It used to be that the saddest four words in golf were, “It’s still your turn.” Now we’ve got a new entry: “The course is closed.” That’s what I heard Saturday morning just as I was getting ready to driveREAD MORE
Rick Vacek at The Turn
We were talking the other day about the possibility of having to stay away from the office during the coronavirus outbreak. “I know!” I said. “We could have meetings on the golf course!” I was only half-kidding. I focused onREAD MORE
“You’re making it look so easy!” Ever have someone say that to you on the golf course? What’s your reaction? Do you chuckle and confidently agree? Or do you respond with, “Please don’t say that!” More importantly, how does itREAD MORE
If this shot were a movie, the title would be “Get Shorty.” If it were clothes, its size would be petite. It would be a sprint, not a marathon. A single, not a home run. A layup, not a 3-pointer.READ MORE
Some of our television viewing habits are not meant to be understood by anyone else. I, for one, will never be able to wrap my head around the idea of watching a daytime soap opera. I feel the same wayREAD MORE
It’s about time that the PGA Tour instituted slow-play penalties that appear to have some teeth in them. Let’s hope Tour officials make the bite of the new rules really hurt when they go into effect after the Masters. ButREAD MORE
If your New Year’s resolution is to play more golf, that’s great. It’s a lot more fun than sweating off 20 pounds. But if you’ve resolved to play more quality golf, that’s even better … and might require a littleREAD MORE
It’s good to have the pros back on television this weekend. It’s even better to watch them bomb drives from lofty tees down the hills of the Plantation Course at Kapalua. In fact, it’s one of the main reasons forREAD MORE
Dear Santa, I don’t imagine you’re getting to play much golf these days, seeing as how it’s a bit chilly up there and all. Pity. You should try where I live – the reindeer would like it, too, although theirREAD MORE
There are a lot of things you can do on a golf course to get your playing partners or fellow competitors riled up. You can play slowly. No one likes to be around that. You can breach the rules ofREAD MORE