PGA Prez & Finchem Pushing For Amateur Anchoring Delay
/Say what you want about PGA of America President Ted Bishop--and many have accused him of using the anchored putter debate to get attention--the man has not given up
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 R&A's Distance Measuring Device Flowchart...
/I was really confused about when and where distance measuring devices could be used in golf starting this month, but the R&A has provided two frequently asked questions and this extremely simple flowchart to help clarify.
Any questions?
Keiser: "It is a thrilling dunescape – a cross between Pine Valley and Sand Hills."
/Developer-extraordinaire Mike Keiser made the rare move to announce
Read MoreU.S. Am Champ Fitzpatrick Leaves Northwestern!?
/Shocking news as the 2013 U.S. Amateur champion Matthew Fitzpatrick leaves Northwestern's golf program after a strong fall start to his career,
Read MoreSlimmer Darren Clarke Sheds Three Stones Using Facetime!
/Okay, he wasn't carrying three stones, not technically at least, but that's how the former Open Champion described his weight loss.
Read MoreFox Sports Is Alive! First Ever Golf Press Release Reveals What We Knew Two Months Ago
/I was starting to wonder if Fox Sports actually did grab the USGA's television contract since the rather press-savvy outfit has been mostly silent about the deal.
Read MoreGolf Digest Unveils First-Ever World 100 Greatest
/Longtime readers know I admire the Golf Digest panel's sensitivity to classic design much in the way a Benihana chef treats a piece of shrimp with love and care for his audience.
Read MoreWomen Execs: Yes We Like Recreational Golf Too
/Stuart Pfeifer in the
Read MoreYes, Jacobson Plays Great Table Tennis Even In Prison Garb
/Max Adler noted the exploits of
Read MoreGolf Channel's 2013 Final Numbers: Up For Third Straight Year
/And yet they are going to
Read MoreTroon Getting Restored Features For 2016 Open Championship
/Sean Dudley reports on many
Read MoreLPGA Tour Gets Their Own ResetCup
/Make that a ResetRace. Announced on
Read MoreGolf Digest 50 Out: Tiger Bests Phil & Arnie Again
/Ron Sirak files his annual
Read More"Just think of NBC’s full-sepia treatment as Lindsey Vonn zoomed past the finish line and into the arms of her ear-muffed boyfriend, Tiger Woods."
/As a big fan of the Winter Olympics and NBC's coverage, the news of Lindsey Vonn's absence is a bummer. 
Admit it: You were dying to watch that 17-day made-for-TV “Lindsey & Tiger” special otherwise known as the Sochi Winter Olympics. Just think of NBC’s full-sepia treatment as Lindsey Vonn zoomed past the finish line and into the arms of her ear-muffed boyfriend, Tiger Woods.
Faster. Higher. Stronger. Cheesier.
It was too good to be true. Vonn announced Tuesday that a knee injury would prevent her from competing in Sochi. Whom should we watch now?
Hey, and even better news, this allows Tiger to play Riviera in the Northern Trust Open!
Writers 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.
