Padraig Harrington successfully defended his Open title with a four shot victory at Royal Birkdale, beating Ian Poulter into second place.
Four days of truly attritional golf where rain and wind had torn through the field, experience held through as the Irishman held his nerve to take his second major. Harrington started the final day alongside [...]
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Martin Anderson - Jul - 20th
Apryl DeLancey - Jul - 19th
Before you decide to flame me or call me names, just hear me out. I think the fact that some believe the winner of the British Open should have an asterisk is absolutely absurd. Seriously. I’m totally open for suggestions here. Give me one good reason that someone’s hard-earned win should have a footnote that [...]
Martin Anderson - Jul - 15th
Graeme McDowell took the Scottish Open by 2 shots last weekend, beating such luminaries as Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson. This was the forth victory of his career but, more importantly from a Ryder Cup perspective, the second of 2008 after he won the Ballantine’s Championship earlier this year.
This makes the Northern Irishman effectively a [...]
Tim Schoch - Jul - 14th
This funky hunk of metal is no substitute for personal lessons from a PGA professional. If you are confused as to whether to listen to your pro or to Leadbetter’s device, go with the pro.
Also, if you ran out and purchased this based on the cheesy commercials, videos, and plaid-pants-used-car-salesman of a website, [...]
R Hetzel - Jul - 11th
The Open Championship returns to Royal Birkdale for the first time since 1998. The face of golf has certainly changed since then. In the 1998 Open, Mark O’Meara bested upstart Brian Watts in a playoff to win the Open. That was O’Meara’s second major win of 1998, he also donned the green jacket at Augusta. [...]
Apryl DeLancey - Jul - 8th
Located in Palm Desert, California, the Desert Willow Golf Resort is a beautifully maintained oasis surrounded by the breathtaking Santa Rosa Mountains. A 33,000 square foot clubhouse with men’s and women’s locker rooms, expansive pro shop, and a climate-controlled terrace is part of the resort. This location has received rave reviews from the likes of [...]
Apryl DeLancey - Jul - 8th
It’s true. At the close of business on Monday, July 7, Conde Nast announced that the last issue of Golf For Women would indeed be the final issue. The magazine has been around for twenty years and has a ratebase of about 600,000. Charles H. Townsend, president and CEO of Conde Nast Publications claims that [...]