Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
Bubba Watson won the Masters this past weekend and he caught the attention of most observes for his play and the fact that he was using a pink driver. That limited edition Ping club is used by Watson to raise money for various charities.
Ping - which is based in Phoenix ...
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Sunday, April 8th, 2012
The ball that was a part of what will surely be one of the most memorable shots in Masters history has been returned. Louis Oosthuizen double-eagled the par-5 2nd hole at Augusta National on Sunday, then pulled the ball from the cup and flipped it underhand into the crowd.
It was ...
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Saturday, April 7th, 2012
Tiger Woods kicked his golf club after a bad shot on Friday afternoon. His game was melting down and he had just shanked yet another iron shot on the par-3 16th hole. Then he threw his 9-iron onto the ground and kicked it.
Then the world ended.
From the Indianapolis Star:
"...his boorish ...
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Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
The Masters has pretty much always been a tournament that didn't care whether people watched it or not. It is played on one of the most exclusive courses at one of the most exclusive clubs in the entire country - Augusta National Golf Club only has about 300 members. They ...
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Monday, March 12th, 2012
Remember back in 1999, when we thought Sergio Garcia would rise as the rival to Tiger Woods after their duel at Medinah in the PGA Championship? Never really materialized.
Tiger and Sergio were linked together again on Sunday, but not for a good reason. Woods withdrew from the Cadillac Championship after ...
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Golf can be so vanilla that colorful storylines often get significant attention: Tiger's fall from grace, John Daly being himself on and off the course for the better part of 25 years, and lately, the character that is Robert Allenby, who witnesses claim wanted to fight fellow Aussie Geoff Ogilvy ...
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Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Down under, the Americans retained the Presidents Cup in the ninth biennial event, held at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Snoozefest. And the worst part is, no one is trying to hide it.
Johnny Miller put it best midway through Sunday's single matches, "These guys out here are all ...
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