreGrantland Rightly Under Fire Over Long-Form Golf Story
/At over 7700 words and with all sorts of nutty stuff going on in golf, it's been tough to commit to the
Read MoreVideo: Talking PGA Show, Rory, Sergio On Morning Drive
/We covered a range of the topics blogged about over a busy weekend, including the upcoming State of the Game roundtable
Read MoreParamor Coming After Media For Sergio Cheating Claim!?
/Bernie McGuire, who freelances for the Associated Press in Europe and is also an R&A media liason officer at The Open Championship, took to his girlfriend's blog to attack
Read MoreWriters Declare Graeme McDowell The Human-Golfer They'd Most Like To Have Speaking Into A Tape Recorder
/Okay, maybe not replicate, but any golfer who has to answer more questions about Rory McIlroy than his own world class game, deserved some sort of award.
Unfortunately, the reward is a ticket to the GWAA dinner in April. But at least it's named after the great Jim Murray.
R.I.P. Dave Martin
/AP's Robert Bentley had the difficult task of
Read MoreGolf Writers Make Adam Scott Their Player Of The Year
/Tiger and Phil breathe a sigh knowing they don't have to attend the annual Golf Writers Association dinner the Wednesday night before the Masters. Instead, Adam Scott, Inbee Park and Kenny Perry get the call this year.
Read MoreESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Hypocrisy?
/Steve Eder and the New York Times
Read MoreSiriusXM Adds Haney, Stenson, Poulter To PGA Tour Radio
/Considering PGA Tour Radio seemed dead and just three years ago
Read MoreOgilvy: "Journalists and broadcasters should not be mere cheerleaders. There's too much of that in golf right now"
/There's a super Golf World column by Geoff Ogilvy
Read MoreLorne Signs Off From The Globe And Mail...For Good
/Esteemed golf writer Lorne Rubenstein, who said
Read More"Blurring the Line between Golf Bloggers and Traditional Writers"
/Chicago Duffer Adam Fonseca takes a look at the world of online golf writing and the reduction in print options for both established and aspiring writers. I'm quoted and frankly, I can't believe I used the platform word. Impactful and activate may be next.
Interesting take from FoxSports.com's Robert Lusetich:
“The bottom line is that Old Media is finished,” Lusetich states. “New Media – including bloggers – will find a way to survive, as journals and newsletters did after the printing press was invented. The key is discovering how to make money from the enterprise, as it needs to be a business.
“Now it’s up to bloggers to find the money to make it work. It’s still evolving, but I think it’ll happen.”
