May
28
Call me Old Fashioned
May 28, 2008 | 1 Comment
Arnold Palmer said 5 years ago, that money could ruin the game. At the time, I didn’t think that the “King’ was accurate with that quote. It may be that he was spot on.
One of the endearing and special attributes of this great game, is that it demands “old fashioned values”. Manners, if you will. […]
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May
14
Not so fast, Annika
May 14, 2008 | 2 Comments
Annika Sorenstam announced her retirement (at the end of this year) from competitive golf, yesterday. Kind of. She has left the door open for a “return” in a year or two.
True to her meticulous nature, this has been something that she has been thinking about and planning for quite some time. Sorenstam has a great […]
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May
12
The Grown Up Garcia
May 12, 2008 | 4 Comments
On a course that often times rewards the best ball strikers; the world’s second best ball striker came through; finally. Sergio Garcia is the 2008 Players Champion and that ‘thud’ that you just heard is the sound of a very large monkey jumping off the brilliant Spaniard’s back.
Garcia has been agonizingly close to wining big […]
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May
9
The Island Green
May 9, 2008 | 2 Comments
It plays 137 yards from the back tees and may well be the hardest hole in golf. But is it golf?
The 17th. hole at the TPC Sawgrass is a great “spectator” hole; and think that “Nascar” (people who are always waiting to see a good wreck) fans embrace it because of all the things that […]
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May
5
Youth is Served
May 5, 2008 | 3 Comments
Two formidable young players won Tour events yesterday. On the PGA Tour, Anthony Kim broke through for his first win (we, as well as many others, have predicted a huge future for this young man). Kim is 22 years old and has the makings of a star. He is very long, hits a lot of […]
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