Archive for July, 2008


LPGA Stars Question Wie’s Choice of Tournaments

It took a while for her peers to react, but once they did, there was little admiration for Michelle Wie and her decision to skip a major tournament in favour of a PGA Tour event. Wie, who has yet to make the cut in seven previous PGA Tour attempts, will be playing this week at […]

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Vaughan Triumphs in Senior Open as Norman Comes Close Again

Greg Norman was again in contention at an Open event but, like before, failed to land the top prize as American Bruce Vaughan fought back from nowhere to win the Senior Open Championship at Royal Troon. Norman birdied five of the first seven holes on the final day but failed to sustain his charge, finishing […]

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Wie Once Again To Tee It Up With The Men

Michelle Wie, still aching after disqualification from an LPGA Tour event last week, believes it is the right time to once again slug it out with the men. Next week she will take part in the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, hoping to make the cut on a PGA Tour event for the first time after seven […]

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Harrington Follows Braid into Record Books

As the challengers fell away on Sunday afternoon it looked like it was going to be a case of last man standing. Then Padraig Harrington reminded us why he is such a great champion. Harrington was four under for the last six holes and that included some of the best golf of the week. And […]

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Harrington Overcomes Injury to Win Second Straight Open Title

There is something about injuries and winning a major this season. Padraig Harrington was only 75 per cent confident of completing 72 holes of a brutal British Open at Royal Birkdale because of a wrist injury. In the end, it was not percentages but sheer guts, talent and determination that not only allowed him to […]

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Choi, Norman, Villegas, Harrington … Open Throws Up Intriguing Storylines

According to his good friend Mark O’Meara, Tiger Woods has been watching the Open on television, as a golf fan. If so, then he must be as excited and intrigued as all of us on how things will eventually pan out at Royal Birkdale this weekend. Greg Norman, KJ Choi, Padraig Harringon and the new […]

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Wet But No Damp Squib

Should we be dismissing this Open already? No Tiger Woods. No sunshine. No low scores (Camilo Villegas and his awe inspiring 65 aside). Will 2008 turn out to be an Open aberration? Will we be whispering shamefacedly about this like we do about Carnoustie ’99 or day three at Muirfield in 2002? Of course we […]

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Garcia Fancied While Harrington Waits On Injury

Spain’s Sergio Garcia has emerged as the favourite to win the Open as defending champion Padraig Harrington ponders pulling out of the tournament at Royal Birkdale because of injury. In the absence of Tiger Woods, Garcia was the choice of most golf experts and writers in a BBC survey, with Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Argentina’s […]

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In Praise of the North East

As the the golfing world’s focus turns to the north west of England I turned my attentions, out of circumstance more than contrariness, to the north east coast. In terms of global fame the courses of Northumberland and Newcastle might not be the in the same league as Royal Birkdal, Royal Lytham and Hoylake but […]

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Three-Up Perry Becomes Reluctant Star

Kenny Perry won for the third time in five starts as he emerged from a three-way play-off to lift the John Deere Classic title in Silvis, Illinois. Perry’s ambition at the start of the year was to quietly make the US Ryder Cup team without any fuss or fanfare. No such luck if he keeps […]

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Open Looking for New Hero

The premier event of the international golfing season takes place next week when The Open welcomes all the best players in the world to Royal Birkdale. Well, almost all the best players, given the absence of Tiger Woods. Woods is forced to miss the final two majors of the season so he can recover from […]

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Understanding Golf Rule 26-1

Here is another question I received this week on water hazard rulings: RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: “I have learned so much about the rules over the past 2 months. Playing partners are even beginning to ask me for rule explanations on the course when they have questions as if I am a Rules Expert! I […]

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Sorenstam To Play in Inaugural China LPGA Event

In her farewell season, former world number one Annika Sorenstam is determined to spread the golfing gospel as far and wide as possible. The 10-time major winner will be part of history in October when she competes in the first-ever LPGA Tour event in China – the Grand China Air LPGA event, which will be […]

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Download Free 2008 Open Championship Factsheet

Following on from the success of the 2007 Open Championship Factsheet ,the 2008 US Masters Factsheet and the 2008 US Open Factsheet I have produced one for the Open Champioinship at Royal Birkdale. This 2008 Open Championship Factsheet is perfect for bringing you right up to speed for the event starting on Thursday 17th July. […]

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Former Wild Man Kim Hoists Tiger’s Trophy

His initials are studded around his belt buckle in diamonds. And Anthony Kim certainly knows how to sparkle. Kim flashed his winning smile for the second time this season when he lifted the AT&T National, the tournament hosted by Tiger Woods, over the weekend. The 23-year-old shot a closing round of five-under-par 65 to overturn […]

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