Rory: Don’t Pick Geezers For Ryder Cup
/Rory McIlroy is citing the special team dynamics in shooting down the idea
Read MoreWhen you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
"Has golf's demise been greatly exaggerated?"
/Check out Mike Stachura's
Read MoreNot Everyday Topics: Johnny Talks X-Games Announcing, Fireside Church Chats With Casper & Of Course, Tiger
/The Plain Dealer’s Bud Shaw posts a
Read MoreLanger: "I’m not sure I’m on the radar screen of Paul McGinley."
/Lost in his 13-stroke victory in the Senior British, several
Read MoreState Of The Game Podcast 43: Scott Macpherson & Royals
/Golf architect and author Scott Macpherson joins us from his holiday to talk about his impressive new book, Golf's Royal Clubs. Macpherson previously analyzed the Old Course and now publishes the definitive tome on the select group of clubs worldwide holding "Royal" status.
And if you're interested in the book, a limited run has largely been sold to the royal clubs. However an email to the R&A's Catherine McGirk should allow you to order a copy of this outstanding addition to golf libraries.
Here is the R&A press release on the book.
Tiger Grants Fox Sports "First-Ever" Exclusive...
/...and the only revealing thing appears to be that he granted Fox Sports an interview.
Read MoreVideo: Jack On Trends In Golf Architecture
/I'm not sure about the origins of this but it's on a Jack N
Read MoreWow: Rory's Ball At $5558 And Climbing
/So much for the collectibles market drying up.
Yesterday when I read Luke Kerr-Dineen's item on Rory's final Nike ball from Hoylake going up for sale at Green Jacket Auctions it was at $2852.
Now? $5558 and going up with the bidding ending August 9th.
If you were thinking of bidding and sending me the ball for Christmas, I'd prefer some more nostalgic stuff from the auction.
This painting would look nice in my office. Or this set of Tom Stewart irons would look mighty spiffy in my bag. Just thinking out loud.
Barring WD's, PGA To Have 100 Of World Top 100
/It would be the first time to have 100 for 100 since the rankings
Read MorePanic: Golf Is Losing The Millennials It Might Never Have Had!
/Matt Powell of Forbes, who writes about the "culture and business of sneakers,”
Read MoreTiger's Playoff Hopes: Without A Win, "Things Get Murky"
/The only real intrigue in whether Tiger Woods makes the ResetCup Playoffs lies
Read MoreClark Won After He Stopped Worrying About Looming Ban
/Ryan Lavner with Tim Clark's
Read MoreReps: Tiger Undefeated In Putt-Putt Against Charlie
/Brian Wacker, reporting on Woods'
Read MorePoll: Why Not Bernhard Langer For A Ryder Cup Pick?
/On Morning Drive today we had a lively chat inspired by Bernhard Langer's record 13-stroke victory
Read MoreDuf: "I wonder what the old-timers think as they're looking down."
/As the PGA Championship run-up officially begins, check out Jason Dufner's Golf Digest My Shot with Guy Yocom. The unassuming defending champion displays a much deeper side than you might have imagined based on how he carries himself.
Random choice here from many great bits...he believes in ghosts.
IF YOU LOOK BACK on the remarks of players after they've won tournaments, you'll notice they often mention someone looking down on them from heaven. I believe that. I've definitely felt my grandfather and my father—he passed away in 2001—looking down on me, experiencing what I'm experiencing. Sometimes I wonder what the old-timers think as they're looking down. Is Bobby Jones cringing about technology? What does Ben Hogan think about slow play? Something tells me they're bemused, but not losing sleep over any of it.
Jerry Tarde's Editor's Letter includes some fun insights from Yocom on working with Dufner, from photo editor Christian Iooss on Duf as a model, and Jaime Diaz asked to compare Dufner to Fred Couples. Thankfully, Couples probably won't read this.
