November 2017 – Minority Golf Magazine

Tiger Woods Shoots 69 in Hero World Challenge Round 1 in Return from Back Injury

November 30, 2017Herschel Caldwell0

In his first round of competitive golf in 301 days, Tiger Woods finished with a three-under 69 at the 2017 Hero World Challenge on Thursday. Woods last played Feb. 2 in the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic when he shot a 77. The 41-year-old withdrew from the tournament the following day due to back spasms that later required surgery to alleviate the pain. Woods wasted no time testing his surgically repaired back with this tee shot on the 423-yard first hole: Any doubts about Woods’ ability to crush the ball were squashed within the first three holes. He… Read More »

Defending Champion of the Hero World Challenge Hideki Matsuyama rallied to shoot one under and close to the leaders.

November 30, 2017Herschel Caldwell0

Matsuyama was born in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. He was introduced to golf at the age of four, by his father. During eighth grade, he transferred to Meitoku Gijuku Junior & Senior High School in Kochi Prefecture, in search of a better golf environment. He studied at Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai. He won the 2010 Asian Amateur Championship with a score of 68-69-65-67=269.[1] This gave him the chance to compete as an amateur in the 2011 Masters Tournament, becoming the first Japanese amateur to do so. At the Masters, Matsuyama was the leading amateur and won the Silver Cup, which… Read More »

The 2017 Australian PGA Champion Harold Varner III has returned to RACV Royal Pines Resort to defend a professional title for the first time in his young career.

November 30, 2017Herschel Caldwell0

Varner, 27, proved a popular winner with the Australian public last year; the affable American endeared himself to golf fans Down Under with laidback approach to the tournament and genuine joy following his breakthrough title on the Gold Coast. The enthusiasm hasn’t wavered from the Ohio native who said he’s excited to be back for the third consecutive year, this time as the holder of the Kirkwood Cup. “I’m super excited, I’ve been out of the country (U.S) for three weeks, so I played Dunlop Phoenix in Japan and I played Hong Kong last week,” said Varner, who will conclude… Read More »

Tiger Woods Week at Minority Golf Magazine

November 29, 2017Herschel Caldwell0

A prodigy turned professional, October 1996 By Herschel V Caldwell Only a handful of men or women who’ve had such a huge impact on their sport and Tiger Woods will be counted in the history of golf as one of the greatest players of all time. Some will argue that he will be counted as the greatest but that chapter has yet to be written and right now that special seat is rightfully held by Jack Nicklaus.

Bill Dickey Scholarship Tournament update

November 5, 2017November 5, 2017Herschel Caldwell1

The 1999 PGA Distinguished Service Award recipient and one of the founders of the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship, passed away Oct. 16, 2012 in Phoenix, Ariz. Bill Dickey Scholarship Board of Directors announced that Last month our new Chairman, Bill Donan, commissioned a task force to establish the feasibility and profitability of hosting the East/West Golf Classic in January or February of 2018.

Woods return to competitive golf at the Hero World Challenge-welcome back Tiger

November 2, 2017Herschel Caldwell0

Golf Week Tiger Woods announced on Monday that he will return to competitive golf for the first time in nine months at the unofficial Hero World Challenge Nov. 30-Dec. 3 at Albany, in the Bahamas. Woods, who turns 42 on Dec. 30, has not played a competitive round since the first week of February. Citing back pain, he withdrew from the Omega Dubai Desert Classic after shooting 77 in the opening round, which came one week after a missed cut at the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Those were the only two events that Woods has played… Read More »