Small-town Ryan nearly advances at Senior Am
Dave Ryan at the 2010 USGA Senior Amateur. ORLANDO, Fla. – History will record the fact that 56-year-old Dave Ryan, of Taylorville, Ill., reached the Round of 16 of the 2010 USGA Senior Amateur Championship, More...
Americans use flat stick to build Ryder lead
Stewart Cink celebrates a birdie putt on the 17th green alongside caddie Lance Bennett during the rescheduled afternoon foursomes matches during the 2010 Ryder Cup. NEWPORT, Wales – The game within the game More...
Who’s leading this thing, anyway?
Bubba Watson and Ian Poulter Team Europe made a charge before Ryder Cup play was suspended on Saturday. NEWPORT, Wales – A prominent American writer just stopped by and asked, “Who’s leading the Texas-Oklahoma More...
Red Sky’s 11th a ‘game changer’ in Round 1
The view from the tee box at the 375-yard, par-4 11th hole at Red Sky Golf Club. WOLCOTT, Colo. – Once UC Davis was safely through No. 11 at Red Sky Golf Club, head coach Anne Walker had just two words for More...
Five unheralded freshmen emerge as stars
North Texas’ Curtis Donahoe The transition to college golf isn’t always an easy one, even for the best junior players in the country. But plenty of freshmen have gotten off to good starts this season. More...
Bush has no place in Golf Hall of Fame
Former President George H.W. Bush during the 2009 Presidents Cup. Why mince words – I’m appalled that former President George H.W. Bush was selected in the Lifetime Achievement category for the World Golf More...
Notes: Lehman wins Payne Stewart Award
Tom Lehman ATLANTA – Tom Lehman never won an award that brought so much honor and so many mixed emotions. Lehman was presented the Payne Stewart Award on Tuesday, given to the player who shared Stewart’s More...
What’s it like to be a Division III golfer?
Thomas Mally and Charles Raindrel Earlier this week, Golfweek hosted the Division III Fall Invitational. I took the opportunity to ask Emory senior Charles Raindrel and sophomore Thomas Mally to tell me five More...
Amateur diary: My first Futures Tour event
Ben’s Chilli Bowl in Washington D.C. Sept. 14, 2010 The last couple of weeks have flown. Literally. The last time I wrote I was destined for caddie greatness out on the Futures Tour, and I like to think More...
Vietnam’s central coast enters tourism fray
Greg Norman’s new Dunes Course (No. 16 shown here) at Danang Golf Club in Vietnam. Two resorts, two courses and a tourism operator have launched a private tourism consortium – called Vietnam Golf Coast More...