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600 rounds of golf in a year?!

I feel pretty good when I can play somewhere between 15 and 20 rounds of golf per year. Between all of the other things that I do in my life, fitting in that much more golf seems a bit gluttonous. Well, Richard Lewis (not the comedi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Pining for true golf stories for 2011

The golf world was held hostage in 2010 by a minor traffic accident in Orlando and the events that followed.It's hard to imagine any events that would have happened on the golf course that could have overshadowed said events, short o [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

S.C.'s top 10 golf stories

1. DOUBLE MAJOR The “great almost” of the 2010 PGA Tour was Columbia native Dustin Johnson, who led after three rounds of the U.S. Open before a final-round 82, then, a month later, led with one hole to play in the PGA C [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Tiger Woods has cortisone shot in right ankle

Tiger Woods had a cortisone shot in his right ankle 10 days ago to relieve lingering soreness. By Tuesday, he was back to work hitting balls and filming a commercial. Mark Steinberg, his agent at IMG, said Woods had intended all along to [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Els bags fifth SA Open title

With a morning round of 64 and an afternoon score of 63 -- both amended as a result of a change to the course caused by the weather -- Els ended a challenging week on 25 under par. It was one stroke better than his nearest rival Goosen, [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Golf: Tiger's fall, Europe's rise mark year of transition

In a year when the world watched Tiger Woods lose his marriage, his top ranking, his iconic image and every tournament he played, golf thrived with new stars and looked to a less Woods-centric future. The fall of Woods dominated the year [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Johnson-Poulter win Shark Shootout by 2 strokes

Dustin Johnson and Ian Poulter won the Shark Shootout Sunday, shooting a 13-under 59 in the scramble format to beat Darren Clarke and Graeme McDowell by two shots. Johnson and Poulter grabbed the lead with birdies on their first four hol [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Indian Golf League set to tee off from Dec 10

Aimed at helping golf shed the tag of being an 'elitist' sport, the second edition of the Thomas Cook Indian Golf League -- open to both new and existing players -- will tee off on December 10 at the Golden Greens Golf and Countr [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Alfred Dunhill Championship golf betting guide

The 2011 Race to Dubai gets off to an early start, with this long-standing co-sanctioned Sunshine Tour event. Compared to previous years, which usually included the likes of Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, the field lacks both big names and [...]

Posted On : Dec, 08 2010 | Comments : 0