Bill Murray Helps D.A. Points to PGA Tour Pro-Am Victory at Pebble Beach

Golf writer Andy Reistetter was on site at Pebble Beach to witness the modern Cinderella story of D.A. Points’ first victory on the PGA Tour and the triumph of Bill Murray, a.k.a. Carl Spackler, a.k.a. the regular golfer like all of us, in the granddaddy of all Pro-Ams at America’s home course Pebble Beach. “Da Bears” didn’t win this year, but D.A. Points and another guy... 

PGA Week 5: Mark Wilson, the New Phoenix of the PGA TOUR, Wins Again

Mark Wilson was never dead and gone from the PGA TOUR but he did rise again in Phoenix the day after his Packers won the Super Bowl. Even last year when the 36-year old golfer was No. 140 on the Money List going into the last event of the season he was still alive. Having won the 2009 Mayakoba Classic he was exempt for the 2011 season and he did not have anything to prove at Disney. Or maybe he did? He... 

The Topsy-Turvy World of Golf

Remember when Tiger Woods dominated the world of golf? Everything seemed to be so much in order. Woods was No. 1 in the world. Mickelson was a distant second and the United States had won back the Ryder Cup at Valhalla. America won the President’s Cup at San Francisco’s historic Harding Park with Fred Couples at the helm. All seemed to be right in the world of golf heading into 2010, literally... 

PGA Tour Week 4: Validation for My Dear Bubba Watson

Bubba Watson, are you there? Those words have been heard since the invention of the telephone in 1876. Following his best year in a four-year PGA TOUR career, the question wasn’t whether or not Watson would be out there on tour this year. The question was whether or not he could come back from a playoff loss to Martin Kaymer at Whistling Straits in the PGA Championship. Question answered as Bubba... 

PGA TOUR Week 3: Rookie Jhonattan Vegas Wins the Bob Hope Classic

If you haven’t noticed it is a new era in golf. The Tiger Woods era ended in 2010. Whether or not there is a Tiger Woods Reprise in 2011 is yet to be determined. One thing is for certain: 2010 signaled that golf is truly a world game. Four major champions, four different countries—America’s Phil Mickelson in the Masters, Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell in the U.S. Open at... 

Lee Westwood Snubs U.S. PGA Tour, Plans To Miss the 2011 Players Championship

If you haven’t noticed, there is a row starting in the world of golf. Whether it is simply the players or the tours, it is Europe and the rest of the world against the Americans. Here are Reistetter’s Top 10 thoughts on the current situation and how it evolved in the last nine months. 1.  The latest happening is U.S. PGA Tour non-member Lee Westwood‘s announcement that he is... 

Tiger Woods: The New Golfer Is Back To Play Next Week at Torrey Pines

Make no mistake about it; Tiger Woods is back and ready to be the No.1 golfer in the world.   Yes he came back for the first time at the Masters last year but this time he is ready to play golf.   All you need to do is check out his finish last year.   Playoff Round one at the Barclays: Tiger shot a final-round 4-under 67 to finish T12 and jump from No. 112 to No. 65 in the FedExCup... 

Dustin Johnson Wham, Bam, No Thank You Glam to Natalie Gulbis?

‘Wham, bam, thank-you-ma’am?’ David Bowie coming back from ‘Suffragette City’? Or Dustin Johnson coming back from Maui? Is Maui the new Las Vegas? But what happens there does not stay there? Glamorous Natalie Gulbis innocently revealed that she and Bam-Bam long hitting DJ were dating and said “I’ll let Dustin handle our PR.” For the record, after the... 

PGA TOUR Week 2: Wilson Coming off the Island with a Win!

Mark Wilson, the professional golfer—not Wilson the volleyball from Tom Hanks’ Cast Away movie—is coming home from the Hawaiian Islands with the 2011 SONY Open trophy in his possession. Wilson has now won in each of the last three odd years: 2007 (Honda Classic), 2009 (Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun) and now 2011. No worries since each win came with a two year exemption... 

Nancy Lopez Exhibit Opens in the World Golf Hall of Fame

Remember 1978 when Jimmy Carter was president, Annie Hall won Best Picture and Pete Rose had a base hit for the 3,000th time? Or, like me, do you remember the debut of a feisty young golfer on the LPGA Tour named Nancy Lopez? Her splash was immense, though her waves continue to roll throughout the golfing industry. Of course with nine wins that first year she won “Rookie of the Year,” but... 

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