by Steve Pike | Aug 28, 2026 | Equipment, golf business, Golf News, Opinion
Part III of Brian Sommer’s three-part series on Moneyball, golf’s numbers gane, and what statistics truly show Golf has already embraced the visible part of Moneyball. We have the numbers. We have the models. We have the analysts. We have databases larger than...
by Steve Pike | Aug 25, 2026 | Equipment, Fitness, golf business, Golf News, Instruction, Opinion, PGA Tour
Part II of Brian Sommer’s three-part series on Moneyball, golf’s numbers gane, and what statistics truly show Take the “mental game.” A golfer gets angry. Then hits another poor shot. Observation. Now: “He carried the anger into the next shot.” Explanation. Then:...
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 17, 2026 | Equipment, golf business, Golf News, Opinion, Technology
By Brian Sommer Every few years, golf discovers a putter that has finally solved putting. This is one of the game’s more durable comic traditions. The metallurgy changes. The milling changes. The inserts change. The alignment systems acquire more lines than a...
by Steve Pike | Aug 14, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Opinion, Personalities, PGA Tour, Resorts, Travel News
Part IV of Brian Soomer’s series on Harbour Town Golf Links Harbour Town: A Course That Invites Rather Than Dictates The Enduring Appeal of Harbour Town Golf Links Creating Golf on Difficult Land By Brian Sommer Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head, S.C., did...
by Steve Pike | Aug 7, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Opinion, Personalities, Resorts, Travel News
Part III of Brian Soomer’s Four-Part Series: Harbour Town Golf Links: Its History, Restoration, and Enduring Appeal https://spikeongolfandtravel.com/harbour-town-a-course-that-invites-rather-than-dictates/https://spikeongolfandtravel.com/harbour-town-4/ By Brian...
