UGH! I played my first round of golf of the year, and my swing was all over the place. I couldn’t hit the ball to save my life. Thankfully, I was playing with a great group of guys and wasn’t keeping score! It was a practice round… at least that’s what I tell myself [...]
From BBC.com:
BBC – Iain Carter: Davis and Davies inspire despite near misses: The sudden death shoot-out effectively ended when the Englishman alerted a rules official to the possibility that he may be liable to a two-stroke penalty for moving a loose impediment in a hazard on the backswing of his third shot on the first [...]
FANTASTIC final day of the Masters! Phil Mickelson shot a bogey free round to capture his 3rd green jacket.
His name now goes along side such legends of the game as Sam Snead, Gary Player, Nick Faldo, and Jimmy Demerret as a three time winner. It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. He completely deserve the [...]
OMG! What a third day!! From Phil going -5 in a 3 hole stretch, and missing -6 by about an inch, to Tiger having a very tough day, but still managing to keep pace with the leaders, and Lee Westwood holding it together to keep his lead, it was a spectacular moving day at the [...]
What an awesome first day at the Masters! Who’d have thunk it! Couples leading after the first day, and Watson just a stroke back? Is this 1990? The putt that Couples made on 12 and the approach on 18 were like the good old days. Is it possible that Watson can be in contention on Sunday [...]
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The winner of the Masters is presented with a green jacket, for those that don’t know
OK, so who’s going to be charging on Sunday afternoon around Amen Corner to claim the Green Jacket this year? What are your predictions for Tiger? I’m thinking Tiger finishes in the top ten, probably ahead of every other big name. [...]
Well, it’s finally here, the final week of winter. Oh, I know that the calendar says that spring started a couple of weeks ago. But it’s not really spring until Sunday afternoon at Amen Corner at the Masters.
A view of the 12th hole at Augusta, the second leg of Amen Corner
This year is a [...]
From Golf Digest:
‘Old’ Soul: Augusta National: Golf Digest: Given Bobby Jones and Alister Mackenzie’s deep ties to St. Andrews, it comes as little surprise that the Old Course was on their minds during Augusta National’s 1931 design phase and 1932 construction. But the extent to which St. Andrews influenced the genetic code of several key [...]
From BBC Sports:
Woods on verge of making return: Tiger Woods will make his comeback from injury at next week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona.
Good news for golf fans! Having gone through the surgery(s) and recovery that he’s gone through, I know how tough it is to come back, and how sweet it feels when [...]
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Eighteen holes of match play will teach you more about your foe than 18 years of dealing with him across a desk. -Grantland Rice
Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players [...]