by Sedric Walker | Oct 30, 2011 | Courses, In This Issue, The Game
As you drive down River Oaks Boulevard toward the resplendent clubhouse that sits just in the distance, it takes a sizeable measure of thought to imagine the surroundings as they were some 83 years ago here in Houston. What was at that time a densely-wooded place for...
by Sedric Walker | Oct 11, 2011 | Courses, In This Issue, The Game
The history of golf is a long and storied one. Its tales – its lore, in fact – are filled with incredible moments and incredible people in incredible places. Every once in a while, the history of golf intersects with history of another sort; a history of another time...
by Sedric Walker | Oct 23, 2010 | Courses, In This Issue, The Game
The beauty of a foreign language is that a particular word can embody much more meaning and varied emotion than only that which comes from a literal translation into English. The word “hidden” is defined by the Random House Unabridged Dictionary as “concealed,...
by Sedric Walker | Oct 22, 2010 | Instruction, The Game
The “inside” track to better golf shots Efficient and highly effective downswing motions are those that begin from the ground up. The late Ben Hogan once said that the fastest and easiest way to ruin the perfect backswing is to begin the downswing with the hands and...
by Sedric Walker | Oct 22, 2010 | The Game
The chairmen of the board have long danced to golf’s seductive tune. The attraction is no mystery. Immune to money and power, golf kowtows to no man. Those accustomed to having their own way find this refreshing and beguiling. A permissible pressure valve, golf...