Recent Posts Tagged With 'jack nicklaus'

• More Skins Action for 50-Year-Old Fred Couples

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 15:10 in champions tour, jack nicklaus, fred couples, tom watson, nick price, gary player, fuzzy zoeller, ben crenshaw, skins game, loren roberts, champions skins game

  THE SKINS GAME IS OVER—at least for now. This past Thanksgiving Day weekend was the first time the Silly Season event wasn’t played since the early 1980s. That’s not a problem for the “King of Skins,” Fred Couples. Now 50, Freddie will make...

• Lee Trevino Has an Opinion on Everything

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 16:40 in Tiger Woods, pga tour, jack nicklaus, lee trevino, paul goydos

  Lee Trevino in his heyday.IT’S NOT OFTEN I read a seven-page article online. But I did read the Lee Trevino interview by Jaime Diaz at GolfDigest.com. It was thoroughly entertaining.Trevino, who turns 70 on December 1, talks and opines about his ro...

• Exclusive Q&A: Golf Reacts to Inclusion in Olympics

  Posted on Saturday October 10th, 2009 at 10:41 in Golf, Tiger Woods, olympic games, jack nicklaus, presidents cup, david toms

  IN AN ARMCHAIR GOLF EXCLUSIVE, Golf talked about being reinstated to the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games after today’s announcement by the IOC from Copenhagen. Golf was approved by a vote of 63-27, with two abstentions. We spoke by phone.Q: Thanks for ...

• A Trophy Each for Tiger and Phil

  Posted on Sunday September 27th, 2009 at 20:19 in Tiger Woods, pga tour, jack nicklaus, fedex cup, kenny perry, tim finchem, dave stockton, east lake golf club, phi mickelson

  Tim Finchem is all smiles with you know who. (Keith Allison/Flickr)TIM FINCHEM MUST BE GLOATING somewhere tonight. The revamped FedEx Cup points system and playoffs run managed to put Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, the game’s two most popular play...

• Jack Nicklaus, Honorary Masters Starter

  Posted on Tuesday September 1st, 2009 at 21:49 in augusta national, masters, jack nicklaus, arnold palmer, gary player

  (Pocketwiley/Flickr)ARNIE AND JACK. They just go together. It’s their golf destiny. Now Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus will be seeing each other on the first tee at Augusta National Golf Club for the ceremonial opening shots at The Masters.“Rece...

• Tom Watson Is a Shock to My Golf Senses

  Posted on Saturday July 18th, 2009 at 16:25 in Tiger Woods, masters, jack nicklaus, tom watson, greg norman, pga championship, claret jug, harry vardon, turnberry, sam snead, 2009 british open

  THIS IS NO LONGER “a nice story.” This old fella Tom Watson is angling for a sixth Claret Jug, which would tie him with the legendary Harry Vardon for most British Open titles. Are you kidding me?If Watson holds it together and wins on Sunday, 59...

• ‘Duel in the Sun’ Starring Gregory Peck?

  Posted on Wednesday July 15th, 2009 at 08:09 in ben hogan, jack nicklaus, tom watson, british open, claret jug, turnberry, duel in the sun

  Different plot, different players and no Turnberry.THE OTHER NIGHT I WATCHED the Golf Channel’s presentation of “Duel in the Sun,” a 30-minute program about the classic showdown between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus at the 1977 British Open at T...

• Tiger Checks Off Another Golf Accomplishment

  Posted on Monday July 6th, 2009 at 17:45 in Tiger Woods, pga tour, ben hogan, colonial, jack nicklaus, byron nelson, bobby jones, arnold palmer, hunter mahan, att national, the memorial, anthony kim

  It’s my tournament, and I’ll win if I want to.(Chase McAlpine/Flickr)WINS OWN TOURNAMENT. OK, cross that off the Tiger list.Granted, it wasn’t a great big deal, but it’s still something you want to do if you’re Tiger Woods. (Actually, you s...

• U.S. Open Preview: A Conversation with Jim Colbert

  Posted on Wednesday June 17th, 2009 at 08:32 in Tiger Woods, pga tour, phil mickelson, u.s. open, champions tour, jack nicklaus, lee trevino, bob rosburg, bethpage black, jim colbert

  Jim Colbert (Photo: Taylor PR)JIM COLBERT was an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour. His second career on the Champions Tour was even more fruitful: 20 victories and two player-of-the-year awards. Colbert played in nine U.S. Opens. His best finish was...

• 2009 Memorial Tournament TV Schedule and Notes

  Posted on Thursday June 4th, 2009 at 10:54 in jack nicklaus, leaderboard, kenny perry, muirfield village, 2009 memorial tournament

  THE 2009 MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT, hosted by Jack Nicklaus, is underway at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.Purse: $6 millionWinner’s share: $1.08 millionDefending champion: Kenny PerryInside the fieldInside the courseMemorial Tournament Web ...

• Jack Nicklaus Meets Andy Warhol

  Posted on Tuesday June 2nd, 2009 at 16:58 in Tiger Woods, andy warhol, jack nicklaus, the memorial, world golf hall of fame, green jacket

  Jack at the Masters. (Pocketwiley/Flickr)IT’S MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT WEEK, and that means a spotlight on the greatest golfer of all time, Jack Nicklaus, the Golden Bear. I’m not trying to pick a fight. Really, I’m not. I simply will consider Jack ...

• ARMCHAIR GOLF Briefs

  Posted on Sunday May 31st, 2009 at 19:56 in colonial, u.s. open, jack nicklaus, jose maria olazabal, crowne plaza invitational, bethpage black

  (Josh V-R/Flickr)A bevy of golf products, services, destinations, events, news and more. Endorsement is not implied.• ARMCHAIR GOLF is a featured sports blog on GlobalPost.com, an online international news organization whose readers come from every...

• LIFE Photos of Yesteryear’s Golf Stars

  Posted on Monday May 25th, 2009 at 16:21 in ben hogan, u.s. open, jack nicklaus, byron nelson, arnold palmer, gary player, dow finsterwald, billy casper, sam snead, tommy bolt, jimmy demaret

  LAST YEAR LIFE MAGAZINE, in partnership with Google, released millions of historic photos from its archive that can be searched online. Most were never published.Following are some samples (click names to view) from the world of golf.Byron NelsonPerf...

• Jack Fleck Is Still Working on His Game

  Posted on Wednesday May 6th, 2009 at 16:23 in pga tour, jack fleck, ben hogan, u.s. open, legends of golf, jack nicklaus, arnold palmer, dow finsterwald, orville moody, billy casper

  YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE for winning the U.S. Open, but it sometimes seems as if one past champion feels that he should. In 1955, Jack Fleck pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in golf (and sports), beating Ben Hogan in an 18-hole pla...