PGA Merchandise Show Product Second Opinions

by Bob Fagan

New products are always the highlight for me when attending the annual PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. With the USGA Rules governing equipment now effectively limiting the genuine incremental improvements now possible in balls and clubs, there are increasingly fewer noteworthy stories to report.

Review: The Golfer’s Guide to the Meaning of Life, by Gary Playe

by Bob Weisgerber

This is an extraordinary little book. It contains the innermost thoughts and beliefs about golf and life that have accumulated over the term of Gary Player’s long, astounding career.

Putting around in San Francisco and the Bay Area

For a city that's easy to get around without a car, there's a lot of driving (and putting) in San Francisco. The city is home to the oldest municipal city golf tournament in the world (1917), the 2009 PGA TOUR Presidents Cup, and some of the best places to play, as cited by Golf Digest.

Ty ter Lye Is Asked To Do A Radio Program

I had just come back from the Muni, and was feeling pretty proud of myself, because I just won the club championship. I was hanging out in my living room, on the couch, when the telephone rang. A soft, silky voice spoke to me, “Is this Mr. Lye, by any chance?”

Oldest to Newest Course

It may seem a bit incongruous, but Carson City's oldest golf course, Eagle Valley that opened in 1977, now has every appearance of being the Nevada state capital's newest course. The transformation from old to new began in 2007 when Jim Kepler took over the helm as General Manager and Director of Golf.

The United States Golf Association and The PGA of America recently announced a partnership for a Junior Golf Program that focuses on expanding the number of junior golfers while fostering life-long participation in the game.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

What a great article by Leith Anderson!

Air Apparent: The View From My Couch

Don Carlson

It’s time for Calvin Peete to be elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame: Part II

Stonebrae: A Roundabout of Real Golf

By Ron Salsig

The finest pros in the world came to Hayward, California, in the first week of April, but Stonebrae had an empty feel on Tuesday. There were hardly any spectators to be seen. No doubt they got lost on that tricky road up to the summit of the Wolper Ridge wilderness.

The Best Quotes in Golf

From the notebook of Ron Salsig

“It's difficult to think of you as a loser, but hey, you're a loser." – David Feherty to Tiger Woods after the final round at Quail Hollow

MJ Mc Colgan has accomplished an amazing amateur record on and off the golf course in Northern California and around the world. As a result, of his many accomplishments, he has been nominated for the 2009 California Hall Of Fame.

IT’S NOT GOLF, IT’S “AUTOGRAPHS AND LUST” AT THIS TOURNAMENT

By Don S. Thompson

Some 31,226 fans followed 83 of their idols at the 2008 American Century Celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe’s Edgewood golf course. Of those interviewed 70% had never been to a “standard” tournament, PGA or any other. Why go to this one? We’ll let the pictures answer.

Review: Golf 365 Days, A History

Bob Weisgerber with Kemper Ray

This is a remarkably useful, but big book, approximately 5+ pounds. It is useful because it is packed with information with historical value, and an excellent selection of photographs, both modern, and from years gone by.