February 2009

Match Play: Golf’s mano-a-mano

02.26.2009

Tiger is back ! I must have heard this ten times yesterday as he made a triumphant return to competitive golf at the Accenture World Match Play.

I love match play. It is the only time in golf where it is truly mano-a-mano. In most other sports like tennis, boxing, ufc, basketball, and football athletes play against one competitor. Competitive golf is usually played by score against par, called medal play. In medal tournament ..read more

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Aim Small. Win Big!

02.14.2009

“Aim small, miss small” is one of my favorite movie quotes from the film The Patriot. It is certainly a key principle for success on the golf course and in life. I’d take it one step further and propose “Aim Small. Win Big.”

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Golf in the Kingdom (of Swaziland)

02.03.2009

I had never heard of the Kingdom of Swaziland until a few months ago, much less did I think I would play golf there. However, my dream to play the best golf courses on every continent (at least 6 of them anyway) is in motion.

I spent the first 2 weeks of the year in South Africa and Swaziland with my wife’s family. They know of my love affair with the game and ..read more

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