Chris Couch was only 16 years old when he first qualified to play golf at its highest level—in a PGA Tour tournament. He was quickly declared the next great golfing prodigy and a certain success on the tour for years, if not decades, to come. Life, however, turned out to be more of a grind. [...]

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The opening of the golf season on the PGA Tour has been marred with controversy. The tour’s greatest star has been sidelined by scandal, and golf’s second greatest player has known controversy of his own. Phil Mickelson, while playing at Torrey Pines, was accused of cheating by a fellow competitor—the result of a wedge that [...]

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Tiger Woods is clearly the greatest golfer of his generation. His ability to perform under pressure and win is becoming legendary. Yet, what drives Woods is not just winning—it is his passion for excellence. Despite his lofty success, Tiger has repeatedly retooled his swing in an ongoing effort to improve his game. He always wants [...]

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Professional golfer Paula Creamer had worked all year long to earn a berth in the 2008 ADT Championship, the year’s final tournament. When the event began, however, Creamer was suffering from peritonitis, a painful inflammation of the abdominal wall. Throughout the four days of the tournament, she was in constant pain, unable to eat, and [...]

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There are a lot of reasons I love golf (not the least of which is that, at my age, I can still play a little bit). But perhaps what I love the most is that it is a game that mixes competitiveness and civility—and both were on display at the Presidents Cup competition in San [...]

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