Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? I have been struggling all week to put down into words on how this country is at a crossroads for its soul and how I can relate it to my first love sports. This blog isn't about red or blue and who's right or wrong, it’s about getting back to the days of civility. I have friends that fill both sides of the so-called aisle and the reason they are friends, and might I say dear friends is that their political beliefs don't define who they're as a person. I think back to my childhood growing up in the Chicago suburbs and the midwestern values my mom and dad preached and how they've impacted my life. Those were the days and times when my brother and I left the house at the crack of dawn with our bikes, baseball gloves and ball, and a football. (For the youth of today, no phones or video games.) We'd play with our neighborhood friends all day until mom rang the dinner bell and we would come home and sit down around the dinner ta
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2024 PGA Championship The aftermath and what might have been! As the dust settles after the 2024 PGA Championship, it appears that epic failure may have occurred, and in the midst may have robbed the golf fans of a truly special summer. When all the officials made appearances today in Louisville and released the specifics on the case that involves world number one Scottie Scheffler, the video released told a different story than what was released during the event. In my experience having worked a PGA Championship, Ryder Cup and 4 Charles Schwab Cups, the time and effort that’s put in to coordinate player parking, traffic control, State Police, County Sheriffs, and local PD and volunteers to execute the event takes countless hours of planning and execution. After watching the videos released today, considering the rain and the tragic death of a beloved volunteer, it appears that the police officer clearly overreacted. There appears to be no dragging and Scottie was proceeding at a
Mike Scully Golf/Football Hatten Twins Chasing Their Dreams! It’s been 36 years since I signed a free agent contract with defending Super Bowl Champion Washington Redskins. It was a dream of mine since I was a little boy to play professional football. I relish in the fact that I was able to fulfill that dream, even though it didn’t last as long as I would have liked. Injuries and a faithful Monday night in the Meadowlands against Bill Parcells and his Giants, and that’s all I need to say as it took a decade or more to clear my head of that night. Enough about me! I have the privilege to share a story about two outstanding young men, Hogan & Hayden Hatten. In full disclosure I’ve know these boys since they were 10 years old. They played every sport they could and where on my oldest son Peyton’s travel baseball team. I knew at 10 years old that these two were special. They had a competitive spirit that was unlike any of the other kids we were around. They were a great influence o
Mike Scully on the 2024 PGA Championship Looking forward to the Scottie Scheffler Open later this week! Trying to weed through all the history that Valhalla has gathered in a relatively short time for a golf club that hosts Major Championships, Ryder Cups, etc. Tiger Woods validated the course with his shootout with Bob May in 2000 after their maiden voyage and tour veteran Mark Brooks in 1996. Rory made great work of Valhalla sprinting to the finish to avoid a lightning strike in 2014 and returns in great form. As a former member of the PGA of America, there were many times I didn't agree with their leadership and how it impacted us a club professionals. However, their move to invite LIV Golfers this week and try to extend somewhat of an olive branch maybe the smartest thing they have done in years. With the resigning of one of golf's true gentlemen Jimmy Dunne from the PGA Tour Advisory Board on Monday, professional golf is searching for a way to recover and find a way