The right side of the green is blind from the tee, guarded by a large mound of black lava. Players could take on the lava, but the more prudent play will be aiming at the left edge of the green. A layup shot will be enticing with a wide-open...
A slow golfer is a slow golfer, no matter how he figures hishow-fars. A slow golfer without a rangefinder or GPS will be a slow golfer with one. In the right hands, the technology has the potential to speed up the game. In the wrong hands, well, a slowpoke is a slowpoke, regardle...
The scene was Livermore, California, the course, Wente’s, and this was my return to competition. As a reinstated amateur in 1979, I had virtually given up competitive golf in the meantime, but this 2006 round hosted by one of the leading for-profit amateur entities had my juices going ...
The eighth hole is just one of several very demanding par-fours to follow. The 335-yard 12th hole is essentially plays like back-to-back par-threes and also plays much, much longer than its distance. Most players will opt to layup off the elevated tee rather than attempt to carry the ...
McLaughlin was a missed layup at the buzzer from making the Sweet 16 with UCSB. Still, he drew plenty of intrigue with his NCAA tournament showing against Creighton, flashing excellent size, 40% 3-point shooting and solid passing ability. How he matches up athletically will be ...
Bryan takes the ball and dribbles around me like always and scores a layup. One – zip. I take the ball and dribble, pull up and shoot it over Bryan’s out-stretched hand. One up. That night… Bryan Blakely and I played… the most important game of our lives. He is dribbling the...
And even months into the cruising pause, not every ship is in its final spot. Some have been transporting crew members home by sea. Others are traveling elsewhere to a safe spot to lay up. When cruise ships are idle, they can either be in what’s called a “hot layup” or a “col...