The National Golf Foundation reported that 44% of U.S. courses still are open even though 16 states have ordered all courses shut down and two – California and Florida – are under widespread local restrictions. But no one is monitoringREAD MORE
Rick Vacek at The Turn
What a startling sight. You go to the schedule page of pgatour.com and feel as if you’re slapped in the face by the list of tournaments that won’t happen in the next two months: –Valero Texas Open, canceled –The Masters,READ MORE
Last week, I wrote about the saddest four words in golf, 2020 style: “The course is closed.” Today, I have much happier words: “I played golf yesterday.” It really wasn’t that much different than any other round except that …READ MORE
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
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