Tom Ferrell PINEHURST, NC – The best golfers in the world struggled through a blustery final round at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South Carolina last Sunday. On Harbour Town Golf Links—a course where length is not a factor—only three broke 70, including Graeme McDowell, an experienced wind player, who would prevail in a … Read more
Tom Ferrell Last week I wrote about The Masters – about its sometimes sketchy relationship with golf and golf culture and about the genius of the design of Augusta National Golf Club and its knack for producing drama. Over the course of The 2013 Masters, we saw both Masters “traditions” on full display. Let’s start … Read more
Tom Ferrell The Masters has grown into something much larger than itself in the years since Bobby Jones invited a field of top professionals and amateurs to join him in an invitational at the golf course that he personally—with a big assist from Alister MacKenzie—coaxed from the grounds of a former nursery. Some look to … Read more
Tom Ferrell Where in the world is Rory McIlroy? No, not a Waldo spin-off, although the game that made Rory the world #1 last year has certainly been hard to find. Rory needs a fresh start. His 2013 has featured a missed cut in Abu Dhabi, a first-round loss at the WGC Match Play in … Read more
