Tag Archives: Golf
Stretching harms golf game according to recent study
While many golfers undergo a conservative stretching routine before starting to take practice swings and start their rounds, a recent study suggests that stretching is no good for your overall golf score. In studies conducted at Austin State University in … Continue reading
approval payday loans
Winter golf gets new life in Minnesota
The sport of golf has taken on a new life in the winter months in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and golfers who normally hibernate during the frigid winter months have the staff of Majestic Oaks Golf Club to thank for … Continue reading
USGA director David Fay steps down from top position in US golf
He oversaw the return of golf to the Olympic Games. He brought golf to the masses by staging the United States Open at public golf courses. And now, the head of golf’s governing body is walking away. On Friday Dec. … Continue reading
A look back at the 1969 Ryder Cup and the famous concession
It was forever dubbed “The Concession.” A two-foot putt at the end of the final round of the 1969 Ryder Cup that would decide whether or not the British team were losers or even competitors. And one single act marked … Continue reading
Posted in The 19th Hole Report
Tagged Billy Casper, Gene Littler, Golf, international golf, Jack Nicklaus, Royal Birkdale, Ryder Cup, Sam Snead, Tony Jacklin
Leave a comment
Tiger Woods in position to win first tournament in 2010
To say that Tiger Woods has had a rough year is akin to saying that the current economic downturn has only affected a few people. However, on Saturday, Dec. 4, Tiger Woods put himself in position to do something that … Continue reading
Posted in The 19th Hole Report
Tagged Chevron World Challenge, Golf, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods
Leave a comment
Bob Hope Classic will feature PGA Tour money leader Matt Kuchar in 2011
In recent years, the Bob Hope Classic in Rancho Mirage, California has seen a considerable drop-off in the number of top 50 players from the PGA Tour. However in 2011, they can boast that they scored the Tour’s leading money … Continue reading
Posted in Palm Springs Sports
Tagged Bill Haas, Bob Hope Classic, Golf, Matt Kuchar, PGA, PGA Tour
Leave a comment
Legendary golf course designer Pete Dye makes his mark in New York
Pete Dye grew up around golf. On the farm that he grew up on in Urbana, Ohio, his father designed and built a nine-hole golf course, where Pete honed his skills by playing and working on the course. His experience … Continue reading
Celebrity athlete Tiger Woods: Lessons learned from his father?
In His Father’s Son, a book set to be released on October 28 by Golf Digest contributing editor Tom Callahan, he reveals that Earl Woods had a well-known reputation as a womanizer and cheater, and that the marriage between Earl and his wife Tida was born out of the extra-marital affair that started while Earl was still married to his first wife. His marriage to Tida also ended for the same reason apparently, and Tiger Woods was known to go crying to his high-school girlfriends about his father’s philandering ways. At one point in time, one of Earl’s mistresses threatened to out their affair publicly, causing celebrity athlete Woods to hush up the affair with a hefty cash payment. The payment caused a rift between Tiger and his dad, lasting for several years. Continue reading
Posted in GCN
Tagged Celebrity Athletes, Celebrity Scandal, Children, Generations, Golf, Parenting, Sports, Tiger Woods
Leave a comment
Sombrero Country Club seeks changes to keep up with changing economy
Sombrero C.C. When Sombrero Country Club was originally designed in the mid-1950s, it was designed to offer a tough challenge for any touring pro, while also providing great play for any amateur. Built by Mark Mahannah, an architect who built … Continue reading
Celebrity athlete and transgender woman Lana Lawless cries foul against LPGA
Lucy Lawless, 57, filed suit this week in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, claiming that the LPGA’s rules that state a woman must be “female at birth” are outdated and discriminatory, and violates her civil rights. The filing was first made public on Wednesday. The suit was filed on Lawless’ behalf by her attorney, Chris Dolan. Lawless said she was denied membership in the LPGA even though she is a post-operative transsexual and is recognized as a woman by her home state of California. Continue reading
Posted in Headline News
Tagged Celebrity Athletes, Golf, Lana Lawless, LGBT, LPGA, Sports
Leave a comment
