One Shot at a Time- Ryder Cup Day Three
Davis Love III has a great sense of golf history. He is a former PGA champion and a member of five Ryder Cup teams. He is also the son of a PGA member. What many people do not know is that the Ryder...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- November 6, 2012
It's hard to describe the magnitude of this week for me personally. On Saturday afternoon in Baltimore, my name will be placed in nomination for the President of the PGA of America. Barring unforeseen...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- November 28, 2012
On Wednesday, the Royal & Ancient and the United States Golf Association (USGA), golf's governing bodies, announced changes to the Rules of Golf that would prohibit anchoring the club in making a...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- January 16, 2013
As I sat in my office on Tuesday and tried to catch up on a few things, the Golf Channel had my full attention as Ryder Cup Europe announced Paul McGinley as its 2014 Captain for the matches played at...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- January 27 Anchoring/Bifurcation
The controversy surrounding the long putter has become an anchor around the neck of the golf community- literally. Since the USGA and R&A announced their intention to ban the anchored stroke on...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time
Rory McIlroy showed up at PGA Headquarters on Monday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. He was a bit early and spent the first few minutes of his visit posing with the pair of trophies that he would be...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time: Masters Preview 2013
"The modern golf season never ends, but it does begin. When the first contestant tees off at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday morning, golfers all over the world reset their internal clocks. The...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- Masters I- 2013
Each year at The Masters I look forward to seeing whatever new innovations the members at Augusta National come up with to improve the tournament. This year, Rules Officials were greeted with a revised...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- Masters 2013 II
In 1984 I attended my second Masters and watched Ben Crenshaw win the tournament that year by two strokes with a score of 277, which is 11 under par. Back then he was known as Gentle Ben. The handsome,...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- Masters 13 Wrap
My Masters week started out last Monday afternoon seated next to Chairman Billy Payne on the podium in the Media Center at Augusta National Golf Club. We were joined by Glen Nager, the President of the...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- Players Championship
On Sunday, Tiger Woods once again proved his worth to the sport of golf as NBC posted its highest television rating for a PGA TOUR event in 2013 during the final round of The Players Championship. The...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- June 6, 2013
Rory McIlroy showed up late on Sunday night in Rochester, NY for the PGA Championship Media Day at Oak Hill Country Club. He was fresh off the Memorial Tournament where he had another lackluster...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- U.S. Open Preview
Some are calling Merion Golf Club a pint sized major championship venue because it only stretches to 6,996 yards. The historic par 70 United States Open course falls about 500 yards short of normal...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- US Open II
The 2013 U.S. Open has established itself as a landmark major golf championship and the credit goes to the United States Golf Association. In particular, Mike Davis the USGA's Executive Director who...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- July 3, 2013
Okay, so the Great Debate of 2013 has ended, pretty much. This week the PGA of America and the PGA Tour both announced that they will fall in line and follow Rule 14-1b, which when implemented in...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- July 10, 2013
In 1421 a Scottish regiment aiding the French against the English at the Seige of Bauge is introduced to the game of chole. Hugh Kennedy, Robert Stewart and John Smale, three of the identified players,...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- Open Championship 2013
The 142nd Open Championship starts Thursday at Muirfield located in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland overlooking the Firth of Forth. Although Muirfield is a links course and is set upon elevated ancient...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- Open Championship Wrap
On Sunday afternoon about thirty minutes after Phil Mickelson accepted the Claret Jug from the R&A upon winning the 2013 Open Championship at Muirfield, I starting penning my weekly congratulatory...
View ArticleOne shot at a time - Senior PGA coming to French Lick
On Tuesday the PGA of America announced that it will hold the 2015 Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid at the Pete Dye Golf Course in French Lick. This championship is the most prestigious...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- August 13, 2013
My first experience with Jason Dufner was a last year's Ryder Cup. He was a man of few words. He epitomized the phrase "He lets his sticks do the talking." Dufner compiled a 3-1 record and was one of...
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