It’s May and the long awaited springtime weather we wait all winter for is upon us. If Master’s Week signifies the unofficial beginning of spring, the PGA Tour’s unofficial fifth major, the Player’s Championship, which tees off on Thursday reminds us that the golf 2008 season is already a month old.
This year Tiger Woods, the [...]

One of the hidden beauties of golf is learning about the history of the game. With all the buzz about Tiger Woods this year, the winning streak of one of the greatest players of all time, Byron Nelson has taken center stage. It’s amazing how good the early pioneers of the game like Bobby Jones and Nelson [...]

It’s Master’s Week, the unofficial beginning of spring and start of the golf season for me. I’m tuning into ESPN and just saw Paul Azinger make a hole-in-one, on the second hole during the annual par 3 tournament.
The media buzz since the new year is all about Tiger Woods, and his run at “The Slam”. [...]

In the early 1970’s, Led Zeppelin had a hit song and movie called “The Song Remains the Same”. Ever since Steve Stricker enjoyed his victory at last September’s Barclay’s FedEx playoff tournament, the players who’ve competed against Tiger Woods has changed, but his winning results have remained the same.
Not even Bart Bryant, the runner-up at [...]

If you watched the final round of the PODS Championship from Tampa Florida, you witnessed another case of a top player not being able to close the deal. Stewart Cink birdied the first two holes to increase his overnight lead to four strokes and looked like he’d coast to his first victory since 2004.
Just like at [...]

Yogi Berra said it best when he reminded us It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over.
Do you have your own personal favorite expressions with similar meaning? Here’s just a few that come to mind:
- “Almost Doesn’t Count …except in horseshoes”.
- “Close, But No Cigar”.
- “I Can’t Believe What I Just Saw”.
I’m sure there are many good [...]

Of course it’s not, but you wouldn’t necessarily know it if you follow the wonderful world of pro sports like I do. BUT, already during the early days of 2008 (2K08) I’ve noticed too many similarities to ignore. A chosen few are described in this article.
The original subject matter entered my mind after watching Tiger [...]

Aloha and Welcome Back to the professional golf season 2008!
Also, welcome back to a new season of Thumbs Down method articles. After an off-season break, I’m back in the saddle with many stories and interesting information already teed up to share with you throughout the year. Each newsletter story is also posted on this blog, which [...]

Happy New Year to all!
  …well not quite yet because as I begin writing this story it’s just after 8:00 PM EST on December 31, less than four hours left in the books for 2007. As I deliver this completed version it’s now a week later, (sorry, post holiday life got in the way) with an [...]

I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving …ready or not here comes the holiday season.
My main goal in publishing these newsletters is to provide you with the best golf instruction resources I am aware of. For the most part I’ve mainly included the Thumbs Down method, so today I’m pleased to announce an affiliation with [...]