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Henrik Stenson is chasing history of a sort. Modern history, the kind designed by money. He’s trying to become the first person to win the FedEx Cup and the Race to Dubai. “To be able to, to have a chance to do it together with winning the FedEx Cup is probably something I’m not going to have a chance to do again, and it’s going to be hard for some of...
Published: November 14, 2013
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort wasn’t designed as much as it was discovered. The quartet of seaside golf courses along the Pacific Coast emphasize nature and downplay artificial features, which is why you’ll see neither carts nor cart paths and not a single piece of real estate on any of the sprawling links courses. Even the snack bars are hidden behind brush and hills to keep from interrupting...
Published: November 14, 2013
The entirety of the Bandon Dunes experience—from taking a tiny prop plane into North Bend, Ore. to traversing the seaside links on the Pacific Coast—will blow you away. What may be my greatest takeaway from my trip—a 105-hole marathon in three days—was that there’s nothing subtle or bland about Bandon. The greens are so huge—some 60 or more yards long—that...
Published: November 14, 2013
The 2013 European Tour has entered its final straight as the climatic finish to The Race to Dubai gathers pace at the DP World Tour Championship at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. At the end of Round 1, Spaniard Alejandro Cañizares is six under and out in front with a one-shot lead over Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Australia’s Marcus Fraser, who are in joint...
Published: November 14, 2013
From the sound of waves breaking in your backswing at Pacific Dunes to the smell of cedars and pines as you traverse Bandon Trails, the whole Bandon Dunes experience is a one-of-a-kind links challenge on American soil. Your trip to the Pacific Coast’s hidden gem will be enhanced with knowledge of the essentials. You’ll be glad to know beforehand that the mornings can be so frigidly cold...
Published: November 14, 2013
Golf-obsessed Americans watch the British Open year in and year out fiending for a genuine test of links golf that doesn’t require them to hop on a 747 all the way to Scotland. Bandon is their solution. Oregon’s coastal gem, Bandon Dunes, is not just another attempt at links golf on American soil, rather, it’s a seaside challenge of unforgettable value. Sure, the Monterey Peninsula,...
Published: November 14, 2013
McLaren has confirmed Kevin Magnussen as Sergio Perez’s replacement for the 2014 Formula 1 season, which will see the rookie join Jenson Button in the senior ranks of the British team. As reported by the company’s official website, the 21-year-old driver is set to embark on his first F1 season after being promoted from McLaren’s Young Driver Programme: McLaren is pleased to announce...
Published: November 14, 2013
The DP World Tour Championship will this weekend conclude the 2013 European Tour, with the Race to Dubai winner set to be decided on Sunday evening. With Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell and England’s Justin Rose all strongly in contention for the main prize, every dollar of prize money earned over the next four days will be crucial. Former World No....
Published: November 14, 2013
Driver announcements, shake-ups and the potential return of a seven-time Formula 1 world champion. Throw in two new races for F1 in the future, add a dash of Williams humour, and you have the latest mumblings making the rounds on the internet. It is F1 silly season, but surprisingly a lot of this is concrete stuff. Here is the latest word from the F1 street. Begin Slideshow Read More →
Published: November 14, 2013
Rory McIlroy‘s 2013 season comes to an end over the next few days at the year-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, a competition in which he emerged victorious in 2012. The current campaign has unfortunately not been quite as successful for the 24-year-old, who currently lies in 46th place in the Race to Dubai standings and has yet to win a tournament this year, per the European...