If you’re playing an eighteen hole round of golf, which hole is the most important: The starting hole? Your least favorite? The number-one handicap hole? The finishing hole? Well, there are eighteen choices. With logical reasoning a sound argument can be made for each. Yet within the MindPlay principle of PurePlayGolf the tenth hole is […]
Martin Kaymer blew away the field at Pinehurst to claim the 114th U.S. Open Championship. Had he not played, it would have been one heckuva tournament. He got the media’s attention with a first round 65. After duplicating the number on Friday, he got the world’s attention. The thing is although Kaymer claimed his second […]
When you talk to golfers from my generation (boomers), there are plenty of opinions on the best professional player of all time. I wanted to take this further and consider the question, “Who has given back to the modern game the most, Palmer or Woods?” I will define “giving back” by what each player did […]
The 2014 U.S. Open is in the books. When one looks back on the results plenty of conclusions will be made. “It wasn’t much of a tournament.”, “Blowout.”, “Americans falter.” Add whatever comments you wish but the real story is that Martin Kaymer played some of the best golf a U.S. Open has ever witnessed. […]
I was watching the Golf Channel the other morning as I am prone to do when I want to avoid the national news feeds covering the “disaster du jour”. At least with the GC news is a lil’ more upbeat. In recent weeks a balding man in his fifties has joined the telecast. I didn’t […]
Many of you may remember Paul Harvey, the syndicated storyteller gracing the radio airwaves of yesteryear. Whenever I caught Mr. Harvey on my dial I perked up my ears, ready for the informal history lesson that was to follow. His distinctive voice grabbed me as he eventually would conclude with his famous signature, “and […]
As I avoided another cold spring Saturday last weekend, I repaired to my rocker and flipped on the Heritage at venerable Harbour Town. Watching today’s players trying to fit shots between the narrow fairways is a refreshing change from the bombing runs usually found on Tour. It is an AP (Advanced Placement) exam of sorts […]
The first of golf’s 2014 major championships is in the books. The recipient of a Masters victory receives “the green jacket”. The jacket comes with two sleeves. Bubba Watson now has two Masters wins to match those sleeves. Maybe the jacket fits a bit better now when he puts it on. It wasn’t an exciting […]
Most golf fans aren’t aware of the events surrounding the 1958 Masters. Many of them may not have been born. It involved two rising stars on the PGA Tour, the twelfth hole at Augusta National and a ruling that somewhat resembled Tiger Wood’s proceedings from 2013. The stories have been written. Mr. Venturi has passed […]
With the recent announcement of Herb Kohler and Pete Dye bringing another course to the Kohler golf “stables”, Wisconsin will again be the beneficiary of adding to its world class portfolio. Last fall Mike Keiser announced his intentions to build a new resort south of Wisconsin Rapids with the desire to bring his Bandon Dunes […]