How to Get Close to Pins

A few years ago, I forget which tournament it was, Tiger Woods had to return for a Monday morning sudden death playoff as the previous night it had got too dark to finish play.  The first hole of the playoff was a par three, with the pin tucked against the left side of the green.  Tiger all-but holed his tee shot to win the tournament.  It looked like the perfect stroke of genius you expect (or at least expected then) of the man.  But then, in a very candid admission to reporters afterwards,…Read more …

Let the Tour Pros have their place in History

There’s something about end of season money events that leaves an unsatisfactory feeling with the fans. Once the Fed-Ex Cup or Race to Dubai has finished, the quality and originality of events in the post-season seems way below par, and consequently our interest wanes. You can’t blame the player but it’s all too apparent that they’re only participating in order to fulfil a sponsor’s obligation, take the family on holiday or bank a few more dollars. I couldn’t care less who wins the most ‘skins’, and sadly you can’t help but get the…Read more …