Lost in the LPGA’s season-long parity is a confounding American win drought

NAPLES, Fla. — The LPGA has seen an emergence of talented rookies and international players winning this season. So far, there are 29 different event champions heading into this week’s CME Tour Championship. But one thing that’s been lost in all the parity on tour is the drought American players have experienced. With only three Read more…

The case for shutting it down

The end of my golf season was a mess. I played poorly when I was away, and then when I got home, I hit the ball … even worse. My instinct when stuck in this sort of rut has always been to persist further—hit more balls, analyze more swings, search harder for answers wherever I Read more…

Stupid Golf Problems: Am I an a** for enforcing the rules?

It’s hard to pick any one line as my favorite in the 1998 cult classic “The Big Lebowksi,” because there are far too many to choose from, but I think I most enjoy the moment when John Goodman’s character Walter Sobchak sees a man named Smokey go “over the line” while rolling an eight in Read more…