Some news and notes sidebars: After the world made parody video after parody video, including this hilarious one of his mom saying what we all wanted to, Nike has pulled the Earl Woods ad. Nike head werewolf Phil knight liked the ad saying it got everyone talking…yeah, the same way they would if you wore your dirty wifebeater to church./ Just because we were...
It’s here after a 24-hour delay to run at Cybergolf and PGA.com. Though Golf and Woods are at a Crossroads, the Masters still Endures -Jay Flemma An irreverent wag on an internet bulletin board summed it up best: This weekend should we cure cancer, catch Osama Bin Laden, and find intelligent life on Mars, it’ll make a nice sidebar to what happens at...
Happy Masters Eve! Despite all the Tiger news today – creepy commercial, going to the Golf Writers’ dinner and staying an hour instead of getting his award first and leaving, and Billy Payne’s stern words, which also offered hope (it was brave of Payne to break with the tradition of silence) – let’s talk par-3 contest. South African...
In a scene right out of Dan Jenkins’s quintessential golf novel, Slim and None, Kenny Perry, just a few months from eligibility for the Champions Tour, lost his chance become the oldest winner of a major golf championship in a hard luck scenario that broke golf fans’ hearts a thousand different ways. Reminiscent of Jenkins’s hero Bobby Joe Grooves...
In a scene right out of Dan Jenkins’s quintessential golf novel, “Slim and None,” Kenny Perry, just a few months from eligibility for the Champions Tour, lost his chance become the oldest winner of a major golf championship in a hard-luck scenario that broke golf fans’ hearts a thousand different ways.
With the inexorable, steady, staccato sweep of the second hand, the clock creeps far too slowly for Angel Cabrera, Kenny Perry and the rest of the hopefuls at the 2009 Masters. Cabrera, the surprise winner of the 2007 U.S. Open at Oakmont shocked everyone when he followed a dreadful Saturday 76 with a sparkling 69 to close the tournament, including three birdies...
To all those Tiger-philic sportswriters pandering to the casual fan – you know the type, the ones who tell you pre-tournament that “the buzz” is always and only “Tiger vs. Phil” – allow me to quote the immortal Jerry Garcia: Well, well, well…You can never tell! Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry may not attract casual eyeballs, or...
Ian Poulter and Sean O’Hair may have made their moves too late, but they are tied with Steve Flesch for low round of the day (for now) with 4-under 68s. They are at 4-under for the tournament. Steve Flesch also had a 68 to move to 3-under. Woods just finished a 2-under 70 to finish the day 4-under, a great round after that double bogey to start. ...
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Padraig Harrington seems to have the luck of the Irish everywhere except Augusta National. After another nightmare on the 15th hole yesterday – where a gust of wind blew his ball out of position as he addressed a birdie putt, and he incurred a one-stroke penalty – the Irishman who won the last two consecutive majors took a lethal quadruple bogey on...
While I get my tournament wrap-up written, let’s all have a few chuckles with some of the players during their interviews. Padraig Harrington is always good for a colorful amswer: Q. I’m just wondering if going for three in a row, there’s been a significant increase in e-mail messages and whether you’ve been sort of soaking that up. PADRAIG...
Sal Johnson of Golf Observer has some great stats and analysis of the first round. Click here for the Golf Observer blog. “If you’re wondering about the chances of a first round leader after nine holes winning: “Since World War II, ten Masters champions have shot the low opening nine-hole score and gone on to win. Last year Trevor Immelman shot...
Five birdies in a row to start the round?! That has to be some kind of record. Four more in a row on the back nine (as we go to press!), including 2-under at Amen Corner?! Somebody get a fire hose, because Chad Campbell is just sizzling like a Peter Luger’s grill. 63 is not only a course record, (should he finish with two pars), but also a major...
When in Georgia for the Masters, you’ll of course bring your sticks to play. While the normal option of Wednesday golf is out because of the par-3 tournament, Tuesday and Saturday morning are good choices;you won’t miss any serious action. Even though it’s a little rough around the edges in spring conditions, there is no better option for public...
Hat tip to my Golf Magazine buddy Dave Dusek…who still owes me for jinxing me last year at the U.S. Open! He said the word “playoff” in the media tent, and when Tiger made that putt Jay Flemma and about 39 other guys all lost a chance to play Torrey the next day! Then Robert Trent Jones does the same thing! Gary van Sickle and I are...