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WGC-HSBC Champions Golf: Try to win and you won't?
2011-10-10 16:16:00
The last global tournament of the stroke play season will see an unprecedented number of newcomers rewarded for their wins with a place at the WGC-HSBC Champions . There’s also a good chance that, for the first time in golf history, the season will end with all the Major titles and WGC trophies in the hands of first-time winners!   Tim Maitland, in Part 2, reports: WGC-HSBC Champions Preview: The Weird Art of Winning, Part 1   Why should learning to win matter? If you look at golf in an abstract sense, it’s an unusual sport in as much as nothing your opponents do impacts on your own score; so, in theory, the player who hits the ball best, makes the fewest mistakes and putts the ball most efficiently should win. In reality, winning seems to have very little to do with technique; a suggestion supported by the fact that all the conversations on the subject, no-one talks about the nuts and bolts of their swings. Stop any of the world-class fiel...
More About: Tiger Woods , Golf , Phil Mickelson

WGC-HSBC Champions Preview: The Weird Art of Winning, Part 1
2011-10-04 16:56:00
The last global tournament of the stroke play season will see an unprecedented number of newcomers rewarded for their wins with a place at the WGC-HSBC Champions . There’s also a good chance that, for the first time in golf history, the season will end with all the Major titles and WGC trophies in the hands of first-time winners. Tim Maitland reports. As the world’s best golfers descend on Shanghai for the WGC-HSBC Champions, the world of golf has never been so wide open. photo credit: GolfCentralDaily.com   At the moment all of the big trophies have pride of place in their winner’s display cabinets, because none have won at such lofty levels before. The PGA Championship and US Open Championship belong to relative youngsters in 25-year-old Keegan Bradley and 22-year-old Rory McIlroy. The Masters belongs to Charl Schwartzel, 27, making first-time Open Champion Darren Clarke look like a grizzled veteran at 43.  This year’s WGCs ...
More About: Weird , Tiger Woods , Preview , The Weird

Bud Light Battle of the Sexes Skins Game pits Sorenstam against Faxon
2011-09-28 16:53:00
A baseball versus golf challenge has switch-hitted into a Champions Tour, LPGA Hall-of-Fame battle as Brad Faxon picks up the sticks against Annika Sorenstam next week. Brad Faxon, a twenty-eight-year veteran of the PGA TOUR and now a Champions Tour star, will fill in for Ken Griffey Jr. at the Forsgate Foundation Charity Golf Classic, Oct. 3-4, at Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Township, New Jersey. Griffey is unable to participate due to a minor injury so  Faxon will join fellow headliner, LPGA Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam, and will mingle with participants and fans to raise money for the ANNIKA Foundation and New Jersey-based charities. Faxon and Sorenstam will participate in The Charity Classic?s VIP Reception and Live/Silent Auction on Monday, Oct. 3, participate in a Skills Exhibition on Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. and later at 3 p.m., wage a friendly ?battle of the sexes? over nine holes of golf at Forsgate?s renowned Banks Course in the Bud Light Skins Game .&nbs...

Tiger Woods-Joe LaCava: Golf's new power couple?
2011-09-27 00:52:00
Tiger Woods has officially united with Dustin Johnson's (and Fred Couple s') former caddie, Joe La Cava and water coolers around the country as well as the Twitterverse have something to say about the new match made in heaven. Words ranging from "replacement" for Steve Williams to how Woods "stole" LaCava have been circulating as quickly as the Twitter stream will load.  Tiger, on the other hand, maintains that he has known Joe for many years. "Mark [Steinberg] and I were approached by a lot of people, including Joe, who expressed an interest in becoming my caddie," Tiger Woods maintained. "This was an important decision, and I wanted to think about it carefully. Also, out of deference for the FedExCup Playoffs, I decided to wait until they were concluding to have substantive talks. We then spoke to Joe and came to an agreement." Back in the Twitter sphere, Yahoo! Sports claimed Tiger "hijacked DJ's caddie and Tim Rosaforte said, "After Barclays win, Joe LaCava would have...
More About: Power , Tiger Woods

No slam-dunk for former WNBA President leading Golf 2.0 initiative
2011-09-24 00:40:00
The PGA of America has engaged former WNBA President Donna Orender as a consultant to lead the Golf 2.0 "Connecting with Her" strategy, a key component in the industry's overall goal of reaching forty million golfers by 2020.  Golf 2.0 is the new long-range strategic plan for the golf industry to substantially increase the number of golfers, the rounds of golf played and the revenue generated from golf over the next decade among current and potential consumers of the game with three core strategies: "Retain and Strengthen the Golfing Core;" "Engage Lapsed Golfers;" and "Drive New Players" to the game. If Orender wants to be successful in reaching her goal, start by attracting more women to the publinks. According to Greg Nathan, VP of the National Golf Association, "When women are made to feel as welcomed and comfortable at public courses, their play will go up.? Women also bring with them the "power of the purse" which will increase revenue in other areas of the s...
More About: Dunk , Slam Dunk

New Golf TV Network, Back9, Gives Viewers Chance to Submit Program Ideas
2011-09-20 17:42:00
"SHOW US YOUR BACK9"  The world?s first, true global golf lifestyle and entertainment network is launching an unprecedented call for viewer-generated programming. Scheduled to launch in 2012, Back9 Network is giving an opportunity to sports, lifestyle and media enthusiasts worldwide to submit their video ideas for potential programming via its Facebook page (www.facebook.com/back9network). ?Since we announced our plans to launch a global golf-centric network earlier this year, golfers and other sports fanatics have been telling us how excited they are about Back9 Network celebrating the golf lifestyle on TV and the web,? says Dennis Allen, Senior Vice President for Global Business Development.  ?While professional tour coverage certainly has its place, golf embraces a unique and passionate lifestyle. And we think people want programming that celebrates that passion.  This is a chance for people all over the world to get creative...
More About: Ideas , Golf , Chance , Program

With end of Tiger Woods reign, has golf entered a brave new world?
2011-09-16 19:26:00
Heading to the WGC-HSBC Champions for the last big showdown of the stroke play season, all of this season?s Majors and World Golf Championships titles are in the hands of first-time winners at that level. That?s never happened before. Tim Maitland investigates whether it means the sport has truly entered a new era. Something is happening in the golf world: ten of the last eleven Major winners have been first time winners.  Six of the last seven WGC-HSBC winners have also been new to winning at the highest stratosphere of the world game. photo: European Tour and news.maars.net Since the WGC?s were introduced in 1999, the titles have never all been simultaneously in the hands of newcomers to that echelon of winning. Since the end of World War II only three other years have ended with the Majors claimed by first-time winners: in 2003 (Mike Weir, Jim Furyk, Ben Curtis, Shaun Micheel), 1969 (George Archer, Orville Moody, Tony Jacklin, Raymond Floyd) and 1959 (Art Wall, ...
More About: Tiger Woods , New World , Phil Mickelson

Could the Presidents Cup benefit from a golf tailgate party?
2011-09-14 16:49:00
With the kick-off of football season and the golf year winding down, attention is turning to fans hanging out in arena parking lots, barbecuing and reveling in team spirit. With regards to golf, except maybe for the 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale, a.k.a. the "loudest hole in golf", the sport has always been more "refined" than football... except when Tiger Woods and Team USA get ready to challenge the rest of the world! The Presidents Cup in November could be the perfect opportunity to give the sport a boost of adrenaline, actively involve current fans and add new supporters to golf with an all purpose "tailgate party" atmosphere!Andrea Woroch, a nationally recognized consumer and money-saving expert for Kinoli, Inc. recently sent me her "Thrifty Tailgating Tips to Kick-Off Football Season on a Budget". I would like to share a basic "recipe" for success while, at the same time, attempt to make these tips work for a golf tailgate party, whether watching from New York or celebrating do...
More About: Party , Golf

Learn Golf from French Pro Remésy at Paris Hotel Fouquet's Barriere
2011-09-09 16:55:00
Hotel Fouquet's Barriere, a luxury Paris ian hotel built on the Champs-Elysées, is offering guests the unprecedented opportunity to learn golf from one of France's most renowned players, Jean-François Remésy!   Remésy, a two-time winner of the French Open, will train guests for two days on the Le Golf National course, a.k.a. L'Albatros (a top-100 golf course where the 2018 Ryder Cup will take place) and another course of choice.   Baguettes, steak tartare, fine champagne and golf!  For two days guests will train with a professional golfer and will also have the opportunity to pick his brain over dinner at the incomparable Le Fouquet's Restaurant. The Ultimate Golf Experience includes:     * Two nights' accommodation in a Deluxe Junior Suite    * Breakfast each morning    * Welcome VIP gift    * Golf session with Jean-François Remésy, including training,...
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Nike golf shoes let Michelle Wie, Anthony Kim show true colors on the cours
2011-09-07 22:17:00
Michelle Wie sports Fowler's "orange" look Nike Golf Pays Tribute to Iconic Nike Dunk Shoe with the Introduction of the Nike Dunk NG  There will be a familiar iconic shoe showing up on the feet of Nike golf Athletes Michelle Wie and Anthony Kim. Both young athletes will be sporting the new Nike Dunk (NG) Golf shoe. Wie will debut the colourful shoes at this week?s Women?s Canadian Open and Kim will wear them in the coming weeks on the PGA Tour. Note: As I mentioned in a previous Golf for Beginners post, Tiger Woods recently chose the new Nike FREE golf shoe because helped to improve his stability while offering him mobility during training sessions. Where the Nike FREE was originally utilized as a training shoe, the Nike Dunk NG was first a basketball shoe and has been transformed for golf afficionados: the addition of spikes and waterproofing makes it a choice for matching golf clothing and broadbase appeal. A Nike brand franchise with a wide appeal, the Dunk has ...
More About: Shoes , Michelle Wie

Tiger Woods determined not to dethrone Couples as King of "Silly Season"
2011-08-31 16:01:00
It has often been stated that Fred Couples , considered the "King of the Silly Season " and dominant skins player, became "Champion" of the off-season due to debilitating back problems. In spite of being sidelined for much of 2007 and 2011, Couples still managed to make the cut at the '07 Masters and won the 2011 Senior Players Championship after treatment in Germany.   That's determination folks. Tiger Woods , in my opinion, is now waging war against his physical ailments, as did Couples, and is looking forward to the challange and to putting 'W's alongside his name once more. Woods has said he's "anxious to compete." Within the next few months, Tiger Woods will be testing the waters to see how his knee/achilles and golf game in general are progressing with an eye on helping the Americans win the Presidents Cup chalice. Does Couples believe Woods can help lead President's Cup 'Team USA' to victory, knowing as he does of the incapacitating nature of Woods' injury?...
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Italy's Quiet Golf Champion ? Francesco Molinari
2011-08-29 16:07:00
A year ago Francesco Molinari put the seal on a remarkable twelve months with one of the most sensational tournament displays ever seen in Asian golf, when he and Lee Westwood finished streets ahead of a world-class field at the WGC-HSBC Champions. Tim Maitland reports. When Francesco ?Chicco? Molinari briefly raised his hands in the air and gazed momentarily up the cheering Shanghai crowds in the grandstand at Sheshan last year, you would have had little clue from his body language that he had just gone eyeball to eyeball with the hottest player on the planet and won.  Even now, when he looks back at the best performance, the biggest victory, the most spectacular year of his career and a season unparalleled in the history of Italian golf, his voice ? a deep baritone ? rumbles along at exactly the same steady, careful, unflustered pace.  "It was very, very good. It was probably the best golf I?ve played so. When you?re playing against the number one in the...
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Tiger Woods can fall in rankings and still win at golf
2011-08-24 16:51:00
The latest Tiger Woods news is that the former number-one golfer in the world has slipped yet again in the rankings, this time to 33rd position. Many fans are watching Woods' decline saying that his days of winning on the PGA Tour are over; others feel that, at thirty-five, there is still plenty of golf left to be played. Either way, Tiger Woods is still a winner in golf. Here's how: "Tiger Woods PGA Tour '12: The Masters" is considered to be one of the best selling golf video games of all time. Woods has put on his motion capture suit once again in order to create another blockbuster video. The name? Not yet determined but maybe EA Sports can call it "The Year of the Tiger." If he can't win on the golf course, perhaps Woods can win in cyberspace. Unfortunately, the only shots Tiger says he is getting good at are "block-slices to the virtual marshals." Perhaps it's that new Sean Foley swing... Woods is also leasing a 10,000 square-foot palatial Mediterranean "business command...
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Forsgate PGA Professional offers golf tips on consistency in the swing
2011-08-22 17:18:00
A few weeks ago at the annual Forsgate Country Club Writer Cup, I asked PGA Head Professional Mark Mazzola if he would share a few golf tips for readers of this Golf for Beginners blog. Before our shotgun round began on the famed Banks Course, four PGA teaching pros at Forsgate offered a very insightful Q&A to members of the MGWA, answering very basic to quite technical golf questions. Mark Mazzola, Greg Gage, Carolyn Mckenzie-Andrews Thank you to Mark Mazzola for offering this blog on how to utilize the golf club for maximum consistency in the golf swing! Check out Forsgate TV's Channel on YouTube.com for more golf tips. If you happen to be in or near New Jersey on October 4, 2011, be sure to stop by for the Forsgate Foundation Charity Classic Skins Game featuring Annika Sorenstam and Ken Griffey Jr. I understand that an E350 Mercedes Benz will also be up for auction! Written by Mark Mazzola, PGA Head Professional, Forsgate Country Club One of the most commonly reque...
More About: Tips , Offers , Swing , Consistency

Twitter makes media social for New York golf bloggers in Putnam
2011-08-17 17:51:00
It is unusual and exciting to meet up with Twitter users whom you follow and chat with regularly but that is exactly what happened when three of the most recognizable golf bloggers in New York converged last week at the lovely Putnam National Golf Club for a fun game. Social media jumped out of the computer and met face-to-face on the golf course! Patricia Hannigan, President of Golf Girl Media and writer of the fun and flirty golf blog "Golf Girl's Diary" joined Mike Wolfe, President of WAM Marketing Solutions and myself (with my husband Barry), putting away our smart phones in order to explore Putnam National as a foursome. Mike had recently played golf at Putnam National and in his review appreciated the "scenic views", "elevation changes" and "undulating greens" of this once private golf course. Patricia enjoyed this Mahopac golf course only once before on an autumn day. "What I remembered most was how the brilliant fall foliage extended up the surrounding hills to prov...

Did the Tiger Woods golf era end on PGA Championship Sunday?
2011-08-15 19:07:00
After receiving an encouraging tweet in the aftermath of the 93rd PGA Championship where Keegan Bradley charged from behind to take glory's last stand from Jason Dufner, I wondered if Tiger Woods is needed anymore to stir interest in professional golf. My answer, "Golf will survive and thrive without Tiger in the game!"     A short conversation between @GolfSchott on Twitter and myself (@Golf4Beginners) after a sudden-death playoff on Sunday transpired as follows: @GolfSchott: I would say this one would be considered memorable now as well. What a tourney!!@Golf4Beginners: Playoff always good but memorable?@GolfSchott: Absolutely, this is no ordinary playoff, this is a playoff in a Major!Excitement and patriotic relief were measured hand-in-hand as Americans came in first and second and that a red-shirted, fresh-faced Keegan Bradley hoisted the Wanamaker Trophy; "relief" that there is finally someone on this side of the pond to challenge the ever gregarious and co...

Can new Nike golf shoes help transform Tiger Woods game?
2011-08-09 19:48:00
Tiger Woods has been sporting new Nike golf shoes since his return to professional golf, according to the press release issued below. It certainly didn't help transform his golf game last week at the WGC-Bridgestone, as we saw Woods finish in a tie for 37th position. As a matter of fact, the Post reported that Tiger's former caddie, Steve Williams, earned about 2.5 times as much as Woods! Still, Golf week mentioned that, despite Tiger Woods' yardage issues, he is hitting the ball flush and is ready for his close-up at the PGA Championship. Well, since money isn't everything, perhaps comfort will be! ******************** Tiger Woods Debuts Prototype Shoe on Comeback Tiger Woods has been working with one of the Directors within NIKE?s Innovation Kitchen, Tobie Hatfield, and NIKE Golf on a FREE-inspired prototype shoe that Tiger will wear during this week?s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Originally developed in 2004 by a group led by Hatfield, NIKE FREE is a ?natural moti...
More About: Shoes , Tiger Woods , Game

Former Tiger Woods caddie Steve Williams more popular than Adam Scott?
2011-08-08 18:08:00
The "unwritten rule" of not talking to golf media was broken yesterday by former Tiger Woods caddie Steve Williams after yesterday's exciting win by his new boss, Adam Scott , at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Steve Williams was approached by David Feherty after the final round of the golf tournament and could have said something joyful about Adam Scott's win but instead commented on his own emotional high with an almost laughable countenance condemning his own dismissal by Tiger Woods. Williams declared, "I've caddied for thirty-three years and one hundred forty-five wins and that's the best win I've ever had." Steve must have forgotten the seven previous wins at this event carrying the bag for Tiger Woods, or did he? Was Tiger Woods a good boss or is Williams just spewing sour grapes? "It's the greatest week of my life caddying and I sincerely mean that," Steve Williams concluded. The gaffe was not taken lightly by former Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger and oth...
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Tiger Woods spurns pals, do fellow golfers want him back?
2011-08-04 18:57:00
Although sports media is quick to report splits between Tiger Woods and caddie, former swing coaches, management and friends, PGA Tour and European Tour golfers have been standing together to welcome the former number-one golfer back onto the fairway. PGA Champion, Martin Kaymer said it best, "We need him, we really need him. He's the best player who ever played that game." Darren Clarke, winner of the 2011 Open Championship and paired with Tiger Woods for the first round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, commented, "Tiger Woods could be a hard man to beat because of his record around this golf course. He loves it so much and has played so well here before. I wouldn't be surprised to see him have a really, really good week." But Rory McIlroy, fresh off his latest twitter escapade involving golf writer Jay Townshend, appeared a bit ambiguous and on-the-fence about his true feelings regarding Tiger Woods taking center stage, "It?d be maybe a little intimidating if you knew fo...
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Is Yani Tseng the next Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam?
2011-08-01 23:26:00
The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is where Tiger Woods has decided to make his first comeback since opting out of the Players Championship after the first nine holes. Woods has conjectured that he might also play golf in the Australian Open as well as the Presidents Cup. Just for attending the Australian Open, Woods is expected a huge payday thanks to their government. Questions abound: Is Woods feeling better, just tired of sitting on the sidelines or is he in it for the payday? Why the Bridgestone? Confidence? Tiger has won the event seven times in fourteen years. Are his injuries healed? Who is...Why did...Tiger Woods choose childhood friend and head of his golf course design company, Bryon Bell, as his new caddie? Can he take the place of Steve Williams? Another big golf story this week comes from the LPGA/LET and all of the ladies in the game. Meet Yani Tseng, number-one golfer on the LPGA Tour and considered by many to be the next Annika Sorenstam and/or the new Lorena...

Can baseball MVP Ken Griffey Jr. defeat LPGA great Annika Sorenstam in golf
2011-08-01 18:12:00
A nine-hole celebrity skins challenge will decide whether an LPGA former number-one golfer, Annika Sorenstam, still has the sharp skills needed to defeat baseball legend Ken Griffey Jr ., who is said to be a one-handicap golfer. Sorenstam, the former number-one LPGA golfer in the world and now in charge of the ANNIKA brand of businesses, will host the ninth annual Charity Golf Classic at Forsgate Country Club in New Jersey this October. Annika has not played professionally since her retirement/baby announcement but that doesn't necessarily mean that her skills are rusty. I give the slight edge to Griffey, though, who plays golf regularly in celebrity outings. Charity golf events at Forsgate Country Club have always attracted the finest PGA and LPGA Tour professionals including Palmer, Trevino, Lopez and even John Daly to the two challenging and distinct Palmer and Banks courses. The Banks Course is listed as a "Top-Fifty Course" in the Metropolitan area in The Met Golfer Magazine ...
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Help Leaderboard Create Golf Videos
2011-07-29 19:38:00
Up until now, Leaderboard normally decided what golf videos they made for the LeaderboardTV channel, but now, they're giving YOU, the online golf community, the chance to decide what videos you want to watch and would like them to make. Yep, you got it - anyone can suggest a topic for a video - and they'll make it. Watch this explanatory video to find out more: You can submit your video ideas by directly commenting on this Golf for Beginners blog: no topic is out of bounds (all golf-related of course) and LeaderboardTV will make all videos for free. As you may remember, the good folks over at Leaderboard Golf interviewed yours truly when their website first went live. I have been following its progress and reading the other great interviews with some of my peers ever since. The golf videos are another interesting offshoot of this diversified site and, in my opinion, interacting with fans in this manner will certainly benefit both Leaderboard and those golfers looking to improv...
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LPGA Tour bottling Evian as major magic potion?
2011-07-26 00:16:00
Golf commissioner Mike Whan recently announced the Evian Masters as the official "fifth major" on the LPGA Tour but, before being awarded "Champions hip status", a few changes needed to be made. Unaware that the Evian Masters was already considered a major event on the Ladies European Tour schedule with, perhaps, many more fans (and even Tour players, see below) equally unaware, @LETgolf tweeted, and posted a blog, to confirm status on their Tour first: "The Evian Masters presented by Société Générale, which is already a major on the Ladies European Tour schedule, will become a major championship on the LPGA from 2013 and will be renamed: ?The Evian?." In order for the Evian Masters to be "worthy" of major status and of becoming the new "Dinah" on the LPGA Tour, this is what is said will happen: 1. Name Change to "The Evian Championship" 2. Golf course redesign including the "Fantastic Finish" where fans can watch the final four holes from an amphitheater setting 3. Date Chang...
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Another divorce for Tiger Woods, a chapter in Stevie's book?
2011-07-21 19:02:00
In what appeared to be more like a tabloid divorce than a dismissal in a working relationship, Tiger Woods fired long-time caddie and friend Steve Williams... the question is, why? Shock and disappointment appeared to come from Williams at the "matter-of-fact" way in which the Woods handled the split but both knew the end was near. Shock and a nine-iron came from Elin's ire when she got the news but she rebounded and so will Steve. "It's time for a change," bemoaned Tiger Woods, with Steve rebutting, "after thirteen years of loyal service...through Tiger?s scandal, a new coach...a major swing change and Tiger battling through injuries...I am very disappointed to end our very successful partnership at this time." Why is Woods getting rid of everyone who has ever stood beside him? A temporary(?) switch with Woods' blessing to carry the bag for fellow Aussie Adam Scott at the U.S. Open was an indication of trouble in paradise for the long-term pair. Tiger Woods was injured and S...
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Gaining Confidence by playing the right Golf Courses for you
2011-07-19 17:29:00
Whether you are a beginner golfer or a single-digit handicapper, playing the right golf courses for your game (and from the correct tee box) can truly inspire confidence. The reverse is also true; playing too difficult a golf course for your level of play can become a four-hour struggle, dampening your spirits and taking your game two steps in reverse. Of course, it isn't just the golf course that inspires confidence, the space between your ears determines the final outcome.   Although FindtheBest.com is still in beta, this resource offers comparisons on everything from flight schools to golf courses. The golf course portion of this work in progress ranks public and private courses, offers USGA course rating as well as weekend greens fees.   I received this note from Woody Robinson regarding FindtheBest.com and, since it so prominently added Golf for Beginners into the mix, I have posted it for your review. This is not a hype for the website; it's always interesting ...
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Ten of the Best Open Championship Golf Performances
2011-07-18 15:40:00
Do you think Darren Clarke or perhaps Phil Mickelson's golf performance at Royal St. George's should be added to this list of the top ten Open Championship appearances? Does a golfer have to win in order to be listed or do collapses count too? The public loves to see a meltdown. According to BestOnlineColleges.com, Jack Nicklaus' performance at St. Andrews in 1970 and Tom Watson with "one of the finest displays of golf in a major championship" at the 1970 Open Championship rank among the top golf on this list. Watson also displayed a third round this week worthy of a second look. At sixty-one years-old, the five-time British Open Champion "vaulted ten spots up the leaderboard" but I think it was his hole-in-one that gave fans a Champions Tour golfer to cheer for this week! Seve Ballesteros has two spots in these top rankings with John Daly and, naturally, Tiger Woods making the cut. Woods was added to the list because of his performance at St. Andrews "winning...
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Canada's best seaside golf, whale-watching...and a haunted hotel?
2011-07-15 17:15:00
Distance in Canada is gauged by kilometers, not miles, and time, as opposed to range, is used as description in order to make travel appear more palatable. Although most of the world is accustomed to a metric way of life, as an American, I was a bit flustered! Jeff, our host and golf partner for the first leg of the trip, thought nothing of the two-and-a-half-hour drive from Fredericton, New Brunswick, to Moncton as he was born and raised in the Maritimes but I must admit that I was relieved to finally arrive in the French community of Dieppe in order to play Fox Creek Golf Club. I could see why we were brought to Fox Creek: this challenging championship-caliber golf course has been host to Prime Ministers, hockey legends and PGA golfers and now we were to experience its splendorous beauty and pristine conditions. Fox Creek and Kingswood Golf Club were designed by Graham Cooke. Both are very well maintained with commendable practice facilities as well as a number of...
More About: Hotel , Seaside , Whale , Watching

Golf: A Good Drive Gets You to Canada
2011-07-13 16:48:00
A ten-hour road trip from New York to New Brunswick, Canada to play golf and experience differences in culture had the makings of a fun adventure but is this foreign country really foreign? Driving through Maine past border crossing into Atlantic Canada was exciting as I have never experienced leaving the U.S.A. by automobile. The scenery is beautiful yet monotonous on both sides of the border and there aren't many exits along the way. Even my GPS periodically lost its signal until it closed in on the City of Fredericton . Crowne Plaza Lord Beaverbrook Hotel I felt relieved to finally arrive at our destination, the Crowne Plaza Lord Beaverbrook, a business hotel with comfortable amenities located near legislative buildings, museums and lots of outdoor dining; free concerts are also provided during the season. The Changing of the Guard, a twice-daily Canadian event, occurs right down the street and I was disappointed that my schedule did not permit me time to exp...
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The Open Championship golf tees up potential £80 million windfall for Kent
2011-07-13 16:43:00
The return of Open Championship golf to Kent this week is set to result in more than £80 million of income for the county. And the long-term legacy of holding the prestigious event is likely to result in many millions of pounds being generated for Kent?s economy through visitors from home and abroad enjoying golf and leisure breaks in the Garden of England. Indeed, a strategic tie-up between Visit Kent, Golf breaks.com and Shepherd Neame (the renowned Kent-based brewer, pub and hotel operator) will serve to position the county as one of Europe?s foremost golf destinations. The sport will also benefit following the creation of a Golf Legacy program ? set up jointly by Kent Golf Partnership and Kent County Council (KCC) with funding from the R&A, organiser of the Open Championship ? designed to increase participation. More than 200,000 spectators and 2,000 media from across the world are expected to descend on Royal St George?s Golf Club, Sandwich, from July 14-17, with tens...
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NBC ready with major coverage of 2011 U.S. Women?s Open Championship
2011-07-06 04:10:00
NBC Sports Group is primed to deliver an unprecedented 25-plus hours of combined, live tournament and wrap-around news coverage of this week?s 2011 U.S. Women ?s Open Championship ? the third major championship on the ladies schedule this year. More than 25 Hours of Live Tournament and On-Site News coverage. As long as NBC doesn't switch from the coverage mid tournament or during final round Sunday in favor of higher-rated programming, then hurray for the ladies! ?Altitude and wicked greens will be the story, as well as whether world No. 1 Yani Tseng can complete the career grand slam and extend her current winning streak to three in a row.? ...Dottie Pepper ?Paula Creamer?s breakthrough U.S. Open victory at Oakmont while enduring the pain of an injured thumb was a fairy tale. It seems the U.S. Open produces that type of story every year. I?m sure this year?s Open will be no exception.? analyst Charlie Rymer NBC Sports Group i...