l. Jack Nicklaus—
Nicklaus has won more majors(18) and is by far the most dominant player of his era. As Lee Trevino said, if Nicklaus was in the tournament we all knew we had to beat Jack to win the event.
There really is no authentic argument, Jack Nicklaus is the number one golfer of all time. Even USA Today says so!
I saw something Sunday at the final round of the Valero Texas Open that makes me shake my head. I saw Scott Piercy following a 9 on the final hole of the tournament slam his putter mercilessly into the ground and then proceed to break the club in two over his leg. He exited the final green without shaking hands with his playing partners and then the display of ugly unsportsmanlike behavior.
Continue reading Bad Behavior has no place on the course—ever!!
I am 59 years old and I finally got to go The Masters!!!!!!! I actually never thought it would happen. My daughter-in-law Sara won the Masters ticket lottery for the Wednesday practice round and Par 3 contest. I have been thinking about this day—April 4th 2012 since last August when she told me she won and I was going to go. She won 4 tickets priced at $50.00 a piece—that’s way below what almost any sporting event is these days but the Masters is all about the Patron—his enjoyment and appreciation of the tournament, the course and the entire experience—not making a profit.
Continue reading My Masters experience—an experience of a lifetime
The golf business is trying hard to “stop the bleeding” so to speak. The bleeding is the fact that just over 1 million golfers quit the game each year. The reasons why they quit are vast and all legitimate. The cost, not enough free time, it takes too long, not getting better, not having anyone to play with. You fill in the blank. Whatever the reasons, I believe they are fair and real; if they are real to the golfer – they are real!
Golfers are so quick to come up with excuses why they are playing poorly. There are many and frankly, none of them are worthwhile or proactive. They all lead to additional poor play which leads to less enjoyment of the game and often a bad lingering taste in the mouth of the golfer.
I recently attended the first full-field Champions Tour event of 2012. The Allianz Championship, held for the last 12 years at The Old Course at Broken Sound, is in my home town of Boca Raton, Florida. The Allianz traditionally gets a strong field—held in sunny South Florida in early February—the guys get their “old bones” loosened up on a very playable course that usually finds the winner posting 13-15 under par for the three day event.
Continue reading Why are Tour Pros so great? (Hint: It’s not all about Birdies!)
The beginning of another professional golf year stirs the mind in reflection of what happened last year and the anticipation of what will be the key story lines as the new season unfolds. This year, perhaps more than any other in recent memory, sparks my imagination!
