When a young, tall, golden-haired Laurie Hammer roamed the fairways at PGA Tour events in the 1970s, every player marveled at his golf swing, and all the women sighed dreamily. He was the PGA Tour’s version of a blonde James Bond, but more Robert Redford than Daniel Craig. A dashing swashbuckler on the golf course and a debonair, genteel ambassador of the game...
Congrats to a great guy who deserves all the best…Ryan Ballangee, formerly of Waggle Room and now NBC Sports! ***Loud U.S. Open eagle-like golf roar*** Ryan is a voice of reason, a terrific researcher, a great golf mind, and a super-nice guy who deserves to be a lifer in golf writing. He’ll have plenty of info, news, and stories for your golf fix every...
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...
He came like a gentle zephyr, charming all the girls and turning everyone’s pockets inside out…selling books that is! Kevin Cook left everyone spellbound last night at his book reading for “Titanic Thompson” – his captivating biopic of America’s greatest proposition swindler, then accepted the 2010 Jazzy Award for the year’s...
This one was so much fun. Blue and Gold, Blue and Gold, everywhere you look, Blue and Gold. From the article: How can you not love Santa Cruz? It’s like a wax museum with a pulse, to paraphrase modern-day philosopher Vincent Vega. Banana Slugs and terrible Shakespeare (who the hell else would do King Lear wearing nothing except for barbed wire and the metal cap...
I have had an epiphany – I want to die like Bat Masterson. I want die at my laptop, working on a story, doing what I love with everything I’ve got. “Jay, that’s sounds great, let’s just hope it’s 40 years from now,” said my friend and mentor. Well I hope you’re right about that. I hope I have many years of great stories...
Hat tip to my basketball buddy Peter Robert Casey – three first names, one sweet basketball site! Thanks for the great shot, Peter.
No heavy lifting today: instead we’ll catch our breath before the Tour Championship and have a quick laugh and a smile. First, Paula Creamer took that grillion-dollar, mega-watt smile to the USAF and flew a mission over Oakmont Country Club. Steve DiMeglio of USA got the best assignment of the week. From his article: “Reaching speeds of 650 mph...
Here is the link to Brett’s article about the great lost links of Queens, including Mackenzie, Dev Emmet, Raynor, and Tillie!
HAVEN, WI – A wine-dark sky of swollen clouds grumbled ominously with thunder before the heavens opened up and rained bricks and bats on Steve Underwood’s head. It was okay though. He had Tim Clark’s umbrella safely in the golf bag. Meanwhile, Todd Sunderland counted D.J. Trahan’s clubs one last time. Fourteen, everything is fine. So as soon...
NEW YORK, NY – As we reach the halfway point in the year, a tiny little David has the clubhouse lead on a whole raft of Goliaths in the race for the Best Sports Journalism of the Year Award here at A Walk in the Park, but I’m getting ahead of myself. It’s book review season and, right on cue, my desk turned into a scriptorium scene from Umberto...
We have a guest article today from Steve Czaban, the sports broadcaster and journalist from D.C. As you recall, Czabe is the genius behind the Potomac Cup, the battle between the best amateur golfers in Maryland and Virginia. Czabe, a 5.3 handicap, entered the 36-hole Virginia State Amateur yesterday. He lasted nine holes. I love his scathing review of…himself...
Happy Wedding Day to Tony Korologos and his lovely bride Ali Guzzetta. May you have a lifetime of love and happiness. Here’s my personal toast to you:
If you shout, shout for joy.
If you cry, cry tears of happiness.
When you lie, lie in each other’s arms.
And when you fight, fight for love.
— 100 years of rousing cheers, Of frothy beers and smiling peers, Of hearts sincere and friendships dear, Our green and gothic home – From Our Green and Gothic Home – a poem to commemorate the Travis turning 100 years old. GARDEN CITY, NY – The Grand Old Amateur – the Walter J. Travis Invitational at Garden City Golf Club – one of...
Congratulations to Irish Golf Desk’s Brian Keogh and his lovely wife Elena, who became parents just minutes ago. Tristan Keogh de las Heras was born in Dublin, Ireland early Thursday morning. Mother, father, and child are all doing well. Here’s hoping we have a future sports writer in our midst, the third generation in a row for Brian’s family...