Over the years, I’ve known people or just overheard conversations of people who seem obsessed with backspin. Of course, every golf shot that isn’t rolling forward has backspin. I’m referring to shots into greens that spin backward from where they land.

It reminds me of a story involving Tommy Armour. He was asked by a member at Winged Foot how to spin the ball back, like the pros do. Armour asked the player how often he hit [...]

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My club puts out a newsletter every month. I think that’s a nice touch.

I just got this month’s letter and saw the results of the club championship that was held the day before I had surgery.

As it approached, I tried to decide whether to play in it or not based on a few things. First, I hadn’t been successful in getting enough full rounds to get an official handicap, since I’m usually a 9 hole player and had [...]

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