August 4th, 2008
The b5media Sports Channel is talking about their favorite players and teams this week, so it’s a good time to tell you about my favorite golfer. I grew up on Columbus during a time when the city’s favorite sons including that generation’s version of Tiger Woods–Jack Nicklaus. There’s no denying the “Golden Bear” was […]
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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 2nd, 2008
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It’s the kind of “Cinderella” story that golfing fans love. Inbee Park, a native of South Korea, took up the game of golf when she saw her fellow Korean, Se Ri Pak win the US Women’s Open in 1998. Ten years later, Park wins the […]
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June 16th, 2008
If you’re like me, you’ve been vaguely aware of Rocco Mediate for years, but never really knew much about him…until this week. Now that he’s in a playoff for the 2008 US Open Championship with Tiger Woods, all eyes are on him. But who is this veteran player that’s challenging the best in the world? […]
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May 11th, 2008
Behind most every golf champion is a mother watching stoically from the stands. In the spirit of Mother’s Day, here are the mothers of some of golf’s most prominent players.
Kultida Woods (mother of Tiger Woods)
Marcella Ochoa (mother of Lorena Ochoa)
Mary Mickelson (mother of Phil Mickelson)
Bo Wie (mother of Michelle Wie)
Happy Mother’s Day to all “Green […]
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May 1st, 2008
John Daly just can’t seem to stay out of the news these days…and for all of the wrong reasons. The 42-year-old golfer has been struggling this year with health problems, rumors of a drinking problem, and members of his team abandonning ship. The latest bad press involves his doing an interview with a TV station […]
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April 25th, 2008
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The PGA golfers are in Irving, Texas this weekend competing in the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, a part of the PGA circuit since 1944. But who is Byron Nelson, for whom the tournament is named? Simply, the best golfer of his era.
Bryon Nelson […]
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March 20th, 2008
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
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February 20th, 2008
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As February is Black History Month, it’s fitting to talk about Charles Sifford, the first African-American to play on the PGA tour. Sifford was born in rural North Carolina in 1922. He started in golf as […]
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