Archive for June, 2006

28th of June, 2006

Curtis wins Booz Allen Classic by five strokes

Posted by Associated Press in at 3:37 pm | Permanent Link

In a sloppy finish to a sweet victory, Ben Curtis made two harmless bogeys Tuesday morning for a 1-under 70 to complete a five-shot victory in the rain-delayed Booz Allen Classic.

28th of June, 2006

What happened to Paula Creamer?

Posted by allCarry in at 10:29 am | Permanent Link

Tom Spousta discusses in this article Paula Creamer’s “sophomore slump” and the growing demands on her time outside of golf.
Snippet: “While Creamer has faltered, a talented group of young South Korean players has won eight of 15 tournaments this sea…

28th of June, 2006

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27th of June, 2006

This Month Marks Two Years of Grouchy Golf!

Posted by Golf Grouch in at 10:42 pm | Permanent Link

About two years ago, I was dying to get one of those newfangled Gmail beta accounts. At the time, they were hard to come by, and I was too cheap to buy one on eBay.I had heard that Google was giving away gmail accounts to users of Blogger, a subsidiar…

27th of June, 2006

Five players decline Women’s World Match Play invites

Posted by Associated Press in at 8:06 pm | Permanent Link

Three Japan LPGA regulars and two South Korean players declined invitations to the HSBC Women’s World Match Play Championship, opening a spot in the field for Hall of Famer Beth Daniel.

27th of June, 2006

Couples drains $200K birdie on 18 to win par-3 shootout

Posted by Associated Press in at 6:42 pm | Permanent Link

Fans who might have been disappointed when Phil Mickelson pulled out of the Par-3 Shootout got plenty of drama Tuesday when Fred Couples birdied the last hole — worth $200,000 — to win the two-day, skins-type event with $300,000.

27th of June, 2006

Daly argues against keeping libel suit in Arkansas

Posted by Associated Press in at 6:27 pm | Permanent Link

A lawyer for John Daly argued that the issue of personal jurisdiction shouldn’t keep a libel suit against the golf pro in Arkansas.

27th of June, 2006

Dowd qualifies for U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship

Posted by Associated Press in at 5:25 pm | Permanent Link

Dakoda Dowd, the 13-year-old who captured worldwide attention by playing in an LPGA Tour event earlier this season, qualified for the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship.

27th of June, 2006

Elkington among British Open qualifiers after rainout

Posted by Associated Press in at 12:49 pm | Permanent Link

Australian Steve Elkington and Briton Lee Westwood were handed spots at next month’s British Open when the U.S. leg of final international qualifying was canceled on Tuesday.

27th of June, 2006

Tired Montgomerie withdraws from French Open

Posted by Reuters in at 10:47 am | Permanent Link

Britain’s Colin Montgomerie has withdrawn from the French Open this week, citing “exhaustion,” the organizers said.