Would you use an illegal ball?
So, would you use equipment that was non-conforming to USGA rules if you thought it would help you play better golf and make you a happier, more well-rounded and cheerful human being? That’s the...
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Glamor pairings spice up U.S. Open next week
If you like your golf stars playing not only in the same tournament but in the same pairing, then next week’s U.S. Open at Olympic Club is for you. Forget that Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Lee...
View ArticleThis Open will be loooonnnggg, at least on two holes
If you want to know how the game of golf is different today that say, 46 years ago when Bill Casper beat Arnold Palmer in the U.S. Open at Olympic Club in San Francisco, consider these two numbers: 520...
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Is Indio muni what real golf is all about?
I have this long-time fantasy that someday I’m going to kidnap the entire board of directors of the USGA. I will load them into a van, drive to an location they don’t know, then open the van, hand them...
View ArticleAbout this long putter ban . . .
Just a few things about the USGA’s proposal to ban anchoring of putters . . . –First, the anchoring ban is not in effect now. The USGA will take comments on the ban in the next three months. Be assured...
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Palmer hates the anchored putter
A lot of the old guard of the PGA Tour, guys like Arnold Palmer and Gary Player, have long held that the anchored putter was something that the game of golf needed to get rid of. Jack Nicklaus has been...
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