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On December 2, 2011 Tiger Woods broke the longest winless streak of his career by capturing his 5th Chevron World Challenge. Tiger had quite the fall from his top spot to being ranked 52nd on November 27, 2011 in the Official World Golf Ranking during that span. Yet, he seemed to show improvements throughout his 2011 campaign which all came to a head with his victory. Let’s go through the five...
Published: December 17, 2011
Luke Donald was the first player ever to win the money title on both the PGA and European Tour in the same year. He played at a high level throughout the entire year. Donald won the WGC-Accenture Match Play event in February and clinched the PGA money title by winning the Children’s Miracle Hospitals Network tournament in October, as well as, a couple of other wins on the European...
Published: December 17, 2011
Youngest ever. You might as well get used to hearing that about Lexi Thompson’s triumphs in her professional golf career. Ten weeks after earning a special exemption to play on the LPGA Tour full-time, Thompson won her second tournament of the year—a Ladies European Tour event, the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters—by four strokes. Thompson was leading the final event of the 2011 Ladies...
Published: December 17, 2011
Tiger Woods has been on top of the golf world and been at the bottom. This 10-time PGA Player of the Year even had a video game named after him. He’s won 14 Major titles and has claimed four Best Male Athlete ESPY awards. Clearly, he can swing the sticks a little. In honor of his win last month, here is his career outlined by famous music videos. Begin Slideshow Read More →
Published: December 17, 2011
Highlights of Lyle’s career include victories in the Open Championship at Royal St George’s in 1985 and in the 1988 Masters Tournament, where he made a birdie on the 18th hole to become the first British winner at Augusta National. He won the Players Championship in 1987. Peter Alliss, who most of us know from his work for ABC Sports, started with the BBC in 1961. He began at the Open Championship...
Published: December 17, 2011
2011 has come to a close, and it has been another solid year of world football. We’ve seen great goals, great skill, and sound, fluid execution by the world’s best players. Internationally, we have seen national teams deliver in the clutch. There are a number of countries that deserve to be on a top 10 list. This list isn’t just about the current FIFA World Rankings; but also about...
Published: December 16, 2011
Callaway Golf is welcoming a different side to its product by making Justin Timberlake its creative director. While there’s plenty of fun that can be had here, this is a great move for the company. The move, which was announced here by Fox Sports, links an avid golfer in Timberlake with the company that’s consistently one of the top-two manufacturers in all of golf. Most...
Published: December 16, 2011
I am a golf fanatic whose eyes melt into the TV nearly every week watching tournaments. I’m up early in the morning watching European Tour events, and I’m up late watching events in China in addition to the PGA Tour. It’s fortunate that golf rarely interferes with my other sporting interests. Despite my love for the sport, there are a few things I could do without. I...
Published: December 16, 2011
Luke Donald won the money titles on both the PGA and European Tour. No golfer had previously accomplished this feat. Yet 2011 will largely be overshadowed by other events in golf. Ben Hogan had his marvelous 1946 season dwarfed by the accomplishments of Byron Nelson the prior year. Hogan got his revenge at the expense of Sam Snead in 1950. His US Open victory put Snead’s...
Published: December 16, 2011
Mexican club soccer has been said to be stagnating over the past several years, as Major League Soccer (MLS) has caught up and is now acquiring more Central American talent that would otherwise be going to Mexico, while more Mexican stars have been testing their mettle in Europe. However, while the United States gains talent from abroad, it also sheds talent domestically, with a majority of the most...