Archive for May, 2008

Golf News May 20th, 2008

Memorial can’t bank on a Tiger Woods comeback
It’s T (for Tiger) minus four days now, which means Tiger Woods knows his time is running out before Friday’s deadline to officially announce whether he’s going to play in next week’s Memorial tournament.
You can be sure that there are more than a few people keeping close [...]

Golf News May 19th, 2008

PGA Tour Statistics
1, Tiger Woods, 67.73. 2, Bart Bryant, 69.61. 3, Adam Scott, 69.67. 4, Luke Donald, 69.70. 5, Phil Mickelson, 69.74. 6, Sergio Garcia, 69.80. 7 (tie), Stewart Cink and Anthony Kim, 69.87. 9, Ben Crane, 69.90. 10, 2 tied with 70.02.
Driving Distance
1, Bubba Watson, 310.5. 2, J.B. Holmes, 307.9. 3, Dustin Johnson, [...]

Golf News May 16th, 2008

Sorenstam starts farewell tour with a 67, share of lead
Two days after announcing this would be her final season on the LPGA Tour, Annika Sorenstam shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Sybase Classic in Clifton, N.J. Two-time defending champion Lorena Ochoa was a stroke back.
The 37-year-old [...]

Golf News May 15th, 2008

Without Sorenstam, women’s golf expected to be in good hands with Ochoa, Creamer and others
CLIFTON, N.J. - Lorena Ochoa can understand Annika Sorenstam’s desire to retire and start a family and is happy for her friendly rival. The current No. 1 player on the LPGA Tour said she will be in that position someday [...]

Golf News May 14th, 2008

Sorenstam’s retirement news reverberates in Utah
Susan Simkins wasn’t planning on going to Thanksgiving Point Golf Course on June 16-17 . . . until she heard the big news.
Now, she has serious intention to attend the Champions Challenge. It would be the last chance for Simkins, the president of the Utah State Women’s Golf Association, [...]

Golf News May 13th, 2008

New golf gizmos
Avid Salt Lake golfer Drew Hall has only one complaint about his high tech golf global positioning device.
“It takes away any excuses you have,” he said.
That’s one of the big reasons golfers are forking out anywhere between $189 to $500 to purchase either a laser distance finder or a global positioning system [...]

Golf News May12th, 2008

Garcia: ‘I want to thank Tiger for not being here.’
For all those questions his win in The Players Championship answered, two big ones remain.
No. 1: Where was THAT Sergio Garcia the last half-dozen years?
No. 2: How soon can we expect him to show up at a major?
Garcia hinted at the answer to the first question [...]

Golf News May 8th, 2008

Miller has a grand slam for comments made by Woods
Tiger Woods doesn’t get knocked often in the golf media, but NBC’s Johnny Miller launched a couple of shots off the tee yesterday.
With his usual candour and edge, Miller said Woods made a mistake and was perhaps presumptuous to speculate in January that winning golf’s Grand [...]

Golf News May 7th, 2008

Push resumes for Olympic golf
MIAMI - After a pair of false starts in the past 15 years, it appears golf is now aligned to make an Olympic push.
“I believe the time is right to include golf as an Olympic sport,” PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said in a recent memo to golf media, offering additional [...]

Golf News May 6th, 2008

Jack Nicklaus tutors during Arkansas golf clinic, impresses group of kids
ROLAND, Ark. — A rusty Jack Nicklaus was still quite a sight for young golfers in Arkansas.
Nicklaus was this year’s guest star at the Jackson T. Stephens Charitable Golf Tournament on Monday. Although he admitted he doesn’t play much these days, the Golden Bear was [...]