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Tiger Woods Can't Win the FedExCup.
Average Golfer | August 19th 2008 by Bob Brancato
Yes, that's how they want it spelled, FedExCup. Some marketing genius justified his existence in coming up with it. It doesn't translate well to the established tournaments though. TheUSOpen doesn't quite carry the same panache.I wanted to see if Tig read more
2008 U.S. Ryder Cup Team Takes Shape
Armchair Golf Blog | August 12th 2008
Ben Curtis (Mike Davis/Flickr)WE NOW KNOW EIGHT of the 12 members of the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team. The PGA Championship was the cutoff for earning a spot on the team via the points system. The remaining four team members will be captain’s picks.Her read more
Mickelson vs Harrington - The Case for #2.
Average Golfer | August 11th 2008 by Bob Brancato
Assuming the obvious, that Tiger Woods is firmly entrenched as the world's number one golfer, who is second best? Who deserves the title as most likely to challenge El Tigre when it matters, in a big tournament? The majors, the WGC events and the han read more
The Monster Piles Up Victims Like Cordwood at 90th PGA Championsh…
Average Golfer | August 8th 2008 by Bob Brancato
Super power hitter J.B. Holmes stood alone as the only player under par after two rounds of the 90th PGA Championship. His mind boggling bomb strategy paid off today because, by his own admission, he was hitting his driver straight. Some of his tee read more
Vijah Singh beats Lee Westwood to claim WGC title
Buzzin Golf | August 4th 2008 by Terry Lane
Vijay Singh wins the WGC title Vijay Singh beat English golfer Lee Westwood by one shot to win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational title in Ohio. The 45-year-old shared the lead with Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson overnight, but recorded a round of 68 read more
Sunday Night’s Thought(s)
OddBlast: A Man On A Mission | August 3rd 2008 by Cameron
It is another quick round up of Sunday Night’s Thought(s). Briefly here, I found it ironic that lefty once again choked on the final few holes of a tournament. I am not sure what is going through his mind. He can play, He can win, he can bea read more
Singh Survives Yips to Win WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Armchair Golf Blog | August 3rd 2008
Adventures in putting for Vijay Singh.(Gordons/Flickr)I DON’T REMEMBER WHO VIJAH SINGH is working with, but he better get on the phone with him in a hurry. I can’t recall ever seeing a tour pro beat a world-class field without making a putt outsi read more
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: The Mechanic
Armchair Golf Blog | August 2nd 2008
Miguel Angel Jimenez launches one at The Open Championship.(Steven Newton/Flickr)THEY CALL HIM THE MECHANIC. I’m referring, of course, to Miguel Angel Jimenez, and today on the CBS telecast Faldo and crew were wondering aloud about the nickname. We read more
The Phil Mickelson Fitness Slideshow
Armchair Golf Blog | July 29th 2008
The "before" Phil (Jones/Flickr)BEN POPPER AT MEN’S VOGUE wrote to tell me about their stories on the new, svelte Phil Mickelson. OK, I’m not sure about svelte, but he does look a lot more fit.“We ran this piece on how Phil Mickelson shed 20 po read more
Harrington Wins British, Norman Continues Honeymoon
Armchair Golf Blog | July 20th 2008
Padraig HarringtonYEARS FROM NOW, someone might ask Greg Norman what he did on his second honeymoon.“Let’s see, we traveled, did some sightseeing, shopped a little, I almost won the British Open, stuff like that.”So Norman didn’t win The Open read more
David Duval in Contention at British Open
Armchair Golf Blog | July 18th 2008
(Honeyfield/Flickr)I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET USED to Greg Norman being in contention at the British Open, someone who now plays more tennis than golf, when another ghost from golf’s not-too-distant past appeared on the British Open leaderboard. Davi read more
Weather a Factor at Birkdale
The Fairway Bunker | July 18th 2008 by Mike
I think Simon Dyson said it best, “You put a 4-handicapper on that first tee and they’d probably shoot 100…” I guess that means I would have shot about a 150 Thursday at the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England. Dyson read more
Daily Blast
OddBlast: A Man On A Mission | July 17th 2008 by Cameron
Round Up (1,2….3) Rocco is officially the man! Fly over yesterday, tee off, and bingo the man is on top! Go Rocco! On to my picks, Lee is still in it (I mean really anyone is in it right now, just the first day). The top surprises thoug read more
Rocco Mediate Leads Brutish Open
Armchair Golf Blog | July 17th 2008
Defending championPadraig Harrington(Doyle/Flickr)RAINY, WINDY, CHILLY. Welcome to Royal Birkdale and the 137th Open Championship. The Brutish, er, British Open.Old Man Par and Royal Birkdale won today as 156 players donned long sleeves and rain gear read more
British Open at Birkdale
Learn Golf Blog - Golf for Everyone | July 17th 2008 by Desmond
The British Open kicked off the first round at Birkdale. It is a beautiful course with very challenging golfing conditions. This is what Birkdale has treated the golfers at the British Open. In the morning, the golfers were greeted with rain and read more
Angelo Que better than past champs
Peter Lavina New Blog | July 17th 2008
Filipino ace Angelo Que made a remarkable start at his maiden major tournament at the 137th British Open Golf championships last night (RP Time). After opening with a bogey with the jitters I suppose, he evened the next two holes and found himself sh read more
The Primary Cut - British Open Style
I Want to be a Sports Agent | July 17th 2008 by Darren Heitner
While Augusta is my favorite major to watch, and while I consider the U.S. Open to be the toughest major to actually win, there is something about The British Open that makes it the most special of the four. Maybe it’s because it is golf’ read more
2008 British Open Contenders?
US Open Golf Information | July 16th 2008 by Clint Hitchcock
With the 2008 British Open to begin play tomorrow at Royal Birkdale, does anybody really stand out as a favorite to be the ‘Champion Golfer of the Year’? There are a few players who might stand a good chance. Sergio Garcia - can the youn read more
Fox Sports Columnist Picks Westwood in British Open
Armchair Golf Blog | July 16th 2008
Lee WestwoodI THOUGHT I’D GET SOME HELP figuring out the British Open, so I turned to the scribes, a few national golf writers and sports columnists. I dashed off an email to three and heard from one, Ian O’Connor, a FoxSports.com columnist and t read more
A Little Luck Keeps Perry Rolling
The Fairway Bunker | July 14th 2008 by Mike
Kenny Perry has been on a roll recently, and he didn’t stop at the John Deere Classic this past weekend at the TPC Deere Run in Silvis, IL. But it wasn’t a runaway for Perry, as he needed a little luck to get his third win in his last five read more
British Open without Tiger Woods
Learn Golf Blog - Golf for Everyone | July 13th 2008 by Desmond
The coming British Open this week at Royal Birkdale will be the first major without Tiger Woods for the last decade. Tiger Woods announced on June 18 that he will not be returning to the British Open and will be out for the rest of the season due t read more
What Kenny Perry and I Have in Common
Armchair Golf Blog | July 9th 2008
YOU’RE DYING TO KNOW, RIGHT? OK, here it is: Neither of us is playing in the British Open.Ba-da-bum. (I’m glad you can’t throw tomatoes at me.)But seriously, Kenny is taking more heat than Phoenix asphalt. Why? What am I missing? Somebody tell read more
Arizona well represented in ESPY nominations
az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports | July 3rd 2008 by Matt Blake
I know, I know. The ESPY Awards handed out annually by ESPN are nothing but a gigantic commercial for the network, and a way for the sports juggernaut to brown-nose athletes from a multitude of sports. But, this is the 16th year they’ve hande read more
Golf Photographer Sets Off Apology Chain Reaction
Armchair Golf Blog | July 1st 2008
A SIMPLE APOLOGY from a golf photographer to Tiger Woods for snapping a photo before impact has been pinpointed as the cause of an onslaught of apologies sweeping the golf world.The exact order is uncertain, but sources seem to agree that an apology read more
Reconstructive mojo repair successful for Tiger
Serious Sports News Network | June 26th 2008 by Tom Alexander
WINDERMERE, FL — The good news is that Tiger Woods underwent successful surgery Wednesday. The bad news is that the golf mega-star’s newly repaired mojo will still cause him to miss… Read more read more
The Primary Cut - U.S. Women’s Open Edition
I Want to be a Sports Agent | June 26th 2008 by Darren Heitner
Everyone is anticipating a Lorena Ochoa (pictured)-Annika Sorenstam duel (numbers one and two in the world, respectively; click here for the current women’s world rankings) this weekend at the U.S. Women’s Open at Interlachen Country Clu read more
Swing Secrets Revealed - After Impact Positions of Top Tour Pros
ProGolferDigest | June 24th 2008 by Max Lee
Justin Leonard After impact positions of various different pro tour players will look very similar. On this post, I will simply let you guess what they did right by looking at them. The answer (or the secret) is in the pictures. It’s been t read more
Tiger “heartbroken” over missing Ryder Cup
Serious Sports News Network | June 22nd 2008 by Tom Alexander
JUPITER ISLAND, FL — While his season-ending knee surgery will cost him a shot at two major championships, the FedEx Cup and millions of dollars in earnings, golfing god Tiger Woods is… Read more read more
News and Notes: Wednesday June 18th
B-Side Sports: The Cure for the Common Blog | June 18th 2008 by Thomas Lourdeau
Welcome to my newly devised lazy way of delivering effective updates in the world of sports. It’s B-Side’s version of “Cliff Notes”, except exceedingly less informative. Here we go… Willy Randolf Fired as Mets Manager: read more
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