When Phil Mickelson plays at Pebble Beach, he marks his golf ball with a silver dollar that belonged to his grandfather, one of the original caddies at the Links when it opened back in 1919. At every other tournament, Mickelson uses a replica of the coin.
Good for Rickie Fowler! After a ruling (Rule 9.3) on the Par-4 11th hole that resulted in a triple-bogey, Fowler holds off Branden Grace to win the Phoenix Open that’s eluded him two out of the previous three years.
Is it just me or is Justin Rose the most boring golfer on the planet? For some reason, I cannot get into watching that guy. And Adam Scott’s not far behind!
Todd Sones is someone whom I’ve admired from afar (and near) for some time now. It was a putter fitting with him at his course outside Chicago that eventually led me to enroll at the Golf Academy of America in Phoenix and completely change career paths. Less than five years later, I’m a PGA Class …
If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time now, you probably recognize the name Dr. Robin Farran. Dr. Farran is nationally-recognized as one of the USGA’s top Rules Officials. He regularly works the U.S. Open Championship, and he even helps write the Rules book itself. Dr. Farran has become something of a …
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