Rich Lerner

Elder broke barriers with talent and determination

Lee Elder was a trailblazer in golf. One with great talent and determination to succeed in an often unwelcoming sport.

Happily married and eyeing Spanish legacy, Jon Rahm ready for career to ‘take off’

Jon Rahm wants to leave his mark on the game of golf and he believes when your life is good, your golf game is better.

With time to spare, reminiscing with my son on a round five years ago

My son just saw his senior year of college come to an abrupt end. Back home, with nothing but time, we reminisced on a round that I wrote about five years ago.

Dogs make the world a better place, even Pebble Beach

Pebble Beach Golf Links is arguable the greatest course in America. So why wouldn’t the greatest animals in the world help make it so beautiful?

That chip on Koepka’s shoulder? Yeah, it’s still there

Much has been made about the chip on Brooks Koepka’s shoulder. And after three major wins, it’s still there.

Tiger’s tale both fantastic and cautionary

Tiger Woods has had a career filled with extreme highs and lows, one that serves to inspire and to heed caution.

Hooks & Cuts: Long, winding road from ’15 to ’16

Jordan Spieth will go from historic to ... we’ll see. And will we ever see Tiger Woods quit his day job and join, gasp!, a TV booth?

Hooks & Cuts: Big Stage

Golf is slated for a prime-time weekend featuring Mayweather vs. Pacquaio, the NBA playoffs and the Kentucky Derby.

Hooks & Cuts: Arnie and Me

We’ve got plenty to talk about, including Tiger, Augusta and DJ. But let’s start with a personal story on Arnold Palmer.

Kids’ Game

Took my son and his friends to play golf a few days ago, which made for an interesting time with basketball-obsessed teens.

Golf Rocks

Musicians Huey Lewis and Tico Torres love the rock-'n'-roll life, almost as much as they love playing golf.

Hooks & Cuts: Gopher It

In Hooks & Cuts, Punxsutawney Phil emerges from a hole in the ground, while Pete Carroll likely wants to crawl into one.

Ode to Jack

On Jack Nicklaus’ 75th birthday, Rich Lerner shares his memories of the Golden Bear.

Stories to Tell

As Golf Channel nears its 20th anniversary, we share some stories. Like that time with Lee, Arnie, Jack and Gary ...

Hooks & Cuts: Aloha, 2015

The opening edition of Hooks & Cuts is more winding than the Road to Hana, touching on Tiger, Jack and Jesse Owens.

Hooks & Cuts: The girl and Garcia

We hear from a reliable source that this might be Sergio Garcia’s ‘breakthrough year.’ Thanks to his girlfriend.

Read All About Them

There are 32 matches on the opening day of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, and there are even more storylines.

Hooks & Cuts: Pacific Time

From Pebble Beach to Cypress Point to tales of old, here are bits of this and that along the Monterey Peninsula.

Spectator Sports

On Super Bowl week, Hooks & Cuts becomes a multisport star, taking a look at the biggest stories in football, basketball and golf.

Hooks & Cuts: Ballin’ at the Sony

We throw out a few basketball references as we talk Guan Tianlang, John Daly, Ryo Ishikawa and the Sony Open.

Win, Where and Why

The inaugural 2014 edition of Hooks & Cuts offers up a list of players who need to win and those who can win multiple majors.

Hooks and Cuts: Get on my level

The way LeBron James is playing basketball at the moment is reminiscent of Tiger Woods dominating in his prime.

Hooks and Cuts: Setting the scene

With Augusta National on the horizon, Tiger and Phil are creating rock concert-like buzz early in this PGA Tour season.

Woods remains remarkable

Tiger Woods was amazing. Check that. He is amazing. Through it all, Woods is still great at what he does.

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