Dan O'Neill

Joined: Aug 11, 2021

Born in St. Louis, O'Neill graduated from the same high school as Tennessee Williams, Bing Devine, and Nelly. An award-winning feature writer and columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1985 to 2017, O’Neill has had his work appear in numerous national publications. He also has written several short stories and books, and firmly believes that if you take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive.

Inside the Chatter on Ryder Cup Earpieces: A Little Strategy, a Lot of Humor

Golf

The 51-year-old New Zealander has become a force over the last 10 months — winning four times, including a Champions major, posting 13 top-5 finishes and leading the money list.

A Half-Century Ago, Lee Trevino Reaped the Fruits of a Recommitted Game

Golf

The 'Merry Mex,' playing this weekend at the Ascension Charity Classic, remembered how a pep talk from Jack Nicklaus lifted him to three majors in a two-year span.

At 50, Justin Leonard Is Back On the Course and Trying to Dial Up the Old Intensity

Golf

The 1997 British Open champ and '99 Ryder Cup hero has held more microphones than golf clubs in recent years, but that's changing this week in St. Louis.

Fond Memories Of Past Help Revive St. Louis' Tower Tee

Golf

A pair of south St. Louis locals reconnect and revive a facility that pre-dates such local iconic moments as the opening of the Arch, the Lou Brock for Ernie Broglio trade, and the Beatles playing Busch Stadium.

Golf

The Friars Club doesn't ask you to be rich or important, just a good-hearted golf lover with a desire to play great courses.

Oakland Hills' Brighter Days Ahead to Include 2034, 2051 U.S. Opens

Golf

One month removed from a devastating clubhouse fire, the venerable Michigan club celebrated the announcement of four more USGA Championships.

Brooks Koepka Is Back: Picking Fights And Going Blond

Golf

Koepka defends title at WM Phoenix Open, site of his last PGA Tour win.

The PGA Tour's Pebble Beach Party Has Something Saudi Arabia Can't Match

Golf

The difference this week between the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am and the Saudi International is more than just money, writes Morning Read's Dan O'Neill.

Golf

La Quinta Country Club Is Back on Tour and Ready for a Fabulous 50th

Golf

The Lesson From Kevin Na and Grayson Murray's Twitter Fight Is Don't Feed the Trolls

Golf

Dan O'Neill

Joined: Aug 11, 2021

Inside the Chatter on Ryder Cup Earpieces: A Little Strategy, a Lot of Humor

After Rough Battle With 'Flinches,' Paul Goydos is Looking for Redemption

Jay Delsing and His Father Are Portraits in Perseverance, And a Refusal to Be Defined By a Statistical Anomaly

On a Surreal and Somber Sunday in St. Louis, Padraig Harrington Prevails

Golf

Journeyman Steven Alker Is Making the Absolute Most of His Time on Champions Tour

Golf

A Half-Century Ago, Lee Trevino Reaped the Fruits of a Recommitted Game

Golf

At 50, Justin Leonard Is Back On the Course and Trying to Dial Up the Old Intensity

Golf

Fond Memories Of Past Help Revive St. Louis' Tower Tee

Golf

With the Friars Golf Club, the World is Your Destination

Golf

Oakland Hills' Brighter Days Ahead to Include 2034, 2051 U.S. Opens

Golf

Brooks Koepka Is Back: Picking Fights And Going Blond

Golf

The PGA Tour's Pebble Beach Party Has Something Saudi Arabia Can't Match

Patrick Reed, Back to Defend His Farmers Insurance Title, Is Still Golf's Best 'Bad Guy'

La Quinta Country Club Is Back on Tour and Ready for a Fabulous 50th

The Lesson From Kevin Na and Grayson Murray's Twitter Fight Is Don't Feed the Trolls

Kevin Na, Maybe Golf's Most Underrated Player, Is Back to Defend His Title at Waialae