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Brendan Porath
All Articles by Brendan Porath
3/08/23
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Middle-Class Discontent, Euro Tour Concerns, and Other Early-Week Storylines at the Players
Notes from TPC Sawgrass, where it’s almost time for golf
3/06/23
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Ignoring the Past while Sorting the Future at The Players
A week that's about the PGA Tour celebrating itself will try to avoid talking about the reigning champion
2/27/23
COMPETITIVE GOLF
In Like a Lamb
LIV's 2023 season debut exhibited why there should be concerns about its immediate and longterm future
2/23/23
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Is Our Honda Totaled?
A crowded, elevated, and designated schedule has taken the Honda from its peak to a total wreck in a decade
2/20/23
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Full Swing Thoughts Episode 8: Rory’s role and a Cam-washing
The first season of Netflix's golf show concludes with a portrayal of the year's most compelling character in golf
2/19/23
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Full Swing Thoughts Episode 7: Rookie ball and a major issue with the entire series
Our recap and review series on the Netflix golf show continues with the episode on the rookies
2/19/23
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Riviera Provides a Road Map for Tiger’s Competitive Future
Tiger was more than just a host this week, with the strongest weekend of competitive golf since his crash
2/15/23
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Full Swing Thoughts Episode 3: The one about LIV, kinda
A review of the LIV elephant in the room being confronted in the Netflix show via ... Ian Poulter
2/14/23
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Full Swing Thoughts Episode 2: Basketcase Brooks and Soaring Scottie
Episode 2 reviews a great look into how Brooksy is sorting through it while Scottie is free and clear
2/13/23
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Full Swing Thoughts Episode 1: Spieth and JT as ‘Frenemies’
A synopsis and review of the first episode in Netflix's golf docuseries, Full Swing
2/08/23
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Introducing: Full Swing Thoughts
A new podcast breaking down Netflix's golf docuseries
2/06/23
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Does Pat Reed Need to Sue Greg Norman?
The Reed lawsuits may be laughable, but that doesn't mean they've been ineffective
1/18/23
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Tyrrell Hatton’s Confidential Guide to Some F%@king Golf Courses
Last year was a fruitful one for Tyrrell Hatton course critiques, and here's hoping for more in 2023
10/12/22
NEWSLETTER
Rahm’s Ryder Cup Challenge
Jon Rahm thinks LIV players should be allowed in the Ryder Cup, and he's not unconvincing
10/05/22
NEWSLETTER
Hate for the Holidays
Stop the madness, even for our beloved golf
9/06/22
NEWSLETTER
Takeaways from LIV Boston
With the novelty wearing off and the competitive element improving, LIV Golf enters a new era
8/31/22
NEWSLETTER
Those Who Stay Will Be Champions (at the Bank)
The PGA Tour may have taken a hit, but its remaining players are going to clean up
7/22/22
ARCHITECTURE
Golf Without Definition
Musings on a first experience with Scottish golf
7/15/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Schoolboy Sahith Living the Dorm Life at the Open
Sahith Theegala is proving to be a quick study at St. Andrews
7/14/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Phil Mickelson Adrift
The muted and surreal scene that surrounds the 2013 Open champ at this historic major
7/11/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Pomp with Some Purpose
Tiger Woods exhibited the Champions Challenge as a gathering that matters, even if the shots didn't
6/26/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
At a primo venue and with golf's most compelling character, the Women's PGA delivered
6/20/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Major Appreciation
The U.S. Open exhibited the part of pro golf that needs no fixing or disrupting
6/17/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Phil Mickelson, the Relevant Golfer with Irrelevant Golf
Phil dialed it up for a crowd that might not be there for many more events in his new professional reality
6/16/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
The U.S. Open Bomb Squad
The unusual measures the USGA has taken to make the driving range at The Country Club safe
6/14/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
An Extremely Unofficial 2022 U.S. Open Rooting Guide
With the game in conflict, an attempt to marshal a rooting guide for Brookline
6/09/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
LIV Golf’s Premiere and the PGA Tour’s Punishment
Presentation over substance seemed to matter more in LIV Golf's streaming debut, and maybe in Jay Monahan's punishment memo as well
6/07/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
LIV London: Updates on the Relevant and the Absurd
Week 1 in LIV begins with wild team names, ridiculous logos, and sportswashing rationalizations
5/14/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Five Better Options than Floundering Greg Norman as LIV Golf CEO
The Shark is struggling to keep the Saudis out of the news for the wrong reasons
5/05/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Sergio Garcia’s Temper Tantrums ‘Can’t Wait’ to Go to Saudi’s LIV Golf
The Spaniard is heading for a payout that might not permit his disagreeable nature
4/10/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Rory McIlroy Finally Gets a Masters Without Sunday Scaries
There was no jacket, but at least this was a different Sunday experience
4/08/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Tiger Woods Adds to the Legend in a Way That Can’t Be Measured
A different measure of Tiger's greatness
4/05/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Masters Tee Times Exhibit a Tiger Woods Who Is ‘Going to Play’
Some groups of intrigue, tough spots, and Tiger's draw
3/29/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Something More Than Ceremonial: Tiger Woods and the 2022 Masters Flirtation
As far as Tiger's Masters comebacks go, this one could be low stress
3/15/22
COMPETITIVE GOLF
3 Thoughts from a Memorable Players Championship
On integrity, hazard crossings, and mixed reality at TPC Sawgrass
7/14/21
COMPETITIVE GOLF
The Greatest Watch in Golf
Celebrating the return of the Open, golf’s strangest and most delightful viewing experience
5/24/21
COMPETITIVE GOLF
The Ringmaster
How Phil Mickelson took control on Sunday at the 2021 PGA Championship
4/12/21
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Greed and Grace
How the 2021 Masters began and ended
11/14/20
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Four Seasons Total Landscaping Speaks Out (about Augusta National)
A Philadelphia landscaping company’s perspective on maintenance and the Masters
11/11/20
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Process over Results
Appreciating a Masters unlike any other
9/21/20
COMPETITIVE GOLF
Major Change
How Brooks and Bethpage drive Bryson's bulk
5/18/20
COMPETITIVE GOLF
An Image of Return
The highlight of the Seminole match, captured on the 1st fairway
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