Tour golfer update
PGATOUR.COM - Voices of golf: A defining moment in Canadian golf
Tim O'Connor writes an interesting article on how Mike Weir's Masters victory has impacted golf in Canada and the likely psyche of Canadian tour players.
Friday, January 30, 2004
Tim O'Connor writes an interesting article on how Mike Weir's Masters victory has impacted golf in Canada and the likely psyche of Canadian tour players.
Friday, January 30, 2004
Freddie Haas Jr. Obituary
Sad news that this former Senior PGA Championship winner has passed away after long illness.
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Sad news that this former Senior PGA Championship winner has passed away after long illness.
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
WatchingWie.com
Here's a site for all Michelle Wie fans - a web diary monitoring her career through comments, links and article summaries.
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Here's a site for all Michelle Wie fans - a web diary monitoring her career through comments, links and article summaries.
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
PGATOUR.COM - Triplett helps foster kids find homes
Another thumbs up to a PGA Tour pro using his profile and golf bag to help those less fortunate. Kirk Triplett's efforts on behalf of children seeking foster homes nicely complements Briny Baird's efforts to find missing children.
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Another thumbs up to a PGA Tour pro using his profile and golf bag to help those less fortunate. Kirk Triplett's efforts on behalf of children seeking foster homes nicely complements Briny Baird's efforts to find missing children.
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
PGATOUR.COM - Say What? Trevino on Pebble Beach, the Cowboys and his pillow
Want to know what Lee Trevino fears most - his wife...
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Want to know what Lee Trevino fears most - his wife...
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Congrats to Fuzzy Zoeller and Phil Mickelson for winning thir tournaments on Sunday. The latter's win has put even more life into the PGA Tour, as another big player returns to winning ways. Could be some big time showdowns on the way later in the season.
Monday, January 26, 2004
Monday, January 26, 2004
One of the things about the media that disappoints me is how eager they can be to hassle incredibly talented golfers for simply having a bad year. Even though a "bad year" still means they're one of the best in the world. So I'm glad Phil Mickelson is looking good right now in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. He has many priorities, not just golf, and seems a decent guy.
Friday, January 23, 2004
Friday, January 23, 2004
Haas Just Won't Act His Age
Jay Haas explains why he's still up for the PGA Tour, even though he could play on the Champions Tour if he wished. Winning $2.5 million on the PGA Tour in 2003 seems like reason enough if you ask me.
Friday, January 23, 2004
Jay Haas explains why he's still up for the PGA Tour, even though he could play on the Champions Tour if he wished. Winning $2.5 million on the PGA Tour in 2003 seems like reason enough if you ask me.
Friday, January 23, 2004
GolfDigest.com - We Know What You Did Last Summer
If you're a fan of Jim Furyk, then you'll love this interview, where he talks expansively on various topics and people. Filled with anecdotes and opinion.
Thursday, January 22, 2004
If you're a fan of Jim Furyk, then you'll love this interview, where he talks expansively on various topics and people. Filled with anecdotes and opinion.
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Wie-markable
There have been so many articles about Michelle Wie recently, but this is pretty much as good as they get. John Hawkins in Golf World on her Sony Open performance.
Thursday, January 22, 2004
There have been so many articles about Michelle Wie recently, but this is pretty much as good as they get. John Hawkins in Golf World on her Sony Open performance.
Thursday, January 22, 2004
US Ryder Cup captain, Hal Sutton, has named his two assistants for the tournament, due to be held in September at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Michigan. They are Steve Jones and Jackie Burke.
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Jesper's back
George White reveals that Jesper Parnevik's improved swing has a lot to do with an empty ball basket.
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
George White reveals that Jesper Parnevik's improved swing has a lot to do with an empty ball basket.
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Ernie Els Wines
He makes a blended Bordeaux down in the Cape area of South Africa. Other top golfers with wine interests include Greg Norman with his Greg Norman Estates.
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
He makes a blended Bordeaux down in the Cape area of South Africa. Other top golfers with wine interests include Greg Norman with his Greg Norman Estates.
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Els survives another playoff to win Sony
And the other big winner - and another South African - is Ernie Els, who took home the Sony Open title in a playoff against Harrison Frazar.
Monday, January 19, 2004
And the other big winner - and another South African - is Ernie Els, who took home the Sony Open title in a playoff against Harrison Frazar.
Monday, January 19, 2004
OK, so she didn't make the cut...
...but she played as good as a whole host of top guys. Scoring the same or worse than Ms Wie were Darren Clarke, Kenny Perry, Jim Furyk, Ben Curtis, Stuart Appleby (who won last week's tournament), Scott Hoch, Adam Scott, Craig Stadler, and Jeff Sluman, to name just a few.
Saturday, January 17, 2004
...but she played as good as a whole host of top guys. Scoring the same or worse than Ms Wie were Darren Clarke, Kenny Perry, Jim Furyk, Ben Curtis, Stuart Appleby (who won last week's tournament), Scott Hoch, Adam Scott, Craig Stadler, and Jeff Sluman, to name just a few.
Saturday, January 17, 2004
2003 British Open champion Ben Curtis just signed with Reebok and will wear that company's NFL apparel on the PGA Tour this year.
Friday, January 16, 2004
Friday, January 16, 2004
Didn't she do well? At 2 over par in the first round of the Sony Open, Michelle Wie did as well as (or better than) pros like Matt Kuchar, Tom Lehman, Jeff Sluman, Scott Hoch and Adam Scott.
Friday, January 16, 2004
Friday, January 16, 2004
The Sony Open starts today. All eyes will be on Michelle Wie, who as you probably know is "doing an Annika" and playing a PGA Tour event on a sponsor's exemption. She will tee off in a group with Craig Bowden and Kevin Hayashi.
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Tiger Woods credits his new Nike Ignite driver and Nike one golf ball with improvements in his driving distance this year.
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Thursday, January 15, 2004
A couple of equipment switches among the top players...
John Daly has signed a three year agreement with Dunlop to wear their logo and play their LoCo Pro driver and golf ball.
And Colin Montgomerie has switched to Yonex clubs and will wear their visor and glove.
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
John Daly has signed a three year agreement with Dunlop to wear their logo and play their LoCo Pro driver and golf ball.
And Colin Montgomerie has switched to Yonex clubs and will wear their visor and glove.
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Campbell, Brooky honoured at awards
Michael Campbell claimed the Golfer of the Year title at the New Zealand Golf Awards. He won it last year, too.
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Michael Campbell claimed the Golfer of the Year title at the New Zealand Golf Awards. He won it last year, too.
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Appleby triumphs in Hawaii
Congrats to Stuart Appleby, who got the PGA Tour season off to a good start with his win in the Mercedes Championship.
Monday, January 12, 2004
Congrats to Stuart Appleby, who got the PGA Tour season off to a good start with his win in the Mercedes Championship.
Monday, January 12, 2004
Monty plans to make waves
The BBC reports that Colin Montgomerie is due to join the crew of Emma Richard's boat for at least one leg of the Volvo Ocean race, which begins in November. But will there be room for his putter?
Friday, January 09, 2004
The BBC reports that Colin Montgomerie is due to join the crew of Emma Richard's boat for at least one leg of the Volvo Ocean race, which begins in November. But will there be room for his putter?
Friday, January 09, 2004
McNulty becomes Irish
It seems the bureaucratic problems with renewing passports in his native Zimbabwe have forced Mark McNulty to start the process of getting Irish citizenship.
Friday, January 09, 2004
It seems the bureaucratic problems with renewing passports in his native Zimbabwe have forced Mark McNulty to start the process of getting Irish citizenship.
Friday, January 09, 2004
Funk Honored by GWAA
Fred Funk has been awarded the ASAP/Jim Murray Award for 2003. The award, "recognizes a player for cooperation, quotability and for accommodation to the media and for reflecting the most positive aspects of the working relationship between athlete and journalists."
Friday, January 09, 2004
Fred Funk has been awarded the ASAP/Jim Murray Award for 2003. The award, "recognizes a player for cooperation, quotability and for accommodation to the media and for reflecting the most positive aspects of the working relationship between athlete and journalists."
Friday, January 09, 2004
PGATOUR.COM - The Big Easy to take it easy?
A whole slew of background notes and tidbits about the pros. Including the news that Charles Howell III - noted for his interesting sartorial tastes - has switched apparel designer and will be wearing the work of Japanese-based Sanei this season.
Thursday, January 08, 2004
A whole slew of background notes and tidbits about the pros. Including the news that Charles Howell III - noted for his interesting sartorial tastes - has switched apparel designer and will be wearing the work of Japanese-based Sanei this season.
Thursday, January 08, 2004
Chad Campbell and Retief Goosen will hit the first golf balls of the 2004 PGA Tour season later today, as the first pairing at the Mercedes Championships. The winner will go home over $1 million better off. It's golf time!
Thursday, January 08, 2004
Thursday, January 08, 2004
OK, according to the Golf Press Association, Hale Irwin Golf Services and Fore Cosmetics have launched a skin care line under the moniker, "Hale Irwin Fore Your Skin."
Hmmm...careful how you say that.
Wednesday, January 07, 2004
Hmmm...careful how you say that.
Wednesday, January 07, 2004
Canon4Kids Helps Find Missing Children on 2004 PGA Tour
Big thumbs up to Briny Baird who will again team up with Canon4Kids and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2004.
His bag will feature a digital photo of a different missing kid each tournament he plays in. And every birdie, eagle or ace he scores brings a donation from Canon.
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Big thumbs up to Briny Baird who will again team up with Canon4Kids and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2004.
His bag will feature a digital photo of a different missing kid each tournament he plays in. And every birdie, eagle or ace he scores brings a donation from Canon.
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
GolfDigest.com - History may repeat itself in '04
Ron Sirak's predicting that Tiger Woods will win three majors in 2004. Only the PGA Championship will elude his grasp. Quite a prediction...or is it, when you think back to 2000.
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Ron Sirak's predicting that Tiger Woods will win three majors in 2004. Only the PGA Championship will elude his grasp. Quite a prediction...or is it, when you think back to 2000.
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
The Salt Lake Tribune -- McGwire now puts focus on golf, not baseball,
Mark McGwire - he of many home runs fame - owns up to his love of golf. At the recent ADT Skills Challenge, he beat various top golfers, including Greg Norman, Rich Beem, Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington. He was particularly good in the long drive event.
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Mark McGwire - he of many home runs fame - owns up to his love of golf. At the recent ADT Skills Challenge, he beat various top golfers, including Greg Norman, Rich Beem, Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington. He was particularly good in the long drive event.
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Tiger plans to wear...
Apparel afficionados will cheer (or cringe) at the news that Tiger Woods intends to wear a black mock t-shirt during Saturday's play at this year's US Masters tournament...
Monday, January 05, 2004
Apparel afficionados will cheer (or cringe) at the news that Tiger Woods intends to wear a black mock t-shirt during Saturday's play at this year's US Masters tournament...
Monday, January 05, 2004
Alliss, the armchair golf fans' favourite, always talks a good game
Nice article based around an interview with long-time TV golf commentator Peter Alliss, where he gives his views on the various greats of modern golf. And why he includes Colin Montogomerie on that list.
Monday, January 05, 2004
Nice article based around an interview with long-time TV golf commentator Peter Alliss, where he gives his views on the various greats of modern golf. And why he includes Colin Montogomerie on that list.
Monday, January 05, 2004
Hardly seems a day or two since the season ended, but this week sees the start of the 2004 PGA Tour with the Mercedes Championships in Hawaii.
Bookmakers have Tiger Woods as favorite, followed by Ernie Els and Vijay Singh. It's not that often that all three play in the same tournament, so it'll be interesting to see who gets thier nose in front for the new season.
Monday, January 05, 2004
Bookmakers have Tiger Woods as favorite, followed by Ernie Els and Vijay Singh. It's not that often that all three play in the same tournament, so it'll be interesting to see who gets thier nose in front for the new season.
Monday, January 05, 2004
Atwal voted Players' Player of the Year
I'm late on this one, but Arjun Atwal capped a fine 2003 with this award. I hope he does well on the PGA Tour (he just qualified - the first ever from his country to do so).
Saturday, January 03, 2004
I'm late on this one, but Arjun Atwal capped a fine 2003 with this award. I hope he does well on the PGA Tour (he just qualified - the first ever from his country to do so).
Saturday, January 03, 2004
Ernie Els and Tiger Woods are both set to play in the Dubai Desert Classic in early March. Should be an early chance for both to clarify the no.1 position.
Friday, January 02, 2004
Friday, January 02, 2004
