Herschel Caldwell – Page 16 – Minority Golf Magazine

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 »

……It was almost like attending somebody’s Sunday worship service;

April 6, 2017Herschel Caldwell0

Minority Golf Magazine at the Masters 1996 By Herschel Caldwell That’s how “reverent” Augusta National feels during its most famous week in the year. Once you enter the gates and pass through well-maintained concession areas, the world opens up to a rolling ocean of the greenest grass. Colorful azaleas adorn the entire course. The sky has never been so blue. Even the birds, like a chancel choir, sing in harmony.

From a benign tumour in 1994 – Tiger Woods’s injury timeline

April 4, 2017Herschel Caldwell1

He looks good but his body is close to being a total wreck for playing competitive golf. By Herschel Caldwell Back spasms have forced Tiger Woods to withdraw from the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, just his third event since August 2015. The 41-year-old has had numerous injuries throughout his career and underwent three back operations in the space of 19 months.

Tiger set to return to his beginnings on the big stage….

January 24, 2017Herschel Caldwell0

By Herschel Caldwell After teasing the world he famously said “hello” to 21 years ago and a tepid effort to return to competitive play last fall, Tiger is set to open the curtain on the big stage of PGA Golf. Playing four events in five weeks will give the world an early and definitive view of his health both mental and physical. One of his stops is a return to his hometown tournament in Los Angeles where he debuted his skills as a 16-year-old world-class amateur.

Tiger Woods commits to Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club

January 18, 2017Herschel Caldwell0

Colin Mieczkowski/FanSided via Pro Golf Now Fansided Jan 18, 2017 Tiger Woods has committed to another tournament on the PGA Tour schedule. The Genesis Open at the famous Riviera Country Club. Will this be his toughest test in early 2017 before the Masters? After making his return at the Hero World Challenge, Tiger Woods looks to turn it up a notch. He has committed to playing in the Genesis Open at the legendary Riviera Country Club in 2017. Riviera is one of the most famous courses in the world, and where Woods played in his first PGA Tour event. It’s also… Read More »

January 18, 2017January 18, 2017Herschel Caldwell0

Photo: Getty Images Michael Jordan looks on during morning foursome matches of the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club on October 1, 2016. by Coleman McDowell We all know golfers who have, ahem, uncomely swings, but they’re always winning money off you in your weekend matches. You’ve got your backswing perfectly on plane, weight transfer is solid and that time at the range spent working on your angle of attack is really paying off. And yet the player who steps up to the tee and swings like a mashup of Jim Furyk-Charles Barkley-Ryan Moore-This Guy is beating you all the time…. Read More »