Blogs Posts in General Golf Talks category; 26 blog posts

Golf Fitness Helps Generate More Speed in Your Swing!

The golfing industry speaks about clubhead speed constantly. We see advertised in the golf magazines all the time. We hear about it on the Golf Channel endlessly Clubhead speed is more a result of what you do with the [...]

Posted On : Jul, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Golf is what made Tiger Woods famous In My Opinion

I'm tired of hearing about the car crash, the exposure that the pro golfer was cheating on his wife, the number of women coming forward claiming to have had an affair with Tiger, the trips to rehab and the apologies for his indiscret [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Jackson medalist after stroke play at US Amateur

Tim Jackson shot a second-round 70 to leave him at even par and earn medalist honors at the U.S. Amateur on Tuesday, even after he was assessed a one-shot penalty for slow play at the conclusion of his round. The 50-year-old became the o [...]

Posted On : Aug, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Golf Takes Aim at a Spot On Summer Olympic Schedule

Back in 1904, when the Summer Olympics were held in St. Louis, golf was among the sports on the program. It was dropped by 1908, and has not appeared since. That, though, could change in 2016. The International Olympic Committee will vote [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Harrington hangs onto Bridgestone lead

Having played two of his best rounds of the year at the Bridgestone Invitational, Padraig Harrington is willing to settle for something less on the weekend. "I'll take two more times under 70 on the weekend and we'll see how we get on, [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Weir trying to end long Canadian drought

Mike Weir is well aware that a Canadian hasn't won the Canadian Open in 55 years, and that it has been 95 years since the tournament crowned a Canadian-born champion. "It's our national championship, and all us Canadians, we want to pu [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

A claret jug and a black hat for Stewart Cink

Only when it looked easy did Stewart Cink face his toughest challenge. With one hole remaining in the British Open playoff, Cink split the middle of the 18th fairway and had a four-shot lead. His opponent was in the weeds short of the green [...]

Posted On : Jul, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

Woods goes to another major off another win

Tiger Woods watched good friend Roger Federer in the championship match at Wimbledon for as long as he could before heading out to prepare for the final round of the AT&T National. The fifth set was tied at 14 when he was on the puttin [...]

Posted On : Jul, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Host has most: Woods wins own event for 1st time

Tiger Woods was on the back nine at Congressional, trying to win his own tournament for the first time. His main competition was relaxing in the clubhouse, having a bite to eat and joking with Woods' wife and daughter. This wasn't a typica [...]

Posted On : Jul, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Tiger moves into lead at Congressional

The best of Tiger Woods came Friday when his game was falling apart. Woods lived up to his hopes of being a "greedy host" when he salvaged his round during a shaky stretch in the middle and shot 4-under 66 to take a one-shot lead [...]

Posted On : Jul, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Kim sets course record at Congressional with 62

Anthony Kim is regaining a lot of his strength and a little of his swagger. He can only hope his record start Thursday at the AT&T National will allow him to get rid of some frustration built up from a year of not winning. Kim ran off [...]

Posted On : Jul, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Tiger wants to be greedy host at Congressional

Md. – It's not often that a player is bold enough to challenge Tiger Woods on the golf course. Rarer still is when it happens during a pro-am round from one of his amateur partners. "That still puts me 1 up," Dallas Cowboys [...]

Posted On : Jul, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Kim reaches 1-year anniversary of last win

Anthony Kim pressed a cell phone against his ear as he listened to Tiger Woods, the tournament host of the AT&T National, congratulate him on another impressive victory that seemed to mark the arrival of America's next great golfer. Th [...]

Posted On : Jul, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Nielsen rallies to win at En-Joie

When Fred Funk birdied the fifth hole on the final round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open, he squinted at Lonnie Nielsen's line on the leaderboard and then turned for some help. "I go to my caddie, 'I can't quite read that. Does it s [...]