I learned, via a TV report, that Wednesday marked the 100th anniversary of Route 66. It put me into a nostalgic mood. Making a trip through a route known as the “Mother Road’’ and “Main Street of America,’’ was high on my bucket list upon my retirement in 2010. It became the first major travel-writing…
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BOOK REVIEW: Michael Douglas’ memoir is captivating
Never could there be a more appropriate title for a book than “One Helluva Ride,’’ the just-released memoir by actor Michael Douglas. Now 82 (interestingly my age as well), Douglas has indeed led one helluva life. I can’t say enough about the book or – for that matter – the story of Michael Douglas…
Look out, Supper Clubs, here we come!
I’ve decided to broaden our website again. It was all about golf when we started in 2009 but was quickly expanded to encompass travel writing opportunities as well. That became more and more of a need as both the golf and travel industries were constantly changing. Since then – in part to accommodate our…
Medinah’s successful Presidents Cup will have a far-reaching effect
It’s been puzzling to me for a while: why doesn’t the Chicago area have as many competitions from the PGA Tour as it once did. Now I have an inkling why. It’s not easy to get one. Mike Scimo was Medinah Country Club’s president in 2018 and 2019 and the club’s chairman for September’s Presidents…
U.S. manages to retain the President’s Cup the hard way
MEDINAH, IL. — Somehow they did it! The U.S. needed an unlikely eight wins in Sunday’s 12 singles matches to retain the Presidents Cup and extend its winning streak to 11 in the biennial golf matchup against an International team that had players from around the world minus Europe. That big deficit at the start…
U.S. win streak is in serious jeopardy in the Presidents Cup
The International team’s shocking five-match sweep on Friday was an afterthought after two sessions at Medinah on Saturday, but the U.S. could well see its winning streak in the Presidents Cup come to an end after Sunday’s 12 singles matches. A U.S. loss would be huge for the Internationals, a team that won…
Internationals sweep Presidents Cup matches as Scheffler struggles
Scottie Scheffler has been the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer for several years, but his struggles in team play have been noteworthy for the wrong reason. Playing with good friend Sam Burns, Scheffler has struggled mightily in Presidents and Ryder Cup play. Scheffler and Burns got their first win as a team in Thursday’s opener to…
Presidents Cup emerges as a golf event like no other
MEDINAH, IL. – The first golf tournament I ever attended was on Medinah’s No. 3 course. My mother took me to the 1962 Western Open in hopes of stimulating my interest in the sport. She succeeded. I returned to Medinah many times though nearly 60 years of writing about golf for various news outlets. …
Bridgeman, Koivun show they’re ready for the Presidents Cup
The Chicago area was an annual PGA Tour site for decades, but not so recently. This week’s Presidents Cup at Medinah is the circuit’s first visit since Olympia Fields hosted the BMW Championship in 2023. While the area hosted big team events in the 2009 Solheim Cup at Rich Harvest Farms and the 2012 Ryder…
Meeting the journalists of the future
WILMINGTON, N.C. – This was a first for us. Erin Simpson, the advisor for the Laney High School Creative Writing Club, invited me to speak before about 30 student club members in their first meeting of the year. We were happy to see the turnout and the enthusiasm the students – with a wide variety…