Detry Dominates at Phoenix

Detry Dominates at Phoenix

The PGA Tour moved from the Signature event at Pebble Beach to the Greatest Show on Earth at the Waste Management Open in Phoenix.  The modest, staid attendance at Pebble gave way to the circus like atmosphere at the TPC Stadium Course in Scottsdale.  Attendance for...
McIIroy Wins the AT&T

McIIroy Wins the AT&T

It was a golf tournament for 63 holes.  The leaderboard shifted to and fro continuously with as many as 10 players in contention.  The field endured all types of weather including rain, cold, significant wind in a very haphazard fashion.  Rory McIlroy was one of these...
English Grinds and Wins at Torrey Pines

English Grinds and Wins at Torrey Pines

The PGA Tour finally played a golf course that challenged the competitors’ entire skill set at Torrey Pines.  Torrey Pines is the longest course on Tour but more importantly, it has rough, and this week a mixture of challenging winds to add to the test.  Par at...
TGL–I Like It

TGL–I Like It

When I first heard about TGL, for some crazy reason I went back to my childhood and recalled the made for TV event-“Home Run Derby.”  Home Room Derby pitted the greatest sluggers in baseball in a pure home run hitting contest.  Willie Mays vs. Mickey...
Professional Golf Outlook-2025

Professional Golf Outlook-2025

As the PGA Tour kicks off the calendar 2025 season in Hawaii at the Sentry Open at the Plantation Course in Maui,  Hawaii, the state of professional golf is as unsettled as ever.  PGA viewership is down by double-digits as the schism with the LIV Tour enters another...
Monterey Peninsula–14th Hole

Monterey Peninsula–14th Hole

Mother Nature is indifferent and takes no prisoners.  I can recall when the cypress tree on the 18th hole at Pebble Beach died a natural death.  That tree had guarded the 18th for many a year and often prohibited players from reaching the closing hole in 2 shots....