August 6th, 2008
The pairings for the first two days of play at the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club have been announced and their are several that merit watching. For sheer diversity and entertainment value, my money is on Vijay Singh (last week’s winner at the Bridgestone Invitational) with John Daly and David Toms. Depending on […]
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August 5th, 2008
The practice rounds for this week’s PGA Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, started yesterday. In the clip below, the local TV station shows live footage of the golfers and fans getting ready for the season’s final major tournament. Take a look:
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August 4th, 2008
The fourth and final major tournament of the PGA season–the PGA Championship–is this week, August 7-10 (2008). The event, nicknamed “Glory’s Last Shot” because it’s the last chance in the year to win a major tournament, will be held at Bloomfield Hills’ Oakland Hills Country Club, just outside of Detroit.
Oakland Hills is a par 70, […]
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August 2nd, 2008
Michelle Wie, playing on a sponsor’s exemption at the PGA Reno-Tahoe Legends Open, failed to make the cut in this her 8th attempt in a PGA tournament. Wie finished the first round in contention with a +1 73, but ended the second round at +9, aided by a double bogey and a quintuple bogey. Wie […]
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July 29th, 2008
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Greg Norman’s having quite a month of July! He got married; led the British Open into the final round and finished a very respectable third; and finished fifth in the British Senior Open last week. So much is the interest surrounding the 53-year-old, two-time […]
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July 23rd, 2008
Michelle Wie may be having trouble over at the LPGA Tour. She was disqualified in last week’s State Farm Classic and without a top-three finish in August’s CN Canadian Women’s Open, she is likely heading back to qualifying school. However, none of that is stopping the 18-year-old from testing her skills against the gentlemen of […]
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July 14th, 2008
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Today, July 14, is Bastille Day, the French Independence Day. In honor of this occasion, here’s a look at the top French golfers:
Thomas Levet. The top-ranked French golfer (pictured above) is #107 in the world rankings. A native of Paris, Levet became the first Frenchman […]
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July 12th, 2008
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It’s a full weekend of golf on television this week. Below is full schedule (all times are ET).
Saturday, July 129am - noon - European Tour - Barclay’s Scottish Open in Loch Lomond, Scotland - Golf Channel1pm - 4pm - […]
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July 9th, 2008
Tickets for the 2009 PGA Championship go on sale today (July 9, 2008) at noon. The tournament will be held at Hazeltine National Golf Course in Chaska, Minnesota on August 10-16, 2009.
A variety of ticket packages are available including Wanamaker ticket package ($425 each) that include access to the Wanamaker Club, a private, air-conditioned pavilion […]
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July 7th, 2008
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The PGA Tour heads to the Quad Cities for the appropriately named John Deere Classic this week. The four-day tournament, formerly named the Quad Cities Open, has been played at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois since 2000. (For those of you who aren’t familiar […]
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