I’m scratching my head so much over Michelle Wie that the neighbors have complained about the smoke.
Speaking of smoke — we’re all overcome by Michelle’s second-hand smoke, as she inhales and exhales the smoldering fumes swirling in the heat of her own personal spotlight. And we find it difficult to tear ourselves away from the [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Tim Schoch - Jul - 30th
Martin Anderson - Jul - 30th
Grafalloy are far better known for their fairway and driver shafts like the Prolaunch and Epic than for hybrid shafts but the C-Note and C-Lite from their Tour Concept department have enjoyed a small but devoted following, both among the better players and on Tour. With the relaunch of these shafts - the C-Lite has [...]
Apryl DeLancey - Jul - 30th
The World Golf Championships – Bridgestone Invitational is happening this week at the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio on the South Course. With an $8 million purse, the winner takes $1.35 million. The tournament happens this week (July 28 - August 3) and is a 72-hole stroke-play competition with no cut. There are 26,250 [...]
Martin Anderson - Jul - 28th
A final round 68 ensured that Mikael Lundberg won the Interco Russian Open for the second time in 3 years. The Swede held off a spirited charge from Spain’s José Manuel Lara who carded a 64. Birdies on 16 and 17 meant that once his drive avoided the water that runs down the right of [...]
E Schuster - Jul - 27th
Chez Reavie, a 26 year old Tour rookie, won the Canadian Open with a final round 70 to finish at 17 under par 270. Owning a name sounding more like a French restaurant than a talented golf professional, Mr. Reavie put together a remarkable performance on a course softened considerable by rain. After opening rounds of 65 and 64, the latter concluded after a significant delay for weather, he concluded his third round 68 Sunday morning. Thus he started his final round with a one shot lead. Despite bogies on two of his first three holes, no one really threatened the leader until Billy Mayfair moved to fourteen under par after becoming only the second player all day to birdie the 17th hole.
Apryl DeLancey - Jul - 27th
Do you need a place to work on your short game? Have you ever wondered where you could donate clubs you weren’t using? Did you ever feel like you wanted to volunteer your time by getting young people involved in golf? The Golf Center at Palm Desert is the place for all of this and [...]
Martin Anderson - Jul - 22nd
Now that everyone has had a chance to wind down after one of the most memorable final days of any Major, Bag Chatter takes a look at the winners and losers at The Open. Those who will look back fondly on 4 days of demanding golf and those who were washed, blown or scoured away.
The [...]