As Rory McIlroy roared to, arguably, the most dominant performance in US Open history, that victory undeniably stood on the shoulders of past failures. All of us face moments of failure when we cannot measure up to the moment—the question is whether or not we will learn from those disappointments so that we can do…
Read More »During this week’s practice rounds for the 2011 US Open Championship (which begins tomorrow at Congressional Country Club near Washington DC) there was a very strange sight—caddie Stevie Williams carrying the bag for Adam Scott. This is unusual, of course, because the highly-recognizable Williams has been the caddie for Tiger Woods for the last 12…
Read More »Over the Christmas weekend, we watched again the Disney sports film, “The Greatest Game Ever Played,” about the 1913 US Open golf tournament. The story ends with young Francis Ouimet, only 20-years old at the time, defeated heavily-favored British stars Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff that proved to be one of…
Read More »During Sunday’s final round of the US Open at Pebble Beach, the greatest golfers in the world struggled. With meltdowns happening all over the course, player after player misread putts, chose the wrong clubs, tried the wrong shots, and made the wrong plays so frequently that it seemed that no one would win. No matter…
Read More »It had to be a mixture of thrill and relief on Monday for Lucas Glover when he holed his final putt, claiming the 2009 US Open. Glover struggled early in the final round but recovered down the stretch, and showed the kind of steely nerves that are necessary to win our national championship. It was…
Read More »Throughout this past weekend, fans were mesmerized by the golf being played at the U. S. Open in New York. As the weekend went on, the amazing storylines grew. There was the well-publicized story of Phil Mickelson, who has now been a runner-up five times at the Open, but has yet to win the event….
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