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Chuck Cordak 
Some weekends are about business. Some weekends are about golf. And then there are weekends where you have to take a mulligan on the course itself, not because of a bad swing, but because matters of utmost national importance demand your full focus. Folks, this was one of those weekends.
Some weekends are about business. Some weekends are about golf. And then there are weekends where surviving another biological assassination attempt, fighting through CPAC, dodging the media, and still finding time for cigars, Old Fashioneds, and American grit all come together. This was one of those weekends. Front and center on THE Chuck’s table …
Some weekends are about closing deals. Some are about sinking putts. And then there are weekends where the fairways meet the front lines reminding us that real leadership doesn’t pause for a mulligan, even when the world’s on fire.
Some weekends are about business. Some weekends are about golf. And then there are weekends where business, war, leadership, and American grit intersect in a way that reminds you exactly why the fundamentals of Business 101 still matter.
There are weekends when business gets discussed in boardrooms. And then there are weekends when business gets discussed over brisk Texas wind, a Whataburger wrapper, and a properly cut Deployment Freedom Cigar. This was one of those weekends.
Some weekends feel bigger than sports. Some feel bigger than policy. And then there are weekends like this one where leadership, competition, conviction, and country all collide. I was working on this piece with a Deployment Freedom Cigar lit, paired with a very special small-batch pour of MB Roland Dark Fired Kentucky bourbon. Smoke steady. …
Dedicated to those who understand that leadership, markets, marriage, and golf all operate under the same unrelenting law: fundamentals matter, excuses don’t, and sooner or later the scorecard shows up.
If you’ve ever wondered how business actually gets done in America—really done, not MBA-syllabus-done—allow me to introduce the elective they never teach: Business 101: Golf.
Dedicated to people who understand that leadership, markets, marriage, and golf all share one brutal truth: performance gets exposed when expectations meet reality.
Dedicated to Americans who understand that real leadership doesn’t panic in a storm, doesn’t outsource conviction, doesn’t flinch when the numbers are ugly, and never forgets that families, not frameworks, are the foundation of everything worth protecting.
While most people think leadership means podiums, applause lines, and professionally distressed jeans, the real work happens quietly—between meetings, between tee boxes, and sometimes between flights where the Wi-Fi barely works but decisions still do.
This column is dedicated to Americans who understand that real leadership doesn’t punch a clock, borders aren’t suggestions, families aren’t optional, and strength isn’t negotiable—even when the calendar flips to a new year and half the country is still recovering from New Year’s resolutions they broke before the ball hit the ground.
College football didn’t just lose its way—it pawned its compass, financed a leased Lamborghini, and told tradition to hit the transfer portal.
Chuck Cordak “Life’s too short for weak pours, weak swings, or leaders who confuse comfort with competence.” (Add weak coffee to that list—and FAFO to the list of things you don’t test.)
This column is dedicated to Americans who believe peace is preserved by strength, borders matter, and leadership doesn’t take holidays — even when the calendar says it should.
If leadership were a golf swing, this weekend proved President Trump doesn’t slice under pressure — he stripes it straight, even when the wind is howling out of Syria, the media gallery is chirping from the rough, and half the country is still arguing about who stole whose head cover.
Never play life safe. Play it like a tight dogleg on a windy day — with conviction, courage, and a grin big enough to scare your caddie.
If you ever needed proof that America still produces grit, greatness, and golf shots so pure they might make Arnold Palmer high-five THE Ohio State great Jack Nicklaus from heaven — this Thanksgiving weekend delivered.
Ah, another weekend where President Trump proved the best way to drain the swamp is to first drain a few putts. While the rest of Washington was doom-scrolling and clutching pearls, DJT was turning Joint Base Andrews into his personal Augusta and giving the world’s worst dictators a collective wedgie. Let’s roll. Weekend Lessons Teed …
Ah, another weekend in the life of President Donald J. Trump – because why run the free world from a stuffy Oval Office when you can do it from the sunny fairways of Florida?