Inspired by Pak Se-ri’s triumph 10 years ago, Park In-bee became the youngest winner of the US Women’s Open title when she triumphed by four strokes at Interlachen in Edina, Minnesota.
Just short of her 20th birthday, Park replaced Pak as the youngest winner, having first been introduced to the game by watching her older compatriot […]
Stewart Cink ended a four year title drought when he lifted the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut.
Cink shot a three-under-par 67 to finish at 18-under-par 262, a career best effort for him. It was also only the second time out of 10 tournaments in which he actually ended up winning after going into the final […]
Tiger Woods’ strength-sapping victory at the US Open on Monday has come at a heavy cost. The world number one will need to have further surgery on his left knee and is out for the rest of the season.
This means he will miss the final two majors of the year, the British Open at Royal […]
At times during Monday’s US Open play-off between world number one Tiger Woods and veteran Rocco Mediate, it was difficult to determine who was mentally bullying whom.
Woods’ standing as world number has been due in no small part to his ability to psyche out his opponents. But that didn’t seem to work against the 45-year-old […]
“I’ll never be as good as Tiger Woods. I don’t want to be as good as Tiger Woods.” These are the words of Rocco Mediate, several years ago, when Woods was enjoying one of the best periods of his career.
For much of Sunday’s fourth round of the US Open at Torrey Pines, Mediate was actually […]
Justin Leonard tuned up for the US Open in fine style with victory at the Stanford St Jude Championship, beating Trevor Immelman and Robert Allenby in a play-off.
He did it the hard way, squandering a one-stroke lead with two holes remaining, failing to get one last roll of a putt on the 72nd green and, […]
Following on from the success of the 2007 Open Championship Factsheet and the one for the 2008 US Masters I have produced one for the 2008 US Open held next week at Torrey Pines.
This 2008 US Open Factsheet is perfect for bringing you right up to speed for the event starting on Thursday 12th June.
It’s […]
Kenny Perry achieved what only Tiger Woods was previously capable of doing when he won his third Memorial tournament.
Perry shot a final round of three-under-par 69 for an eight-under total of 280 and a two-stroke victory over the foursome of Jerry Kelly, Justin Rose, Mathew Goggin and Mike Weir.
Not only did the veteran American join […]
Tiger Woods won’t be making an early comeback after all, but he says he is still on track to take part in the US Open in two weeks time.
There was talk that Woods would return from knee surgery at this week’s Memorial but the world number one, who has been out of action since the […]
Phil Mickelson sank a nine-foot birdie on the final hole to preserve his one-stroke overnight lead and win the Colonial Crown Plaza Invitational from Rod Pampling and Tim Clark over the weekend at Fort Worth, Texas.
While he showed composure and confidence in nailing that crucial putt, it was an amazing Seve-esque shot on the fifth […]
Tiger Woods may make an earlier than expected comeback after arthroscopic surgery, with rumours abounding that he would take part in next week’s Memorial, hosted by Jack Nicklaus.
Woods underwent surgery soon after April’s US Masters, where he finished second, and said he hoped to return to the PGA Tour in time for the US Open.
Although […]
The Middle East, led by Dubai, is becoming increasingly influential in global golf. While there are no golfers of note from the region, there is, however, plenty of money.
And much of this cash has gone into the greening of the desert and the recognition of golf as a vital tool to lure tourists.
There are several […]
Just a few days ago, Annika Sorenstam said she was ready to pass on the torch when she decided to announce her retirement from the LPGA Tour at the end of the season.
What the Swede hadn’t realised, though, was that Lorena Ochoa had grabbed it from her months ago.
Mexican Ochoa, the emphatic successor to Sorenstam […]
Sergio Garcia is the original Tiger catcher. After Tiger Woods’ career took off more than a decade ago, golf started looking around for others who have the talent to challenge him.
Spaniard Garcia was the first one when he burst on to the scene as a 19 year old. However, Garcia is now 28 and still […]
Johnny Miller is the American equivalent of Greg Norman in many ways. He was an exciting player, had a shock of blond hair and the crowds loved him. Like Norman, he only won two major titles but his impact on golf during the 70s was bigger than that.
He is now transferred his tenacity from the […]