That was a truly heartfelt tribute by Scott Michaux to Ron Green Sr. (“Thankful for memories of Ron Green Sr.,” September 23 GGP).
I agree that he was one of the last great writers from the golden age of golf journalism. It is a sad loss for all of us.
Wayne Mills
North Venice, Florida
I’ve lived in Charlotte for more than 40 years, and one of my fondest memories was getting up on Thanksgiving and reading Ron Green Sr.’s column (“Thankful for memories of Ron Green Sr.,” September 23 GGP). I did it early so my family wouldn’t see me get emotional.
He would come into my office for knee injections, and I would ask if he was going to Augusta that year. Well, one year he said he didn’t want to “stay too long,” and I said, “I’ll make you a deal. I’ll inject your knee, but you have to promise to go to the Masters this year.” Well, his wife, Beth, was with him, and she was smiling, and Senior looked at me funny but agreed, and I think that was his last year.
I always tell Junior after a great column that if he keeps at it, he might someday be as good as his dad!
Dr. Glenn Perry
Charlotte, North Carolina
What a marvelous tribute to a legendary American journalist (“Thankful for memories of Ron Green Sr.,” September 23 GGP).
Scott Michaux has done him proud.
Gordon Bannerman
Perth, Scotland
(Bannerman is a media consultant for Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Scotland.)
This was amazing (“Thankful for memories of Ron Green Sr.,” September 23 GGP).
I told Senior many times how I loved Thanksgiving morning and going out to get The Charlotte Observer during our 30-plus years in Forest City, North Carolina. I loved that column and his writing all the time. He and Bob Quincy were the top of the list for me, and not just as writers but more as people.
I loved it when Senior would cover a football game at Clemson. It was so much fun just to listen to him speak in his soft and kind tones.
Scott Michaux did a great job and learned from the best.
Al Adams
Spring Hill, Tennessee
(Adams worked in the Sports Information Department at Clemson in the 1970s.)
I much enjoyed reading Scott Michaux’s column on Ron Green Sr. (“Thankful for memories of Ron Green Sr.,” September 23 GGP). I email his son fairly regularly, remarking on the pleasure I get from reading his reports – not just the facts but the way they are presented.
Michaux’s column is beautifully written.
Lewis Mosse
Devon, England
I just read Scott Michaux’s article about the passing of Ron Green Sr. What a wonderfully written tribute (“Thankful for memories of Ron Green Sr.,” September 23 GGP).
Being from the Midwest originally, I didn’t know the man or was able to enjoy his writing. After reading Michaux’s article, I certainly missed out. I’ll continue to enjoy his son Ron’s articles, I hope, for many years.
Rob Prentiss
Tucson, Arizona
The LIV players who took the Saudi money should be banned from any tour competition in perpetuity (“‘It’s so English’: BMW PGA and Wentworth,” September 23 GGP). They made their decision, so let them suffer the consequences.
The Saudis are trying to clean up their image by sprinkling a few dollars around professional sports. Let’s not forget the Saudis financed the attack on the U.S. on 9/11.
Let the players who took the money watch the Ryder Cup from their mansions while they count their dirty money.
Thomas R. Slimp
Atlanta, Georgia
I enjoyed seeing the BMW PGA at Wentworth this year, as it is truly a great course (“‘It’s so English’: BMW PGA and Wentworth,” September 23 GGP). I was pulling for Rory McIlroy to get the win, but he didn’t lose it as Billy Horschel won it.
I enjoy watching the DP World Tour all year, but I really like it when they play on a links course in Britain, something they don’t do enough of.
As far as the PGA Tour and LIV merging, I just don’t care anymore. This whole chasing the almighty dollar has ruined golf as we knew it permanently.
Art Williams
Luzerne, Pennsylvania
I can’t agree more with Bruce Wireman’s comments about Jon Rahm and the other LIV golfers (“It’s Your Honor,” September 23 GGP).
I get a little tired about hearing one of the talking heads in the media, telling everyone that the only ones losing out in all of this BS between the PGA Tour and LIV is the fans. I’m not; I couldn’t care less whether any of the LIV players come back or not.
I’ve got the DP World Tour to watch, with some really good talent and some very interesting courses to see. I’ve got a whole lot of new talent on the PGA Tour to watch, and let’s not forget the LPGA Tour, with lots of good talent. The only suggestion here is, let’s add a little length to the courses. Putting is important, but it shouldn’t be everything.
Wayne Smith
Georgetown, Texas
I’m a huge golf fan and rarely miss a PGA Tour, LPGA or LIV event. I love watching (and playing), but the recent addition of background music, designed I think to jack up our adrenalin, is just awful. It’s enough to make me mute the commentary. It’s in televised tennis, as well. Why? It just makes it difficult to hear what the commentators are saying and makes me uneasy. I don’t think I’m alone.
Joy Morrison
Portland, Oregon
I loved John Steinbreder’s article (“Hail to the golfer in chief,” September 23 GGP), and I completely agree with the sentiment of “let our presidents play.”
I appreciate and have a great deal of respect for any president who loves the game of golf. It doesn’t matter whether they are a Democrat or a Republican. If they love golf, they have at least one very redeeming quality about them.
I would hope that most GGP readers would be supportive, but unfortunately, politics brings out the worst in people. In the world of social media, where people can hide behind their keyboards, some just can’t help themselves. They take offense to everything, and they take every opportunity they can to speak poorly of whichever side they don’t support. I was raised in the Carolinas, and I was taught from a very early age that you should never discuss politics and religion amongst friends. To this day, I try to adhere to that rule, and I’m particularly keen on enforcing it while on the course.
Golf should bind us together, and not be just another venue for tearing us apart.
Ken Shaw
Greenville, South Carolina
A tip of the hat goes to a number of Solheim Cup players, including Nelly Korda, Lexi Thompson and Charley Hull, for teeing it up at the LPGA’s Kroger Queen City Championship four days after playing the Solheim Cup. That shows support for their tour and the sponsor.
I wonder how many of the PGA Tour stars will play at Sanderson Farms the week following the Presidents Cup?
Charlie Jurgonis
Fairfax, Virginia
Editor’s note: As of Friday’s 5 p.m. EDT commitment deadline, only the International team’s Mackenzie Hughes was entered to play this week’s Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. Two assistant captains, the Americans’ Brandt Snedeker and the Internationals’ Camilo Villegas, also were entered. The field can be viewed here.
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