Final Four in Indianapolis

Final Four in Indianapolis

It’s 2000 and we’re attending the NCAA Final Four Basketball Championships for the 13th year in a row.  The venue is the RCA Dome in Indianapolis Indiana.  Usually I would take my son, brother and a few associates to the Final Four and this year would be...
The Dunes Remodel–the 18th Hole Surprise

The Dunes Remodel–the 18th Hole Surprise

Monterey Peninsula Country Club  has recently completed its course remodel and it can be praised as a very successful endeavor.  There are no significant changes to the course design and layout but new sand in the bunkers and the verdant grooming of the fairways are...
Practice with a Purpose

Practice with a Purpose

I would be the last golfer on the planet who has the credibility to render any instruction or advice as to how to play, practice or improve, but this piece will render some opinions that might be helpful.  How to you think about practicing your golf game?  It’s...
More North Berwick–The Par 5’s

More North Berwick–The Par 5’s

It’s hard to get excited about another Florida stop on the PGA Tour.  Congratulations to Akshay Bhatia who defeated a crestfallen Daniel Berger who was caught by a blizzard  of Bhatia’s great shots after holding a sizable lead.  Bhatia is emerging as the...
Echavarria Bears Down

Echavarria Bears Down

The PGA Tour moved to Florida to the Champion Course at PGA National in Palm Beach.  The Champion Course might have as much water acreage as Pine Valley’s array of waste bunkers without rakes.  The course rewards accuracy and ability to navigate wind that...
SLOWWWWW-Play

SLOWWWWW-Play

“Take it Easy” “A call to remember that golf is supposed to be fun, not a race” That was a comment on a recent article that I read in a golf magazine essentially condoning slow play.  My opinion is that golf is a game within itself to be...