My circle of friends and the entire Trinity college community mourns the loss of Matt Miller, ’86, DKE, varsity lacrosse and all around great guy. Matt was a passionate, dedicated and upstanding man who fought injustice wherever he found it. People gathered around his leadership like moths drawn to the flame. 39 is too young to die and no parents should...
Lets get something out up front – what you saw this week is NOT how “firm and fast” is supposed to play. As a result, we got a U.S. Open instead of a Masters. Fast and firm conditions are primarily – almost exclusively – found on courses built on sand, usually seaside courses. They allow the ground game; bump and run shots form up to 100...
With the free fall of the game’s top names, this is set to be a Tiger walk. Phil and Ernie? They’ll be lucky if they make the cut, although with the few red numbers being posted, the cut will be shockingly high too. After that, look at that leaderboard. I dare you, I double dare you… I triple dog dare you, find me one name that scares Woods...
Boy is his going to be easy. If Tiger makes his putts, he’ll win. If he doesn’t, I’ll go with Vijay, who is playing well, has won the Masters before, putts well, has the length and the high ball flight and ice water in his veins. My sportswriter and golf course critic pals are playing a game of “Pick the Australian player who’ll come...
Cybergolf reports that this year 100 players were invited to The Masters.
Geoff Shackelford once wrote in Grounds for Golf that temptation is the most important feature in a golf course. Temptation draws players in to try shots outside their comfort zone. Maybe the pressure of the situation or the need to make up some shots makes players overreach and either become heroes or zeroes. He’s right, as usual. Ben Crenshaw came to the par...