Archive for March, 2007


British-Indian Teen Matharu Hailed As the Female Tiger Woods

America and Thailand have Tiger Woods, now Britain and India hope they have their own mixed-race superstar. She is Kiran Matharu, the first high-profile British-Asian golfing star who is hoping to supplant Michelle Wie as the next true teenage sensation. The 17-year-old Curtis Cup player has a string of titles to her name, including the […]

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Greg Norman and The Masters

My time to develop golfing heroes was the 1980’s – and two of my all-time favorites were Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman. I loved how fearlessly they both played and especially how well they played Augusta National. The first goal I had on my maiden trip to the Masters was finding Seve – to watch […]

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Gary Player set to make 50th Masters appearance

South African Gary Player makes history in April when he tees up for his 50th US Masters at Augusta, tying the record set by another legend, Arnold Palmer. The nine-time Major champion, now 71, is one of the most influential golfers in history and, as accomplished Associated Press golf writer Doug Ferguson points out in […]

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Ramsay on Course for Memorable Masters

Richie Ramsay completed the perfect warm up for his Masters debut by becoming the first ever Scot to win the Georgia Cup at the Golf Club of Georgia yesterday. Ramsay’s US Amateur victory last year was the first by a Scot since 1898 and helped to propel him to pole position in the first world […]

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LPGA’S First Major of 2007

To me, the golf season doesn’t officially start until the year’s first major. And this year, The Kraft Nabisco Championship edges The Masters on the schedule by seven days – thus putting The LPGA front and center this week. So naturally there are some questions – such as, will Annika continue her dominance in 2007? […]

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Lawrie’s Return Opens Old Wounds

Strange as it may seem the one man who should most relish the Open Championship’s return to Carnoustie this year appears to be increasingly disgruntled by his position in the game. Paul Lawrie, who so memorably held himself together in the driech Scottish weather back in 1999, is haunted by the idea that his Open […]

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Houston Open offers Masters-style tuneup for Augusta

This week’s Shell Houston Open should provide golfers with the perfect tuneup for the season’s first Major tournament, the US Masters, with organisers purposely setting up the course to mimic Augusta. The tournament has also been brought forward by a month so it can act as a preparation event for the Masters, which is being […]

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Asian Hopefuls Eye Ticket To Carnoustie

The year’s first major tournament, the US Masters, may be just around the corner. But for a group of 73 Asian Tour golfers, July’s Open Championship at Carnoustie is uppermost in their minds this week. The players will battle it out at Singapore’s Sentosa Golf Club in The Open International Final Qualifying tournament for Asia, […]

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Tiger On Top Of The World In Miami

Having a strong mental approach to golf is one thing. Using that psychological brawn to disarm your opponents, though, is a special gift few athletes possess. Which is why Tiger Woods is who he is. Woods fired a closing one-over-par 73 to win the World Golf Championships–CA Championship with a two-shot triumph over Brett Wetterich […]

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The One Thing That Can Stop TIGER

As to date, golf fans have seen only greatness from Tiger Woods – one remarkable thing after another. In fact, we have become so used to him pulling off the unthinkable – we never entertain the thought he may actually fail. Simply, he has played an unprecedented ten-year stretch of high caliber golf since winning […]

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Charles Howell On His Masters Chances

There are no denying facts – and right now the facts are saying; Charles Howell has been the most consistent player on the 2007 US-PGA Tour. With a lot of soul searching and hard work, Howell has not only gotten back to the promising player he once was, but has taken his game to an […]

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Masters Extra – Masters.org Offers One Additional Hour Of Live Action

With the Masters just around the corner, I suggest you head over to Masters.org in order get all the latest news including the current field. As a visitor to Masters.org you will be able to see additional live action beginning Thursday, April 5. You will be able to view one hour of play-by-play action daily, […]

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Golf Writer Ian Wooldridge Dies At The Age Of 75

Sadly the great British sports journalist Ian Wooldridge OBE has died at the age of 75, after a long illness. Though this blog is my vehicle to discuss golf related topics I feel it only appropriate to say a few words about a writer that transcended his specialist subjects of cricket and golf and wrote […]

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