Video: Clarke's Most Interesting Man Story, 2010 Ryder Cup
/It was quite the lively Feherty Live with 2016 Ryder Cup Captains Davis Love
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.
Monty's Locker Room Tales
/Looking for a little self-flagellation before the holiday fun starts? I give you Monty's Ryder Cup diary, as published by The Telegraph. I made it up to this point:
Read MoreMonty's Bedroom Secret Revealed!
/The Ryder Cup Captain explains a key move he made to take Celtic Manor's 5-foot (!?) long beds with 6-footers. Take that, you tall Americans!
'I looked at the rooms and thought they weren't big enough, so we all got connecting rooms. Then on the Saturday morning we got a removal company in and they brought six-foot beds and took the five-foot beds out.
'We were on the ninth floor and the Americans were on the eighth floor, but they didn't know about it.'
Corey Pavin and his side arrived two days later.
'We also had six physio beds put up on that floor and there were tailors up there as well to make sure all the outfits fitted. It was all laid on.
'You have one hit at this and I wanted to get it right.'
Stunner: Casey Stunned That Monty Has Been Monty!
/James Corrigan reports that Paul Casey has not only never talked to Colin Montgomerie about his Ryder Cup snub--"I think there's a voice mail somewhere"--but that Monty has been avoiding Casey even in his post-Cup glow.
Read MoreCaptain And The Captainess Not Happy With Sun Mountain!
/In Tim Rosaforte's Golf World Monday column, Ryder Cup Captain Corey Pavin reminds us of his epic media savvy by refusing to let the rain gear incident die.
Read More"I thought I was going to be fine, but I got the first question thrown at me and I was trying to think."
/I'm a little behind in my reading and just got to Jason Sobel's engaging Q&A with Hunter Mahan about the Ryder Cup and his post-round emotions.
Read More"A prospective captain couldn't have put it better."
/Dermot Gilleece catches up with Paul McGinley, likely 2014 Ryder Cup Captain and 2010 assistant Captain who shares some behind-the-scenes moments from last week's Cup. There's the inevitable stuff that Captain Monty could have been one of Churchill's generals if he'd just been born a few decades earlier.
But this was fun:
"Why they can't find some back tees on the Kings course and play the Ryder Cup there. If you're playing match play, you don't need a course 7,500-yards long."
/Lots of intriguing remarks from Darren Clarke following the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor. Two that stood out:
Read MoreKostis Taking On The Guardian!
/Peter Kostis is shocked, shocked the UK papers would feast on Captain Pavin's enlisting of Major Dan Rooney to rev up the troops...err...American Ryder Cup team.
Read More"If Gallacher has popped off like this to Phil Mickelson or Tiger Woods, what would have happened next?"
/Steve Elling gets a statement out of BBC on Bernard Gallacher injecting himself into Jeff Overton's Ryder Cup match, and pretty much picks it apart.
Read MoreSun Mountain CEO Exonerates The Captainness In Rain SuitGate
/E. Michael Johnson with the exclusive interview of Rick Reimers.
Read More"If he's a former Ryder Cup captain, he ought know better, right?"
/Steve Elling fleshes out the Bernard Gallacher-Jeff Overton incident. Gallacher really comes off poorly in this one.
Read MoreG-Mac Takes PGA Tour Card; Euro Hero Status To Plunge?
/But we will welcome the U.S. Open Champion with open arms!
Read MoreThey Did It For Their Good Old Buddy Monty!
/It's just downright touching to read all of these European golfers fessing up that their authentic motivation in securing the cup was all in the name of their beloved father figure Captain, Monty. Lawrence Donegan explains how many overcame their fervent dislike for the man to get the Cup back in European hands.
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