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How does a golfer putt from 35+ yards out and get it to tap-in range at the hole and then miss the next putt?  I guess we’d have to ask Oren – this week’s Big Break eliminated contestant.  No question, given 100 chances to make that short putt, Oren would have sunk it 99 times.  But isn’t it always the way?  …

Or sour, depending on which Big Break hotel you happen to be staying in. Once again, Golf Channel has come through with a great new format change to the Big Break.  Sure we’ve seen playback challenges before, but this one added a new twist on an old theme.  I loved it! Offering “potential” redemtion to an eliminated contestant was a …

After the first 2 episodes of the Big Break Indian Wells, I was a bit put off by Russell.  He seemed so wound up and aggressive – almost like he had a chip on his shoulder.  And his comments about David having it in for him last week, beating him twice, seemed so ridiculous.  But I was wrong. This week …

Have you ever picked up a book and knew within the first 2 pages that you were going to love it? Well, that’s how I felt when I cracked the bindings on John Coyne’s, The Caddie Who Won The Masters. This book captivated me from the very beginning and I read it in record time.  It was so entertaining that …

There have been many Big Breaks with players that just don’t connect with the viewing audience.  We had Brian at BB PEI and DR; and David Mobley got the drama working at BB Michigan and DR, but both of those players were somewhat caricatures.  They were showmen playing to the cameras.  And I got to know them and really enjoyed …

It’s never easy watching someone go home on the Big Break, but this week was particularly tough, witnessing a mini-meltdown of a very experienced and talented player, who I believe deserved to stick around a lot longer. Robert Floyd is no slouch when it comes to golf. After a very successful amateur career and achieving All-American status at the University …

…there’d be no rules. Okay, maybe that’s a bit extreme….but not that far off the mark either. Most people I golf with don’t follow the rules. Like STOP signs in Montreal, golf rules are often considered “just a suggestion”. Pardonnez-moi mes amis au Québec. 🙂 Why is that? Why do golfers “cheat”? Is it because they consider themselves just weekend …

Well, we’ve been waiting a long time for another Big Break to hit the Golf Channel (almost as long as we’ve been waiting for spring to arrive in Vancouver). Luckily GC is a little more reliable than Mother Nature who has decided that Spring is not for those north of the 49th parallel.  For some reason this year, she’s decided …

Recently I was asked by a president of a company doing business in the golf industry how I would go about writing a marketing plan that would ensure his success. I said I would start by reading his business plan. “Oh, I don’t have a business plan actually written down,” he said “I know where I want the company to …

Last week I wrote about 2 great “F” words in golf – Fundamentals and Feelings.  This week I’ve found a few more.  During my too many years working in the technology industry, I have heard the terms Form, Fit and Function (sometimes called F3) more times than I can count. Form is mostly the physical aspects of a product; fit …