Friday Night Mowers Come Out In Vancouver!
/What prompted the PGA Tour to order a trimming of the excessive Canadian Open rough at Shaughnessy on Friday night?
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.
The Ultimate Storyline Pairing: Tiger And Adam Scott
/Whenever Tiger returns, will the PGA Tour and their new "storyline" pairing concept of putting together intriguing storylines give us an Adam Scott-Tiger Woods pairing so that we all can enjoy seeing the divorcees together again?
Read More“I don’t know if it should be a one-shot penalty for a guy who lands his tee shot in the fairway and two-bounces into the rough."
/Cam Cole wonders if the excessive setup at the Canadian Open--rough for rough's sake--will hurt the already fragile tournament's chances of drawing name players in the future even though sponsor RBC is already essentially paying appearance fees to several.
Read MoreDVR Alert: Senior Open At Walton Heath
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If the pitchout rough in Canada isn't your think, Walton Heath is looking splendidly rustic in the bits of Senior Open Championship coverage I've seen. Unfortunately, no Peter Alliss appearances planned.Flashback: Why Is Stevie Shocked Again?
/In no particular order, let's remember some of Stevie Williams' finest moments as Tiger's bagman:
In 2008 Stevie went positively batty at a car race (tragically, the video has been removed...).
At the 2010 Players there were growing rumors of his dismissal.
He removed his Masters caddie hat and was reprimanded at the 2008 Masters.
Josyln James claimed to know Stevie.
Stevie dropped a nine-iron into a pond at the 2006 Ryder Cup. IMG put in a request to have the video removed from YouTube (why not from NBC?).
Stevie called Phil Mickelson a prick. And then Tiger had to apologize for him.
He took off his bib before Graeme McDowell had putted on the 18th green, 2010 Chevron World Challenge. And we know how that ended up.
Tiger suggested Stevie was giving him bad club selection advice.
Stevie announced that had he known about Tiger's other life, he would have blown the whistle.
Stevie questioned Tiger's decision to not play another event prior to the Masters.
And most egregious of all...Stevie posed for photos in a tank top with a pitchfork.
Woods Fires Stevie For Disloyalty!?
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Robert Lusetich, who interviewed Steve Williams at length for his book on the Tiger scandal and who frequently has scored several Williams related exclusives, recounts the loyalty shown by Williams despite spousal pressures. But he also takes us through the build-up and ultimate cause of the highest profile breakup in player-caddy history: Tiger felt betrayed."The last time we spoke, he left me with three words: 'Cherish every minute.'"
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Kevin Cook files a nice remembrance of David Malcolm, author of Tom Morris of St. Andrews: The Colossus of Golf, who passed away June 4th."Not slashenhack, but thinkenswing."
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Lorne Rubenstein isn't a fan of the Shaughnessey setup for this week's Canadian Open either (Leader held to -3! Insomniacs rejoice!), suggesting the rough cut in half would provide infinitely more interesting and equally testing golf.Bob Dickson Records Ace, Double Eagle On TPC Sawgrass Front Nine!
/The former U.S. and British Amateur champion and winner on the PGA Tour also shot his age during the round, and did it all with an old Titleist Tour Distance ball he found in the rough a week before.
Another Taiwanese Tiger Video: Steve Break-Up Edition
/You have your choice of Thai Chinese or English versions.
Scorned Stevie Melting Down: "I hope he can gain my respect back."
/An unbylined BBC story transcribes Steve Williams' Television New Zealand interview following his dismissal as Tiger's looper.
Dull Viewing Alert: Canadian Open Drenched In Rough
/Brad Ziemer reports that Canadian Open site Shaughnessy has harvested a big rough crop and they're quite proud of it. A week after a successful Open Championship in large part because rough was not a factor, this figures to make the Canadian a major snoozefest.
Read MoreBubba! "I think the golf industry is going the wrong way....No one else is changing their game so much with technology."
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I always enjoy Farrell Evans' Q&A's at golf.com but when I get to add a modern day player to The List, why it's a special day. And when it's the most American of American's expressing such un-American, anti-something views, it's just a grand day!
