I couldn’t ask for a better European Bureau than Karl MacGinty, Dermot Gilleece, and Brian Keogh. Just last week, Brian gave me great insight into both Harrington’s practice regimen and time constraints: he’s doing all his interviews early so he can have as normal a week as possible at the Masters. That’s one of the reasons I picked...
I picked Padraig Harrington Enjoy.
Up at Cybergolf and PGA.com soon.
My pick: Padraig.
Well with -15 wind chills in NYC this morning, and worse still in store when I head to Siberacuse for the holiday, it’s time for golf in the south. Instead of the annual Florida trip, this year it’s Texas. Dallas will be this Pittsburgh Steelers fans base of operations, with the rock band Bowling For Soup, as it were. Here’s the list: Cowboys G...
Nicely done, Brian. Slante to you, Dermot, and Karl. Harrington is gearing up for what might be the toughest Masters of all.
Thanks not only to PGA.com and Cybergolf, but all my readers who sent me emails about this piece. Here it is for this website. I hope you had as much fun with the Masters as I did. Congratulations also to Marino Parascenzo, (thats pronounced PAIR-a-SENDS-O for those of you scoring at home), for winning the PGA Lifetime achievement award for journalism. THE...
AUGUSTA, GA – As we got to press, Trevor Immelman leads the 2008 Masters by six shots with just four holes to play. With Amen Corner behind him, it looks like Augusta National officials will be grabbing a size 40 regular for the ceremony at the Butler Cabin. Immelman will be the second South African champion and, even more astounding, he’ll go wire-to...
Smart man, that Sal Johnson. Read all about it here. reading BETWEEN the stats…it’s the skill of an observant, passionate, and original voice.
Click here for “The Magical Masters.” Click here for David Barrett’s Golf Observer article. Click here to see how I told everyone to watch out for Justin Rose.
John Huggan, my GolfObserver.com colleague from across the pond had some interesting analyses about how when scoring heads south in majors, so does the excitement. From the article: With longer grass – a ‘second cut’ in Masters-speak – bordering many of the fairways and the installation of overly-intrusive trees on holes formerly famed for...
Nobody, and I mean nobody on any network or magazine, has picked Padraig Harrington. Why? He’s the reigning British Open champion, he won at Carnasty, and he’s tough as nails. Everyone is overlooking him because they underestimate the European Tour players. Justin Rose is another name that no one is mentioning, then they’ll all act surprised to see...
As reported, by T.J. Auclair, one of the long-time stalwarts in golf coverage, “the new system will grant invitation to the winners of PGA TOUR regular season and playoff events that award at least a full point allocation toward THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola from the previous to current Masters. Also, those qualifying for the previous...
There is nothing dignified, intelligent, altruistic, classy or analytical about Chris Berman’s tired ESPN shtick. That’s why Sideshow Chris just wouldn’t work at the classy, dignified, altruistic Masters, says Phil Mushnick. ESPN’s cherished 15-25 y/o male demographic doesn’t watch Thursday/Friday a.m. coverage of the Masters, but...
Quick reset for the week: First, next week I’ll be in the Senate Press Gallery with a true bird’s eye view of Roger Clemens’s latest act of self-immolation. Quite simply, if he can prove his innocence in this whole steroids mess, it will be the GREATEST comeback in sports history. If he can’t, we may be witnessing the greatest fall from grace...
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