January 30, 2010

Guest Photographer Of The Week!

January 30, 2010/ Geoff Shackelford

I'm thrilled to be this week's guest photo choice of Rob Matre. The image in question was taken at last year's Northern Trust Open. And judging by the weather forecast, I'll be shooting a bunch more in black and white this year.

January 28, 2010

Jerry West And The Northern Trust Open

January 28, 2010/ Geoff Shackelford

GolfDigest.com has posted my Jerry West feature from this week's Golf World. Thanks to the PGA Tour's Laura Hill and tournament general manager Mike Bone, I was able to enjoy unusual access to West on three different occasions as he traveled around the city promoting the Northern Trust Open.

January 19, 2010

Sifford Exemption Follow-Up

January 19, 2010/ Geoff Shackelford

From the Northern Trust's Kelly Mannard, commenting on the Sifford Exemption name change:

January 18, 2010

Happy MLK Day: Saynora, Charlie Sifford Exemption

January 18, 2010/ Geoff Shackelford

So I attended a lovely media day event at Riviera on a rainy Martin Luther King Jr. day to kick of the countdown to the Northern Trust Open. The highlight came when a Northern Trust exec introduced Joshua Wooding the recipient of this year's Charlie Sifford exemption, which started in 2009 as a way to honor an aspiring player who "represents the advancement of diversity. The exec even called it the Sifford exemption today but when the press release arrived in my in box, it became quite clear that Sifford's name has been removed. The release: