Golf Blogger (Free subscription) | yesterday
Miles of Golf, my local pro shop was offering a free club evaluation this week, so I went in to have them take a look at how well my driver fits my game.
GeoffShackelford.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
It's time for a rule change. Tournaments seem to be competing in a constant game of one-upmanship to see who can make their greens the toughest. In both the Masters and the Players Championship, players were penalized when their balls moved in windy conditions after they had grounded their putters. With greens rolling to 12 or 13 on the Stimpmeter and 35 mile-per-hour gusts blowing, it's going to happen....
Golf Blogger (Free subscription) | yesterday
CBS Sports On Golf And TechnologyMay 15, 2008 Golf gearheads should set their Tivos for CBS at 2 pm this Saturday, when the network will broadcast an hour long special on technolgy and golf. The show will feature the Shotlink system, broadcast advancements and the Trackman system. Golf Blog Category:Gadgets Interact:Permalink | Start a Forum Post on this topic or other golf topics | Email this entry...
GeoffShackelford.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
— Lines of Charm: Brilliant And Irreverent Quotes, Notes, And Anecdotes from Golf's Golden Age ArchitectsThe Future of Golf: How Golf Lost Its Way and How to Get It Backby Geoff ShackelfordGrounds for Golf: The History and Fundamentals of Golf Course Designby Geoff ShackelfordThe Art of Golf Designby Michael Miller, Geoff ShackelfordAlister MacKenzie's Cypress Point Clubby Geoff ShackelfordThe Golden...
GeoffShackelford.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
My sources have been lacking, but after The Players and Annika's retirement announcement, they finally procured an instant message exchange between our beloved Commissioners. DaBrandLady: tim, you there?twfPGATour©: Yes, I'm still unwinding from a busy week. My sympathies Carolyn.DaBrandLady: for what. i'm doing great! :)twfPGATour©: Well one of your top-of-the-line products is deplatforming and discontinuing...
William K. Wolfrum (Free subscription) | yesterday
On consecutive days, two of the world's top female athletes have decided to call it quits. First, Annika Sorenstam announced that 2008 would be her final year, and today world No. 1 women's tennis player Justine Henin announced her tennis playing days are over. Now, as most everyone is aware, things like this tend to happen in threes. That is why I am making a formal request to one of WorldGolf.com's...
Tim McDonald (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
I’ve been trying not to write this blog, but an inner voice keeps saying “Good Lord, man, stand up for yourself!” It sounds a little like that drill sergeant in Platoon, or my ex-wife. Did you happen to catch CBS’ Jimmy Roberts during the Players Championship , in his breathless report on how ex-PGA Tour Commissioner Deane Beman FINALLY came up with a great name for the closing three holes at the TPC?...
Tim McDonald (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
The people in North Carolina are getting a new, Arnold Palmer golf course. The course, tentatively called Folly Creek, will be part of the Seven Falls Golf and River Club. It's about eight miles from Hendersonville, on the southern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Developers are hoping to open the course sometime in November of this year. It's situated along the French Broad River, one of the oldest...
Dot Wong (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Annika Sorenstam said Tuesday she is retiring from professional golf at the end of this season. The 37-year-old Swede, who said she’d been thinking about retiring “for a while,” has won 72 LPGA Tour titles in her career. The Dubai Ladies Masters will be Sorenstam's last event … “I have made a decision to step away from competitive golf after this season,” she told reporters at a press conference. “Obviously...
GeoffShackelford.com (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
The original classics are back but under one cover and including new interviews with Lewis Black and even yours truly.
Ian Andrew's "Caddy Shack" (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
The 10th hole The entire article is here: http://www.golfcoursenews.com/news/news.asp?ID=4172 The opening and a quote about the project from yours truly, "Under the guidance of golf course architect Ian Andrew, the Cutten Club has completed a major renovation project that involved upgrading the entire irrigation system and the restoration of all of the golf course's 90 bunkers. From the outset, the...
Metropolitan Golf Links: The Weblog (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
I have a treat for you today. I interviewed novelist and newspaper columnist Carl Hiaasen (author of delightful books such as Strip Tease and Sick Puppy ) about his new book Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport . Click on the player below to hear the interview.
Golf Blogger (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
When I first saw the announcement, I thought it was a joke. But it's true: Annika Sorenstam is retiring from tournament golf at the end of this year. The New York Times reports: At a news conference at the Upper Montclair Country Club, where she will play Thursday through Sunday in the L.P.G.A.’s Sybase Classic, she calmly revealed her plans. There were no tears, no deep breaths and, she said, no regrets....
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William K. Wolfrum (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
In an insipid interview with the web site Politico that featured no less than 20 questions about his daughter’s wedding, baseball, American Idol and who does the best impersonation of him, President George W. Bush was hit with a haymaker - Has he stopped golfing? Q Mr. President, you haven't been golfing in recent years. Is that related to Iraq? THE PRESIDENT: Yes, it really is. I don't want some mom...
