Former PGA Tour member, Bobby Nichols died Sunday at age 66 of cancer. Nichols played on the tour from 1970 to 1973. A native of Tennessee, he then spent the rest of his career as a coach at Tennesse Tech. Nichols also designed and owned Ironwood Golf Course, near Cookeville, Tennessee
March is Women’s History Month, so it’s fitting to look at the beginnings of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), the longest-running women’s psorts association in the world. The organization was founded in 1950 by 13 women, including Babe Zaharias (pictured above), Patty Berg, and Louise Suggs. It was a refinement of the WPGA (Women’s Professional Golf Association), founded in 1944. The first season, the LPGA hosted 13 events with total prize money of $50,000.
Today, the LPGA sponsors 33 events with prize money of more than $58 million. How far we’ve come! The LPGA also funds the LPGA …read more
In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, take a look at some of Ireland’s most beautiful golf courses in this video:
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
There’s plenty of golf on TV this weekend. Below is the schedule (all times are ET).
Saturday, March 15930am – 1230pm – European Tour/ Ballantine’s Championship – Golf Channel230pm – 6pm – PGA/Arnold Palmer Invitational – NBC Sports3pm – 4pm – LPGA/MasterCard Classic – ESPN Deportes (in Spanish)630pm – 9pm – Champions Tour/AT&T Champions Classic – Golf Channel11pm – 1159pm – LPGA/MasterCard Classic – ESPN Deportes (in Spanish)
Sunday, March 16930am – 1230pm – European Tour/ Ballantine’s Championship – Golf Channel230pm – 6pm – PGA/Arnold Palmer Invitationl – NBC Sports630pm – 9pm – Champions Tour/AT&T Champions Classic – Golf Channel
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Gatorade, the leader in sports beverages, has created its first athlete-affiliated product–with whom else, but Tiger Woods. The drink, launching this month, is based on researching Tiger’s (and golfers) specific needs, primarily to fight dehydration when out on the links for four to five hours at a time. To meet that requirement, Gatorade Tiger has 25 percent more electrolytes than the traditional Gatorade Thirst Quencher beverages.
Tiger began working with the Gatorade people in 2007 at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute. For a discussion of how they arrived at the beverage formula (and pictures of Tiger in the Gatorade test …read more
Yes, golf season is approaching and golf show season is winding down, but there are still a few interesting shows in April, on both sides of the Atlantic. Here’s what’s going on:
New York International Golf Show, April 4-6, 2008. This three-day show at the Jacob Javits Center features golf clubs, golf balls, golf apparel, golf shoes, and golf training aids for sale to the general public. The show will also have golf courses and golf travel exhibits for patrons to explore and two, huge driving ranges, four golf simulators, and two putting challenges for prizes. Admission is $15 for …read more
Easter baskets are a long-standing tradition for the younger ones in the family, but who says that you can’t get a basket once you’re old enough to swing a golf club?
Easter baskets for golfers are easy to put together. Just combine some holiday treats with some always appreciated golf balls, tees, gloves, and othe golf paraphenalia. Or, if you’d rather, send a golf gift basket, such as the one from Gourmet Gift Baskets pictured above.
This practical basket is actually a wire practice basket. It’s filled with golf tees and 15 practice wiffle balls, gourmet goodies such as …read more
Today, the b5media Sports Channel brings you the best and worst from the world of sports. From the top to the bottom, our bloggers provide the latest news and their analysis of your favorite sports, players and teams. Take a quick look around the channel.
David from Every Morning Quarterback offers the top NFL free agency winners.
Jodie from Gossip On Sports brings you the five best coach rants.
Tim from Do You Nascar provides the latest in NASCAR with the Chase update.
Rich from College Fast Break provides the top 25 college basketball rankings.
Allison from BCS Frenzy talks about the best college …read more
This week, a full field of PGA Tour players convene in Orlando for the Arnold Palmer Invitational Tournament at Bay Hill Club and Lodge. Get a feel for the layout of the course in this flyover video:
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Golfer Ernie Els sported an “Autism Speaks” logo this past weekend on his golf bag and discussed with the media his five-year-old son’s diagnosis of autism, a situation his and his wife have dealt with privately up to this point. Said Els to the Associated Press:
“I feel comfortable talking about it now. I’ve got a bit of a profile where it will grab attention. That’s what this problem needs. And with that, hopefully, more people will get involved and we can start getting to what …read more
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