PGA Championship Blog: My Last Word
My last word on the PGA Championship’s bizarre finale: There’s a lot of blame to go around, but the biggest share belongs to Dustin Johnson’s caddie, Bobby Brown.
More than likely, the PGA should have decided ahead of time that if it was going to place bunkers outside the ropes and let spectators stand in them, those bunkers should have been defined as waste areas. But the PGA didn’t. At least it went to some lengths to notify all concerned that every one of Whistling Straits’ 967 bunkers would be deemed a hazard.
The golfer himself is hardly blameless. Johnson has said...
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Golf, Italian Style: Paradiso del Garda
We know that travelers to Italy go for the food, the wine, the opera and the art. But should they also go for golf? On... -
Golf, Italian Style: Garda Golf
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Golf, Italian Style: Venice
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We know that travelers to Italy go for the food, the wine, the opera and the art. But should they also go for golf? On a recent trip to northern Italy, traveling from Milan to Venice, I sampled five courses. Some were rated among the top dozen or so in the country. Some were simply... Full Story
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Golf, Italian Style: Garda Golf
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Golf, Italian Style: Venice
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Golf, Italian Style: Bergamo
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