Blog Profile / Armchair Golf
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| Filed Under: | Sports / Golf | |
| Posts on Regator: | 1743 | |
| Posts / Week: | 6.4 | |
| Archived Since: | March 17, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
74th Senior PGA Championship Tees Off in St. Louis
Robert Chapman
THE 74TH SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP IS UNDERWAY at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. Bellerive is only the third course to host a U.S. Open, U.S. Senior Open, the PGA Championship and the Senior PGA Championship. Show More Summary
VIDEO: Sergio Apologizes to Tiger for 'Fried Chicken' Remark
THE VERY PUBLIC SPAT BETWEEN SERGIO GARCIA and Tiger Woods took an ugly and stupid turn on Tuesday night at a European Tour awards dinner. When asked if he would have Tiger as a dinner guest during next month's U.S. Open, Sergio said, "We will have him round every night. Show More Summary
USGA and R&A Preserve 'Traditional Form of Golf Stroke'
THE USGA AND THE R&A TODAY ANNOUNCED the adoption of Rule 14-1b of the Rules of Golf that prohibits anchoring the club in making a stroke. The new rule will go into effect on January 1, 2016.
To explain their decision, the governing bodies issued a 40-page report. Show More Summary
G-Mac the Knife Wins Volvo Match Play
By Brian Keogh
Brian Keogh is a golf correspondent for The Irish Sun and a contributor to The Irish Times, Golf Digest Ireland and other golf publications. The following excerpt from Brian’s Irish Golf Desk is used with permission.
Graeme McDowell at Medinah. Show More Summary
Scott's Masters Win Boosts Rounds Down Under
Adam Scott (Flickr)
THAT GREEN JACKET FOR ADAM SCOTT is sending positive ripples through Australia and its golf industry.
John Holmes of PGA.com reports:
The latest report from the Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC), issued earlier...Show More Summary
2013 HP Byron Nelson Championship TV Schedule and Tournament Notes
THE 2013 HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP is underway at TPC Four Seasons Resort in Irving, Texas. Keegan Bradley is the clubhouse leader after firing a 60. The first round is still in progress.
Purse: $6.7 million
Winner’s share: $1.17Show More Summary
Rocco to Tiger: Please Sign My Pin Sheet
ROCCO MEDIATE RECENTLY APPEARED ON 'FEHERTY.' In the above clip, the six-time PGA Tour winner shares an anecdote about an autograph request to Tiger Woods after the two battled in an 18-hole playoff at the 2008 U.S. Open, which Woods...Show More Summary
Rhonda Glenn: 'Giving Voice to Women's Game'
Rhonda Glenn (USGA)
LONG-TIME JOURNALIST RHONDA GLENN has left the USGA, but she'll continue to write about women in golf.
Glenn's so-called retirement will include working on her ninth book, an autobiography of LPGA great Nancy Lopez.
Lisa...Show More Summary
Happy Mother's Day Win for Tiger Woods
I'M COVERING THE MOTHER'S DAY angle of Tiger Woods's victory at The Players Championship. It might be the only angle left.
Moderated by Laura Neal of the PGA Tour, Tiger talked to the media after he wrapped up his second win at TPC Sawgrass...Show More Summary
Tiger the Goat Impresses at Top-Ranked Kauri Cliffs
Tiger the Goat is a valuable member of the staff at Kauri Cliffs Golf Club. (Mandarin Media)
By Mandarin Media
KERIKERI, NZ -- IN A LAND BETTER KNOWN for its sheep, on a golf course better known for its lofty world ranking and 5-star...Show More Summary
2013 Players Championship TV Schedule and Tournament Notes
THE 2013 PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP is underway at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Roberto Castro is the clubhouse leader after a 63. Other scores: Rory McIlroy and Zach Johnson posted 66s. The first round is still in progress.
Purse:...Show More Summary
Book Excerpt: 'King of Clubs' By Jim Ducibella
Reprinted from King of Clubs: The Great Golf Marathon of 1938 by Jim Ducibella. Used with permission. Copyright © 2012 Jim Ducibella.
Available at Amazon / Barnes & Noble
J. Smith Ferebee was born and raised in what today is an affluent section of Virginia Beach, Va., known as Broad Bay. Show More Summary
Yes or No: Is the Players the Fifth Major?
IS THE PLAYERS THE FIFTH MAJOR? No, not to me. Yes, I'm middle-aged. Yes, I tend to be a golf traditionalist. But no, The Players Championship is not the fifth major. It just doesn't have that major feel, those special major qualities. Others see it differently. Listen to the anecdote Sports Illustrated's Michael Bamberger tells in the above video. Show More Summary
Mexican Esteban Toledo Snags Win on Cinco de Mayo
WHAT COULD BE MORE FITTING THAN a Mexican-born Champions Tour rookie winning on Cinco de Mayo? Via Esteban Toledo on Twitter That's what happened on Sunday at the Insperity Championship in The Woodlands, Texas, when 50-year-old Esteban Toledo won in his ninth start on the Champions Tour. Show More Summary
PGA Tour Life Special to Air on CBS Sports
From PGATour.com: PGA TOUR 2013: Seven Days presented by Mercedes-Benz, a one-hour CBS Sports Special airing on Saturday, May 4 at 2 p.m. ET, chronicles seven different PGA TOUR stars on seven different days of the week. With accessShow More Summary
2013 Wells Fargo Championship TV Schedule and Tournament Notes
THE 2013 WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP is underway at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Purse: $6.7 million
Winner’s share: $1.17 million
Defending champion: Ricky Fowler
2013 Wells Fargo Championship Leaderboard
The field
Tee...Show More Summary
Point/Counterpoint: Mediate and Trevino Dish on Long Putter
Rocco Mediate (Allison)
I SAW THESE RECENT COMMENTS on the long putter/belly putter from Champions Tour rookie Rocco Mediate and Hall of Famer Lee Trevino.
First, Rocco.
"Here's what I think—and sums it up. If it was the answer, if it makes it easier to putt, why isn’t everybody using one?
"I don’t think it's an advantage," Mediate added. Show More Summary
PGA Tour Clears Vijay Singh in Doping Case
Vijay Singh will not be suspended for using deer antler spray. ( dareneilert / Flickr)
PGA TOUR STATEMENT ON VIJAY SINGH:
The PGA TOUR Anti-Doping Program, which has been in effect since July 2008, closely follows the International Anti-Doping...Show More Summary
Billy Horschel Wins Battle of New Orleans
Billy Horschel
BILLY HORSCHEL CLAIMED HIS FIRST PGA Tour victory on Sunday at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Horschel, who has come close this season, broke through by firing a final-round 64, which tied the course record. It included a clutch 27-foot birdie putt at the 72nd hole to beat D.A. Show More Summary
Nearly 10,000 Enter 2013 U.S. Open
By USGA
THE UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCED that it has received a record number of entries for the 2013 U.S. Open Championship at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. The total of 9,860 entrants eclipses the previous mark of 9,086 for the 2009 championship at Bethpage State Park’s Black Course in Farmingdale, N.Y. Show More Summary