CARL PETTERSSON CHASED DOWN Dean Wilson on the back nine Sunday to win the RBC Canadian Open, his fourth PGA Tour title and a nice comeback for a good player who struggled in 2009. Pettersson made the cut on the number and then posted a 60 in the third round. Not much was happening [Read more →]
Editor’s note: Melvyn Morrow wants the game of golf back, and he wrote me a month ago to share a few of his views. “What right do I have to hold these views?” he wrote. “Just the same rights as all others, but also based upon over 250 years of my family playing golf at St. [Read more →]
THE 2010 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN begins on Thursday at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England.Purse: .5 millionDefending champion: Catriona MatthewTournament previewInterviewsFinal fieldPairingsRoyal Birkdale course infoTournament websiteTournament historyWomen’s British [Read more →]
IT SEEMS ONLY RIGHT to mention Samuel Jackson Snead during the inaugural Greenbrier Classic because The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, was Snead’s golfing playground. I half expected Sam to return to Earth to fill out the 156-man field after Steve Marino’s [Read more →]
OK, NAME-THE-PLAYER experts: How about some old-timers? Do any of the players in this grainy black-and-white photograph look familiar? Can you name one, two, or more?No hints. You’re on your own. Who are any of these old-time players?−The Armchair GolferOther “Name the Players”:Name [Read more →]
THERE ARE A FEW golf courses in South Carolina. Just a few. (Over 360.) At least one of them, the Tom Fazio-designed Links Course at Wild Dunes Resort, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. It was the first solo project for the famed architect who also designed two Pinehurst courses [Read more →]
IT MUST BE SOMETHING they’re spraying on golf courses, because 59s, a once-rare score (for 18 holes), are spreading like kudzu. And their even-rarer cousins—the 58 and 57—are also popping up from Asia to Alabama. What gives?I thought I would take inventory of the 59s before [Read more →]
WHEN BUBBA WATSON ISN’T COMPETING against the world’s best golfers, he’s relaxing at his lakefront home in Lexington, North Carolina. And having about as much fun as he can handle. It’s part of his life mission. Drop in on Bubba (above) and watch him play all out on the water. [Read more →]
TIGER WOODS WILL RESUME his tumultuous (and winless) season on Thursday when the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tees off at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Tiger spoke on a range of subjects in today’s media conference, including the state of his game, the Ryder Cup, the one [Read more →]
THE 2010 WGC-BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL is underway at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Bubba Watson is the first-round leader after firing a 6-under 64.Purse: .5 millionWinner’s share: .4 millionDefending champion: Tiger WoodsTee timesThe live reportNotebookThe courseTournament [Read more →]