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June 17, 2008
Two Champions
It was thrilling. Quite possibly the best theater in a Major Championship, in this century. The legend that is Tiger Woods, will be taken to a new level with this win. History tends not to remember the runner-up or the vanquished. Let’s hope that in this case, history will celebrate, Rocco Mediate. Rocco is a […]
June 15, 2008
Just when you thought
That you had seen it all: With 5 holes to play in the third round of the US Open, Tiger was 6 shots out of the lead. He was clearly bothered by his left knee and proceeded to hit his tee shot, right. Right of everything. The USGA sets up a course to have staggered […]
June 14, 2008
The 30th
What a difference a day makes. Tiger Woods roared back into contention yesterday shooting a historic 30, on his back 9, in the second round of the US Open. 30. On an Open course. And here’s the scary part, he hasn’t hit the ball (by his standards) well, yet. On Friday, it was his putter […]
June 13, 2008
The “Unknowns” at the US Open
Day 1 at the US Open invariably brings us some surprises and today was no exception. Kevin Streelman and Justin Hicks? You could be forgiven for not ever having heard the names of the overnight leaders. That, however, is what the US Open is all about. The other US Majors are made up of basically […]
June 5, 2008
LPGA Championship & tribute to Mary Mills
Today is the first day of the year’s second LPGA Major Championship, the McDonald’s LPGA Championship. It would also be an appropriate time to salute our very own, Mary Mills. Mary is a two-time winner of the LPGA’s second oldest, Major Championship. When Mary became the second youngest winner of the tournament in 1964, she […]
June 1, 2008
Questions that keep………
The Sunday Manifesto (random thoughts keep finding their way back): Why doesn’t Karrie Webb win every tournament she plays in? (in our humble opinion, she has the best golf swing, male or female). When will Justin Rose finally win a tour event in the US? Is there a streakier player than Kenny Perry? Is “streakier” […]
May 28, 2008
Call me Old Fashioned
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 […]
May 14, 2008
Not so fast, Annika
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 […]
May 12, 2008
The Grown Up Garcia
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 […]
May 9, 2008
The Island Green
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 […]
