Archive for July, 2006

6th of July, 2006

LPGA announces Navistar Classic to debut in ‘07

Posted by ESPN.com news services in at 2:14 pm | Permanent Link

The inaugural Navistar LPGA Classic will be played on the Senator Course at the Capitol Hill location on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

6th of July, 2006

Lopez to play first LPGA event in over a year

Posted by Associated Press in at 11:39 am | Permanent Link

Nancy Lopez will play an LPGA Tour event for the first time in more than a year next week at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.

6th of July, 2006

Ron Sirak on why women’s golf is better than men’s

Posted by mulligan in at 6:24 am | Permanent Link

Someone once said great minds think alike. Well, here’s what Ron Sirak of Golf World wrote this week: “As for women’s golf being more fun to watch than men’s, it is sort of like the comparison of men’s tennis to women’s tennis. Men’s tennis has been…

6th of July, 2006

The Stephen Ames report

Posted by mulligan in at 6:06 am | Permanent Link

Stephen Ames has a way of shooting with his mouth. The Golf Blog reported here about his “smack” talk against Tiger before Tiger thrashed him in match play. Well, here’s what Stephen said about Phil Mickelson’s play at the U.S. Open:
“I was shocked, e…

6th of July, 2006

The Tiger report

Posted by mulligan in at 5:57 am | Permanent Link

Tiger’s back, too. He admitted that he was rusty at the U.S. Open after the long layoff. Also, Tiger revealed that he watched both the third and fourth rounds of the U.S. Open after he missed the cut as his “punishment.”
About who he thought would win…

6th of July, 2006

The Mickelson report

Posted by mulligan in at 5:49 am | Permanent Link

Phil’s back, and kicking. So how did Phil get over blowing the U.S. Open? Gene Wojciechowski reports here:
Mickelson’s 7-year-old daughter, Amanda, who was born the day after Lefty finished second at the 1999 U.S. Open, led the charge as soon as the…

5th of July, 2006

Tiger admits rust factors at Open after layoff

Posted by ESPN.com news services in at 7:33 pm | Permanent Link

Tiger Woods says in retrospect he was not ready to compete in last month’s U.S. Open where he missed the cut in a major for the first time as a pro after a nine-week layoff following his father’s death.

5th of July, 2006

Rain affects Annika’s preparation for World Match Play

Posted by Associated Press in at 7:11 pm | Permanent Link

Annika Sorenstam missed a chance to play the Hamilton Farm course, site of the Women’s World Match Play Championship, Wednesday due to heavy rain.

5th of July, 2006

Golf World: USGA denies cart for junior golfer

Posted by John Strege in at 4:06 pm | Permanent Link

Last week, the USGA denied MacKinzie Kline’s petition to use a cart in the upcoming U.S. Girls’ Junior, against her doctor’s wishes.

5th of July, 2006

Golf World: After Women’s Open, Jones calls it a career

Posted by Dave Shedloski in at 4:04 pm | Permanent Link

Rosie Jones retired from the LPGA Tour after completing her final round in the U.S. Women’s Open.