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Punch Shots: Lee Trevino on Phil, Lydia Ko and Butch would help Tiger

Punch Shots is a collection of stories that I didn’t get around to earlier or didn’t fit into another article. I’ll give a link to a larger story and have some quick thoughts below. The last Punch Shots: Lawsuits, Tiger and Charlie Sifford

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Golf GIFs of the Week: February 23rd

  It was a busy week in golf, with Anirban Lahiri winning for the second time in three weeks on the European Tour, James Hahn taking the playoff at Riviera over Dustin Johnson and Paul Casey, and Lydia Ko continuing her ridiculous dominance on the women’s game with a win at the fantastic Royal Melbourne. […]

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Punch Shots: Lawsuits, Tiger and Charlie Sifford

Punch Shots is a collection of stories that I didn’t get around to earlier or didn’t fit into another article. I’ll give a link to a larger story and have some quick thoughts below. Hat tip to Geoff Shackelford, who curated a good chunk of these stories already. The Last Punch Shots: Tiger, DJ and […]

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Golf GIFs of the Week: April 28th

Two long shot underdogs came through on the PGA and European Tour this week in Seung-yul Noh and Alexander Levy, while Lydia Ko won her first event as a professional and moved to number two in the women’s world rankings. Not bad for a 17-year old. Here’s the best in photos and GIFs from the […]

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2014 Golf Wishes

When you look back at the 2013 calendar year, golf fans were pretty fortunate with what they saw. The return of Tiger Woods to the top of the world ranking, the best major year in at least a decade and the emergence of new stars that should keep the game in good hands for the […]

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Punch Shots: Tiger’s too old for Twitter

Punch Shots is a collection of stories that I didn’t get around to earlier or didn’t fit into another article. I’ll give a link to a larger story and have some quick thoughts below. The last Punch Shots: The Naked Eye Rule Tiger Woods on Twitter: “I grew up in a different era.” Anyone who’s […]

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Punch Shots: Vijay’s lawsuit, Snedeker vs. a Segway and more

Punch Shots will run whenever there are enough stories that I didn’t get around to earlier, or didn’t fit into another article. I’ll give a link to a larger story, and have some quick thoughts below. Phil Mickelson’s new schedule The above link actually needs a bit of an update, as we heard this week […]

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At 15, Lydia Ko is one of the best in the world

My first round of golf with my own clubs came when I was 15. I had been to driving ranges numerous times, listened to my dad and other family members talk about the game, and I grew up at the beginning of Tiger Woods’ stranglehold over not only the game, but the entire sporting world. […]

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