This month Living Golf looks at how the tour is shaping up with Tiger Woods out of action, at a program that uses golf as part of recovery therapy for injured veterans, and we take to the course with footballing legend Kenny Dalgleish.
Over the last five years the "Living Golf" team has traveled the world and met some of the best and biggest names in the sport.
The World Match Play Championship is to move from its Wentworth home to southern Spain next year and will adopt a new round-robin format.
Two days after a grueling U.S. Open that took him five days and 91 holes to win, Woods said he will have reconstructive surgery on his left knee to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament
World number one Tiger Woods has said his recovery from left knee surgery is going well and he hopes to play in the Memorial tournament in two weeks' time as well as the U.S. Open.
Tiger Woods sank a 24-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational, extending his PGA Tour winning streak to five straight tournaments.
Tiger Woods overwhelmed fellow American Stewart Cink eight and seven to win his third World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship crown in Tucson on Sunday.
K.J. Choi is the only Asian among the world's top 10 golfers and the first South Korean to win a PGA Tour card. Nicknamed "The Tank" after his days as a competitive weightlifter, Choi realized his passion for golf as a teenager and pursued a professional career against the advice of his parents. His golfing inspiration was a book written by the legendary "Golden Bear" Jack Nicklaus. Choi attributes his success to Nicklaus' "My Way," where he learned the grip, swing and other fundamentals of his game. This year, Choi won the Jack Nicklaus memorial tournament, and he discusses in detail his hopes for climbing further up the world rankings.
Welcome to my monthly blog. For those of you not so familiar with me --Tony Q'aja AKA Tony the Tailor -- I'm sure you will be familiar with my first golfing venture at least, Darren Clarke.
Frenchman Thomas Levet birdied the final hole for a five-under-par 68 to tie Simon Wakefield for the second-round lead in the Johnnie Walker Championship on Friday.
This month Living Golf looks at how the tour is shaping up with Tiger Woods out of action, at a program that uses golf as part of recovery therapy for injured veterans, and we take to the course with footballing legend Kenny Dalgleish.
Over the last five years the "Living Golf" team has traveled the world and met some of the best and biggest names in the sport.
The World Match Play Championship is to move from its Wentworth home to southern Spain next year and will adopt a new round-robin format.
Two days after a grueling U.S. Open that took him five days and 91 holes to win, Woods said he will have reconstructive surgery on his left knee to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament
World number one Tiger Woods has said his recovery from left knee surgery is going well and he hopes to play in the Memorial tournament in two weeks' time as well as the U.S. Open.
Tiger Woods sank a 24-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational, extending his PGA Tour winning streak to five straight tournaments.
Tiger Woods overwhelmed fellow American Stewart Cink eight and seven to win his third World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship crown in Tucson on Sunday.
K.J. Choi is the only Asian among the world's top 10 golfers and the first South Korean to win a PGA Tour card. Nicknamed "The Tank" after his days as a competitive weightlifter, Choi realized his passion for golf as a teenager and pursued a professional career against the advice of his parents. His golfing inspiration was a book written by the legendary "Golden Bear" Jack Nicklaus. Choi attributes his success to Nicklaus' "My Way," where he learned the grip, swing and other fundamentals of his game. This year, Choi won the Jack Nicklaus memorial tournament, and he discusses in detail his hopes for climbing further up the world rankings.
Welcome to my monthly blog. For those of you not so familiar with me --Tony Q'aja AKA Tony the Tailor -- I'm sure you will be familiar with my first golfing venture at least, Darren Clarke.
Frenchman Thomas Levet birdied the final hole for a five-under-par 68 to tie Simon Wakefield for the second-round lead in the Johnnie Walker Championship on Friday.
(AP) -- One of the intriguing aspects of the Presidents Cup is that the captains fill in the players one game at a time, instead of blind draw, meaning they can orchestrate matches. That led to Tiger Woods playing Ernie Els in South Africa, and Fred Couples playing Vijay Singh in 2005.
AKRON, Ohio -- The Presidents Cup logo hasn't appeared on the side of a milk carton yet under the headline, "Missing!" But it's close. In what constitutes a great piece of trivia, the Presidents Cup is going to be held -- shhhh! -- next month in Montreal.
What ever happened to Tiger Woods? You remember him, right? Big smile, flawless putting stroke and an aura so intimidating that other players' mock turtlenecks would get tighter at the very sight of his name on the leader board. Woods may lead the PGA Tour in victories, scoring average and all-important FedEx Cup points, but the story of the year in golf is that something has gone missing in Tiger's game. The most ruthless closer the sport has known has developed a vulnerability when it matters most, and it cost him last week's U.S. Open, just as it did the Masters earlier this year.
This month Living Golf celebrates its 50th edition and as a way to commemorate the achievement, Justin Armsden spent time with the legendary Jack Nicklaus at St Andrews, a course which holds a special place in the heart of the Golden Bear as it was there that he retired from the game at the 2005 British Open.
When you walk off the 18th green at the Ballyneal Golf and Hunt Club, the vistas of rambling sand dunes, yucca plants and tumbleweed pressed against a vivid, blue northeastern Colorado sky, recall lyrics from a recently released jazz tune.
1. Which of the following people would you like to be stranded with on a desert island?
MORELIA, Mexico (AP) -- Lorena Ochoa struggled in her second round as the No. 1 player in the world, shooting a 1-over 74 in windy conditions Friday to drop five strokes behind the leaders in the Corona Morelia Championship.
GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) -- The Par-3 Shootout, which has featured Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Phil Mickelson, has been canceled for this summer but will resume in 2008.
The late-afternoon sun slants low through the Osage orange trees off the 7th hole at Inniscrone Golf Club, burnishing the bunkers with a soft, warm, wintry glow. Here in the mushroom country of Pennsylvania, these mock orange trees-battered by wind and scarred by lightning-flank the fairway like wounded veterans in a memorial parade for some forgotten hero.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) -- Twenty years ago, Davis Love III began a personal tradition like no other -- dominating the Verizon Heritage.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 8 -- How can it be? How can it be that a bunch of world-class talents -- Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, Chad Campbell, Robert Allenby and Steve Stricker, among others -- didn't make the cut at the Masters this year, but a foursome of graybeard former champions did?
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Fred Couples bent backward on the 13th fairway, looking as if he might start doing some yoga right there in Amen Corner. There was a little twist to the left, a little twist to the right.
Augusta, Ga., April 4 -- Don't let him win.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Fred Couples bent backward on the 13th fairway, looking as if he might start doing some yoga right there in Amen Corner. There was a little twist to the left, a little twist to the right.
An excerpt from Fanatic: 10 Things All Sports Fans Should Do Before They Die by Jim Gorant, published by Houghton Mifflin June 2007. Copyright Jim Gorant. For more information go to jimgorant.blogspot.com
PALM COAST, Fla. (AP) -- Keith Fergus moved into position for his first Champions Tour victory, shooting a bogey-free 5-under 67 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead in the Ginn Championship.
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) - The PGA Tour approved a field of 120 for Tiger Woods' tournament in July, defusing a debate that divided players for weeks.
(AP) -- About the only negative memory Phil Mickelson has of Sunday at the Masters last year was finishing his third round in the morning. The sudden clicks of a camera from the tower over the 18th tee when he was at the top of his swing led to a wild shot and ultimately a bogey that reduced his lead to one shot.
"I am, by nature, a control freak," Tiger says with a smile.
Dear Joe,
Let's say you're filling out your entry in the all-important office Masters pool, and like the NCAA hoops pool, you know you've got to stray from the typical No. 1 seeds if you hope to make a splash.
Interview by Josh Sanburn
Augusta National's image as an exclusive (and exclusionary) institution is a reflection of the club's co-founders, Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts. As the most famous glam-ateur in the game's history, Jones was the face of the club, the front man who hung out with Hollywood stars and heads of state. Roberts was an enigma -- a man with an eye for detail and innovation both as the club and Masters tournament chairman for 45 years, he was also myopic in his world view, once infamously muttering, "As long as I'm alive, golfers will be white, and caddies will be black." Thirty years ago, Roberts, in declining health, wandered out onto the world's most famous course and blew his own brains out. The legacy he left is one of intrigue, with fact and fiction intertwined like coffee and fresh cream before the spoon gives them a stir. Here's the truth, half-truths and downright fairy tales about the man behind the curtain for so many years at the Masters.
"I never imagined this would be coming up again," says Ping chairman John Solheim, whose father, company founder Karsten Solheim, sued the USGA and the PGA Tour in 1989 after they tried to ban the square grooves used in the company's Eye2 irons. (The Eye2's were deemed conforming, and both suits were settled out of court.) On Feb. 27 the USGA proposed new regulations on grooves, arguing that current designs impart too much spin on the ball, especially from the rough, thus de-emphasizing the importance of driving accuracy. Like his father, Solheim is not buying the argument, but the USGA is soliciting feedback on the proposal, so, Solheim says, "we will put in our comments and wait to see what they decide." If the USGA stands by the specifications of its new proposal, does he foresee more legal action? Responds Solheim, "I'm not going to say anything about that at this time, because I'm praying it won't get that far."
Guess what? You can have a PGA Tour event without Tiger, Phil, Vijay and Ernie. The Honda Classic, which wrapped up with a four-man playoff on Monday morning, had a B-list field yet turned out to be the best tournament of the year.
1. Mark Wilson's putter Have you ever seen a player make so many huge putts down the stretch?
It's a month away, but I can already tell you that Masters Sunday will be special. I know this because it's going to begin with Arnold Palmer winning the Masters.
Nearly 80 percent of home buyers start their search on the Internet - soon they'll have more to look at.
While it's hard to remember the Masters without Tiger Woods, here, from the pages of our sister publication Sports Illustrated, is a decade-old snapshot of something you'll never forget: the nail-biting quiet before Tiger's first Masters as a professional in 1997, and the aftereffect of the most dominating performance ever seen up to that time in a major championship. (Unattributed lines excerpted from stories by Rick Reilly, John Garrity and Jaime Diaz.)
It's too bad Tiger Woods had his PGA Tour winning streak end at seven last week in Arizona. It means we'll miss the debate about whether his streak was comparable to Byron Nelson's famous run of 11 straight victories in 1945.
On the current edition of his HBO show, Real Sports, Bryant Gumbel argues that "the next logical step" for Tiger Woods would be to "call some of his corporate partners" and start his own tour, so he could "keep more of the money he's now earning for others." As evidence, Gumbel points out that the International has just gone out of business because Woods wouldn't play in the event. It's only a matter of time before the same fate befalls other Tigerless tournaments, Gumbel says.
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By the time Tiger Woods turned pro in 1996, at age 20, he was nearly wholly formed as a golfer, setting an impossible standard for all who followed. Aaron Baddeley, 26, and Jeff Quinney, 28, can attest to that. Around the turn of the century Baddeley and Quinney were considered can't-miss kids, but the road to stardom would be far more complicated than either could have imagined. Last week's FBR Open served as a showcase for their developing careers, with mixed reviews. Thanks to a spectacular closing 64, Baddeley earned his second PGA Tour victory in the last 10 months, confirming that yes, at last, he is a young talent to be reckoned with. On Sunday evening he compared the FBR victory with his breakthrough at Hilton Head last April, which ended a five-year winless drought. As he said, "The first one felt like more of a relief, where this one is more like, All right, now I'm making headway to where I want to go."
Where does Tiger Woods' current streak of seven consecutive PGA Tour wins rank among all his achievements? Here's my top 12 list.
For 30-plus years Jack Nicklaus kept saying that fatherhood was his highest priority, thereby screwing things up for the rest of us. Now we dads have to sit through those interminable swim meets on beautiful summer evenings when we could be playing a twilight nine, all because Big Jack never missed any of Jackie's golf tournaments or Steve's football games or Nan's volleyball matches.
These days, everyone and everything wants to be branded - including condo developments. The proper branding association adds instant recognition, cachet and, probably, value.
Two days after winning the biggest cheque of his career, American Paul Goydos was still grappling with the implications of his Sony Open victory in Hawaii.
Tiger Woods has been picked as the PGA Tour player of the year for the eighth time in 10 years after taking his tally of major wins to 12 with victories in the British Open and PGA Championship.
SINCE RETIRING from competitive golf at the 2005 British Open, Jack Nicklaus has traded long-distance drives for longer-distance flights. The Golden Bear is CEO of his golf course design firm, Nick...
The International team won the inaugural Goodwill Trophy 6 1/2 to 5 1/2, with Australia's Peter Senior securing the winning point with a final hole victory over Bradley Dredge of Wales.
Rest of the world skipper Retief Goosen and Michael Campbell helped their team to a 2 1/2 to 1 1/2 lead over Europe and the U.S. after the first day of the inaugural Goodwill Trophy in Shenzhen on Monday.
Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer led the tributes for golfing great Byron Nelson, who died at his ranch in Texas on Tuesday at the age of 94.
On my first dat at Mission Hills in southern China, on one of the resort's ten courses, I knock my ball into a sand trap, where it rolls next to the parched carcass of a wayward frog. In a glance, ...
There's a formula for the resort communities cropping up all over the country: golf courses designed by the likes of Tom Fazio or Jack Nicklaus; restaurants owned by celebrity chefs; on-site spas with everything from facials to deep-tissue massages.
American Steve Flesch parred the final hole to take a one-shot lead at the Memorial tournament when the weather-hit first round was completed on Friday.
Tiger Woods, still coping with the death of his father, is to skip the prestigious Memorial tournament at Muirfield village.
The 2009 British Open will be played at Turnberry, 15 years after it last took place at the Scottish links course, the Royal & Ancient have said.
Seve Ballesteros makes his return to golf after a two-year absence at the Madrid Open this week, still dreaming that he can add to his 87 career titles.
Chris DiMarco drained a 15-foot birdie putt to give the U.S. a Presidents Cup victory and their captain, Jack Nicklaus, a winning send off at Gainesville on Sunday.
Augusta. St. Andrews. Pebble Beach. For most golfers, those three courses represent the sacred trinity of 18-hole layouts. Play one and consider yourself among the truly fortunate. Play all three? Welcome to duffer nirvana.
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas ... especially if you can't break 90.
Phil Mickelson clinched his second major title with a one-shot victory in the weather-delayed U.S. PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club on Monday.
Tiger Woods repelled a mid-round challenge before pulling away on the back nine to claim his tenth major title with victory in the British Open at St Andrews on Sunday.
Holder Todd Hamilton slid to a two-over-par 74 in the second round of the British Open to miss the cut by three shots.
After 44 years of professional golf, Jack Nicklaus is winding down his storied career this week with his final appearance at a major tournament, the British Open.
Jack Nicklaus made an emotional exit from the British Open after an illustrious career, as Tiger Woods took a giant step towards clinching his 10th major.
Jack Nicklaus will be paired with his great rival Tom Watson for the opening two rounds of the British Open at St Andrews in his emotional farewell to professional golf.
Jack Nicklaus plays his 162nd and last major at the British Open next week in fear of what the future holds for the sport he has graced.
American Chris Di Marco produced his second successive round of 67 to take a four-shot lead at the halfway stage of the weather-hit U.S. Masters at Augusta on Saturday.
Golfing in Denver has its advantages. The beauty and majesty of the Rocky Mountains to frame your shots. The high altitude (and thin air) to give you a little extra oomph off the tee. And generally great golfing conditions in the summer and early fall.
One of America's top vacation spots, Orlando -- like the rest of Florida -- is also a golfer's haven. In fact, a visit to Walt Disney World not only gives you the Magic Kingdom but also five 18-hole courses, including ones designed by two of the best-known golf architects, Tom Fazio and Pete Dye.
I am in no man's land between Hong Kong and China. Since the handover in 1997, the former British colony and its new ruler are on the same side but, for the time being, there is still a division between them.
Eat your divots, Donald Trump. The world's most expensive golf club now belongs to a former car-leasing honcho named Michael Pascucci. Pascucci is building Sebonack, a 7,200-yard, 18-hole course se...
Golf legends Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player have been named Presidents Cup captains for the second time running, for the 2005 tournament in Virginia.
SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - World No. 2 Vijay Singh missed the cut for the first time since last March as Stewart Cink grabbed the second-round lead at the $4.5 million Buick Invitational.
Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly spent two years "crowbarring" his way into the golf bags of a dozen players, and the result is Who's Your Caddy? Looping for the Great, Near Great, and Repr...
With world-class golf courses, a spectacular arts center and a waterfront promenade on Lake Michigan, Sheboygan, Wis. has come a long way from its curious 19th-century distinction as the city of the four Cs: chairs, cheese, churches and children.
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Tiger Woods won the Masters at the "old" Augusta National in 1997. He won in 2001 after three holes were changed. He won yet again in 2002 after a substantial redesign added 285 yards to the course...
No real golfer, you say, would risk being caught putting a yellow ball through a ceramic pirate's mouth. But think about it: While 18 holes at a run-of-the-mill resort course costs upward of $125, ...
F. Scott Fitzgerald famously observed, "There are no second acts in American lives." Which just shows that F. Scott Fitzgerald was woefully unfamiliar with the career paths of professional golfers....
FOUR SEASONS PUNTA MITA: From the third tee of the golf course at the new Four Seasons Resort in Mexico's Punta Mita, northwest of Puerto Vallarta, the sunset over Banderas Bay is stunning: towerin...
Hidden behind a nondescript wooden door on Second Avenue near 53rd Street in Manhattan resides what just might be the world's most expensive bar: the Hole in One, home to 260 single-malt Scotches. ...
There were plenty of junctures, of course, where this whole Tiger Woods business might have gone all wrong, but two in particular come to mind. The first came after the only child of Earl and Kulti...
As the game of golf grows ever more popular, getting a convenient tee time at a desirable public course is growing ever more difficult. Many courses will not accept reservations far in advance, and...
Fortune makes no secret of its affinity for getting to the top of things when it comes to covering business. We like to nose around as much as anybody in the plumbing of a company or an industry, b...
If you are among the estimated 8 million Americans each year who take a golfing vacation, you've faced tough decisions in life. Like which pair of lime green slacks to pack for your trip. But while...
Golfing great Jack Nicklaus knows that setbacks are par for the course, in business and in sports. As an entrepreneur, the Golden Bear has scored as many bogeys as birdies. But after sour real esta...
You take your laptop along on commutes or business trips with every intention of working on those spreadsheets. But hey, the unpleasantness of travel being what it is, even your boss shouldn't scow...
Forget retailing woes. The Limited's Leslie Wexner, 54, seems more worried & these days about how to buy a drink. He and developer friend Jack Kessler have bankrolled an exclusive enclave near Colu...
Most business people don't get serious about golf until retirement. Six-time Masters winner Jack Nicklaus, 51, has done it the other way around. Now that he has reduced his touring schedule, he's p...
''The most puzzling choice we've got on our hands this year is which ball to play,'' says James W. Pilz, 57, a 5-handicap golfer and executive vice president of Timken Co., the big bearings maker i...
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