Kapalua Primed For A Wild & Wacky Finish
/I finally found a positive in the PGA Tour's wraparound schedule and the annoyingly relentless push for year-round golf: no one gets too rusty.
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.
Jack's Grandson: "Just he played golf for a living."
/The best college football writer in the land--Chris Dufresne of the LA Times--filed a note and a nice line about Jack Nicklaus grandson Nick O'Leary of Florida State.
In case you've been living on Mars and hadn't heard: Florida State junior tight end Nick O'Leary is the grandson of golf great Jack Nicklaus.
"I mean, it's just like anything else," O'Leary said Friday. "Just he played golf for a living."
Yes, the same way Picasso just painted for a living.
Golf.com's Mike Walker caught a radio interview Jack gave in advance of the big game to talk FSU football. Considering Grandpa has only missed one game of his grandson's three-year career, it's not a shock to learn that the Golden Bear and Grandma Barbara will be in Pasadena for the game Monday.
Oh, and that's a forecasted high of 76 Monday. Bring a sweater Jack, it might get chilly in the second half.
Phil And Amy In Cincinnati To Root On The Chargers...
/This kind of devotion, in light of the Rancho Santa Fe vs. Cincinatti forecasts, well all I can say: breathtaking.
Read MoreTOC Field May Become Tournament Of Points Earners?
/I feel like we've done this before only to have everyone mention what a lousy idea it is, but since novelty isn't a strength in Ponte Vedra,
Read More"That family has it when it comes to giving me advice."
/Doug Ferguson explains why Wyndham Championship winner Patrick Reed's
Read MoreFlooding And Erosion At Lahinch, County Sligo
/Brian Keogh with the
Read MoreVideo: Dufnering, Delayed By Sprinkler Edition
/Naturally, of all the players you hope to see delayed by an ill-timed irrigation system eruption during tournament play, it's Jason Dufner.
Read MoreGarden City: Travis Bunkers Make Great Sledding Slopes!
/Courtesy of Darren Carroll,
Read MoreClimate Change Watch: The PGA Tour Season Opener Is Here, All Over Again!
/Climate change of many varieties sets the tone for the annual return to Kapalua
Read MoreStevie Explains How Tiger & Norman Fired Him
/Luggage handler supreme
Read MoreThe 2014 Predictions Columns Are In!
/Golf Digest editor Jerry Tarde
Read MoreThis Week In Golf Channel Ratings: Christmas Day Is Huge!?
/Four Christmas Day airings of the World Long Drive Championship netted 461,000 total viewers, giving Golf Channel surprisingly good numbers for a week of re-runs.
Even more bizarre: 118,000 viewers on average for a Saturday, December 28th prime time re-run of the BMW Championship, landing fourth for the week behind the World Long Drive airings whose numbers were easily explained by the need for families to take a break from one another. And what could be more soothing than watching grown men bash a ball?
As always Son of the Bronx posts the numbers.
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 MoreWozilroy Engagement Fall-Out: Twitter Up, Ladbrokes Down
/Miriam Donohoe analyzes the young couple's decision to announce their engagement on Twitter and says that while the sharing of private moment might be odd to one generation, it's also a sign of savvy media management by Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki.
Donohoe writes:
However, while this kind of sharing may seem like self-inflicted privacy invasion, in many cases it amounts to savvy media management. It is a way for celebrities to actually control privacy rather than giving it up.
WHILE the paparazzi won't stop stalking the tweeting stars such as Britney Spears, what they can get from them now is often devalued. We know it already -- directly from source.
The truth is we all love knowing about the lives of celebrities. And by sharing information authentically, celebs are engaging with fans and are building their brand. Twitter is one of the quickest ways to reach millions and millions.
So congratulations Rory and Caroline. Look forward to your updates. And one question for you Rory? How much did that huge rock on Caroline's finger cost?
Esther Addley in The Guardian reports that bookmaker Ladbrokes will pay up on the news.
The bookmaker Ladbrokes, which offered odds of 5-1 last January against the couple getting engaged in 2013, confirmed that it would pay out, even though the announcement came after midnight New Year's Day, Australian time. "It's not the time to be pedantic as far as we are concerned," said a spokesman.
