Archive for November, 2006

14th of November, 2006

Ladies to play for the big bucks this week at ADT Championship

Posted by The Golf Blog in at 5:06 am | Permanent Link

The money for winning an LPGA event is relatively paltry compared to what the men earn on the PGA Tour. In every PGA tour event, the winner makes over $500,000, and the average winner’s take is over $800,000. Meanwhile, on the LPGA, the women rarely t…

12th of November, 2006

Ochoa wins by 10, locks up POY award

Posted by Associated Press in at 11:36 pm | Permanent Link

Lorena Ochoa claimed her sixth LPGA victory this season and locked up the tour’s Player of the Year award with a 10-shot win on Sunday.

12th of November, 2006

Kelly/Pampling team wins Shootout in playoff

Posted by Associated Press in at 6:11 pm | Permanent Link

The team of Jerry Kelly and Rod Pampling won the Merrill Lynch Shootout on the first playoff hole Sunday.

12th of November, 2006

Oh, Kanada! Back-to-back chip-ins lead to win

Posted by Associated Press in at 6:06 pm | Permanent Link

Craig Kanada played his way onto the PGA Tour on Sunday, holing dramatic chips on the final two holes for a one-stroke victory in the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship.

12th of November, 2006

Tiger loses to Yong-Eun Yang

Posted by allCarry in at 12:18 pm | Permanent Link

It was bound to happen: Tiger lost a tournament. Four-time winner on the Japan tour, Yong-Eun Yang pulled out a 2-stroke victory (at -14) over Tiger Woods, who finished strong with 3 birdies in the last five holes. This was Yang’s first European Tou…

10th of November, 2006

Video: a cure for your slice

Posted by mulligan in at 12:51 pm | Permanent Link

10th of November, 2006

Tiger Woods catapults into contention in China

Posted by mulligan in at 11:58 am | Permanent Link

After a rusty even par yesterday, Tiger Woods came out on fire today, shooting a course record, 8-under 64. That put Tiger right back into contention, in a tie for third, 2 strokes behind the talented Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa. This is the biggest…

10th of November, 2006

Curtis Cup changes format, expands to three days

Posted by Associated Press in at 9:37 am | Permanent Link

The Curtis Cup, the women’s amateur golf competition between the United States and Britain and Ireland, is changing its format.

9th of November, 2006

Tiger: it’s hard to find others who relate to being the best

Posted by allCarry in at 9:21 pm | Permanent Link

Tiger Woods is back in action (even par today) in Shanghai. So is he new pal Roger Federer, the world No.1 tennis player and perhaps best tennis player ever. Tiger was sitting in Federer’s player’s box at the finals of the U.S. Open, which Federer w…

8th of November, 2006

Tiger Woods unveils new website + blog

Posted by allCarry in at 12:04 pm | Permanent Link

Tiger Woods (or his people) found the time to redesign his website. Red is still the dominant color, but the site’s been updated with flash photos and other features. There’s even a blog, but apparently you have to enter a password to read it. What…