What if LIV Golf Investments, the corporate vehicle of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, bought or tried to buy the Ladies European Tour (“LET”) to conquer and disrupt the LPGA Tour instead of stalking the best players in men’s golf in an effort to reshape professional golf?
When most golf fans think of the PGA Tour coming to Kentucky, the magnificent Valhalla Golf Club is probably what comes to mind, having hosted multiple PGA Championships, Senior PGA Championships, and even a Ryder Cup (the 2024 PGA Championship will return to Valhalla as well). The ambitious owners of Keene Trace Golf Club, located…
Sometimes, there really is no substitute for being in the right place at the right time, through no good deed of your own. Random dumb luck is a powerful force within the universe, and exactly how I came to enjoy an impromptu audience with golf legend and Hall of Famer Chi Chi Rodriguez. On Demo…
This is my first original contribution to the #GolfChat Authors project as a contributing columnist. Check out the other great works at GolfChat.org The Ryder Cup is the greatest spectacle in golf. Sure, other tournaments have fierce partisans, but I’d argue those interests don’t generate the intensity of emotional investment and expression of the Ryder…
Kentucky native and University of Kentucky graduate Steve Flesch, a 2007 inductee to the Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame, boasts an accomplished professional career resume, counting four wins on the PGA Tour among his seven worldwide professional wins. However, 2016 marks two special anniversaries for Steve for victories he scored a bit closer to his…
Golf is hard and every loss isn’t a choke Much will be made, in the coming days, weeks, months, and years, of Jordan Spieth’s “collapse” on the back nine at Augusta National Golf Club in the 2016 Masters Tournament. Words like “choke” and “meltdown” will be casually attached to Spieth’s performance. There will be debates…
I’m a little surprised at how excited I am to watch the Ryder Cup this year. I shouldn’t be surprised, I get this same feeling every two years. Sure, I’m a golf nut and watch more professional golf than the average American. However, I get genuinely and uniquely excited to watch the Ryder Cup matches,…
I have heard interviews with professional golfers and writers over the years that say that when Ben Hogan hit a golf ball, it made a different sound than when anyone else hit the ball. So, as I approached the 17th fairway at Valhalla to begin my PGA Championship experience, I expected to be shocked and…
I am extremely grateful to have spent a rain-soaked Friday at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club outside Louisville, Kentucky. Despite the soggy conditions, I can’t help but feel like it was a real privilege to watch the greatest golfers in the world compete for a championship in my home state. The day provided…