The NFL’s New Rules re. Playoff OT: Safety First?
Baronets & Collieries: Golfing a beautiful, wild place
When he commissioned design of Beau Desert Golf Club, some 100 years ago, the Marquess of Anglesey lived in the ancient Hall at Beaudesert, a splendid country manor dating back to 1289 (when it was occupied by the noble Trumwyns of Cannock). Known in 13th century Full Story
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Fowler’s Beau Desert a Typically Hidden Heathland Gem
Herbert Fowler is one of those architects whose name, curiously, isn’t readily attached to the many great golf co -
Four Corners? Skip the Monument, Play the Golf
See here the conclusion of a travel log featuring golf on the Colorado Plateau. For the first installment, click he -
Braving the Umcompaghre, Earning Passage to Utah
See here Part II of a travel log featuring golf on the Colorado Plateau. For the first installment, click here.
Pay College Athletes? Maybe on a Per-Antic Basis…
There is little agreement on whether and/or how collegiate athletes should be paid. Honestly, what revenue could college golfers, for example, possibly generate and ultimately demand? They and their teams are essentially loss leaders, Full Story
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Golf still shoulders ambivalence toward all things bourgeois
Golf simply cannot shake its reputation as a sport for rich, white guys in bad pants, not even where the game has s -
Irene, Gloria and the Wesleyan Sports Hall of Fame
Events conspired these past few weeks to recall one of the great moments in my sporting life and, in my h -
Ordering Martinis, Maintaining Decorum: A Guide
Lookit, I'm something of an asshole but I reckon it’s like dealing with substance abuse — acknowledgement of th
Masters Week: Fighting The Pieties That Be
As close readers of this blog already know, I possess a highly developed aversion to sanctimony. As a result, Masters Week really is something of a trial for me — until Saturday afternoon, when the inherent competitive attractions of the tournament ultimately win out and take precedence over the weeks Full Story
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The Golf Tee & Dentistry: Now it can be told
Some golfers look at things the way they are and ask “Why?” Dr. Venanzio Cardarelli dreams of things that never