Archive for the 'PGA of America' Category

Golf Can Survive Financial Crisis, Says PGA

Friday, September 26th, 2008

The corporate atmosphere of a golf tournament is almost as deep-rooted as the golf itself.
Part of the culture is to have rows of corporate tents providing the elite and their guests shade from the sun, luxury facilities to watch the action on television and enjoy gourmet food served by an army of waiters and waitresses.
Once […]

Kim and Westwood Aim for PGA Glory

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Two names were being bandied about on the eve of the 90th PGA Championship at Oakland Hills, those of Anthony Kim and Lee Westwood.
Of course, the usual suspects are high among the list of favourites, such as Phil Mickelson, Padraig Harrington and even former champion Vijay Singh, who returned to form last week with victory […]

Golf Officials Bid For Olympic Spot

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

If Tiger Woods is still as competitive in eight years time as he is now, he may be looking to go where neither Jack, Arnold, Gary, Snead, Jones nor any of the other greats of the past century have been – Olympic gold.
That’s right. Golf is making another push to be part of the 2016 […]