One Down, One To Go: Rory Settles With Oakley
/Much of Rory McIlroy's on-course success in 2014 depends on his ability to put off-course disputes behind him.
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.
Day & Scott Win World Cup; Call On Olympic Golf Format Change
/Royal Melbourne produced a super final round of the World Cup which was set up primarily as a stroke play event with a small portion of the purse also going to the low two-man team score.
Read MoreNY Post Thanksgiving: "The night Tiger Woods was exposed..."
/Some people think of Thanksgiving as a time to reflect, give thanks, dine with those they love and, if you're the New York Post, review the fourth anniversary of Tiger Woods' car accident.
Read MoreVideo: Aces Are Wild! Stuart Manley Follows One With An 11
/From an unbylined BBC report on Stuart Manley's third hole ace Saturday in the World Cup, which he followed by making 11 on the 4th. 
And then there was the Mercedes behind the tee which the Welshman thought was his:
"I thought the car was mine, and with the crowd, all the hype, I was just buzzing. The adrenaline was pumping so much, I could have flown to the green.
"Then I found out about the car and go and have an 11. I kept asking my caddie: 'How many shots is that now?' I actually thought it was a 10 but I was not going to argue because my head was pretty fried.
"I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at that point, but you've just got to pick yourself up and get on with it."
Even with the 11 on his card, Manley posted a 72 and sits at 2-under, seven back of Jason Day.
LPGA Tour Adds 4 Stops In '14, More Live Coverage
/Ron Sirak breaks down the
Read MoreWorld Cup: Royal Melbourne On Edge!
/The unprecedented pairing of the Australian Masters and World Cup in back-to-back weeks at Royal Melbourne posed only one possible issue:
Read MoreTiger Takes World Challenge To Isleworth & All Of Its Fond Memories
/No jokes please, this is a sad day for SoCal as the event had become a nice year-end gathering with
Read More"If you couldn't see it with your naked eye, how much did it really compromise the other 155-some players in the field?"
/Jaime Diaz fles an exclusive Q&A posted with
Read MoreWraparound Mania: Live PGA Tour Final Round Draws 116,000
/Son of the Bronx continues to post ratings for cable channels and while Golf Channel was up nicely again this week over last year, you have to wonder if they wouldn't be doing better just showing international golf, reality shows, Tin Cup re-airings and special programming instead of the ratings wet suit that is the PGA Tour.
The final round of the OHL Classic from Mayacoba, Mexico, with ResetCup points on the line, a Masters berth and PGA Tour immortality for winner Harris English, had 116,000 viewers for its Sunday final round. That put it 6th for the week, behind the European Tour's final round (.1, 127k viewers), a Monday movie airing, the Saturday telecast from Mayakoba and of course, the week's top show, Big Break XX: NFL. (A rerun of Big Break on Tuesday of the previous week's episode proved to be the 14th most watched show, drawing 86,000.)
The Australian Masters final round, airing on the bottom basement of Saturday night in America from 9:30-1:30 am ET drew 92,000 viewers despite minimal promotion, no pre-game show but admittedly, a far more attractive product with Royal Melbourne, Adam Scott, Vijay Singh and Matt Kuchar as the protagonists. The Thursday night telecast (Round 2, drew 99,000 viewers.
Video: Discussing Royal Melbourne On Morning Drive
/I know most of you have taped this segment, relived it over and over again and bookmarked it, but just in case here is Morning Drive from November 21 with Gary Williams and Paige Mackenzie talking about the first, third and eleventh of the Royal Melbourne composite course in use for the World Cup this week.
Stanford's Recruiting Letter To Tiger Woods
/Thanks to reader Chip for sending Jay Yarrow
Read MoreWife Of Back9Network's CEO Has Edgy Advice Video Removed
/Alarming stuff from Connecticut courtesy of reader DGS.
Read MoreVideo: Talking USGA "Coup" Attempt On Morning Drive
/Morning Drive's Gary Williams ably oversaw a long interview by modern television standards, quizzing Ron Sirak, former USGA Executive Director David Fay
Read MoreUSGA Acquires Hy Peskin's Iconic Photo Of Ben Hogan
/One glaring omission from the USGA's 2013 U.S. Open merchandise center: a poster of Hy Peskin's iconic image of Ben Hogan at Merion.
Read MoreBrandel’s Back With Season-Ending Awards, But No Grades!
/And fresh off Brandel Chamblee's now
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