Golfer Angel Cabrera, winner of the 2007 U.S. Open and the 2009 Masters, has been arrested in Brazil and is to be extradited to his home country of Argentina to face charges he assaulted three women, all of whom were ex-wives or former lovers. Nicknamed “the Duck” for his jaunty style of walking, Cabrera has been in jail since January when Brazil’s...
PGA Tour legend and 15 time major champion Tiger Woods was seriously injured in a one-car accident in Orange County California early this morning. The car rolled over several times, ended laying up on its driver’s side door, and Woods had to be extricated though the vehicle’s windshield with prying tools and axes. As of this report, Woods was in surgery...
Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen, a former European Ryder Cup player and current world number 62 has been suspended by the European Tour pending the outcome of his trial on charges of sexual assault and drunkenness on a flight from Memphis to London. According to various reports, Olesen was allegedly drunk and unruly with other passengers and had to be calmed by fellow...
If you needed any more proof that Tiger Woods is still getting free passes from the media, the deafening silence by the golf media on the day he pleaded guilty in his DUI case was concrete proof. “Looking haggard in a black suit and white T-shirt, the golf legend entered the plea to reckless driving through his lawyer at court in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.”...
On the face of it, this looks unfair. A 10 year old girl, clearly a child prodigy at golf, is mysteriously being banned from golf for one year while her parents fight over custody. From the Deadspin article: “The ban comes as the kid is thriving on the links. By the count of Vechery [the father], a career real estate salesman and part-time golf coach, his...
When the second edition of attorney-turned-professor John “Jack” Minan’s “Little Book of Golf Law, 2nd Edition” came across my desk last week my first thought was “Oh no, not this guy again.” Minan is a well-liked professor of law at the University of San Diego, a job he took after an impressive record as a practicing...
New Americans with Disabilities Act provisions governing access to golf courses by persons with a disability take effect January 30th, and architects and course owners are scrambling to assess the ramifications for their golf courses. The new provisions, which will be enforced by the U.S. Department of Justice, require at least one 48-inch wide pathway providing an...
Deer Antler Spray! What will they think of next? Is there no end to the cheating? Is there no end to the depths to which cheaters will plumb? Remember Motoman? Lance Armstrong’s motorcycle buddy who passed out the team’s white lunch bags? That had PEDs hidden inside??!! Between the bottom burger patty and the bottom bun? Now we have Vijay Singh –...
While I finish up some work from Fallen Oak G.C., Beau Rivage Resort and Casino, and Biloxi, MS, here’s former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent, taking steroid cheats and ESPN steroids apologists to the woodshed. Bud Selig and Timid Tim Finchem, take notice: you need a clue on steroids. From the article: The Hall should make clear the voters are not obliged to...
Roger Clemens may have gotten away with it because of a derelict Judge, and Barry Bonds narrowly escaped because of a rogue juror, but lance Armstrong may not be so lucky. A new book by cycling teammate Tyler Hamilton hits the shelves and it blows the lid off the secret methods by which Armstrong allegedly cheated to win seven consecutive Tour de France titles. Among...
While we finish up some serious U.S. Open prep work, get ready for the Travis Invitational at Garden City and the Anderson Team event at Winged Foot, and continue our Architect’s Progress Series, here’s proof that Ron Artest is still the same jerk he was before changing his name to Metta World Peace. How about changing your name again to something more...
Ouch! Steve Czaban dissects Tiger Woods’s golf and attitude in a scathing rebuke. From the article: “He’s playing the game right now, for all the wrong reasons. He will say he’s playing to break Nicklaus’ record, but in reality he’s playing the game to someday be able to deliver one last gigantic “forget you”...
As someone who was in the Congressional hearing room where Roger Clemens – in my opinion – clearly and convincingly perjured himself, I can also state with certainty that, with the make-up of the jury pool in his perjury case that resulted in a mis-trial last week, that was a great result for the prosecution. Looking at some of the lugnuts that got that...
FOREST HILLS, NY – Golf is at a crossroads right now, but none of the issues it faces are as lethal as the scaremongers would have you believe. Sure rounds are down, costs are up, and American players haven’t won a major championship in six tries. Nevertheless, with a little patience, wisdom, and foresight, golf will do what it has always done best...
My golf State of the Union Address is up at Cybergolf. Just one thing – you’ll need this photo, tweeted by none other than Rory McIlroy himself. From the article: “As for our drought in the majors, remember I said this: an American will win in Atlanta. The PGA Championship set-up usually invites everybody to the party. You don’t have the...