What did we just witness?The Miracle at Medinah or the Meltdown at Medinah.I’m going with the latter. For two days, Captain Love made all the right moves. On the third day, everything fell apart for the Americans. He front loaded the line-up and none of his big guns delivered.At least Jean Van de Velde,...
Best and Worst PGA Tour Golfers to Watch
Best Player to Watch There’s nothing like the “oh no” moment when the television camera in the tower focuses on a slow and annoying golfer playing in a PGA Tour event. Watching one of these agonizingly methodical pros work through a seemingly endless pre-shot or putting routine drives me crazy. These guys really know...
10 Disturbing Trends in Golf
1. On Course Weddings–Golf courses everywhere are struggling and looking for more revenue streams. It looks like they found one. I’m seeing more weddings take place on clubhouse verandas and around the 18th green than ever before. Whatever happened to getting hitched at halftime of an NBA game or in a Vegas chapel? 2....
China’s First Two Hard Rock Hotels Coming to Mission Hills Shenzhen, Haikou
A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to visit and play golf at Mission Hills Resort in Shenzhen, China. It’s one of the world’s great golf resort experiences with twelve (yes, twelve) golf courses, a slew of excellent restaurants and a fitness center. It’s about to get even better with a new...
Ryder Cup 2012 Preview
–> The Euros are always primed and jacked up about the Ryder Cup and this year is no different. With the subdued Davis Love III as captain, the Americans will, no doubt, take a more measured and professional approach to RC 2012. Rory is No. 1 and Luke Donald and Lee Westwood are number...