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Sports Illustrated
January 16, 2001
John Garrity |
The best and worse from far and wide I brought no clubs on this trip -- not even the four-club quiver I often carry through airports. That's because I'm in the Capitol for the oral arguments in Martin v. PGA Tour, and the last I heard there's no practice facility at the Supreme Court...   |
Sports Illustrated
November 13, 2000
John Garrity |
Home on the Range The author, an avowed range rat, learned plenty about a mostly mom-and-pop business while searching in vain for his swing... |
Sports Illustrated
May 17, 2000
John Garrity |
Golfing with Grandpa ...Instead, I hit balls at three Chicagoland driving ranges.... |
Sports Illustrated
January 31, 2001
John Garrity |
All this for one lesson I flew to Palm Springs, Calif., for a lesson -- and, boy, did I get one, thanks to America West Airlines... |
Sports Illustrated
December 15, 2000
John Garrity |
The year's best ranges From Week 1, when my driver swing magically reappeared on the range of the new Kapalua Golf Academy, to Week 45, when I got to warm up at a trio of pristine ranges at Reynolds Plantation, I kept finding green grass and rainbows. Here, then, are my top 10 practice plots of the year... |
Sports Illustrated
December 28, 2000
John Garrity |
The year's worst ranges Some of the worst golf ranges. |
Sports Illustrated
January 9, 2001
John Garrity |
Bonding with fellow range rats I finally got out of the ice box. Monday afternoon I hit three bags of balls at the TPC at Sawgrass, which has one of the better practice facilities in the country... |
Sports Illustrated
February 26, 2002
John Garrity |
Hitting the range with Tom Fazio At the recommendation of golf architect Tom Fazio, I drove down PGA Boulevard and turned in at the lushly landscaped gates of the new Mirasol development... |
Sports Illustrated
April 3, 2000
John Garrity |
Back where it all started ...I then hit balls in solitude, enjoying the warm sunlight and the sight of my iron shots landing on target greens and my drives reaching the lower tier at the clubhouse end...Ten years ago, I left whatever game I had on that very patch of ground.... |
Sports Illustrated
June 4, 2002
John Garrity |
Derelict in my golfing duties I've been too busy with Sports Illustrated business to write about swings and things. |
Sports Illustrated
June 27, 2000
John Garrity |
An improbable story Holes-in-one in a beat-the-pro contest |
AskMen.com
November 4, 2001
Thomas Leen |
The Golf Club: Tools Of The Trade To play the game of golf, a player will need a set of golf clubs, golf balls and a lot of patience. There are many varieties of golf clubs to choose from, and beginning players should make themselves aware of the choices available... |
Sports Illustrated
August 10, 2000
John Garrity |
Two swings for the price of one So when you say, "I hope you find your swing," I take it to mean the swing that's right for me, the swing I deserve, the swing that will make me forget a decade of comic futility. And guess what? I have found that swing. To be honest, I have found TWO swings... |
Sports Illustrated
July 15, 2002
Gary Van Sickle |
10 things to think about This week's Big Ten, a collection of random thoughts, observations and road rage about golf. |
Sports Illustrated
February 16, 2001
John Garrity |
One range's dramatic rebirth The Robin Nigro Golf Academy and Practice Center |
Sports Illustrated
July 29, 2002
Gary Van Sickle |
Having a grand old time in Scotland One of the quaint things about the British Open is that so many of the Americans who attend it -- including players, caddies, writers, coaches and agents -- manage to sneak in a few rounds of golf while they're there. |
Sports Illustrated
March 28, 2002
John Garrity |
Stanger straightens out swing A lesson from golf swing guru Rob Stanger... |
BusinessWeek
December 13, 2004
Dean Foust |
How to Keep Duffers on the Fairway Unless golf changes its rules and marketing, it risks a steady drain of players. The number of rounds played by all golfers has declined, and equipment makers are struggling. Snazzy new clubs are just part of the only answer. |
Sports Illustrated
February 5, 2001
John Garrity |
Ready to come out swinging Here's my current swing thought: I'd like to take a swing at the airline employee who left my golf clubs sitting on the luggage cart in Phoenix yesterday... |
Sports Illustrated
February 7, 2001
Gary Van Sickle |
The Poor Man's Pebble Beach I was at the Pacific Grove municipal course on Monday, which is nothing like teeing it up at Pebble Beach. Luckily, the price is about $300 lighter, and America's most fun muni (par-70, 5,732 yards from the back tees) is known as the Poor Man's Pebble Beach... |
Sports Illustrated
April 8, 2002
John Garrity |
Caught between swings I didn't want to play this morning. Or rather, I wanted to play, but I was afraid I wouldn't have any fun. Whenever I make a swing change, I am in deep trouble for a couple of weeks... |
Sports Illustrated
July 31, 2000
John Garrity |
Trappings of the Turnberry sand The day after the British Open, I played Turnberry, that coastal gem with the lighthouse and the view of Ailsa Craig. I hit the ball pretty well, both off the tee and from the firm, tight fairways, and had a terrific time. But I putted poorly... |
Sports Illustrated
October 30, 2000
John Garrity |
Users chime in My favorite golf book of all time is Rex Lardner's Out of the Bunker and Into the Trees... Search for the Perfect Swing... Several more readers have offered help with my greenside-bunker problem... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
November 16, 2000
Gary Van Sickle |
No more real golf Let's all just scratch Valderrama off our scorecards, shall we? As the recent WGC American Express Championship proved, it's not a great golf course. The 17th hole, where balls keep rolling off the green into the lake, is a travesty. That green really does belong on a miniature-golf course... |
Sports Illustrated
June 17, 2002
John Garrity |
Taking hints on and off the range A visit to the Wyndham Wind Watch driving range. |
Sports Central
April 12, 2009
Bobby Campbell |
What a Beautiful Game What started out as a phone call asking to play a friendly round of golf, turned into an all-out war. |
Sports Illustrated
March 5, 2001
John Garrity |
A Middle East adventure I drove out to the Emirates Golf Club outside Dubai for a quick look around, watched Tiger Woods hit some balls on the beautiful practice range, and then headed back into town for a little tuneup of my own.... |
Sports Illustrated
November 25, 2002
Gary Van Sickle |
So bad they're ... bad If you get lucky, a bad golf course can be so bad it's good. |
Sports Illustrated
July 2, 2001
Gary Van Sickle |
Hidden gem Long-lost course deserves a serious look... |
Sports Illustrated
February 14, 2001
Gary Van Sickle |
My favorite swings We all have golfers we love to watch. I enjoy seeing the swings of Nick Price, Andrew Magee and Lee Trevino. Whom do you like? |
Sports Illustrated
November 27, 2001
Gary Van Sickle |
Curing the Skins Game When the pros play in a best-ball format, is there a rule that prohibits a player from intentionally screwing up?... You don't have to be a good player to play at a decent pace... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
November 13, 2000
John Garrity |
A one-of-a-kind range rat Your range rat is an American original. He's John Wayne. He's Bette Midler. He's Jim Reed, a 53-year-old industrial engineer from Lake Linganore, Md.... |
Sports Illustrated
March 13, 2002
John Garrity |
A lesson learned What's the point in being in Florida in March if you can't hit golf balls? |
Wired
April 2004
Steven Johnson |
The Swingers Club Virtual golf games are becoming so advanced that playing them can improve real-life skills. Links and Electronic Arts' Tiger Woods franchise are two amazing examples of these simulations. |
Sports Illustrated
January 2, 2001
Gary Van Sickle |
Resolutions for 2001 Everyone has goals they set about trying to achieve each new year. Herewith, the resolutions of a golfer... |
Sports Illustrated
January 28, 2002
Rich Cardillo |
The Pebble Beach experience An amateur's dream come true... |
Sports Illustrated
May 29, 2000
John Garrity |
From the masses Answers to some emails about how to improve your golf game. |
Sports Illustrated
March 21, 2002
John Garrity |
A scare on the course Heat exhaustion cuts short this writer's coverage of Bay Hill... |
Sports Illustrated
May 6, 2002
Gary Van Sickle |
A listing ship Ten grand ideas from the golf underground... |
Sports Illustrated
June 10, 2002
John Garrity |
Getting by with three clubs Playing with a handful of clubs is recommended by some teaching pros -- the ones, I think, who don't have club-endorsement contracts. It forces you to play creatively and develop your shot-shaping skills. |
Sports Illustrated
December 12, 2000
Jaime Diaz |
A Major Mystery Tom Stites operates under the radar. As one of the few elite independent golf club designers in the world, he's unknown to the public but is on every touring pro's A-list... |
Wired
May 2000
Chris Lewis |
Wired Golf Callaway's hired a team of aerospace engineers to help perfect its game. And they're not the only rocket scientists on the golf course these days. |
Sports Illustrated
April 14, 2000
Gary Smith |
No Man Is an Island That's what David Duval finally learned after a childhood tragedy led him to shut out the world and drive himself to become the best golfer in the game |
Sports Illustrated
February 15, 2001
Alan Shipnuck |
In praise of Mickelson Pay close attention to the prediction below ... |
Sports Illustrated
October 17, 2002
John Garrity |
Shaking off the cobwebs My golf swing is suddenly like a beloved standard that I used to play on the piano and later forgot. Fortunately, I have people I can turn to. |
Sports Central
February 21, 2007
Ryan Ballengee |
Golf's Identity Crisis The game of golf is exhibiting signs that it is clearly struggling with the same problems of someone in a midlife crisis. |
Sports Illustrated
August 2, 2002
John Garrity |
Hitting the links in Prague So what is Czech golf like? It's like golf in most small towns in the U.S. |
Sports Illustrated
May 11, 2000
Gary Van Sickle |
Keep an eye on Franco golf Q&A: thin-skin-faced drivers that have not been approved by the USGA?... Tiger Woods supporting the actors' boycott?... Zero Tour... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
August 28, 2000
John Garrity |
SI writers' range habits The big story out of Louisville last week -- Tiger Woods winning the three-quarters Slam at Valhalla -- overshadowed the news that SI senior writer Gary Van Sickle is hitting balls again. |
Sports Illustrated
March 21, 2001
Jaime Diaz |
Newer clubs definitely work Golf equipment has never generated quite this much buzz -- and, finally, justifiably so. |
