Quick show of hands — How many of you are anxiously awaiting the Presidents Cup?
Okay, you in the back — put your hand down.
What started as a much needed event has turned into overkill. With the Ryder Cup reaching unprecedented heights in popularity - the Presidents Cup seems like the proverbial red-headed step child. The [...]
And so the major season ends for another year. 2007’s big four will be remembered for a variety of reasons. Zach Johnson, Angel Cabrera and Padraig Harrington clinched their first major wins. If they are to be breakthrough wins only time will tell.
But at the USPGA it was a return to form. Tiger was the [...]
This week, for the first time since I’ve been watching golf, the British Open teed off without Seve Ballesteros (My all-time favorite player).
By now, most golf fans are aware that earlier this week Seve announced his retirement - an announcement that officially ends one of the most exciting careers in the history of golf. [...]
The end, when it eventually came, was anti-climatic, messy, an affront to the irresistible force of the career that came before.
Seve had finally held his hands up and acknowledged that nobody, not even him, could fight off the ticking of the clock. In reality we knew it had been over for some time. Out of [...]
There is a tremendous youth movement right now on the LPGA Tour, which depending on point of view, could be a good or bad thing for the game. On one hand, this influx of young talent is bringing the LPGA Tour to unprecedented heights. Never before, in the history of the women’s game, has it [...]
With the 2007 Open Championship at Carnoustie fast approaching (starts next Thursday 19th July), I would like to offer you a free copy of “The 2007 Open Factsheet”. This two page PDF document tells you everything you need to know about the championship.
Discover all 6 previous winners at Carnoustie, the history since 1860, the terrror [...]
We’re a competitive lot us Scots. Proud as well. On the course wagers to “liven” things up lead to feuds, gamesmanship and, in extreme cases, divorce. Off the course we fall over each other as we claim “firsts” and “oldests.” Oldest course, first links course, oldest club, oldest tea lady. It’s all up for grabs.
Now [...]
Most historians would agree that the combination of Arnold Palmer and television brought golf to the masses.
It was the 1958 Masters, one of golf’s first televised events, which saw Palmer birdie the last two holes to win. That Masters victory propelled Palmer to become the sport’s first matinée idol since Bobby Jones. He was [...]
Parents ask me all the time, how to get their children interested in golf. And then once interested, how to make sure their child improves. And then once there’s improvement, how to make sure they reach their full potential. Seems every parent I meet wants their child to be the next Tiger Woods and are [...]
With the Women’s British Open being played at St Andrews this year the tournament will, again, garner the sort of headlines that the mainstream media seem loathe to give women’s golf throughout the rest of the year.
Yet it is often widely forgotten that women and golf have been closely connected in Scotland for centuries.
Scotland’s [...]
As you probably know, Tiger Woods won his 57th PGA Tour title on Sunday. Tiger’s victory came at the Wachovia Classic, which is fast becoming one of the Tour’s most prestigious events. Still, what first looked like a potentially classic weekend, with both Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson in the hunt, quickly turned into what [...]
North Carolina golf fans were treated to something special this week; Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan playing together for the first time in competition. The two legends were paired in the pro-am portion of the Wachovia Classic Wednesday and created quite the stir. The excitement certainly makes sense, as Tiger and MJ are arguably the [...]
As much as golf should be about a peaceful walk and having a “one with nature” experience - it usually comes down to numbers. Numbers like handicap or score. We’ve all heard questions such as -what did you make on that hole? Or, what did you shoot? Or, how many strokes will you give me? [...]
This week marks the first playing of the annual EDS Byron Nelson Championship, without its founder and namesake - Lord Byron Nelson. Nelson, who died last September, was a fixture (along with wife Peggy) around the 18th green, and would graciously spend time with players upon completion of their rounds. His enormous presence will certainly [...]
For years, the golf world has been waiting for Justin Rose’s follow up to his thrilling debut at the 1998 British Open. The then 17 year old amateur made his splash with a solid 4th place finish - but more memorably, with a remarkable holed birdie pitch on the 72nd hole. “The shot” wasn’t enough [...]