One of those rare athletes recognizable by fans, from the fanatical to the casual, by first name only, announced her retirement from golf today. “I have made a decision to step away from competitive golf after this season,” she said at the Sybase Classic. “Obviously this was a very difficult decision for me to make because I love this game so much. But it’s the right one.” Annika Sorenstam will be leaving the game she has dominated for so many years.
Archive for May, 2008
E Schuster - May - 13th
R Hetzel - May - 13th
I recently caught up with Byron Morgan, one of the most talented putter craftsmen on the planet.
If you have already rolled a Byron, you’ll now where I am coming from. If you have never rolled an 006 or an 007, you owe it to yourself to try one out. You’ll be buying one shortly thereafter. [...]
K Vakamudi - May - 12th
Sergio Garcia faced many questions going into last week - balky putting, diminished ball striking, and a three year winless streak. However, he answered them all in resounding fashion defeating Paul Goydos to win The Players Championship.
The final round presented a unique challenge at TPC Sawgrass. High winds and a firm fast golf course lead [...]
M Anderson - May - 12th
The Italian Open saw yet another player record their maiden victory in South African Hennie Otto. Otto’s score of 25 under par at the Castello di Tolcinasco GC in Milan was only 1 shot less than the 73 year old tournament record but the low scoring was not just restricted to the winner as runner-up [...]
Tim Schoch - May - 11th
Old – It’s an old story by now: Sergio can’t putt anymore to close the deal. Today, he closed the deal the hard way. Finally, he tamed his putter and struck crisp, accurate shots from tee to green. Then, Sergio took firm advantage on the first playoff hole with a masterful shot after [...]
M Anderson - May - 9th
Despite regularly being the most common wood shaft at U.S. Tour events, Aldila shafts just don’t seem to have the mystique associated with shafts from competitors like Matrix or Mitsubishi.
The NV, DVS and VS Proto shafts are amongst the most played shafts at todays events but somehow they seem to be ‘blue collar’ shafts rather [...]
R Hetzel - May - 8th
Shaker Run Golf Course, site of the 2005 US Amateur Public Links, is located North of Cincinnati, Ohio in the small town of Lebanon.
This Public Links Championship was heavily watched; Michelle Wie made it to the final four here before Clay Ogden beat her in a hotly contested match play match. Unfortunately for Michelle Wie, [...]