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After Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in five sets at the 2009 Australian Open final, Federer wept openly on the court. It was the third straight time he lost to Nadal in a Grand Slam final and Federer was beginning to believe this Spaniard might keep him from surpassing Pete Sampras for the most major titles in men’s tennis history. But then Nadal struggled with injuries and Federer was able...
Published: June 3, 2011
The shocks are reverberating so loudly I could hardly hear my own thoughts. Paris is in an uproar! This was the unforeseeable prediction; this was the unplayable motif. As I write this, Roger Federer just took Novak Djokovic 6-3 in the second set after taking the first set in a nail-biting tiebreaker. In the process, Roger Federer is making me look quite the fool. The first set started off as a see-saw...
Published: June 3, 2011
While it’s not one of the PGA Tour’s four major championships, The Memorial Tournament is still one of the top tournaments on the schedule, and a lot of the games premier players show up at Muirfield Village in hopes of winning Jack Nicklaus’s tournament. The two first round leaders for the The Memorial are Chris Riley and Rory McIlroy. The duo each carded a first-round 66 (-6)...
Published: June 2, 2011
The clothes make the man. If that saying is true, there are a fair amount of golfers in a world of hurt. There is a difference between looking stylish on the golf course and looking foolish. And with the current number of players who are willing to take “risks” on fashion, there are a large number of players looking foolish. Today’s players obviously noted that golf clothes...
Published: June 2, 2011
Tiger Woods has seen his fair share of struggles over the past few seasons. Woods brought some of them upon himself and others were out of his control. For a moment, though, let us all assume Woods’ struggles will not be over anytime soon. In fact, let’s assume Woods will struggle both on the course and off the course for the rest of his career. Every girlfriend he has will become tabloid...
Published: June 1, 2011
1. He actually smiles a lot. Luke Donald seems to enjoy playing golf, at least when we see him near the top of the leaderboard, which has been a lot lately. He smiles, he waves, he tips the visor. He’s not full of himself, but he is rightfully proud of his accomplishments. 2. He’s a gentleman and acts like it. Donald is kind of old school in that he acts like fictitious British gentleman....
Published: June 1, 2011
You go, girl. Good for you, Isabelle Beisiegel. You’re amazing and you’ve made golf history. While Tiger Woods is hobbling around in his protective boot, a 32-year-old former University of Oklahoma All-American went out and earned playing privileges last week for the men’s Canadian Tour. Simply put, Beisiegel is the first woman EVER in golf history to earn a spot at a men’s...
Published: June 1, 2011
This week the PGA Tour lands in Dublin, OH for the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance. Muirfield Village Golf Club—aka “Jack’s Place”—is the venue for what has been a Tour staple since 1976. The 7,265-yard par-72 course was ranked as the 19th-most difficult track on the PGA Tour in 2010. Defending champion Justin Rose leads an impressive field, including...
Published: June 1, 2011
When PGA Tour rookie Keegan Bradley outlasted Ryan Palmer on the first playoff hole of the HP Byron Nelson Championship Sunday, it ended one of the crazier weekends in the history of the tournament. The tournament, which took place at the TPC Four Seasons Resort in Irving, Texas featured a different leader at the end of each day of the tournament, and a multitude of lead changes in between as well....