Professional Golf-January-2026

Professional Golf-January-2026

January is a difficult month as it’s back to reality from the spirit of the Christmas holidays and New Year celebrations.  I also equate January with depression (when I lived in England, we called it “the gloom.”)  and decided to take a business trip...
The 20th Hole

The 20th Hole

The 20th hole We’re all familiar with the 19th hole, where we celebrate or commiserate our round of golf with a hearty dose of alcohol with our playing partners and other similarly afflicted players of the day.  The 19th hole is where the bets of the day are...
End on That One

End on That One

The First Sign Something Was Wrong It’s October, 2024 and I was playing the Dunes Course at Monterey Peninsula with the Santa Clara University golf team.  I’d had a pretty good round playing with 18-year-olds striping their tee shots over 300 yards. One of...
The 13th Hole at North Berwick Golf Club

The 13th Hole at North Berwick Golf Club

  You’ve been on North Berwick for the past two and a half hours and it’s an exhilarating experience.  The wind has picked up and now is directly in your face as you approach, “The Pit”, the par 4, 13th hole of 390 yards now playing a lot...
Twas the Night Before Christmas-2025

Twas the Night Before Christmas-2025

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house-not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care with the hopes that the tickets to the 2026 US Open would be there. The children were nestled all snug in their...
Christmas Gifts

Christmas Gifts

I have given enough shirts, caps, sweaters, ball-markers, golf balls and all the rest as Christmas gifts over the years.  This year I have some recommendations to consider that involve giving back to the game of golf.  PARdon Me–my new book that was published in...