Goodwin: Pro golf isn't what it once was

I had met Ky Laffoon in the 1970s when he stopped at Twin Hills or Briarbrook country clubs or Schifferdecker, Carthage or Neosho municipal golf courses as part of what he called his “circuit” around the Midwest where he could play for meal and gas money against old friends and new acquaintances.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Northern Burlington's Johnson recapturing his dream

COLUMBUS — It was the set of golf clubs situated in the corner of Matt Johnson’s bedroom that served as the cruelest of reminders.

Incoming USGA president honed his game with Sandra Day O’Connor as a playing partner

Glen Nager’s sporting life, as a kid in Houston, centered on basketball. His exposure to golf consisted of three or four rounds a year at the local muni, playing with $10 dollar clubs bought at a garage sale that had long ago lost their grips. His sporting life, by the time he reached Washington and became a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, wasn’t much more developed ...

Anatomy of a Charity Golf Tournament

Carolyn and Roy Register have always been active in helping charity events, but they have a special love for the Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina Golf Tournament.

Incoming USGA president took up sport at urging of Sandra Day O’Connor

Glen Nager’s sporting life, as a kid in Houston, centered on basketball. His exposure to golf consisted of three or four rounds a year at the local muni, playing with $10 dollar clubs bought at a garage sale that had long ago lost their grips. His sporting life, by the time he reached Washington and became a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, wasn’t much more developed ...