Sir Nick Faldo made an appearance at a recent media event, and he was kind enough to sit down with me to answer a few questions. Among other topics, he talks about his TV gig, current projects and what he does in his spare time. Leonard Finkel: Nick, you’ve become one...
During a film shoot, I had the opportunity to sit down with David Leadbetter. In this interview, David shares his insights on teaching, his passions outside of golf, a focus on club fitting and stories about Nick Faldo, Nick Price and Michelle Wie. Finkel: You’re one...
Leonard Finkel: Hank, you're one of the top golf instructors in the world. Why do you think you're so successful. Hank Haney: I think the reason I've been successful at golf instruction is because I'm just a hard tryer. I've always tried really hard. I've tried to...
I love smoking cigars while having conversations at a cigar lounge. That describes my time with Michael Rosales of Roma Craft Tobac Cigars. On a normal weekday, at an unremarkable building in North Austin, Texas, I found him at the world headquarters for his cigar...
Austin native Ben Crenshaw has been successful in almost everything he has touched in his 66 years of a full golfing life lived out in Central Texas. From Lone Star junior golf star at Austin High School to NCAA and individual golf champion at the University of Texas....
If winning is contagious, Houston is experiencing a full-blown outbreak. With the city still reverberating from the Houston Astros’ cathartic World Series victory, the Rockets then went out and produced the winningest season in franchise history. Riding that wave,...
It feels like Lexi Thompson’s 2017 season alone has had enough drama to fill an ESPN 30 For 30 documentary. Her four-stroke penalty for incorrectly marking her ball at the ANA Inspiration set off a firestorm of controversy and instantly turned a final-round,...
In an industrial warehouse space turned factory on the outskirts of Austin, Texas. Edel Golf has set about changing the game of golf forever. "Golf defines who I am," founder/owner David Edel said, "I'll be involved in golf for the rest of my life. I have enough up...
When country music legend George Strait and his partner Tom Cusick bought The Resort at Tapatio Springs in Boerne in 2012, it was out of a genuine affection for the property and because they had a vision to make Tapatio a golf resort everyone in the region could be...