Money has diminished as an interesting talking point in golf, notwithstanding the $11.4 million Bill Haas earned in a single day recently. Millions are dispensed weekly, disproving what your parents might have told you. Money does grow on trees, which explains why fairways typically a...
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort on Hilton Head Island is offering a variety of new golf clinics and packages this fall to help golfers of all skill levels improve every part of their game. New offerings range from playing a round of golf one-on-one with a ...
No, that's not a misprint: Humble Columbus snags the No. 2 slot, and not because Jack Nicklaus was born and raised there and co-designed Muirfield Village . Ohio's capital city ranks so high because it has the heavy hitters of design: Tom Weiskopf, Donald Ross, Arthur Hills and more. ...
1. Tell me something most people don't know about you? I played soccer (football!) way before I picked up golf and played to a pretty high level during high school. 2. What would you like to do for a living if you are not a pro golfer? Sports Psychologist. 3. If you could trade places...
We all know that Charl Schwartzel, Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke and Keegan Bradley love to play golf. But what do they love to do when they're not on the course? Find out in the 2011 edition of 20 Questions with the PGA Grand Slam of Golf Foursome.
Rio 2016 to launch golf course design contest October 17, 2011 The Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016 ™ announces the launch of an international contest to select a golf course design for the Rio 2016™ Olympic venue. The call for proposals is available ...
Related Content Photos Videos Rory McIlroy on The Race to Dubai Players Tom LEWIS Golf fans in Dubai are poised to welcome one of the most exciting new talents in world golf to the Dubai World Championship in December in the shape of England’s Tom Lewis. The 20 year old, who won the P...
SHOULD FRED COUPLES HAVE SELECTED HIMSELF FOR THE PRESIDENTS CUP TEAM? Michael Bamberger, senior writer, Sports Illustrated : Let's start with Fred Couples. He won the Champions Tour event in San Antonio this week by seven strokes . Honest-to-God, if they changed the rules and you cou...
The golf course will be built at Reserva de Marapendi, in Barra da Tijuca, the district that will concentrate the largest number of Rio 2016? Olympic venues. It will be a unique Olympic venue, located approximately 5 kilometers from the Athletes Village and approximately 7 kilometers ...
Wie Throws Her Weight behind Education for All in Asia Hong Kong 17th October 2011 Tim Maitland American superstar Michelle Wie added her voice to a campaign by the United Nations’ children’s charity UNICEF for universal primary education in Asia, during a brief stop in Hong Kong. Wie...
WHO: Michael Thompson WHAT: 264-yard sliced drive into the hazard WHEN: Final round of the McGladrey Classic WHERE: 470-yard par-4 18th hole at Sea Island's Seaside Course After three rounds, Thompson, a 25-year-old rookie, led by one stroke, and he increased the margin to three shots...
YAS ISLAND, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- Yas Links Abu Dhabi , a World Top 100 Course and the Middle East's first true links course, officially opened its improved, state-of-the-art golf academy on Oct. 14, 2011. The acclaimed UAE venue has invested heavily in high-tech teaching...
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) Ben Crane wasn't sure why he was even playing the McGladrey Classic. The real mystery came Sunday afternoon, when he sat down next to a shiny silver trophy. "What the heck am I doing here?" Crane said. His wife is expecting their third child, though a Cae...
We all know that Charl Schwartzel, Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke and Keegan Bradley love to play golf. But what do they love to do when they're not competing against the best players in the world? Find out in the 2011 edition of 20 Questions with the PGA Grand Slam of Golf Foursome.
Lewis wins maiden title in third pro start By TG Features Writer Tour News 17 October 2011 10:38 Tom Lewis fired a sensational closing 65 to win the Portugal Masters, only his third tournament as a professional, by two shots from Rafael Cabrera-Bello. On a low-scoring week, the Englis...
: Well, I think you're all correct about Fred. A 62 on the Champions Tour, short course, easy hole locations, is maybe a 67 or something on the regular tour. But the point is, he can still really play. By that I mean, when he's playing well he's a true force. Playing partner golf and ...
The first stage of q-school begins this week. Here's a look at each of the sites and some of the notables participating. The final stage of q-school will take place Nov. 30-Dec. 5 at PGA West.
, who couldn't defend his 2009 crown last year due to a back injury. He also won the tournament in 2007 and ranks second in all-time earnings here. While he entered both of those weeks without a top 10 in his previous six starts, and hasn't had one in his last eight this season, he sh...
TOUR's class clown Crane 'in shock' over exciting week text size Oct. 16, 2011 By Chris Dunham, PGATOUR.COM Editorial Coordinator ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- It was unpredictable, energetic and a lot of fun. RELATED Leaderboard Results, money TOUR Report What they said Round 4 photos Pr...
Keegan Bradley, Darren Clarke, Rory McIlroy and Charl Schwartzel showed off the skills that made them major winners on Monday in a special Champions Clinic that kicked off the fun at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in beautiful Bermuda.
@TheGolfClub Radio Show - October 15, 2011 In the Clubhouse: Ron Whitten: Golf Digest, Architecture Editor Chubby Chandler: Managing Director of ISM, on a 7 day Jaunt around China Mary Bea Porter-King: The Asia Pacific Junior Cup Karen Davies: The Yar GXI-WB Putter Craig Sasada: direc...
"This is beyond my imagination. I don't know if it will hit me for a while," he said after polishing off a rain-soaked, 5-under 66 for a seven-stroke victory in Miami. "I would never have dreamt this. At the beginning of the year you set goals that you want to meet and then you set so...
YOUTUBE SENSATION: For Barkley, watching his infamous swing on YouTube (bottom ) is more painful than negotiating Haney's lineup of 50 range balls.
Tom Lewis (Getty Images) Related Content News Lewis victorious in Portugal: What the papers said With this win - Tom Lewis Lewis lands fairytale victory Videos Tom Lewis Profile - September 21, 2011 Players Tom LEWIS Tom Lewis marked and replaced his ball, took a moment to compose him...
4. Sometimes a season boils down to one week. Case in point: James Driscoll . Earlier this year, he entered the final round of the Travelers Championship in third place just three strokes off the lead. Driscoll went on to finish fifth after a ho-hum 67 on Sunday. The difference, howev...
text size Halleran/Getty Images Luke Donald will be looking to regain his spot atop the money list this week at Disney. Oct. 17, 2011 1. History just got a little tougher. Luke Donald 's quest to become the first player to win the money lists on both sides of the pond in the same year...
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Greg Norman doesn't think much of the way Tiger Woods plays golf these days, saying he wouldn't have picked him to play in the Presidents Cup. Norman, who in a recent magazine interview said he didn't think Woods will win another major, told the Fort Myers (Fla...
Five things you need to know from the Nationwide Tour’s Miccosukee Championship, the second-to-last full-field event on the Nationwide Tour: 1. Digging the long ball: Jason Kokrak, the tour’s longest hitter, shot 20-under 264 to win by seven shots, the fifth-largest winning margin in ...
had them making the Rolex Rankings Moves of the Week. Azahara Munoz notched her career best finish of third which moved her up 12 spots in the Rolex Rankings to No. 39. Munoz had rounds of 67-68-68-69=272 (-12) to finish three strokes shy of the win.
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda – Blame it on jet lag. Or else Rory McIlroy may have hit it closer than 2 1/2 feet at the downhill and picturesque 13th hole at Port Royal Golf Course. In fact, the shot was so good – heck it was so utterly brilliant – that none of the other four players in the pr...
