All Posts Tagged With: "Golf"

The World’s been robbed because of another archaic golfing rule

I understand the rules are there for a reason, but sometimes the rules should be broken.
Like, for instance, when breaking the rules gives us what everyone wants to see.
Alright, Y.E. Yang probably doesn’t want the rules changed, and nothing against him, but there’s probably only a few dozen people outside of South Korea who does [...]

Only One Person To Blame for Old Man Watson’s Defeat

I’m sorry, Tom. I truly am. You were all set to win your record-equalling sixth Open Championship, and I screwed it up.
I’m truly, truly sorry.
At the same time, I’m still waiting for my thanks from Stewart Cink
Had it not been for me; had I not abandoned my well-conceived final-round strategy of not looking at any [...]

Billy Casper: The Golfer History Has Forgotten About

We have all heard of the ‘Big Three’, which consisted of Nicklaus, Palmer and Player.
However, you probably have not heard much about another player during that same era who, at a time, was actually winning more tournaments than Nicklaus, Palmer and Player.

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Were Padraig Harrington’s Major Wins Any Less Impressive Without Tiger Woods?

Padraig Harrington shocked the golf world when he became the first player, other than Tiger Woods, to win consecutive majors since Tom Watson won the US & British Opens back in 1982.  
But, would things have been different if Tiger Woods had played in the 2008 British Open and PGA Championship?

Five Biggest Questions For The 2009 PGA Tour Season

The 2008 PGA Tour season has provided us with some shocking moments to say the least.
So, what are the biggest questions looming as we head towards the 2009 season?  

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The Impact Of The Fitness Era On The PGA Tour

Physical fitness has now become an integral part of being a succesful professional golfer.  The fitness era is playing a role in the increasing parity seen on tour and will also play a major role in the rewritting of the record books in the coming years.

Time Is Beginning To Run Out For Phil Mickelson

At 38 years old, Phil Mickelson is running out of time to move into the class of elite all-time golfers.

The NFL- NBA- MLB- and Even (gasp) Golf: The Wackiest Week in Recent Memory

By David J. Cohen

I’ve been watching sports for many years and every once in a while, you’ll hear something that makes you chuckle. Most weeks in sports are exciting but as far as the giggles go its rather mild. This week has been a firestorm full of madness. Hilarity ensues…

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26 Best Golfers to Win Only One Major Since World War II

I am going with the same criteria as I did for the 25 worst golfers to win a major championship, with one change: I am making it a top-26.

Why 26? It’s simple. Steve Elkington is not in the same class as these other golfers, but his accomplishments make him appear to be. While everyone else [...]

25 Worst Major Champions Since World War II

Okay. I’ve looked at every golfer to win one of golf’s four male major professional tournaments and picked out the 25 worst to win a title. There have been some very obscure champions, three of which even won multiple titles. But these were the worst.

Now, there were some that were less accomplished. Ian Baker-Finch didn’t [...]

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