I was walking to my car, not far from the 14th fairway, just a few steps from my front door – which meant I once again was cognizant of the possibility. The possibility of getting hit by an errant shot.READ MORE
Rick Vacek at The Turn
The rain had poured down all night and had stopped just a little while ago. There were reports of flooding. Would the course even be open? But we went out there because we love golf and, like so many ofREAD MORE
Sometimes, you just can’t win. You could play someone in a match about a hundred times, and you’d be lucky to win a quarter of them. It doesn’t matter if you have a better swing than this particular opponent. ItREAD MORE
When Tiger Woods emerged from that sea of fans on the 18th fairway Sunday and finished off his first victory since 2013, golf pundits acted as if our great game was emerging again as well. It certainly won’t hurt golf’sREAD MORE
Earlier this year, a friend and I got paired up at a local course with a guy who was possibly the most negative golfer I’ve ever met. He was a good player with a bad attitude. Every shot wasn’t goodREAD MORE
One of the most fascinating aspects of our great game is how easy it is to make a triple bogey when you don’t hit a single shot that you would consider awful. Some people would just say it’s frustrating, notREAD MORE
There used to be a debate about whether golfers were better athletes than racecar drivers. The implication was clear: You didn’t have to be in shape to stroll around a golf course and occasionally hit a little white ball orREAD MORE
Imagine a golf course with no trees, no hazards, no bunkers, no rough and perfectly flat greens. You’d probably finish with one of your better scores. And you also would most likely be bored after a round or two. ButREAD MORE
Wow. It’s not often that I’m left speechless on the golf course. But getting to swing top-quality clubs has been such an eye-opening experience, I feel almost blinded by the light I’m finally seeing. Now I see how the prosREAD MORE
Golf clubs have become so expensive, even the most serious players have to think twice about buying new. Go online and you’ll find advertisements for special pricing on name-brand equipment. You’ll see warnings declaring that what works for the prosREAD MORE