by Steve Pike | Oct 20, 2026 | Books, golf business, Golf Courses, golf entertainment, Golf News, Personalities, Rules of Golf
Three veteran amateur golfers, each of whom who are accomplished and award winning storytellers, have launched “GOLF’S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO RESPECTABLE CHEATING,” a new book designed to tackle one of golf’s most enduring and entertaining subjects: the rules golfers...
by Steve Pike | Aug 24, 2026 | Equipment, Fitness, golf balls, golf business, Golf Courses, golf entertainment, Golf News, Instruction, Opinion, PGA Tour
Part I of Brian Sommer’s three-part series on Moneyball, golf’s numbers gane, and what statistics truly show Data Can Describe Greatness. That Does Not Mean It Explains It Baseball had statistics long before Bill James. That is worth remembering, because...
by Steve Pike | Aug 12, 2026 | Adventure, golf business, Golf Courses, golf entertainment, Golf News, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel News
While summer’s end signals the close of golf season for many players, it marks the start of peak season in North Carolina’s Brunswick Islands, one of the Southeast’s more underrated fall golf destinations. With daytime temperatures typically ranging...
by Steve Pike | Aug 5, 2026 | Fashion, golf balls, golf business, golf entertainment, Golf News
Encouraged by strong first half results this year, Callaway Golf (CALY: NYSE) is increasing its full-year guidance to between 2.045 to $2.070B from $2.015 to $2.070B. Callaway on Aug. 4 reported Q2 revenue of $612.2 million, a two percent increase over the same period...
by Steve Pike | Jul 16, 2026 | Equipment, golf business, golf entertainment, Instruction, Opinion, Technology
Part II of Brian Sommer’s four-part series: Why Golf Monitors Cannaot Save Golf The phrase “key statistics” deserves rather more attention than it usually receives. Not because there is anything inherently wrong with statistics. There isn’t....
by Steve Pike | Jul 15, 2026 | golf business, golf entertainment, Golf News, Instruction, Opinion, PGA Tour, Technology
Part I of Brian Sommer’s four-part look into the Priesthood of Numbers There is a peculiar superstition spreading through modern golf. Like all successful superstitions, it disguises itself as progress. It does not concern shallowing the club, wrist conditions,...
