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Noah Webster defines resilience as “the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.” I know this sounds like the beginning of a high school essay but considering high schools no longer carry dictionaries within their halls, nor Continue reading The Unflappable Resilience of Wyndham Clark
There are three types of golf fans. Those who remember what golf was like before any of us had ever heard of Tiger Woods. The game at that time was glorious and proud yet exclusive, elitist and lacking much diversity. Continue reading Book Review: Project Tiger by Gavin Newsham
We’re hard on our athletes. I sent this meme to some friends last week, because someone had sent it to me first. We all had a good laugh. It’s a play on both gambling and Rory McIlroy, gambling because it Continue reading Rory McIlroy’s Favorite Collapse
“You don’t want the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall.” Jack Nicholson as Col Nathan Jessup in A Few Good Men “Did Continue reading Mike Tyson to fight again
For ultimate sports weekend, Part One, click here. For ultimate sports weekend, Part Two, click here. Monday morning came bright and early. The drive from Charlotte to Augusta takes a little over two hours, especially when those driving are running Continue reading The ultimate sports weekend, Part Three
If you saw it, you saw it. And how could you not? With media outlets, both personal and professional (I use that term loosely), covering every star’s every move, this week bore witness to the tampon that shook up the Continue reading Sanitary napkin nearly cancels golfing great
In the 1970s, a rivalry league existed. I take that back. This league not only existed; it thrived. I am, of course, talking about the ABA. The American Basketball Association is no longer in existence but when it was, it Continue reading LIV and Let Die the PGA Tour
“C’mon, Luke List!!!” I shouted repeatedly at the top of my lungs, to the point of driving my cart partner mad. “If you shout Luke List one more time,” he joked. It was a brisk Sunday afternoon on the links Continue reading Good advice, bad beats and life somewhere in between: The Luke List Contingent
I got an e-mail from my country club not long ago. As you may recall, I joined a private golf club the end of last year, mid-pandemic, with a few lofty goals in mind: shoot a round in the 70s Continue reading Cursing at the Country Club
As I watched Phil Mickelson give his post-tournament press conference, of all the words I heard him mention while answering reporters on his very special day, one word stood out more than most: fulfillment. You see, the second most recognizable Continue reading Phil fulfilled
