Jean van de Velde’s named is carved in cement on the wall of the Barry Burn, just short of the 18th green at iconic Carnoustie, complilments of the course superintendant 17 years ago.... Read more
When you have what is considered golf’s most revered major — The Open Championship — no one’s paying much attention when the PGA Tour throws an event for “all t... Read more
Over the past 150 years, 428 major championships have been contested. No one, not Bobby Jones, not Jack Nicklaus, not Lee Trevino, not Ben Hogan, not Byron Nelson, not Tiger Woods, no one ha... Read more
When you’re a stroke back going into the final round of a major and shoot 65, odds are you’ve come from behind to win. That wasn’t the case for Phil Mickelson on Sunday at... Read more
Once in a lifetime, the world of golf witnesses events like those that transpired Sunday at Royal Troon when Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson staged a final round battle for the ages at the... Read more
England has a new working-man’s hero. He has an untidy beard that makes him look like a lumberjack, or an Amish farmer. He is portly, his figure was not chiseled in the gym but rather... Read more
Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson squashed the rest of the field Saturday at the Open Championship, setting up a battle between a pair of over-40 players who are totally in command of their... Read more
“They were the kind of conditions you want to play in when you come over for a visit with a bunch of your buddies, not when you have to post a score.” That’s how Jordan Spi... Read more
Scotland became Scotland again on Friday at Royal Troon and rains came to the 145th Open Championship. It rained on overnight leader Phil Mickelson but it did not stop his parade. Mickelson... Read more
Maybe we should have seen this coming. Perhaps the first hint was that final round 66 last Sunday at the Scottish Open. Certainly it wasn’t his 13th place finish at Castle Stuart. The... Read more
