It is always a thrill to fight off the approach of bitter cold winter weather with a trip to Florida. Even better, of course, is bringing some semblance of a quality game with you. Oh, and if it just so happens that some memorable achievements are part of your trek, well, then it’s time to raise a … [Read more...]
Meet Jeff Lindo, the New Englander who combined golf and bodybuilding
His is a story of fitness and remarkable strength, of extreme dedication and relentless passion. But most of all, Jeff Lindo’s story reinforces the notion that golfers come in all shapes and sizes. Of course, there’s good reason that Lindo’s shape and size leaves you in awe. After all, how many … [Read more...]
Notes: Patrick Sheehan and Mark Brown chasing PGA Tour Champions dreams
Embracing perspective has always been one of Patrick Sheehan’s strengths. Back in one of his last PGA Tour seasons when the numbers didn’t work in his favor for securing his playing status, the one in the money column surely looked very nice. “I earned over $800,000 (in 2008), who’s going to feel … [Read more...]
Notes: Megan Khang ready for her seventh straight LPGA Tour Championship
Quietly and with remarkable consistency, Megan Khang is constructing a pretty solid career with the LPGA. The young woman who was born in 1997 in Brockton, Mass., to parents who as children had escaped war-ravaged Laos in 1970, will be teeing it up in the CME Group Tour Championship, which begins … [Read more...]
How NIL money is changing college golf
Surely by now you understand that this isn’t your grandfather’s college sports landscape anymore. And we’re not even talking about the Big Ten being comprised of about 26 teams or the Southeastern Conference possibly including Texas and Oklahoma footballers. No, sir. We’re talking about there being … [Read more...]
John VanDerLaan keeps making progress in chase for PGA Tour card
There is a widely-preached and passionately-embraced philosophy that young professional golfers need to always ask themselves: “Am I getting better? Am I making progress?” It demands honesty and John VanDerLaan concedes he hasn’t been shy about facing the truth. Fortunately, he has been able to … [Read more...]