Hole No. 6 A visually stunning and challenging links course on the Kintyre Peninsula on the extreme west coast of Scotland, Machrihanish Dunes, designed by David Mclay Kidd, has been a hit with golfers and course ranking wonks since it debuted in May 2009. Kidd amazingly altered only seven of the 259 acres on which […]
5 Reasons Masters 2012 Will Have One of the Best Finishes Ever
1. Phil “The Thrill” Mickelson (-8) is only one shot back. Did you see that phenomenal flop shot on no. 15 yesterday? You just can’t take your eyes off Phil because you never know when he’ll pull off a shot that no other player on the planet can execute. 2. There are nine players within […]
5 Reasons I Love to Watch Phil Mickelson Play Golf
1. He’s Phil the Thrill. He’ll try unbelievable shots some players won’t even attempt in practice. 2. He’s this generation’s version of Greg Norman, a pedal-to-the-metal player who can crash and burn faster than a NASCAR driver. 3. He has the best short game in the universe. Put a 60-degree wedge in his hands and […]
5 Reasons I Love to Watch Rickie Fowler Play Golf
1. His quick swing is the antithesis of the overt mechanical style favored by golf instruction gurus. 2. Fowler is more of a “feel” player and doesn’t resemble most of the robots on the PGA Tour. 3. Fowler plays the game with a unique intensity that most likely was nurtured back in his early teens […]
Go Fish and Golf
I once saw a sign at a tackle shop in Key Largo, Florida that aptly summed up fishing’s universal appeal. The sign read: The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions of hope. Hmm, sounds a lot like golf to me. Both […]