Archive for November, 2006

7th 2006f November, 2006

Things that make you go hmmm…

Posted by JFB in at 6:52 pm | Permanent Link

I love coincidences. Good ones usually are fraught with controversies and ulterior motives.Take the 6-month drop in gas prices right up to election night. Was it speculators that artificially pumped-up the price of oil to meet the spot futures contract…

6th 2006f November, 2006

Zinger as Captain… New Qualifying Rules for US Ryder Cup Team

Posted by Jason in at 7:06 pm | Permanent Link

In an interesting move, the PGA of America announced new qualifying rules for the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup Team. New Captain Paul Azinger was the mastermind behind the changes. See the video here.
Here are the highlights:
8 qualifiers based on the follow…

6th 2006f November, 2006

Step right up to the money machine!

Posted by JFB in , at 10:19 am | Permanent Link

If you live in a small town like I did, then you’re familiar with county fairs. Well, in my youth, I couldn’t wait for them. Usually there was a radio show sponsoring the fair, and as a promotion they would have a Money Booth with some lucky raffle-win…

5th 2006f November, 2006

Adam Scott wins Tour Championship, Furyk second

Posted by mulligan in at 8:46 pm | Permanent Link

Shooting 11-under par, Adam Scott won his first PGA event of the year, in the last PGA tournament of the year. Steady Jim Furyk finished second at 8-under. (More from TGC)Adam Scott is only 26 years old. Maybe he will finally live up to his potential, …

5th 2006f November, 2006

Sobel: East Lake was the real winner Insider

Posted by External in at 6:53 pm | ">Permanent Link

Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

5th 2006f November, 2006

Karrie Webb beats Annika — Is Karrie the Player of the Year?

Posted by mulligan in at 12:11 pm | Permanent Link

Karrie Webb chased down and then passed Annika Sorenstam with a final round 66 to win her 5th tournament of the year at the Mizuno Classic. Although Webb still trails Lorena Ochoa in the money list, Webb has one major victory this year (while Lorena h…

4th 2006f November, 2006

Supinate The Wrist: The Key to a Solid Swing

Posted by Golf Grouch in at 10:46 pm | Permanent Link

As I have written before, all great swings, whether they be single-plane/two-plane, steep/flat or fast/slow, have one thing in common: the hands are ahead of the ball at impact.

It is truly a key position for proper ball-striking. Equally as impor…

3rd 2006f November, 2006

Hal Sutton goes on tirade against U.S. golf, present + future

Posted by mulligan in at 8:21 am | Permanent Link

TGC Rich Lerner has a stunning interview with Hal Sutton, who apparently is the kind of guy who sees the glass half empty. Sutton rips into just about everything that is going on in U.S. golf today. Here’s only some of what Hal said:“I’m so disgu…

2nd 2006f November, 2006

Take a mulligan: PGA “season” should not extend to November

Posted by mulligan in at 4:32 am | Permanent Link

Let’s see: The PGA season officially starts in January. Wait a second, that’s only a couple months away. But why then are the players still playing now in November? When does the PGA “season” really end?
While all other major professional sports …

1st 2006f November, 2006

New Natalie Gulbis calendar released for 2007

Posted by allCarry in at 7:17 pm | Permanent Link

Natalie Gulbis has released her 2007 calendar, available here.