The Masters, held each year at the Augusta National Golf Club, is one of the most tradition bound of sporting events. Dating back to 1934, it originally was called the Augusta National Invitation Tournament. The name was changed to “The Masters” five years later — in spite of protests by Bobby Jones.
The Course
Unlike the other Majors, The Masters is held on the same course every year — Augusta National, the creation of the legendary Bobby Jones.
Following his playing career, Jones... Read Full Story
I got this set of clubs for my 2 1/2 yr old son since he had gone through several sets of the cheap plastic sets. These are a great next step for the beginning Tiger Woods. Still a bit heavy for him but a nice little set with all the essential clubs in it. Get more detail about Intech Future Tour Pee Wee Junior Golf Set (Age 5 and Under). Read Full Story
For some golf fans, Feb. 19 effectively marked the start of the season. It wasn't because Phil Mickelson finally got his game on track with a 63 at Riviera, rather it was the day Tiger Woods posted a statement on his Web site that filled golf with optimism it had been missing for eight months. "I'm now ready to play again," Woods said, announcing his return from knee surgery. What followed were plenty of memories in 2009. The fairy tale that turned into a heartbreaker at Turnberry when 59... Read Full Story
Spaniard Pablo Martin stayed on track for back-to-back European Tour victories despite scrambling to a level-par 72 in the third round of the South African Open Saturday. Winner of the Alfred Dunhill Championship last weekend, Martin leads Italian Edoardo Molinari by one stroke entering the final round at the Jack Nicklaus-designed 6,800-metre Pearl Valley Golf Estate course near Cape Town. Martin stands on 205 while Molinari fired a second consecutive 69 in the second of four tournaments... Read Full Story
Spanish tourist-cum-golfer Pablo Martin continued to have fun in the sun Friday by snatching a two-stroke halfway lead in the South African Open. Martin, who arrived with his sister a few weeks ago to view animals at the world famous Kruger National Park and play some golf, fired a 68 for a 133 two-round total as he seeks back-to-back titles. Last weekend at the Alfred Dunhill Championship, he also made his move in the second round to take a lead he held for the rest of the first European... Read Full Story
Swede Martin Erlandsson snatched an eagle and six birdies to fire an eight-under 64 and take a one-stroke lead Thursday after the first round of the South African Open near Cape Town. Seeking his first European tour triumph, the 35-year native of Malmo leads Spaniard Pablo Martin and South African Dawie van der Walt at the 6,800-metre Pearl Valley Golf Estate east of Cape Town. The highlight for Erlandsson as he seeks to end a nine-year dominance of the second oldest national golf... Read Full Story
The sudden roar from three holes away was enough to make Rory McIlroy turn his head. The cheer was for a birdie, no doubt. And it was loud enough so thousands of people had to be watching. McIlroy quickly deduced, along with everyone else behind the third green at Doral, that such a reaction could be for only one player. "Must have been Ernie," he said with a wink and a grin. The freckled-face kid from Northern Ireland showed a sharp sense of humor, for he knew that Ernie Els was playing... Read Full Story
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said in a national teleconference call last week and in various television interview that the PGA Tour would survive the absence of Tiger Woods for up to a year. And Finchem disputes the notion that “the world was coming to an end” because Woods is taking an indefinite leave from golf to deal with his tabloid-fueled personal issues.
Finchem may be right, but the number released by the tour for the decade that is coming to a close might suggest Woods is... Read Full Story
Golf's possible loss of sponsors and fans in the wake of the Tiger Woods sex scandal and indefinite hiatus was played for laughs with a biting edge by the US television comedy show Saturday Night Live. One night earlier, Woods announced he was taking a leave from the PGA Tour to work on his marriage in the wake of his admitted cheating on wife Elin and multiple women claiming to have had sexual relationships with him. The popular NBC humor show, which spoofed Woods and his wife last week... Read Full Story
Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly won Greg Norman's Shark Shootout on Sunday, closing with a 13-under 59 in the final-round scramble for a one-stroke victory over three teams. Stricker made an eagle on the par-5 17th — hitting the second shot and the putt — to give the longtime Madison, Wis., friends the lead. Kenny Perry and J.B. Holmes, three strokes ahead of Kelly and Stricker with five holes to play, both missed birdie putts on No. 18 that would have forced a playoff. "It's another feather... Read Full Story
