Archive for May, 2006

31st 2006f May, 2006

The Tiger report: U.S. Open

Posted by allCarry in at 1:42 pm | Permanent Link

Tiger officially announced (here) he will play in — and has been practicing hard for — the U.S. Open. He also tells a humorous story about Pres. Bill Clinton’s generous scorekeeping for himself versus Tiger (here).
“President Clinton rolls one in t…

31st 2006f May, 2006

TGB emailbag

Posted by allCarry in at 1:34 pm | Permanent Link

We’ve received some more email from our readers:
1. From Mike Pedersen, a fitness/swing trainer, who says he has a way to “Perform Better Golf” (here).
2. A new blog on the Ryder cup (here). Wow, these guys are really early.

31st 2006f May, 2006

summer fun: mini-golf

Posted by allCarry in at 1:28 pm | Permanent Link

Map Muse has sent us an email describing their directory for mini-golf courses in the U.S., otherwise known as “putt putt.” For all you with kids out there, go here.

30th 2006f May, 2006

John Daly, the bestseller

Posted by mulligan in at 1:50 pm | Permanent Link

John Daly bares all in his book My Life in and out of the Rough, telling of physical abuse from his father, his own battles with alcohol and excessive gambling ($60 million), and even his sexual romps with his second wife (10 times in one day).
Sure e…

30th 2006f May, 2006

A player to root for at the Memorial

Posted by The Golf Blog in at 7:02 am | Permanent Link

Despite my recent confession, I am still continuing to look for exciting and interesting new players to follow and root for this year at the Memorial. Today’s local newspaper notes about the tournament make one choice obvious this year:
Cincinnati na…

29th 2006f May, 2006

My Memorial confession

Posted by The Golf Blog in at 8:57 am | Permanent Link

Today kicks off The Memorial Tournament week here in my hometown, and I have a confession. Though I used to look forward to this week all winter long, I am no longer excited about having a great pro tournament in my backyard.
Having attended the event…

27th 2006f May, 2006

The Tiger report: still out

Posted by mulligan in at 6:21 am | Permanent Link

Tiger won’t be playing next week at the Memorial. More here.

26th 2006f May, 2006

The Wie report: my threesome

Posted by mulligan in at 3:53 pm | Permanent Link

USGA just announced Michelle Wie’s threesome for the sectional U.S. Open qualifier starting on June 5. She’ll be playing with 1999 US Amateur Championship David Gossett (who has won 1 PGA event but has since lost his card) and club professional Rick H…

25th 2006f May, 2006

The Tiger report

Posted by mulligan in at 7:18 am | Permanent Link

Still much speculation about whether Tiger will play in next week’s Memorial tournament — and even some about the chances of him not playing in the U.S. Open. More here.

25th 2006f May, 2006

The Wie report: uh-oh

Posted by mulligan in at 7:09 am | Permanent Link

When Michelle Wie attempts to qualify for the U.S. Open at the Canoe Brooks Country Club sectionals in New Jersey, she will face some stiff competition. More here. Only 15% of the 156 entrants will qualify, but here are some of the pros whom Michelle …