On the U.S. Open Only hours following the conclusion of our national golf championship, many headlines were about Phil Mickelson’s second-place finish. Yes, he was playing in the shadow of his wife’s recently-announced cancer. Yes, he is a popular figure. Yes, he is a favorite of the Bethpage crowd. But hey – Lucas Glover deservingly [...]
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On Sports Shorts 062509
Posted in Baseball, Golf, Sports, tagged Bernie Kosar, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Reds, Civil Rights, MLB, MLB Civil Rights Game, PGA, San Diego Padres, U.S. Open on June 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On Golf’s U.S. Open
Posted in Golf, Sports, tagged Bethpage, Golf, Golfers, PGA, U.S. Open, US Open on June 18, 2009 | 12 Comments »
My favorite golf tournament starts today at Bethpage – an American classic, the USGA U.S. Open. Take your pick: Father’s Day week, a standard of excellence, a tradition of greatness, the high rough, narrow fairways, tough pin placements, and ultra-slick greens – simply a measure of survival as winning requires strength, skill, stamina, intelligent course [...]
On the Masters
Posted in Golf, Sports, tagged Augusta, Augusta National, Jack Nicklaus, Masters, Masters Golf, Masters Golf Tournament, PGA, PGA Masters, The Masters, Tiger Woods on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This has been a big week in sports: MLB’s Opening Day, the ultimate end on the Road to the Final Four, the Frozen Four starts tomorrow, and ultimately, the beginning of one of golf’s great tournaments – the Masters. The Masters is the first golf major of the PGA year. Fortunately it’s not about Augusta [...]
On Watching Golf
Posted in Golf, Sports, tagged Golf, Golf Tournaments, PGA, PGA Tour, TV Golf, Watching golf on March 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Besides the cold blasts of the wintery months of January and February, I also count on the start of the PGA tour. Not many of the early tournaments really strike my fancy, but how … how could one not enjoy Riviera, the craziness at 16 in Scottsdale, or the beauty and serenity of Pebble Beach. [...]
On a Special Golfer
Posted in Golf, Life, Sports, tagged Comebacks, Erik Campton, Golf, Heart attacks, Heart transplant, PGA on March 5, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Entered in this weeks PGA event (Honda Classic) is a golfer I didn’t know - Erik Compton. His life is one of those dramatic, feel-good stories including receiving a heart transplant during his youth, a Nationwide Tour player, a near fatal heart attack, a second heart transplant, and his qualifying exception for this tournament. Although here’s the story I [...]
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