10 THINGS I’D LIKE TO SEE IN 2017
I’m not making any predictions – just offering some thoughts on things that could be changed to make the game better, make you a better golfer and give us all greater enjoyment.
USGA
Changing the Rules
The Rules of Golf may be changed by the governing bodies to make them simpler to follow. But most casual players already play by a set of Rules that’s easy to follow. Why not just adopt those?
Once more unto the breach
Fairways columnist Jim Deeks is raging against the machine after the controversy that ended the U.S. Women’s Open.
“Really?” DJ hangs tough to win first major. Finally
Mental performance coach Tim O’Connor says Dustin Johnson did the only thing he could to win, which was to stay focused on the things he could control.
Curdled milk and a looming farce
According to Fairways columnist Jim Deeks, the rules controversy at the US Open was a farce but the Rio Olympics could be a bigger one.
Open Experiment
Chambers Bay is a controversial choice to host the U.S. Open this year but for golf travelers it’s part of a trio of exceptional courses in the Pacific Northwest.
