Great…just great! Charl Schwartzel won the Masters. I don’t even know how to spell “Charl Schwartzel.” I’m not even sure he knows how to spell “Charl Schwartzel.” My spell checker is working overtime warning me to correct it. It doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. Every casual fan will mis-pronounce it, which is good...
The epic war between Greece and Troy was poignantly summed up by Homer in one powerful line of The Iliad: “For ten years they battled beneath the city walls, and no one knew whose side the Gods were on.” The greatest week in golf arrives with similar confusion and uncertainty, but also with an inspiring milestone. Though the PGA Tour lacks a dominant...
Here is a list of Augusta National hole names, par, and Yardages for the 2011 Masters 01 4 445 Tea Olive 02 5 575 Pink Dogwood 03 4 350 Flowering Peach 04 3 240 Flowering Crab Apple 05 4 455 Magnolia 06 3 180 Juniper 07 4 450 Pampas 08 5 550 Yellow Jasmine 09 4 460 Carolina Cherry 36 3,725 10 4 495 Camellia 11 4 505 White Dogwood 12 3 155 Golden Bell 13 5 510 Azalea...
The only way the prosecution can lose the Barry Bonds steroids/PEDs trial is o call in Mark Furmann. Today former Bonds mistress Kimberly Bell testified to her eye-witness injections of Barr-roid Bonds by Greg Anderson. She then testified to the medical effects the drugs had on his body. Her testimony was an exact match to the clinical reactions: rage, pervasive...
A combined 200 yards…that’s a shocking stat for a guy who own his first Masters in 1997 with a bloated driving average of 323. Tiger hit a Baltimore Chop to the third baseman, then popped to shallow left in two drives yesterday at Doral and still played those two holes 1-over. Woods’s 74 leaves him tied for 34th with Phil, ironically. Brian Keogh of...
Fergie, the AP’s golf beat writer says that Gray and Brown were composed in their discussion about Gray’s intrusive 14th tee questioning. Apparently other caddies were outraged about the breach of etiquette. From the article: “Johnson’s caddie, Bobby Brown, had the wrong tee time for the opening round, leading to a two-stroke penalty. Brown...
After a second embarrassing vehement altercation in six months with PGA TOUR interview subjects, Golf Channel broadcaster Jim Gray – who was called “pushy” and worse by fellow journalists and broadcasters – has been removed by Golf Channel from this week’s coverage of the Northern Trust open at Riviera Country Club. Gray, who was...
Okay, so it wasn’t the “Golden Shower” he discussed with porn stars, but was it “spitto, spittere” or “hactui splatum?” The old Latin I joke came true for a still embattled and controversy embroiled Tiger Woods as many in the golf World are horrified by his breach of golf etiquette, basic manners, and hygiene. With what looks...
The biggest win in D.A. Points’s life had a little bit of Cinderella story in it…as told by Bill Murray. It was the late ’70s all over again, as fathers and sons recited lines from Caddyshack at each other for an afternoon while D.A. Points carried Carl Speckler to victory while we all intoned in our best stoner voices, “tears in his eyes I...
Sal Johnson of Golf Observer reports that the U.S.G.A. announced that David Fay retires as executive director effective December 31, 2010. It was widely known that Fay wanted to retire at the same time he turned 60 years old, which he did in October. He gave the U.S.G.A. 32 years of faithful, dedicated, graceful service. Mike Butz, the deputy executive director will...
Well we didn’t need Julian Assange or any other subversive web-site to get the milquetoast news of a couple of quiet, warm dweebs battling it out as Captains at Medinah for the 2012 Ryder Cup. Golf Channel reports that Davis Love III, one of the smarter guys out on tour, but also a remarkably stoic fellow, is the overwhelming favorite to be named U.S. Captain...
In the interests of transparency, I publish my vote for Player of the Year each December. For the record, like my brethren in the BWAA, I will never cast a vote for a player under a cloud of suspicion for steroid/PED use. This year, Graeme McDowell made the quantum leap form potentially great player to major champion and Ryder Cup hero. It was a tough ballot. Jim...
While I prepare some Jazzy Award presentations, here is the list of people who came in second to Tiger Woods at majors. This is a sure bar bet winner for you… THE MASTERS 1997 – Tom Kite 2001 – David Duval 2002 – Retief Goosen 2005 – Chris DiMarco THE U.S. OPEN 2000 – Ernie Els, Miguel Angel Jimenez 2002 – Phil Mickelson 2008...
Since silly season is upon us, I can turn my attention to Jay’s Golf Awards, known around here as the Jazzys. Last year, we only gave out two awards since the Tiger scandal scud-attacked every other story all December, (not to mention the rest of the year). We gave out the 2009 Turkey of the Year to Woods for being a poor sport and role model, but that was...
Let’s tie up a few loose ends before you fall asleep in front of the TV due to tryptophan, I tuck you in, and head off to watch either NFL Network or Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Jaime Diaz may have saved the best for last this year after this great retrospective of Johnny Miller appeared in the December issue of GD. Diaz is a formidable writer with a...