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It all started on his bedroom wall. We now know it as the List. We know that Tiger posted the major championship mark set by Jack Nicklaus somewhere on his bedroom wall, maybe near the mirror or the closet and it has smacked him in the face every waking day. This year, many pundit’s felt he would win at least one major, if not two. As the sun faded at Kiawah, so did his chances...
Published: September 18, 2012
Those in attendance for Rafael Nadal‘s acceptance of the Spanish Vanity Fair’s “Man of the Year” award on Monday got a glimpse into how frustrating injury recoveries can be for elite athletes. The world’s fourth-ranked player, who has been out of action since his second-round loss at Wimbledon, was being honored by the magazine for his on-court work and his involvement...
Published: September 18, 2012
The 2012 Davis Cup tennis competition has narrowed down to Spain and the Czech Republic, and clutch play in November should decide who sprays champagne and who cries in their beer. Heroes and goats come with the territory in the Davis Cup—its international element, five-set format, rowdy fans and acute pressure leaving players exposed like no other tennis event can. Davis Cup may lack the star...
Published: September 18, 2012
The Ryder Cup is fast approaching and both captains will be relying on big individual performances to propel their team to victory. Davis Love, captain of Team USA will be hoping his team can regain the Ryder Cup after losing out in dramatic fashion two years ago. His counterpart, José María Olazábal, will be out to guide Europe to its first win on US soil for the first...
Published: September 18, 2012
“Career-defining” is sometimes an overused term. Most commonly it refers to a moment when one’s career reaches its definitive moment, i.e. typically a major triumph or success of some kind. More unusually, as in this context, it is used to describe a moment that defines not only one’s career by success, but by character. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have had these kinds of...
Published: September 18, 2012
Kathy Bissell The Ryder Cup has not always been played in September. In fact, it has not always been played in the fall. With so many power-packed events in August and September these days, should some thought be given to a change of date? Would it be better in the spring? How much disruption would there be to the PGA Tour schedule? Could the PGA of America and the European...
Published: September 17, 2012
Last week, the United States Men’s National Team put its World Cup 2014 qualification hopes back on track with a 1-0 home win against Jamaica. The win leaves the U.S. tied for points in CONCACAF’s Group A with Guatemala and Jamaica, with the top two teams advancing. The U.S. has two do-or-die qualifiers remaining in October that it must take points from if it hopes to advance to the final...
Published: September 17, 2012
The Tour Championship commences this week at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta and is the final playoff event of golf’s richest prize—the FedEx Cup. The field of 125 players that teed-off at The Barclays Tournament in late August has been whittled down to just the 30 finest players in the world. Those 30 will contest the decisive event at East Lake, a course that has become significantly tougher...
Published: September 17, 2012
Ulster centre Nevin Spence was killed along with his father and brother in a tragic farm accident on Saturday. The 22-year-old centre was a rising star in the Irish rugby world and was viewed as a potential long-term replacement for Brian O’Driscoll. While working on the family farm in Hillsborough, County Down on Saturday, Spence’s father fell into the slurry pit. Rumours suggest that...
Published: September 17, 2012
Tiger Woods is definitely the most popular golfer of all time and became one of the most controversial of all time in Thanksgiving 2009. Dottie Pepper was one of the most successful players ever on the LPGA Tour and made herself very controversial with her comments. She called the American Solheim Cup team in 2007 a “bunch of freaking choking dogs” while working as a commentator for Golf...