By Herschel V. Caldwell Tiger Woods has served noticed that 2013 is a year to end the conversation that begins with: Is he back? Having won twice already this year and Sunday against the world’s greatest field of players, Tiger answers that questions and set himself as the odds on favorite to defend his 2012 win at Bay Hill and a victory two weeks later at the 2013 Masters.
Continue ReadingOr just plain getting beat in a format that favors no one, whatever the reason, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were handed a quick exit at the World Match Play Championship. MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — The snow is gone from the Match Play Championship, and so are Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. In a stunning conclusion to what already is a bizarre week on Dove Mountain, Shane Lowry of Ireland made a 4-foot par putt on the 18th hole to eliminate Rory McIlroy in the opening round Thursday of golf’s most unpredictable tournament. “It’s definitely a day I’m going to… Read More »
Continue ReadingHunter Mahan, defending champion looks to repeat his brilliant play from last year when he defeated current world #1 Rory McIlroy. By Jeff Shain, PGATOUR.COM Correspondent COURSE: Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain, 7,791 yards, par 72. Built into lush, hillside terrain just northwest of Tucson, Ariz., the Jack Nicklaus design already had been awarded the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship before it opened in 2009. With wide fairways and the occasional forced carry over a desert wash, the course’s primary challenge lies in its fast, undulating putting surfaces. The greens actually had more movement in their original state, but were… Read More »
Continue ReadingTrevino will receive the The PGA of America’s highest annual honor, Aug. 7, in conjunction with the 95th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y. PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Six-time major champion Lee Trevino, arguably golf’s most engaging personality as a competitor while quietly conducting a tireless philanthropic life, has been named the 2013 recipient of the PGA Distinguished Service Award. A member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, Trevino, 73, will receive the Association’s highest annual honor in conjunction with the 95th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y. The award… Read More »
Continue ReadingThe 1999 PGA Distinguished Service Award recipient and one of the founders of the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship, passed away Oct. 16 in Phoenix, Ariz. By Herschel Caldwell Because of Bill Dickey, kids all across the nation are enjoying a privilege he never had–learning to play golf at an early age. Dickey did not step onto a course until he was 28 years old. He knew some members of Phoenix’s Desert Mashie Golf Club, and they encouraged him to give the game a try. Since Dickey had excelled at baseball, football and basketball in high school, then played… Read More »
Continue ReadingBy Herschel Caldwell Tiger Woods arrived at Augusta National with a totally different set of expectations than when he left the course on Sunday afternoon. A 74 on Sunday put Woods at 5-over 293 for the Masters, which was his worst four-round score since he posted the same number as a first-time amateur way back in 1995. He shot a 291 in 2007, but that was good enough for second that year, when it was windy and bitterly cold. When he left the course Sunday, he was tied for 41st, the same spot he finished in 1995. He seemed honest… Read More »
Continue ReadingBy Herschel Caldwell There is an old adage in sports that says: “There is no room on the score card for descriptions.” It only matters that you scored higher in most sports or lower in golf to win. In golf it only counts if you win and then your name goes in the record books. Second place gets you a nice check, pat on the back and they say thanks for coming. Bubba Watson made four birdies when he needed them to tie the lead at this year’s Masters and a masterful (excuse the pun) recovery shot on the second… Read More »
Continue ReadingKraft Nabisco Championship Mission Hills Country Club Rancho Mirage, Calif. The 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship ended in dramatic fashion with Sun Young Yoo beating out I.K. Kim in a one-hole playoff for her second career victory and first major championship. After I.K. Kim missed a one-foot par putt on the 18th hole to force a two-player playoff, Yoo hit her approach shot to 20-feet on the first playoff hole and sank the birdie putt to clinch what seemed to be an improbable victory at the season’s first major championship. Yoo shot a final-round 69 to put herself in position… Read More »
Continue ReadingBy Rhonda Glenn Adrian Stills, Ann Gregory and Tom Woodard were inducted into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame in Tampa, Fla., on March 10. Pictured from left to right are Stills, JoAnn Gregory Overstreet (daughter of the late Ann Gregory) and Woodard. (Courtesy EyeSeeImages and National Black Golf Hall of Fame). Tampa, Fla. – Two former PGA Tour players and the runner-up in a USGA national championship who helped break segregation barriers were inducted Saturday into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame. Adrian Stills of Pensacola, Fla., Tom Woodard of Littleton, Colo., and the late Ann Gregory… Read More »
Continue ReadingBy Cameron Morfit, Senior Writer, Golf Magazine Tiger Woods will face Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano on Wednesday. There are many very good days, but only a handful of truly great days to watch golf. The last day of a close Ryder Cup is a great day, as is the last day of a tight U.S. Open. A sun-splashed Masters can be blessed with several very good days, and usually boasts a great one or two.
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