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.
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.
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.
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.
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.