John Dell: Live With Color From the Masters
As an old dog, I was worried a bit about having to learn a new trick when I began this blog last fall. But that young whippersnapper and occasional guest blogger John Dell, who has only been at the Journal for half my 30 years, is making better speed down the information highway than I am.
John is not only going to cover the Masters for the Winston-Salem Journal this weekend, he’s going to be twittering. He also has a live chat from Augusta National planned for Thursday at 1 p.m.
Between the two of us, John is the better golfer His handicap is 14. My goal whenever I hit the links was to score in double figures. I did once or twice, on ridiculously easy courses. I gave up the game when we had Rebecca, our second child, in 1990. John has sacrificed five strokes on his handicap since Allison and Jeffrey came along, but not the game altogether.
Check out his coverage. He knows his golf. He just missed the historic 1997 Masters when Tiger Woods won his first major by a record 12 strokes. But he has covered every one since, starting with Mark O’Meara’s victory in 1998.He has also covered several U.S. Opens, and 15 straight Forsyth Invitationals. If that’s not some kind of record, it should be.