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 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 5, 2026 | Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Opinion, PGA Tour, Resorts, Travel News
Part II of Brian Soomer’s Four-Part Series: Harbour Town Golf Links: Its History, Restoration, and Enduring Appeal The Enduring Appeal of Harbour Town Golf Links By Brian Sommer I have played Harbour Town Golf Links perhaps a dozen times. Its character is...
by Steve Pike | Jul 21, 2026 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, PGA Tour, Private Clubs, Resorts, Restaurants, Spa, Travel News
Sometimes all it takes is frozen grapes to tell the story. At a PGA National Resort Member-Guest golf tournament on a hot day this past March, the participants were served (among other things) frozen grapes as a refresher. While that might not sound like much in the...
by Steve Pike | Jul 17, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, PGA Tour, Private Clubs
As Detroit Golf Club prepares to welcome the Rocket Classic Presented by AlumniFi for the eighth and final year – July 30-August 2 – NMP Golf Construction is spotlighting its role in the major renovation and transformation of the club’s historic...
