"I know, I lost most of you after 'Zeus.'"
/We knew David Feherty was "sick and angry" over the media's Tiger Woods coverage, but now he fleshes his ideas out in his Golf Magazine column.
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.
Where Is Peter Oosterhuis On CBS Telecasts?
/Several of you have emailed asking if I knew why Peter Oosterhuis, broadcasting for CBS golf coverage since 1997, has only been working Golf Channel's weekday telecasts and not CBS weekends after the first two weeks of coverage.
Read MoreFYI To Peter Kostis: Farmers Insurance
/On Friday's telecast Peter Kostis dared to opine on the great job Farmers Insurance has done stepping in to sponsor the tournament at Torrey. (And why do I envision Lance Barrow holding his breath, hands on head, saying, Peter, Peter....don't do it, don't do it.)
Read MoreNantz Says Buy, Buy, Buy Golf
/Jay Posner spoke to Jim Nantz who clearly didn't get the CBS memo about no Tiger talk.
Read More"Quick, what does the 79 stand for Thursday when referencing John Daly?"
/Yahoo's Shane Bacon takes the network to task for its excessive John Daly coverage Thursday at Torrey Pines.
Read More"This groove change was a knee-jerk reaction to distance gains that have mostly leveled off in the past six years, and it takes us into the dangerous territory of making the game more difficult for amateurs."
/It's been way too long since Peter Kostis wrote some non-sensical, credibility-crushing fluff for his friends at Titleist, but the "Golf Products Design Consultant" for the company put together quite possibly the lamest and most inevitable argument one could make about the groove rule change: you're hurting the average man who won't be affected by this rule change anytime soon!
Read MoreFaxon On NBC!
/What a great addition for the network's golf telecasts, and not because he is unlikely to pass gas next to a microphone or say the word control 400 times a telecast, but because he's got plenty of original thoughts and a love for the history of the game.
Golf Channel Going Full HD, Debuting New Studio; No Word On Whether Michael Breed Will Stop Yelling
/The acoustics cause him to yell, right? Anyway, the "understated" look of the past Golf Channel sets along with the corny copyright-free music is out, to be replaced by new sets, music and a simulator:
Read MoreTiger Indefinite Leave Clippings, Vol. 3
/Just another quite weekend in Tigerland with Accenture dropping the golfing great and widespread reports of a child services visit to the Woods home. Most media coverage continued to focus on his Friday statement and the ensuing corporate response, along with (finally) some thoughts about long term ramifications for the PGA Tour.
Read MoreWho Says Gary Koch Isn't Funny?
/During Saturday's Chevron World Challenge telecast, Camilo Villegas unleashed a nice "f*&$#ng p@#$k" picked up by microphones, but the immediate interpretation by Gary Koch should win him an Emmy.
"The Golf Channel is a stronger brand, but it could benefit from a link to NBC and its on-air talent."
/The New York Times' Richard Sandomir contemplates the role Dick Ebersol might play in the new GE-Universal-NBC-Comcast (GUNC?) entity, and suggests that Comcast properties like Golf Channel can only benefit from Ebersol's touch (assuming he stays on past 2012, and assuming they can lock in the Big Break for the next fifty years).
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