Thankfully, perhaps miraculously, Tiger Woods survived a horrific car accident on Tuesday and has come through surgeries that saved his leg and much more. We’ve been told he is “in good spirits.” A long recovery begins. In the last few days there has been a lot of interest in (and comparison to) Ben Hogan and … Read more
Ah how times have changed. pic.twitter.com/TjVR2rxDe6 — Cameron Adam (@cameronadamgolf) February 19, 2021 GENERATIONAL COMPARISONS CAN BE CHALLENGING.Thanks to Cameron Adam for these side-by-side images. They say a lot.
I WAS PLEASED TO RECEIVE an email earlier this week from Steve Marantz, who covered the 1955 U.S. Open recently in Episode 17 of his Championship Stories podcast. (In Steve’s words, it’s a podcast about “famous, infamous and almost famous champions and their moments in history.”) Episodes cover baseball, hockey and basketball, plus three on … Read more
Embed from Getty Images By John Coyne Bestselling author John Coyne became a caddie at Midlothian Country Club near Chicago when he was 10 and oversaw the caddie yard as a teenager. Learn about his golf novels at JohnCoyneBooks.com. THE COVID-19 VIRUS HAS THROWN a tough hazard at the PGA Tour this year, having to play … Read more
BEN HOGAN AND BYRON NELSON said she had the best golf swing they ever saw. That would be Mickey Wright, who died on Monday. For USGA.org, Lisa D Mickey wrote: Mary Kathryn “Mickey” Wright, winner of 82 LPGA Tour events and 13 major championships, including a record-tying four U.S. Women’s Opens, died from a heart … Read more
Embed from Getty Images LEONARD KAMSLER. MAYBE YOU’VE NEVER HEARD THAT NAME. Kamsler is a different kind of golf legend. A golf photographer whose “shots” were as pure as Ben Hogan’s. Peter Morrice of Golfworld wrote: [T]he “Dean of Golf Photographers,” as Kamsler has come to be known. From his first assignment for Golf Magazine … Read more
Embed from Getty Images HERE’S A FAVORITE PICTURE of Jack Fleck (1921-2014), who I wrote about in my 2012 book THE LONGEST SHOT. This is moments before the start of an 18-hole playoff with four-time U.S. Open champion Ben Hogan to decide the 1955 U.S. Open. During warm-up, Jack liked to hit a few shots … Read more
Embed from Getty Images By John Coyne Bestselling author John Coyne became a caddie at Midlothian Country Club near Chicago when he was 10 and oversaw the caddie yard as a teenager. Learn about his golf novels at JohnCoyneBooks.com. LAST NOVEMBER 11TH, ALFRED “BIG RABBIT” DYER, the legendary PGA Tour caddie, died from natural causes while … Read more
Embed from Getty Images This week’s PGA Tour event got me thinking about golf great Byron Nelson. So I searched this blog for all the Nelson articles. What follows is from April 2007. “I’M DISAPPOINTED IN MY TOURNAMENT, Bobby. It wasn’t the same this year.”“I know how you feel, Byron. It’s hard when all that’s … Read more
Embed from Getty Images IF YOU’RE A JACK NICKLAUS FAN, or at least interested in golf history, you may enjoy Jack’s “Letter to My Younger Self” that published a while back at THE PLAYERS’ TRIBUNE. In the letter there are details about his early life and career that I didn’t know (or had forgotten). I … Read more