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...
Since he’s South African, reigning Masters champ Trevor Immelman regaled past champions and Masters officials with a local menu. Once again, just pray a Scot doesn’t win. As Dan Jenkins once wrote: Shoot the Haggis…”some people like tripe in their haggis, some do not. I’ve included it.” That’s right after...
I know, I know…no one who won the par-3 contest has ever gone on to win the Matsers the same week.
Is that bad news for Tim Clark? He won, with Jack Newman and Jose Maria Olazabal second. Man, Ollie sure plays well here in Georgia…
A few weeks ago, Jeff Shelley ran my Masters preview at Cybergolf. It’s been up for as while, and I’m glad people like it.  I’ll also be providing articles after Friday’s and Sunday’s round, again at Cybergolf, then re-run here as well. I may even have some other smaller news and notes as well. So here it is, my Masters...
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:Â 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:...
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...
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...