Posts Tagged golf


Masters Week is Here! Time For Previews and Predictions

The longest three months of the year for a fan of the PGA Tour ranges from the Mercedes Championship until the world’s best finally ascend on Augusta National Golf Club in early April. For those of us in foul weather climates, it also signals the unofficial start to the golf season. The Masters is not […]

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Repaired Woods looking forward to Masters

Tiger Woods’ victory in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill last month was his way of telling the world that it is possible to recover from ligament surgery and come back better than ever. The world number one, as if telling those who remain unconvinced, reiterated that message this week in the lead-up to […]

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Great White Shark Back in Troubled Waters

Most of the endearing images we have from the Masters are victorious ones: Jack Nicklaus raising that huge, black putter head in the air as he birdied 17 on the way to an improbable victory in 1986. Nick Faldo putting his hands above his head in disbelief as he knocked over Scott Hoch in the […]

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Casey eyes Augusta after breakthrough US win

England’s Paul Casey gave himself the best possible boost before the first major of the season after earning his maiden victory on the US PGA Tour. Casey overcame JB Holmes in a play-off at the Houston Open to increase his titles on global stage to nine since 2001 but his first-ever on American soil. He […]

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Seve ‘Mulligan’ Ballesteros takes another swing at life

Spanish golfing great Severiano Ballesteros has given an interview for the first time since he was diagnosed with having a cancerous brain tumor six months ago – and all he wants to do is get back to a normal life and open his dream golf course. Ballesteros, the matador of global golf when he burst […]

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Catching The Fuzz

I walked outside my apartment in Atlanta, Ga. a few days ago and discovered my car covered in a thin layer of yellow pollen. For those of us in the south this means one thing; spring is finally here. And while the beginning of spring may signal the beginning of runny noses and itchy eyes […]

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Triumphant Woods back to winning ways

Tiger Woods answered the final question in emphatic style. Chipping away at Sean O’Hair’s five-stroke lead, Woods nailed an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the sixth time, and second year in a row. In an amazing finish at Bay Hill, Woods bogeyed the 17th to allow […]

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Woods has no issue with Aussie appearance fee

As Tiger Woods was announcing plans to return to China, he also found himself on the defensive over a recession-busting appearance fee he is receiving to play in Australia. Woods must have thought he was an AIG executive by the way he was grilled by journalists in Orlando, Florida on the eve of the Arnold […]

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Thai Chapchai beats Els’ Tour record with 32-under

When you shoot 62-62 in your first two rounds, you would be forgiven for entertaining thoughts of a world record of some sort. Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat, though, would have you believe that the title was his main priority. As it turned out, he got both. The 25-year-old nailed a birdie on the final hole of […]

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Ace on debut for 62-year-old newbie

I’m sure anyone who has ever played golf remembers their first-ever shot. Mine was simply world-class. Blissfully unaware of the difference between a swing and a hit, I crushed the ball straight down the middle of the fairway of a public course in Port Laoise, Ireland. Then, with an approach shot so subtle that it […]

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A Day In The Life

A couple of weeks ago I was playing a Hooters Tour event in Amelia Island in Florida. The tournament finished on Sunday and as we were so close we decided to make the quick drive down to the TPC at Sawgrass practice there on Monday. Although Sawgrass is a public facility (for those willing to […]

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Woods ready for stroke play return

Having made a brief two-round appearance at the World Match Play a few weeks ago, Tiger Woods says he is now ready for the whole hog. The world number one, on the comeback trail after eight months on the sidelines, has entered this week’s World Golf Championship CA Championship in Miami, Florida. It will be […]

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UBS to end Hong Kong Open stint as credit crunch bites

The official media release tried to make it look as positive as possible: “UBS to complete commitment to the Hong Kong Open” was the headline in the communiqué from the Asian Tour. However, reading deeper into the article, the reality of the global recession hits home. Yes, UBS is completing its five-year commitment to the […]

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Yang flies flag for Korea at Honda Classic

Yang Yong-eun became only the second Korean to win on the US PGA Tour when he lifted the Honda Classic, holding on in the final round to score a one-shot victory at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. Joining compatriot KJ Choi as South Korea’s flag carriers on the global circuit, Yang is most famous for […]

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Ruffled RAF teed off over chopper golf sortie

A story out of UK tells of a Royal Air Force probe into why a search and rescue helicopter was used to drop off servicemen for a round of golf. This instantly reminded me of the long and arduous trek I used to make every fortnight to play golf at the Kau Sai Chau Golf […]

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