A beautiful piece on Seve Ballesteros by Bill Elliot in The Observer. Definitely worth reading.
"For me, now towards the blunt end of a sportswriting career that began 40 years ago, there have been only three heroes: Muhammad Ali, George Best and Severiano Ballesteros. Each had character to equal their talent. It may have been difficult actually to live with any of them, but it was impossible not to be a fan."
It's hard to disagree. Seve is a special sort of champion, who played with irresistible passion and flair. I never tire of watching him in the Masters or the Open Championship on those Golf Channel Classics shows.
Golfdiscussions.com, has a nice forum dedicated to classic equipment. There's usually some good pics being posted, and it's a great place to ask for info on classic clubs you have or are interested in. I root around in there from time to time and always find something interesting.
America's first golf course: Oakurst Links. Still played with sand tees, hickory shafts, guttie balls and sheep grazing the fairways. Man, I've really got to try some hickory clubs.
I found this old essay (from 1995) on Tom Weiskopf. It's pretty good. Weiskopf is certainly a very interesting figure in the game. I usually enjoy hearing what he has to say about the game today. I'll dig around and see if I can find some interviews with him.
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