Aug
25
Ryder Cup
August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Ryder Cup is coming in a few weeks to Valhalla G.C in Kentucky. In a contest that was once dominated by the American team it has now become a lop-sided affair in which the Europeans have been victorious for the last 9 years.
Here are the Top 10 reasons why the Euros will keep, Samuel […]
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Aug
18
Golf in the Olympics
August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment
There is at the moment, a great debate about Golf being introduced as an Olympic sport.
We love golf but it should not be an Olympic sport.
The Olympics should be about sporting events that have evolved from the ancient Greeks and the events that they participated in. It should also be about amateur athletes; which of […]
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Aug
11
They Smile Still
August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Irish eyes, that is.
14 months ago, Padraig Harrington was a very good player.
In the intervening months he has become an icon.
Harrington’s victory at the PGA Championship at diabolical, Oakland Hills, was stunning golf. After trailing the hapless, Sergio Garcia for most of the day, Harrington made three huge putts on the 16th, 17th and 18th. […]
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Aug
9
Sarge
August 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment
It was with great sadness, that I learned of the passing of Orville Moody, yesterday. Orville Moody was one of the finest ball-strikers of all time and a genuinely nice human being.
I first met “Sarge” as he was known in 1986. I was beginning my career as a club professional at Lake Arbor GC […]
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Aug
4
The Asian Invasion
August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The winner of the British Women’s Open at Sunningdale is not someone that US golf fans may have heard about; but she will be someone that you will be hearing a lot more about, in the coming years.
Ji-Yai Shin is a 20 year old Korean player who does not have a weakness, which is extraordinary […]
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