Why Rain is a Golfer’s Best Friend
There have been showers in the forecast every day this week, and as a consequence my home course has been empty. Hardly any rain has actually fallen, except at night, but an image of raindrops in an...
View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard, Golf, Lyme Disease
My wife and I are on Martha’s Vineyard, where the vacation activities include looking for, finding, and removing deer ticks, which carry Lyme disease. None of this is easy, because the ticks are...
View ArticleGolf on Martha’s Vineyard With the President of the United States
I knew the President was about to arrive on Martha’s Vineyard because my cell-phone reception suddenly went from no bars to three. The Obamas are staying about two miles down the road from where my...
View ArticleLet’s Take a Closer Look at Larry David’s Golf Warm-Up Routine
On the day the Secret Service searched my golf bag—at Farm Neck Golf Club, on Martha’s Vineyard—I also watched Larry David warming up on the driving range. The photo above (you will recall) shows the...
View ArticleThe U.S.G.A. and R&A Should Adopt This Playoff Format (Among Other Things)
Hacker (real name) came up fifteen dollars short on Sunday—something that hardly ever happens. He doesn’t count the money when he collects it before the Sunday Morning Group tees off, and he doesn’t...
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