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Golf survived when 28-year-old Bobby Jones retired in 1930. Golf survived when 34-year-old Byron Nelson (pseudo) retired in 1946. Golf even survived with Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus turning grey and retiring from the major championships. And golf will survive—whether it’s this year, or 40 years from now—when Tiger Woods retires. But, as Martin Kaymer admitted recently, golf needs...
Published: August 3, 2011
Tiger Woods‘ next comeback is officially underway, and it provides the golf world with the perfect opportunity to step out of his shadow for the first time in over a decade. After nearly five months of inactivity (the brief return at The Players’ Championship notwithstanding), Woods has fully healed from the hamstring and Achilles tendon injuries that have dogged him and is set to...
Published: August 3, 2011
2011 PGA Championship TV Schedule The PGA Championship is shaping up to be the most anticipated major in recent memory. Tiger is back, Rory McIlroy is trying to return to US Open form and the entire field is fighting for their own place in history. Will this be the tournament where Tiger finally turns it around? Will we get another shocking first-time winner like Darren Clarke? Will McIlroy win his...
Published: August 3, 2011
PGA Championship 2011 Preview The final major of the year is completely wide-open. After Darren Clarke took the Open, it’s clear that anyone can rise to the occasion and steal a major from the rest of the pack. Of course, Rory McIlroy will be gunning for his second major of the year, Luke Donald is trying to get his first major before he’s ousted from the No. 1 ranking in the world, and...
Published: August 3, 2011
Golf Writer Andy Reistetter is fortunate to have met most of the world’s top professional golfers while on tour the last four years. Last year at the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach he spent the afternoon with 1955 U.S. Open champion Jack Fleck and his longtime buddy Ed Tallach. Fleck is the oldest living major champion and one heck of an interesting person. Take yourself back to the Ben Hogan era...
Published: August 3, 2011
Walker Cup 2011 Rosters and Preview The 2011 Walker Cup features the top amateur golfers in the United States and the top amateurs in Great Britain and Ireland. The Walker Cup is essentially an amateur version of the Ryder Cup between Europe and the United States. The event takes place every two years and has occurred unofficially since 1921, when the event began at Royal Liverpool. The event features...
Published: August 3, 2011
When Tiger Woods says that he’s “healthy” and “ready to go,” it must be taken with a grain of salt. After all, he was singing the same tune just hours before he withdrew from the Players Championship after nine holes and then went on the DL for 11 weeks. However, if Woods is indeed telling the truth about the state of his health, which would be an extreme anomaly these...
Published: August 3, 2011
Is it in the air or the water? Is it because there is more sun or less sun? Hot or cold weather? Is it the wine or the vodka? No one knows the real answer to why some countries are better for tennis than others, but that is why the sport is so entertaining. Every year, countrymen and countrywomen compete against others to demonstrate to the tennis world which country has the most talent. For the men,...
Published: August 3, 2011
Maria Sharapova’s ouster at the hands of a resurgent Serena Williams at the Bank of West Classic in Stanford legitimizes growing concerns that the Russian’s career is heading in the wrong direction. Serena Williams, playing her third tournament since winning the 2010 Wimbledon, made an outright mockery of the world No. 5. Williams needed just over an hour to demolish Sharapova 6-1 and 6-3. As...
Published: August 3, 2011
Every golfer has an off day—a slice here and there, a chunked shot or a putt that is gagged. However, the most this costs us is some wounded pride or a $5 Nassau. For professionals, who in many cases are vying for a major championship, these very public mistakes are magnified to a blinding level. While any list is subjective, the following 10 worst chokes in pro golf history will go down in infamy. Begin...