Ever since his challenge to Tiger Woods in this year’s US Open, veteran golfer, Rocco Mediate has become the player of the ordinary man. However, this isn’t going to be the week to see Mediate kissing a trophy. Having ended the third round in the middle of the pact, he’s fallen to the bottom of the leader board after 12 holes in the fourth round with a +9 so far for the day. I imagine Rocco’s praying for another rain storm.
Golf this weekend revolves around the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills in Michigan. Below is the entire weekend schedule:(all times are EDT).
Saturday, August 911am – 2pm – PGA Tour – PGA Championship in Bloomfield Hills, MI – TNT2pm – 7pm – PGA Tour – PGA Championship in Bloomfield Hills, MI – CBS
Sunday, August 1011am – 2pm – PGA Tour – PGA Championship in Bloomfield Hills, MI – TNT2pm – 7pm – PGA Tour – PGA Championship in Bloomfield Hills, MI – CBS
The LGPA is quiet this weekend as is the Champions Tour. The Nationwide Tour, playing the …read more
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 which John Daly shows up, this could be great golf or a disaster.
Other interesting pairings are:
Padraig Harrington, Trevor Immelman, and Angel Cabrera
Adam Scott, Ernie Els, and Fred Couples
Sergio Garcia, Anthony Kim, and Camilo Villegas
The complete list can be found on the PGA Championship Web site.
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:
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, 7395-yard course as illustrated above. One hundred, fifty-six players will compete for a purse of $7 million. The defending champion is Tiger Woods.
(photo © Newscom)
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 located next to the first green, as well as access to all seven days of the championship and parking.
Juniors (under 18 years) can attend any of the days with a ticketed adult for just $15 during the practice rounds (Monday-Wednesday) and $25 during play Thursday …read more
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 in Branson, Missouri, where he is consulting on a golf course construction site. He appears on camera sans shirt and shoes–not a good look, John. You can’t help but compare that video to the picture of the wide-eyed rookie who won the PGA Championship …read more
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