Rick Reilly: "His SI story on Greg Norman’s collapse at the 1996 Masters is a masterpiece of deadline writing, witty and sad and true."
/There has been far too much glee at the news of
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.
"Radio brings an added dimension to following the game."
/John Paul Newport uses his weekly column
Read MoreEnigma Wrapped In A Mystery: “Victor’s very shy, very sensitive."
/Much of the Victor Dubuisson allure stems from his fine play under pressure, his dashing style and fundamentally strong swing.
Read MoreDeath, Misery To Reassess Place In Pantheon As 2014 Golf Writers Awards Focus On Actual Golf Writing
/I'd like to thank the judges who rewarded golf writing over the usual maudlin stuff. 
Here are the annual GWAA Writing Contest Results, with as many links to the originals that I could find. The winners, from 485 entries:
2014 GWAA WRITING CONTEST RESULTS
DAILY
DAILY COLUMNS -- 1. Ron Green Jr., Global Golf Post, Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt; 2, John Garrity, Golf.com, Groundhog Day for Mickelson; 3, Dave Kindred. GolfDigest.com, Some Kind of Wonderful.
Honorable mention: Ryan Lavner, Golfchannel.com, Phil’s Best Wins British; Alan Shipnuck, USGA Stands Tall on Ban; Mike Purkey, Global Golf Post, Meeting a Challenge.
DAILY NEWS – 1, Ian O’Connor, ESPN.com, Rose Arrives on Father’s Day; 2, Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Hail the Great Seizer; 3, Alan Bastable, Golf.com, Masters What-if for Tiger.
Honorable mentions: Michael Bamberger, Golf.com, The Story Behind Tiger’s Masters Ruling; Doug Ferguson, Associated Press, Mickelson’s Claret Jug; Jim McCabe, golfweek.com, Legends Turn Out for Quigley; Randall Mell, Golfchannel.com, Inbee
DAILY FEATURES – 1, Gary Van Sickle, Golf.com, Courage After Fire, Jason’s Story; 2, Gary D’Amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Danielsons Stay on Course; 3, Mike Kern, Philadelphia Daily News, Remembering Hogan’s Caddie.
Honorable mention – Hank Gola, New York Daily News, Annie Park’s Wild Ride; Ian O’Connor, ESPN.com, LaCava Proud Newtown Native; Jason Sobel, Golfchannel.com, Curious case of Chris Couch.
NON-DAILY COLUMNS – 1, Jerry Tarde, Golf Digest, Tiger’s Mulligan; 2, Alan Shipnuck, Sports Illustrated, Case for Jason Dufner; 3, Alan Shipnuck, Sports Illustrated, Golf With Steph Curry
Honorable mention – Michael Bamberger, Sports Illustrated, Tiger Rules; Martin Kaufman, Golfweek, Julian’s Message of Dignity; Jim McCabe, Golfweek, Tears Flow for Bones.
NON-DAILY NEWS – 1 , Alan Shipnuck, Sports Illustrated, Inside Rory’s Big Deal; 2, Michael Bamberger, Sports Illustrated, Bishop Rocks (The Boat); 3, Jim Moriarty, Golf World, Mickelson’s Masterpiece.
Honorable mention – John Garrity, Sports Illustrated, Adam’s Reign; Jim McCabe, Golfweek, Rose, Merion Validated; Geoff Shackelford, Golf World, Muirfield Frustrates Tiger.
NON-DAILY FEATURES – 1, Alan Bastable, Golf Magazine, Wally’s World; 2, Jeff Silverman, Golf World, Golf in a POW Camp; 3, Jim Moriarty, Golf World, Spieth Rocks Golf World.
Honorable mentions – Michael Bamberger, Sports Illustrated, Life with Bub; John Feinstein, Golf World, Tim West, Mr. Monday; John Garrity, Golf Magazine, Feherty on Feherty.
SPECIAL PROJECTS – 1. Gabriel Thompson, Jaime Diaz, Max Adler and Bob Carney, Golf Digest, How Latinos Impact American golf; 2. Alan Tays, Mercer Baggs and Bailey Mosier, Golfchannel.com, Remembering Francis Ouimet; 3, Jeff Ritter, Golf.com, Course Survives Drug War.
Honorable mention – Mike Kern, Philadelphia Daily News, U.S. Open at Merion, Preview; Alan Schupak, Golfweek, Mini-tours, Big Promises; Ron Sirak, Golf Digest, The Fox and The Peacock.
GMac Adds Blogging To His Resume, Talks Ryder Cup
/Thanks to reader Irwin for the link to Graeme McDowell's
Read MoreESPN 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
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