Jack Nicklaus arrived at Pebble Beach for the 1961 U.S. Amateur already the toast of the golf world. He was a mere 21 years old, but had thighs like redwood trunks and could hit the ball unprecedented distances with his persimmon driver. Two years earlier, he had won the Amateur—which in those days was still one of the game's marquee events—and at the 1960 U.S. Open was part of … [Read more...] about The Legend of the Golden Bear
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Golf’s Comeback Kid
Tiger Woods Roars Back into the U.S. Open
First-time visitors to Augusta National almost always remark upon the dramatic topography of the terrain, the scale of which is lost on television. Standing at the back of the clubhouse, the course falls away at your feet. The lowest point on the property is the 12th tee, way down in Amen Corner. Tiger Woods, 43, stood on that hallowed turf during the final round of this … [Read more...] about Golf’s Comeback Kid
Golf’s Top Commentator Drops the Mic
After Nearly 30 Years, NBC Analyst Johnny Miller Retires
Over the last quarter-century, there have been two classes of golf announcers: Johnny Miller and everybody else. This isn't a knock on all the other guys, merely recognition that Miller reinvented the medium with his insight, candor and gallows humor. On February 3rd, at the final round of the Phoenix Open, an era will end when Miller, 71, signs off from NBC's 18th hole tower … [Read more...] about Golf’s Top Commentator Drops the Mic
Northern California Golf Heats Up
Tourneys Galore Slated for the Region
Local duffers have always known that Northern California is the center of the golf universe, but recently the game's governing bodies have made it official, locking in an unprecedented 15-year slate of big-time tournaments in Pebble Beach and San Francisco. It begins in August 2018 with the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach Golf Links and then the hits just keep on coming. Here's … [Read more...] about Northern California Golf Heats Up
Shaking the Line Up
Just when you thought the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am couldn’t get any better, along came the 2016 version. One of the strongest fields of professionals in the tournament’s history enjoyed perfect weather for four days, and in the end it came down to the Prince of Pebble, four-time champion Phil Mickelson, battling a down-on-his-luck journeyman named Vaughn Taylor, ranked … [Read more...] about Shaking the Line Up