September 2009

Glorious Weather, Glorious Courses, Glorious Golf

Well, I did what I said I’d do this weekend:  I went to the BMW Championship at Dubs Dread (Cog Hill #4) on Friday and the U.S. Senior Amateur Open at Beverly Country Club today.  I had a great time.   

2009 – The Year of the Melt Down

A year ago I was sitting in my car listening to the second installment of a Planet Money series on NPR and realized the USA was moving into the vortex of a financial melt down. The shock of that realization woke me up every morning for the next nine months.   

I’ve had a similar, albeit less dramatic sense about golf that started with The Masters tournament and has grown with each major.  New equipment sales have taken a beating alongside the declining stature of the star players.