Ron Sirak of Golf World – the new president of the Met Golf Writers – has some keen observations on ho our flagging economy means that several U.S. PGA TOUR stars will be headed to the European Tour for the Dubai cash grab. …and here’s John Hopkins of GW slamming Johnny Miller. I love the line, “there’s peacock droppings all...
Here are your reads for the day:
Dermot Gilleece has some thoughts on Faldo and the European Ryder Cup loss.  As usual, he’s succinct and accurate. The players have to perform.
Next, Brian Keogh has a new look for Irish Golf Desk. The picture of Padraig looking like a possessed hamster is gone.
Hiya Hug! Great piece. As usual, Golf Observer nails it.
Irish Golf Desk is one of the great unsung websites for golf news. It’s great name too. Anyway Brian Keogh had some solid articles on Padraig. The collection is here. With Padraig specially preparing extra hard for the Masters, and with Bethpage’s layout playing into the teeth of Padraig’s considerable strengths, we have a chance to see a...
Here’s some of my favorites from day 1. Sal Johnson of Golf Observer has his observations over at the GO blog. Steve Elling of CBS has this interesting biopic of colorful Robert Karlsson, the Swede in the lead. Dave Dye of the Detroit news said gorgeous women following Anthony Kim, Sergio Garcia, and Camilo Villegas weren’t watching the golf. Jimmy...
Here’s Karl McGinty’s piece.
As soon as I find Brian Keogh’s and Dermot Gilleece’s, I’ll post them.
This is nice: one of my favorite writers/broadcasters writing about my Trinity College classmate and all around good guy Jay Williamson. Jay shot a first-round 73 and is tied for 26th. he’s getting a lot of mileage out of that incredible 62 he shot on Saturday at the John Deere. That, coupled with finishing in a tie for second, won him exemption into...
Conde Nast has decided to discontinue Golf For Women just hours after its editor-in-chief left to edit Oprah’s O magazine. This is disappointing for two reasons. First only tennis has the cross gender appeal of golf. No other sport has as dedicated a following. I know many of us rail at the sky when gender warriors try to use golf to advance a...
Happy Birthday America! For a little perspective, I have a poem by Harvard University and Trinity College’s own Sophie Wadsworth, poet emeritus. It’s called Fourth of July and it’s in her award winning collection called Letters From Siberia. Sophie’s great-great-great-grandmother, Roxanna Lord Pray, was dragged away from her beloved Berwick...
Far more than just a coffee table book with pretty pictiures, Australia’s Paul Daley has published his fourth volume on Golf Architecture, chuck ful of interesting and instructive articles from the brightest minds in the golf design and literature businesses. There is some terrific insight from such writing luminaries as Lorne Rubenstein and architects like Tom...
Remember when we reviewed some of Robert Trent Jones’s poetry a while back? (Here for part one and here for part two). Well four of his poems about great American Holidays have been set to music and will be performed as part of a free concert in Napa Valley on the Fourth of July. There’ll even be a fireworks display afterwards. From the presser: SAN...
After a thrilling victory in the U.S. Open over Rocco Mediate, and surviving a 19-hole playoff in the process, Tiger Woods will have reconstructive surgery on his damaged left knee. Details are in the press release below. Source – Tiger’s Official Website and Golf.com
PGA.com is running my preview pieces of each major and the Ryder Cup. Click here and enjoy.
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JAY FLEMMA ___________ AVENUE FOREST HILLS, NY June 4, 2008 Mr. Dan Jenkins _____ _____ Drive Fort Worth, TX Re: Book Reviews – Slim and None and The Franchise Babe – Golf, God, and Country Dear Dan: I just finished your new book, The Franchise Babe, and wanted to congratulate you, to tell you how many times I howled in delight while reading it, and to...
Lets get some housekeeping out of the way before heading out to California: First: Alex Miceli is writing some excellent pieces for www.usopen.com, including this wrap-up of players who got through U.S. Open qualifying and will be at Torrey Pines. Next, I’ll be reviewing Dan Jenkins’s new book, The Franchise Babe over the next few days. My colleague...