TaylorMade Staffer Edoardo Molinari Captures Johnnie Walker Championship
The way he’s swinging, he could be winning with a bag of broomsticks, but TaylorMade tour staff pro Edoardo Molinari relied on the company’s newest equipment to finish birdie-birdie-birdie at Gleneagles in Scotland over the weekend, erasing a two-shot deficit to earn his second European Tour win. The victory secured a place for Molinari on Europe’s 2010 Ryder Cup. The 29-year-old Italian star was selected as one of three captain’s picks to compete at Celtic Manor in Wales in October. He will also move into the top-20 in the Official World Golf rankings for the first time in his career.
“I was feeling good, but I mean, I’ve...
Full StoryThe final spot in golf’s most elite foursome has been filled. By beating Bubba Watson in a three-hole playoff to capture the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, Martin Kaymer, the 25-year-old German star, won the final berth in the world’s most exclusive tournament—the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. This... Full Story
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Tidewater: A Modern Classic in Myrtle Beach
How time flies. It seems like yesterday, not 20 years ago, that Ken Tomlinson, a tax attorney turned golf designer, was showing me around Tidewater... -
Autumn Sojourn: New Hampshire’s Seacoast
Twice saved from the wrecking ball by a coalition of preservationists, historic Wentworth by the Sea, a landmark hotel in New Castle, N... -
From Mombasa Street Kids to Certified Caddies
Maybe it’s because I got my start in golf as a teenage caddie. Maybe it’s because when I visited Kenya 30 years ago...
Twice saved from the wrecking ball by a coalition of preservationists, historic Wentworth by the Sea, a landmark hotel in New Castle, N. H. that reopened in 2003 after 21 years of closure, now reigns as the queen of the Granite State’s 18-mile seacoast. Built in 1874, the wooden-frame hotel... Full Story
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From Mombasa Street Kids to Certified Caddies
Maybe it’s because I got my start in golf as a teenage caddie. Maybe it’s because when I visited Kenya 30 years ago... -
The Big Picture: Toronto Beckons with Cinema, Golf and a Retro-Chic Hotel
If there’s an international destination that’s been taken for granted or treated lightly by the typical American campaigner, it’s Canada. Let’s... -
A Swan Dive for Fools
Ah, those macho Spanish. There are many ways to beat the heat in the dog days of summer, but “balconing” is not one of...
Other than bratwurst, beer, Harley-Davidson motorcycles and those foam cheese wedges worn by Green Bay Packer fans on their heads, there are precious few commodities made in Wisconsin anymore. There are Kohler plumbing fixtures, of course, everything from standard commodes to cast bronze wading pool lavatories that will set you back a small fortune... Full Story
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Two Balls for Two Lifestyles
Remember the old New York joke? “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” “Practice, practice, practice.” Same with golf. For consistently... -
Fred Couples Cruises in New Shoes but Tiger Will Always be a Heel
A contrast in styles at the Masters
What a Masters. So many lasting images. In... -
Teeing It Up on a Paris Hotel Rooftop
April in Paris in the rain? Not a happy scenario for visiting golfers. But the elegant Hotel Fouquet’s Barriere, which debuted in 2006 and...