These Elves Are Working Every Week
As we close in on the most celebrated holiday of the season, I want to tell you a story about two of Santa's elves who spend nearly every week of the year doing something for needy kids and their...
View ArticleGreenberg impressed with Indianapolis
"I have got to admit that when I heard the Super Bowl was going to be played in Indianapolis, I thought what is that all about," said Mike Greenberg, of "Mike and Mike in the Morning" ESPN's popular...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time: Masters I
On Sunday afternoon, I once again made the drive down Magnolia Lane at Augusta National Golf Club. This might be the most breathtaking and beautiful 200-yard stretch of road in America. Just off of...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time Masters II
The Masters and Augusta National probably do more to inspire golf around the United States than any other entity associated with the game. The sheer beauty of the golf course, along with its meticulous...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time Masters Wrap 2012
Late Sunday afternoon I sat at my vantage point just to the right of No. 11 green at Augusta National. In the ticket scalping world (and there is no ticket for that location) I would hate to think what...
View ArticleTom Watson left a lasting impression
The best part about this writing gig is sharing stories with you, the readers. When I returned from The Masters I had many emails and personal conversations with people who expressed enjoyment from...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- June 12, 2012 US Open at Olympic Club
This week the U.S. Open returns to the Olympic Club in San Francisco for the fifth time. Each time the Open has been played at Olympic the winning margin has been by a single stroke or in a playoff....
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time: U.S. Open Wrap
Based on previous U.S. Opens at the Olympic Club, there was never a time last weekend when I wasn't thinking something out of the ordinary was going to happen late Sunday in San Francisco. After all,...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time: July 2 "He's Back"
Late Sunday afternoon many Indiana golfers escaped the torrid heat by sitting on their air conditioned couches watching Tiger Woods bounce Bo Van Pelt on the final two holes at Congressional GC in...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- Open Championship 2012: Part 1
I arrived in the small town of Lancashire late Sunday morning. No matter how many times you make this trip to the United Kingdom, it's pretty tough to escape jet lag. There is a strategy involved, but...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time: Open Championship Part 2
On Monday the headlines in the Daily Express, a local U.K. newspaper, said, "It's too tough for Tiger- Open favourite Woods claims Lytham hazard is simply unplayable." Sometimes the media can...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- 2012 Open Championship Part 3
Part of the intrigue of attending an Open Championship is taking in the culture and history of the area. This is my fourth British Open trip and all have been different. Two trips to Scotland have been...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- Part 4 Open Championship 2012
Steve Stricker suffered a damaging blow to his golf equipment and psyche when his Titleist 909 driver developed a crack in the head on Tuesday during a practice round. The club simply wore out after...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- Part 5 Open Championship 2012
On Friday, 43,900 spectators slogged around a soggy Royal Lytham. Overnight rains left many cross walks and spectator areas looking like a well-travelled cattle lot in the Midwest. Sloppy, smelly and...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- Wrap 2012 Open
"I had a great week here. Everybody offered me encouragement. Were you just being nice to me, or did you really think I could win?" observed Ernie Els when he spoke at the 18th green and was being...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- July 24 Long Putters
A year ago Ernie Els was struggling mightily with the putter. He was openly critical of long putters, but in desperation, as his putting skills were deteriorating, Els himself made the switch to a long...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- July 31 2012
The sporting world is being dominated these days by The Games of the XXX Olympiad in London, England. As I write this, I am somewhere over Novia Scotia headed out to the Atlantic Ocean and onto London...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- Olympics II
Center court at Wimbledon is a pretty good place to watch your first high profile tennis match. On top of that, seeing Serena Williams, of the United States, depose Vera Zvonareva from Russia 6-1, 6-0...
View ArticleOne Shot at a Time- PGA 2012 II
The PGA Championship is defined by 94 years of traditions. This major championship dates back to 1916 when Jim Barnes won the PGA at Siwanoy CC in Bronxville, NY. The PGA of America was founded that...
View ArticleOne 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...
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