Archive for the 'Official World Rankings' Category
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
Not sure if there is a quantifiable list out there — but I believe hands down — the best tournament golf course in the world is Augusta National. I would rank St. Andrews a distant second — but without a doubt, Augusta National is my number one. I promise it’s not just because it hosts […]
St Andrews, PGA Tour, Royal & Ancient, Tiger Woods, US Masters, Golf History, Official World Rankings, Websites, Jack Nicklaus | 4 Comments »
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
Even Ian Poulter admitted it was THE golf story of the week.
And so it should be whenever someone boasts proudly that he would one day walk astride Tiger Woods at the forefront of golf.
Words, however, can do much damage and the 32-year-old Briton is now in crisis management mode.
Poulter claims he was misquoted in Golf […]
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
Those who watched the Shark Shootout presented by Merrill Lynch this weekend were treated with a rare glimpse of Greg Norman. A blast from the past if you will – or a return to competition of one of the game’s all-time dynamic figures. Granted, The Shark Shootout is a team event with a format […]
Tiger Woods, USPGA, US Masters, USPGA Championship, US Open, Golf History, Official World Rankings, Websites | 7 Comments »
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
Organisers of the Fortis International Challenge in Malaysia this month were hoping for a few big names for the qualifying tournament for November’s World Cup.
However, their only hope of a big-name player, New Zealand, opted to go with Stephen Scahill and Richard Lee.
Kiwi former US Open champion Michael Campbell is unable to represent his country, […]
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Monday, May 21st, 2007
It took 25 years to end the drought but it was well worth the wait. If there was a choice homegrown winner for the Irish Open, it would always be Padraig Harrington and the Irishman overcame a late stumble to deliver the victory that the home fans wanted at the Adare Manor Hotel and Golf […]
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Monday, May 14th, 2007
Phil Mickelson may be timing his tune-up for the US Open just right. And if everything goes according to plan, he’d love to be playing the Oakmont course in four weeks time in the same form, or better, as he was during The Players Championship at Sawgrass over the weekend.
Lefty shot a final round three-under-par […]
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Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
An emotional Scott Verplank won the tournament that is closest to his heart when he triumphed at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas.
Verplank had followed the PGA Tour event as a youngster and became the first golfer to win it after the death of the man it was named after, golfing legend Byron Nelson, […]
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Monday, April 16th, 2007
Boo Weekley appeared to be doing his best to help Ernie Els end his three-year drought on the PGA Tour. That was until a 36-foot putt on the 18th gave him victory at the Verizon Heritage, which spilled over to Monday because of bad weather.
Weekley chipped in over the last two holes at Harbour Town […]
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Thursday, April 12th, 2007
Ernie Els said before the US Masters that he wanted to make a grand comeback and take a shot at Tiger Woods’ number one spot in the Official World Rankings.
To help him in his three-year plan, he signed a new equipment deal with Callaway six weeks before the Masters, ending his stint with Titleist.
Though it […]
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Sunday, April 1st, 2007
More than any other course and annual tournament - Augusta National and the Masters identifies the best player(s) in the world. Since the inception of the Sony World Rankings in 1985, it is uncanny how often the #1 ranked player has either won or almost won the Masters.
Bernhard Langer was the 1st golfer given […]
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