Golfology

Golfology has moved...

Sat, 2 Sep 2006 09:37:55 -0400

Today we moved this blog to a more complete “Golfology” site. So if you wish to continue to read about the business of golf, go here. Thanks for visiting.

Golfers police themselves...

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:57:28 -0400

From the “why this is a great game” department, my good friend Peter Joos writes me... “One of my colleagues played in a tournament last weekend...on the Old Course in St. Andrews...came in second in

Jackie Burke in Golf Digest...

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 15:27:42 -0400

An excerpt from Burke’s book, It’s Only A Game: Words of Wisdom from a Lifetime in Golf, appears again in the September 2006 Golf Digest. (Alas, the article is not available online, but here’s the lin

Bring back the “stymie”...

Wed, 9 Aug 2006 15:10:16 -0400

Our own Eric Gordon sent me the above photo of an age-old scorecard from The Boulder. He asked, “What’s a ‘stymie gauge’?” (Note the center of the graphic.) How about if we bring back the stymie? Mik

Leftover from the British Open...

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:49:37 -0400

I meant to post this while watching The Open Championship a couple of weeks ago, but I didn’t get around to it. Nevertheless, it’s too good to let get away: “[Scott Verplank’s] trickled birdie putt a