Archive for April, 2010
Tony Korologos’s Sawgrass Review
Here’s Tony Korologos’s diary of his round at Sawgrass and review.
Besides being a world-class drummer and music producer, Tony runs the Golf Space and plays to a two handicap…except when he dumps three in the drink at 17, (I’ve done that…I also made three by getting up and down from the 18th teebox!!!).
And as for [...]
9th Annual Golf Magazine Player Poll is Out
This year, the 9th annual Golf magazine player poll touches on such topics as Barack Obama, (they hate him), slow play, (Ben Crane…again!), the Tiger scandals, (oh you won’t believe what they have to say!!!), and Phil Mickelson, who gets a resounding vote of support, (so much for that bogus Vanity fair article that unfairly [...]
Woods opens with 74 at Quail Hollow, Bo Van Pelt leads
Tiger Woods needed a late charge to rally from a double and three bogeys early to finsh the first day of the Quail Hollow Championship with a 2-over 74, nine shots behind leader Bo Van Pelt, who opened with a 65. Playing military golf all morning – left-right-left-right – and splashing several balls in the [...]
Midwestern Venue for 2017 U.S. Open – Erin Hills?
Matt Ginella of Golf Digest/Golf Channel reports that Erin Hills in Wisconsin has the inside track on landing the 2017 U.S. Open, but – good Lord help us – that gruesome dog track at Cog Hill…err…Dog Hill just won’t die a grisly death and get out of the running. From the article:
“Even before Erin Hills [...]
Brian Keogh is a new Author, Tom Coyne Returns Home
Two bits of news and notes regarding friends of AWITP: Irish writer Brian Keogh is now an author and Tom Coyne has returned from France.
Brian Keogh is the star golf correspondent for the Irish Sun and the Irish Golf Desk. As one of the leading sports journalists on not one but two continents – [...]
Coverage Schedule – Sawgrass, The Travis, The U.S. Open at Pebble
We’ll be writing previews and recaps of The Players, and then reporting live form the Travis Invitational at Garden City and the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. The tournament coverage season has begun. Deals are in the works to also cover the Anderson and the Crump.
Mike Strantz’s Monterey Peninsula C.C. Shore Course stays in the AT&T Rotation
Outstanding news for fans of golf course architecture: Mike Strantz’s redesign of the Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course will stay in the rotation for the AT&T through 2014. The other courses in the rotation are Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill.
I love what Jack Nicklaus said about Pebble vs. Spyglass…”when I play Pebble [...]
Lorena Ochoa to Announce Retirement from Pro Golf
Lorena Ochoa will formally announce her retirement from competitive professional golf at a Friday press conference. Speculation has spread she is interested on starting a family, although at a February presser, she mentioned her retirement was actually further away than this Friday.
Hat tip: Ryan Ballengee, Steph Wei.
Clam Roll! – Western Mass Destruction Rides Co-Captain’s Late Heroics to Women’s Derby Win over Long Island
BETHPAGE, NY – In a hostile rink and with the enemy fans lathered to a frenzy by a stunning late surge, Western Mass Destruction’s star jammer and co-captain, Caroline “Clam Jammer” Voyles, scored a late triple grand slam on a power jam to rally WMD past the Long Island Roller Rebels 120-105.
Leading nearly the entire [...]
Stephen Ames Avenges 9-8 drubbing to Tiger with his Mouth
Move over, Jesper Parnavik. Someone else wants a piece of Tiger Woods. Proving that if you’re going to kill the sacred cow, you might as well get a burger or two out of the deal, Stephen Ames fires this full broadside at him, most likely in response to that epic 9 & 8 beatdown from [...]
Jim Nantz has some Pointed Words for Pros who like Swearing on the Golf Course
Hat tip to Jay Busbee of Yahoo! Sports for finding Jim Nantz’s pointed comments about Tiger’s swearing and club dropping at Augusta. Here’s the crux:
“If I said what he said on the air, I would be fired. I read in the USA Today and it was called “mild language.” Someone on my broadcast dismissed [...]
Still Phil the Thrill, Mickelson Coasts to Masters Victory
Arms raised in exaltation and the pines ringing with the cheering, a victorious Phil Mickelson, The People’s Champion, closed out the 74th Masters with his second consecutive 5-under round of 67 and donned his third green jacket.
The victory washed away the major disappointment from his 2006 U.S. Open collapse at Winged Foot, and [...]
Thrilling Rounds by Westwood, Mickelson bring Masters Conversation back to Golf
Lee Westwood fired his third consecutive round in the 60s and Phil Mickelson thrilled the patrons with an eagle-eagle-birdie stretch on the back en route to a scintillating 67 as the pair distanced themselves from the field and threatened to turn the Masters into a match play event on Sunday. Westwood’s 68 put him [...]
Video: Nike Tiger and Earl ad pulled, banner plane grounded
Some news and notes sidebars:
After the world made parody video after parody video, including this hilarious one of his mom saying what we all wanted to, Nike has pulled the Earl Woods ad. Nike head werewolf Phil knight liked the ad saying it got everyone talking…yeah, the same way they would if you wore [...]
2010 Masters Preview – Tiger, Golf at Crossroads, but Masters Endures
It’s here after a 24-hour delay to run at Cybergolf and PGA.com.
Though Golf and Woods are at a Crossroads, the Masters still Endures
-Jay Flemma
An irreverent wag on an internet bulletin board summed it up best: This weekend should we cure cancer, catch Osama Bin Laden, and find intelligent life on Mars, it’ll make a [...]