Archive for October, 2006

22nd 2006f October, 2006

Battle of the sexes: Donald Trump + Tom Watson beat Annika Sorenstam + Natalie Gulbis

Posted by mulligan in at 7:38 pm | Permanent Link

The Manhattan Golf Classic on Governor’s Island took place this weekend, pitting 6 handicapper Donald Trump and Tom Watson against Annika Sorenstam and Natalie Gulbis. Although the women were up at one point 6-2 skins, the men eventually pulled out the…

20th 2006f October, 2006

Disney: Justin Rose shoots 12-under 60

Posted by mulligan in at 5:36 am | Permanent Link

Justin Rose had a 14-foot putt on the 18th hole for birdie, to shoot the magical 59. (More from Golf Week) In fact, Rose had pretty realistic chances to shoot a 57. As GW reports, Rose “missed an 8-footer on No. 13 and a 4-footer on No. 16. ‘Right …

19th 2006f October, 2006

Golf Digest: Natalie Gulbis swing

Posted by allCarry in at 7:20 am | Permanent Link

Golf Digest has an analysis of Natalie Gulbis’s swing from her coach Butch Harmon. As you can see, she’s from the photos from 2002 and the photos from 2006, her swing has tightened up considerably, especially at the top.
The most revealing part from t…

19th 2006f October, 2006

John Daly about to lose tour card, while David Duval clings to exemption

Posted by mulligan in at 5:23 am | Permanent Link

Last year, John Daly almost beat (and should’ve beat) Tiger Woods at the Amex Championship at Harding Park in San Franciso. Instead, JD yipped his way to a defeat. And, now, he’s outside the top 125 (and even top 150) on the money list and fighting to …

18th 2006f October, 2006

(continued):Good-bye lead tape

Posted by JFB in at 7:27 pm | Permanent Link

I’m a stats guy. I love perusing numbers to find glaring deficiencies or strengths, so when I kept track of my golf stats this year, the end result was to improve by letting the stats point out my strengths and weaknesses.I kept track of G(reens)I(n)R(…

18th 2006f October, 2006

An expensive traffic jam

Posted by JFB in at 6:37 pm | Permanent Link

Or, my alternate title: Maybe it was the hayfever medication.This month I had to make a trip to the local FedEx office to pick up a couple sweet tickets to the upcoming Georgia Tech/Miami football game. The game was sold out, and my father-in-law reall…

17th 2006f October, 2006

Golf trick shots: Tiger Woods or Michelle Wie, who’s better?

Posted by allCarry in at 9:27 pm | Permanent Link

By now, you’ve already seen the incredible Tiger Woods performing an amazing display of accuracy with a driver on the Ellen show (video here).
Here’s a video of Michelle Wie in Korea performing her own accuracy display. Not bad. But it’s hard to to…

16th 2006f October, 2006

How can and should the LPGA cash in?

Posted by The Golf Blog in at 9:49 am | Permanent Link

Reflecting on the state of the PGA and the LPGA these days, I am wondering whether and how professional women golfers can come together to take their game to new heights.
The men’s game, especially in the US, seems to be in an ugly place. Consider you…

16th 2006f October, 2006

Who’s zooming who?

Posted by JFB in at 8:39 am | Permanent Link

Last week the NASCAR track at Atlanta Motor Speedway hosted some of the greatest drivers for a publicity shoot.Legendary drivers like Titlieist, Ping, and Nike.Huh?Let me explain: In an effort to solidify a tie-in with NASCAR, the PGA will co-sponsor t…

15th 2006f October, 2006

Lorena Ochoa chases down Annika Sorenstam to win Samsung Championship

Posted by mulligan in at 4:28 pm | Permanent Link

Mark this day on your calendar. It may turn out to be the day there was a changing of the guard on the LPGA tour. Starting the day at the Samsung Championship, 23-year-old Lorena Ochoa was 3 shots back of leader Annika Sorenstam. By the end of the 15t…