By Ron Green Jr. – Global Golf Post There is a passage in The Great Gatsby when Nick Carraway, the narrator, is talking with Jay Gatsby, who is obsessed with the past and the love of his life, Daisy. Nick tells Gatsby, “You can’t repeat the past.” “Can’t repeat the past?” Gatsby says. “Why of…
New Year brings major changes in equipment and apparel for top tour pros Tour players are known to be fanatical about their equipment – endlessly testing, tweaking and adjusting to get the most out of their games. Decisions to change equipment aren’t taken lightly, but every year, as the calendar flips from December to January,…
By: Ron Green, Jr. – Global Golf Post LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA – Almost everything, it seems, remains a work in progress for Bryson DeChambeau. Missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open with rounds of 78-74 capped a challenging week for the Tour rookie that included travel issues and coping with the USGA’s recent declaration that…
By: Jim Nugent – Global Golf Post LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA | When asked, and hopefully only when asked, I happily tell people that my life in golf has been blessed. I have played Augusta National, Pebble Beach, the Old Course at St. Andrews and Royal County Down. I shot under par on my home track once,…
By: Ron Green Jr. CHASKA, MINNESOTA | So this is what an American Ryder Cup victory looks like. Ryan Moore, the last man picked at the last hour, looking dazed after winning the clinching point at Hazeltine National, ending an American losing streak that dated to 2008. One week earlier, Moore hadn’t been on the…
Dear Mr. Palmer, Just a short note from us down here to say “Thank you!” From those of us who were young boys and girls in the 1960s, thank you for bringing the game of golf into our living room (where the only black and white television in the house was at the time) where…
By Ron Green Jr. NORTON, MASSACHUSETTS | For 41 years, Roger Maltbie thought he’d lost the $40,000 check he received for winning the 1975 Pleasant Valley Classic. It made for a great story, a fun-loving Tour pro having a huge night after winning for the second consecutive week only to wake up the next morning…
By Mike Purkey – Global Golf Post For all the doubters and naysayers, for those who thought major championships and biennial cups were enough for big-time golf, for those who chose to stay home and watch (maybe), we give you the Olympic Games. Not merely the idea of five rings and three medals but the…
By: Mike Purkey – Global Golf Post Say what you will – even if you managed to overcome the never-ending, needless barrage of genuflecting about the Olympics you were force fed on television – golf’s inclusion in Rio was enough of a success that it has a good chance to remain in the Summer Games…
