Blog: Where's Matty G?
- The Guy Behind THE Guy(s) . . .
- Where am I? For the purpose of this entry I'm in Palm Springs. I'm not really there as I type, but I was there the first week on the job, detailed in my boss' letter...
Blog: Where's Matty G?
- 1-800-SHIP-MY-CLUBS?
- I frequently get asked about the best way to ship golf clubs. I've maintained that I still like to keep my clubs close to me and on the same plane that I'm on. After a...
Blog: Where's Matty G?
- A Player, Politician and Musician
- (A three-part series.) Part 1: The Player, Billy Andrade Last Wednesday I played golf with a tour pro, a politician and a musician. Experts in their field, they also birdied the categories: class, camaraderie and...
Blog: Where's Matty G?
- The Story Behind the Changes at Sea Island
- Bill Jones, Chairman and CEO of Sea Island, located off the coast of Georgia and rated the No. 1 golf resort in the country, according to Golf Digest, will assemble his employees in a ballroom...
Blog: Where's Matty G?
- Airport Inn is Out!
- Anytime you pack a tent and use it before you get to the campground, you're having first-degree travel troubles. I read an article on nytimes.com by Sharon McDonnell about sleeping in an airport. The...
Courses & Travel
- Travel Trouble
- Have you ever shipped your clubs instead of lugging them through the airport?
Courses & Travel
- Travel Trouble
- On a recent trip my golf bag arrived a day later than I did, so I had to rent clubs and buy a new pair of golf shoes. Now I wish I'd asked the airline to reimburse me. Would they?
Blog: Where's Matty G?
- Think Like A Champion. . .
- I told you about Jim Mahoney in my previous post. The other very cool cat I met on my recent trip to LaQuinta Resort and Club is Artie McNickle.McNickle is Jim McLean's Premium Lead Master...
Blog: Where's Matty G?
- Travel Trouble III
- When you send in a Travel Trouble, it hits my e-mail inbox. I try to answer as many as I can. Here's a selection of recent exchanges: From Nick Layman, Republic, Mo.: How do you...
Blog: Where's Matty G?
- Birdies, Birds and Fish in Minnesota
- I was stunned to learn while examining our ranking of America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses that four of the top 60 are in Minnesota. California, where I played many great courses last month and...
Blog: Where's Matty G?
- T.L.C. for the Chambers Bay Tree
- The only tree at Chambers Bay is in the news. We care about Chambers Bay because it's the new municipal course in University Place, Wash., 15 miles from Tacoma, that will host the 2010 U.S....
Blog: Where's Matty G?
- You've Got Questions, I've Got Answers
- I've been answering readers' questions every month in the section we call Travel Trouble. I've also been answering individual readers via e-mail. Here are some of the exchanges I've had during the past few weeks....
