Articles by Bob Carney

The USGA sold the wrong kind of golf at the U.S. Women’s Open

USGA CEO Mike Whan has brought both the LPGA and the USGA into the future. He is a master marketer and deft communicator of the game’s new, more responsible and accessible image. I’m a fan. Which is why I was so disappointed with the “product” Whan and his team were selling during the U.S. Women’s Read more…

10 common sense rules for amateurs

You’ve no doubt heard that high-speed, slow motion cameras or pesky callers-in may no longer overturn your victory in the Sadie-Hawkins. Thank you, governing bodies. It got us to thinking: what if this “common sense” approach went viral?

8-Second Rule

Are you standing over the ball too long?