Articles by Shane Ryan

Appreciate Tiger Woods while you can (from someone who failed to do so)

The natural order of all life is to ripen and then fade, and while writing those words might make me sound like a fatalistic Scandinavian novelist, they are also—obviously—true. They are true in the abstract sense when you’re young, and then true in an increasingly painful sense when that youth is gone. I am seven Read more…

Reddit Golf Content of the Week: To hell with the clock change!

Late at night, when normal human beings are sleeping, one writer spends literal hours on Reddit Golf, a treasure trove of humor, whining, equipment scores, outright lies and occasionally some great advice. It also led him, once upon a time, to Bucket Hat Guy. Each Friday, he will bring the site’s best content to you, Read more…

Golf Court: Should Luke Donald be Ryder Cup captain again?

It’s no secret that the recent history of Ryder Cup golf has been a history of home blowouts. Starting in 2014, five straight have resulted in the visiting team getting crushed, and most of the visiting captains have stood in for their fair share of criticism. The role of the away captain is the sports Read more…