Donald J. Trump repeatedly acts like a schoolyard bully even as the House of Representatives is about to impeach him today as 45th president of the United State of America. It will be one of the most sobering days in the history of the U.S. presidency. This weekend, Nancy Pelosi–who is Speaker of the House and thus the commander-in-chief of this impeachment–spoke on national television. Trump has for years now been calling her Nervous Nancy. Yet she clearly has his... Read more
Butch Harmon has been rated the #1 golf instructor in America by 1,500 of his peers for the past nineteen years. Butch has taught Greg Norman, Tiger Woods, and many of the best players on the PGA Tour. That is quite an accomplishment for a guy I used to know, yet hardly anybody did (sorry Butch), when he was the head pro at the Texas City Municipal golf course south of Houston for many years back in the 1970s. Our... Read more
Former U.S. President Barack Obama recently spoke to a private conference on leadership in Singapore in which he said a lot of world leaders are “old men not getting out of the way” and that the world would be better off being led by women. The BBC reports that Obama said in this speech, “If you look at the world and look at the problems, it’s usually old people, usually old men, not getting out of the way.” He explained,... Read more
The Jordan River and the Dead Sea to its south are part of the Jordan Depression. This trough with its extension to the south, the Arabah, serves as a geopolitical boundary between the State of Israel and its eastern neighbor Jordan. The Dead Sea is the saltiest body of water on earth. It’s partly because its surface is over 1,400 feet below sea level. Water from the Jordan River drains into the Dead Sea and remains there, with no outlet.... Read more
Team USA dug a deep hole way down under on day one, Thursday, only to escape it on day four, today, to defeat the International Team and win the 13th Presidents Cup in Melbourne, Australia, with a score of 16-14. It was quite a comeback for the Americans. The International Team was ahead 4 to 1 the first day. The second day was going worse for the USA until both Patrick Cantlay–surely a superstar in the making–and Justin Thomas–arguably already... Read more
Bryson DeChambeau will compete this week in the Presidents Cup in Melbourne, Australia, for the U.S. team. Bryson is unique on the PGA Tour. His irons are about the same length. That requires quite an adjustment of the lie of those clubs. He stands fairly erect and close to the ball at address. Thus, he has a very upright swing. But I must say that it is a swing that is pretty error-proof. What I mean is that not much... Read more
I wrote a blog post yesterday about tapping down spike marks. A reader pointed out my error. I now stand corrected about it and embarrassed. A year ago, I read articles about the new rules changes that were going to go into effect for the 2019 season. I am now surprised that I didn’t see anything about the new rule change regarding spike marks. The new Rule 13.1, c, 2 reads, “Repair of Damage. A player may repair damage on... Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump and his former Ambassador to the the UN, Niki Haley, are fueling anti-Semitism by their deeds and words. During only three years in office, President Trump has done three things that he believes have been in the best interests of the State of Israel: (1) moved the U.S. embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, (2) recognized Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights way back in 1981, and (3) allowed his Secretary of State Mike... Read more
Is the PGA Tour getting lax on enforcing the Rules of Golf? A case in point may have been this past week. Yesterday, Henrik Stenson won the PGA Tour’s limited field (only 18 players) Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. It was an exciting tournament, with several of the best players in golf, including current Masters champion Tiger Woods, in the hunt to win it. Stenson eagled the 15th hole with a tap-in putt and cruised to win the tournament... Read more
Christmas good ole’ jolly season of Christmas will soon be upon us. People are putting up a Christmas tree in their living rooms, putting out their Christmas tree lights, and, of course, doing all that Christmas shopping. But what is this Christmas business really supposed to be about? In one word–JESUS. Christmas is about the birth of Jesus and believing he is the Christ, the Messiah of Israel. Surprisingly, it is the Gentiles mostly who have believed this. The Jews... Read more
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