Blog: Local Knowledge

The Hawk's Open Championship

As we approach the Open Championship at Carnoustie, prepare to hear a great deal about two golfers: John Van de Velde and Ben Hogan. Neither will be there, but each has left his signature on...

Published Jul. 08, 2007

Keywords Bob Carney

Blog: Local Knowledge

The 19 Hole Qualifier

Interesting follow by Lewine Mair of the Telegraph on the Sunningdale Open Championship qualifier in which players were made to play 19 holes instead of 18 because the R&A botched a hole location. Mair begins...

Published Jul. 05, 2007

Keywords Bob Carney

Blog: Local Knowledge

Tiger and Lefty II

"You listen to all my jokes, and then you go and follow Arnie." Chi Chi Rodriguez Besides nearly tripling the press population at the ATT National this week, the presence of both Tiger Woods and...

Published Jul. 05, 2007

Keywords Bob Carney

Blog: Local Knowledge

J.J. Henry and Tommy John

You have to do testing. It's a perception thing. -- Tommy John One of the Tour’s good guys, J.J. Henry, did a fundraising clinic for the new First Tee of Fairfield County at Fairchild Wheeler...

Published Jul. 03, 2007

Keywords Bob Carney

Blog: Editors' Blog

I'm glad Obama is a golfer

Barack Obama's politically correct round of golf with a female this week gives me an excuse to talk about the best round of golf I ever played. There was Roger, Bill and our hostess,...

By Sam Weinman

Published Oct. 28, 2009

Keywords Barack Obama | bob carney | golf

Courses & Travel

Golf & Money: The Joy Of Belonging

Why join a club? It's all about family

By Bob Carney

Published Aug. 13, 2008

Keywords golf digest | golf and money | Bob Carney | golf & money | the joy of belonging | bob carney | private clubs

Courses & Travel

Buddies Trips: The Time Of Your Life

The best buddies golf trips are just like the game: fun, challenging + utterly unpredictable

By Bob Carney

Published Oct. 27, 2009

Keywords Buddies Golf | Buddies Trips | Golf Digest | Bob Carney | Time of your life

Carney: Hale Fellow Well Met

What does an about-to-turn 60 editor get when he catches up with Hale Irwin, the latest sixtysomething on the senior tour? Smarter

By Bob Carney

Published Jul. 11, 2008

Keywords Bob Carney | hale irwin | senior tour | pga tour | golfword archive

Open Wound

As the world witnessed on Sunday, one man's triumph can often be another man's heartbreak

By Bob Carney

Published Apr. 12, 2009

Keywords golf world | golf | Masters | Augusta National | kenny perry | bob carney | angel cabrera | paul azinger

Magazine

Close To Home

Bob Carney offers a snapshot of the economic crisis in his native Detroit, and makes the case that golf is more important there than ever before

By Bob Carney

Published Mar. 09, 2009

Keywords Bob Carney | Golf Digest | Golf World | Detroit | Oakland Hills | PGA Championship | Tiger Woods

Magazine

U.S. Open Contest-Today Is The Day!

Contenders Prepare for Open Challenge

By Bob Carney

Published Jun. 06, 2008

Keywords Golf | Golf Digest | US Open | John Atkinson | bob carney | justin timberlake | matt lauer | tony romo | Torrey Pines

Magazine

U.S. Open Contest: They Played Their Hearts Out

No birdies and no putts longer than 20-feet were made, but Tony Romo (84) and Justin Timberlake (98) managed to break 100 while Matt Lauer (100) and Contest winner John Atkinson (114) didn't

By John Strege

Published Jun. 06, 2008

Keywords Golf | Golf Digest | US Open | John Atkinson | john strege | bob carney | justin timberlake | matt lauer | tony romo | Torrey Pines