Archive for May, 2007


The Tiger Effect

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 […]

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Tiger Racks Up Another Title

There is now one fewer tournament that Tiger Woods hasn’t won. The multi-Major winner rode a roller-coaster final round of three-under-par 69 for a two-stroke victory over Steve Stricker at the Wachovia Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was Woods’ third PGA Tour victory of the season and ninth in his last 12 starts. It […]

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Faldo Looking Forward to Bigger Asia Series in 2007

Nick Faldo will continue his efforts to unearth Asian champions of the future with his Faldo Asia Series set to continue in 2007. The 2007 Series will feature 11 tournaments at nine venues across Asia, culminating in the Faldo Series Asia grand final at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China from December 12-14. The […]

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Two Special Athletes Play in Wachovia Pro-Am

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 […]

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Lehman to Receive Byron Nelson Prize

All is well between Tom Lehman and Europe, eight years after the “Beast of Brookline” was criticised by Europeans for his behaviour at the 1999 Ryder Cup. Lehman is the inaugural winner of the Byron Nelson Prize, which he is receiving this week while at the Italian Open in Milan. According to the Western Mail […]

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Take Your Best Swing to The Course With a Great Pre-Shot Routine

A couple weeks ago, I watched one of the players I coach (Jin Young Pak), compete in The Ginn Open. And while watching her compete, I noticed a problem that is common to golfers of all skill levels. A problem that usually happens to someone as they get outside their comfort zone. What happened to […]

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Tearful Verplank Triumphs in Byron Nelson Championship

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 […]

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