Golf is a naturally green-friendly sport. After all, practically half of all strokes are played on a surface called “the green”.
In some places around the world, the building of golf courses has been hailed as a boon to the environment. More than a decade ago, South African legend Gary Player said the island-course he designed [...]
Last year, Tiger Woods was reduced to watching the Memorial Tournament on television after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his knee.
The three-time Memorial champion had gone under the knife soon after the Masters and, without any real tune-ups, went on to win the US Open last year.
That victory at Torrey Pines was costly, though, with Woods [...]
Some battles are tougher than anything a U.S Open can throw at you.
Amy Mickelson, wife of world number 2 golfer Phil Mickelson and well known philanthropist, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Gaylord Sports Management, Mickelson’s representation on tour, announced last Wednesday in a brief press release that after “a battery of tests” Amy Mickelson [...]
“I’ll make plenty of money in my career. I want the crystal.”
That’s what Sean O’Hair said following his dramatic collapse down the stretch at the 2007 Players at the TPC of Sawgrass. His quadruple bogey 7 on the “Island green” 17th hole, followed by a bogey on the 18th hole saw O’Hair drop from second [...]
Over the past couple of years, the Asian Tour has been battling with the European Tour and the Australian-led OneAsia Tour over tournaments and branding rights in the world’s biggest continent.
The Europeans have tried to start tournaments in India and Korea without Asian Tour permission while the OneAsia people are trying to form a rival [...]
Veteran American Jerry Kelly endured a nervous final day, losing and then regaining the lead to end a seven-year tournament drought.
Kelly scored a final round of one-under-par 71 for a 72-hole total of 14-under 274 to win the Zurich Classic in New Orleans by one stroke.
The experienced PGA Tour player, who last won at the [...]
Pro golfers twitter their way into fans’ hearts.
Professional golfers are going back to the people thanks to technology. In the old days of pro golf, the big-name players were mostly happy to rub shoulders with ordinary folks off the course. Modern golf doesn’t allow for such intimacy, with the increased money involved, television coverage, sponsor [...]
Brian Gay had good reason to wear shades at the Heritage Classic at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. If it was not the sunshine, at least his golf was brightening up his life in record fashion.
Recognised as one of the best putters on the PGA Tour, Gay shot a seven-under-par 64 in the final round [...]
An 18-strong group of golfing heavyweights, including Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington, Vijay Singh and Colin Montgomerie, have joined forces to throw their weight behind the sport’s bid to obtain Olympic status.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will decide this August in Copenhagen, Denmark on two sports that will join the Olympic fold from a list of [...]
Tiger Woods’ victory in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill last month was his way of telling the world that it is possible to recover from ligament surgery and come back better than ever.
The world number one, as if telling those who remain unconvinced, reiterated that message this week in the lead-up to the [...]
Most of the endearing images we have from the Masters are victorious ones: Jack Nicklaus raising that huge, black putter head in the air as he birdied 17 on the way to an improbable victory in 1986. Nick Faldo putting his hands above his head in disbelief as he knocked over Scott Hoch in the [...]
As Tiger Woods was announcing plans to return to China, he also found himself on the defensive over a recession-busting appearance fee he is receiving to play in Australia.
Woods must have thought he was an AIG executive by the way he was grilled by journalists in Orlando, Florida on the eve of the Arnold Palmer [...]
The Asian Tour has enjoyed a fruitful if somewhat strained relationship with the Europeans over the past few years.
There are several tournaments in Asia that reside on both tours, including events in Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Australia and China.
Their biggest bust-up was in 2008 when Asian Tour chiefs accused their European Tour counterparts of invading [...]
When you shoot 62-62 in your first two rounds, you would be forgiven for entertaining thoughts of a world record of some sort. Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat, though, would have you believe that the title was his main priority.
As it turned out, he got both. The 25-year-old nailed a birdie on the final hole of the [...]
The official media release tried to make it look as positive as possible: “UBS to complete commitment to the Hong Kong Open” was the headline in the communiqué from the Asian Tour.
However, reading deeper into the article, the reality of the global recession hits home. Yes, UBS is completing its five-year commitment to the Hong [...]