Sal Johnson teamed up with Robinson Holloway to write a fictional piece about Tiger Woods which claims to draw on “It’s Wonderful Life,” but really mixes in quite a bit of the ghosts from “A Christmas Story” as well:):) I have mixed feelings about the piece, but got a huge laugh out of this bit: “Eldrick’s ears are assaulted...
I luv ya, Van Sickle, and I’m always glad when you lay the lumber to a chump, lunkhead, or dingbat who needs it, but I still say the world needs to hear from Tiger what he’s sorry about and why he’s sorry. Otherwise he’ll forever be evasive, ungrateful, and selfish… …and as for the Tour? Timid Finchem is married to the money. Woods...
And while the shephards lay in their field an angel of The Lord appeared to them and they were afraid. But he said “fear not for I bring you glad tidings of great joy. For today in the city of David a savior is born and he will save you from all your sins.” Then, suddenly the sky was filled with a great light and host of heavenly angels appeared and sang...
Back in the day, we had Grantland Rice, Herbert Warren Wind, and Bernard Darwin, and a generation of golf fans rejoiced with every word. Now we have Dan Jenkins, Marino Parascenzo, and Art Spander: three men who have over 150 years of combined experience covering, analyzing, and commenting on sports. Dan Jenkins’s contributions to golf were warmly celebrated...
Nicely done by our chief Ireland correspondent:) Brian Keogh, who will be a dad soon, has this great interview with Paddy on Cheetah…err…Tiger. From the article: “I’M AMAZED by the fact I’m out on Tour and knew nothing. I must have my head in a hole or something like that. Seemingly nobody knew anything. That just amazes me. I thought...
As the world continues to be held hostage by Tiger Woods, according to the Times On-Line Elin Nordegren has hired celebrity divorce lawyer Sorrell Trope, 82, who boasts of being “one of the pre-eminent family law attorneys in the United States”, with experience in handling big-money, big-name cases. Past celebrity clients have included Cary Grant, Britney...
Great article here by Dermot, one of the most venerable and well-respected golf writers on the planet. Personally, I can’t see Woods at St. Andrews for the British Open. They are not ass star-struck with him across the pond as Americans are, and there was a surging groundswell against Woods merely for poor sportsmanship at last year’s Open at Turnberry...
We’ve never been here before…maybe not in any sport since the Black Sox…Tiger’s scandal has golf entering the Twilight Zone. From the article: “But the shock of Tiger possibly being gravely hurt was coupled with even more puzzling news: it was a one-car crash which occurred at 2:15 in the morning, hours after Thanksgiving, as he was...
Like father, like daughter. Parody is an effective weapon. Dan Jenkins’s daughter Sally has this hilarious read: You want answers? How bout a new golf shirt instead? From the piece: “Nevertheless, I understand the relentless curiosity about me, given my sacrosanct greatness and all I do for the good of humanity, and so I have decided to release a...
Director Karin Coonrod and the Columbia University MFA drama program’s production of Eurypides’ Phoenician Women is a breathtaking spectacle of drama and dance. Visually arresting, with technical perfection in choreography, brilliant multi-purpose costumes for the Phoenician Woman/soldiers, and rock-solid performances throughout the cast, the performance...
What do New Coke, ham and pineapple pizza, stirrup pants, Lady Ga-ga, writing your own wedding vows, reality TV, heat-resistant sauce pans, and Clamato all have in common? They’re all really bad ideas. Now you can add “a musical about the Charles Manson murders” to the list. “Manson: The Musical?” asked one of the other entertainment...
We’ll have Dr. Gary Wadler of WADA chime on soon about this issue. Until then, Matt Rudy of GW has this excellent article pointing out the huge holes in the PGA Tour’s testing policy and the remarkable lack of transparency. From the article: “Steroid expert Dr. Charles Yesalis outlined for me a simple, inexpensive way for a PGA Tour player to gain...
We interrupt this sports blog for a bit of history. My super-intern will get back to writing about sports soon, but today Maggie MacAlpine has a new piece on Dark Ages Rome: CONCORD, NH – Imagine fabled Yankee Stadium, but half empty, eerily quiet, both for the lack of fans and the lack of spirit, of faith, of hope. Low attendance has become the norm, but in...
Much like SI’s offerings for baseball, basketball, and football, this oversize history of the game in essays and pictorials is much more than just a coffee table conversation piece. It is the seminal review of where the sport of golf came from, where it’s been, and where it is going, seen through the eyes of the world’s greatest sporting magazine...
People might not think of Indiana as a place to jet off for a golf vacation, but golf writer Chris Clouser is doing his best to change that. Best known as the biogropher of pre-eminent golf architect Perry Maxwell, Clouser’s second book, “A Month of Saturdays” is a helpful guide to the best of public golf in the state of Indiana. The book is a...