The Game
You can fall from grace and still do great things. Maybe you have to fall from grace to do the greatest things. Tiger, forget beating Jack and show us all the true nature of golf.
In today's world, everything that smacks of 'greed' is under scrutiny by the rank and file who are looking for someone to blame for their economic plight.
To many, private country clubs are viewed as exclusive hideaways, tour players are grossly overpaid and golf in general is too expensive for anyone who has to 'work' for a living.
It's not surprising then that some of the traditional sponors of tour events are having second thoughts about their association with the game.
Golf is a complex game and it's impact on society in general is complex as well. It has it's dark side with elitist clubs, player scandals, astronomical greens fees and tour players that ...
I happened to run across the video above of Jean Van De Velde talking about his collapse in the 1999 British Open and later another collapse after leading by 1 stroke in the 2005 French Open.
Even listening to this interview I somehow still have the impression that he just doesn't get it - that it *might* have been more prudent to take another club off the 18th tee rather than hit driver. But I'm not sure "the story" he tells himself about that event has done much to help his golf game or his career for that matter.
It's interesting to think about how "the stories" you ...
I was just reading this piece on the Golf Channel site on how Tom Watson expressed his concern about how Tiger's off-the-course behavior is affecting the game:
“It’s bad for our game,” Watson said of the Woods’ sex scandal in an interview with KSHB-TV, a Kansas City NBC affiliate. “It’s something he needs to get control of and a handle on and make some amends and show some humility to the public when he comes back.”
Watson said some of Woods’ questionable behavior on the course can’t be ignored, either.
“His swearing and his club throwing, that should end,” Watson said. “That’s not part of what we want to project as far as ...
How about professional golf, the commissioner and its superstars adopt some project in Haiti to which all of us fans can help fund. This wouldn't replace any of the good works, of which there are lots, that golf and golfers do. This would be in addition to. I think we have it in us. I'd like to see the NBA, NFL, and NHL and other sports organizations around the world do the same thing. I don't believe Alister MacKenzie was a dreamer when he said that golf can change societies for the better.
Call me crazy, but I really believe, as Alister MacKenzie did, that golf can transform lives and cultures for the better if it's stewards respect and protect its core values. Getting rid of U grooves is a step in the right direction, but there's an awful long way to go. Now if we can just keep Tiger and John Daly from drawing guns in the locker room.....
At the end of every year I try to make a list of the key things I learned about my game through the course of the season.
I wanted to do something a little different in a post so I decided to compile a LOT of great content about golfing in Scotland. I had no idea we had this much Scottish golf content!
So if your ever looking to take a Scottish golf trip this might be a good post to look at (and refer to) for research before you embark.
My GolfDash partner, John, returned from a trip recently with tons of good Scottish golf course recommendations, places to stay, how to handle those knarly links conditions and other observations.
Additionally, he has written many other terrific pieces featuring
golf in Scotland so I'll let him take all ...
Who cares about pro tennis these days, at least the men anyway? There's not really anyone out there with much personality. The players seem to all look the same.
And the game has changed - huge serves with one or no volley. Not too exciting, at least that's what we've got to assume looking at the falling audience figures for the last 10 years. It's heading in the direction of a true bore-a-thon!
It's not hard to imagine that golf could go the same way. Yesterday I talked about there being very little for the audience to chew on outside of the actual play itself.
And pro golfers have ...
These are some of my all time favorite golf books. If you are looking for a new golf book idea or perhaps as a holiday gift, you might want to check out why these have made my top 10 list.
I have tried to include instructional golf books to golf course books and some other eclectic choices as well. I hope you enjoy them. I am curious to hear your comments on them and would love to know YOUR favorites too. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!
Golf in the Kingdomby ...
