Syracuse Dreamin’

This is not my beautiful lawn. This is not my beautiful house. This is not my beautiful yard. This is not where I hang out with my beautiful friends. I have showed you all of those places in the days gone by, people. Here we have Bellevue Country Club, on the grounds of which I…

A Masters-ful start to our golf season

As the best pro golfers in the world were traversing the hills and negotiating the fast greens that mark the Masters in Augusta, Ga., this morning, KP, Wags and I were rapping putts on the ruddy greens of Westvale. I have to hand it to my two playing partners on this first day of our…

Getting my mental game ready for fore months

Golfing nomads wandered around the floor of SRC Arena in Syracuse. They were in search of a better golf game. There were plenty of exhibitors ready to lend a hand with new equipment available for purchase. Clubs, balls, shoes, carts, clothes … In other words, go home and think spring. Which I did without buying…

I must watch the golf in Kapalua

Every sports fan in the U S of A was watching the NFL playoffs late Saturday night, right? The Saints just scored another second-half touchdown to go up on the Eagles 20-7. But there was still 3:06 left in the third quarter. Considering what we saw the Colts do overcome a 28-point deficit to break…

If you’re lucky, found really does follow lost

The universe talked directly to me this week. I was open to its lesson. Let’s call it “They Were Lost and Now They’re Found.” It starts with a vest finding its way back to Syracuse from Canada and ends with a blanket making the journey from Syracuse back to Georgia. Sit back and enjoy. We…

On Nov. 6, it was golf weather in Syracuse

My last wish for golf season 2013 was granted Tuesday. I got to play one more round of golf in Syracuse, N.Y., before the cold and snow settle in for good. The day broke with the weather forecasters promising temperatures in the 60s, with sun until sometime in the afternoon. I sent the text messages…