The Elements of a Golf Fitness Program
Thursday June 30, 2005
How can a golf fitness program help improve your score, and what are the elements that make up a good golf fitness program? Golf fitness expert Mike Pedersen explains - ... Read More
Wie's Meltdown Due to Lack of Junior Golf? Don't Be Silly
Thursday June 30, 2005
A few days have passed since Michelle Wie's meltdown in the final round of the U.S. Women's Open. And not surprisingly, quite a few commentators have passed judgment, using Wie's ... Read More
Augusta National Getting Longer
Wednesday June 29, 2005
Once again, Augusta National is being lengthened. The historic course, home of The Masters, will play to a new length (for the 2006 Masters) of 7,445 yards, making it the ... Read More
Check out the New Golf Forums
Tuesday June 28, 2005
The About.com Golf Forums have re-launched today with a design that is new and, we believe, improved. We've made some minor changes that result in easier navigation within threads, and ... Read More
Who is Morgan Pressel?
Monday June 27, 2005
Big fans of women's golf or junior golf have known about Morgan Pressel at least since she was 12 years old. But many fans were getting their first long look ... Read More
U.S. Open Carnage, Part II
Sunday June 26, 2005
Where have seen this before? Veterans and youngsters alike crumbling under the pressure of the final day of a U.S. Open and a treacherous course setup. Until an unlikely candidate ... Read More
Vijay Singh Fed up with Slow Play
Friday June 24, 2005
Another week on the PGA Tour, another round of discussions about slow play. PGA Tour players and officials like to talk about slow play, they just never seem to do ... Read More
Part 3 of Sorenstam's Grand Slam Quest Tees Off
Thursday June 23, 2005
The U.S. Women's Open (past champions) tees off today at Cherry Hills Country Club near Denver. For Annika Sorenstam, it's a chance to capture the third leg of the Grand ... Read More
Next on the Tee from Callaway: FT-3 Driver
Wednesday June 22, 2005
The Big Bertha Fusion FT-3 driver, in use by members of Callaway's tour staff for months, is read to hit pro shops. Check out the latest driver from Callaway.
Golf ... Read More
15-Year-Old Wants Permission to Join LPGA Tour
Tuesday June 21, 2005
But no, it's not Michelle Wie. It's Carmen Bandea, a prodigy living in Atlanta who has never played an LPGA event and has failed to qualify in her one attempt ... Read More
Next Up on the Majors Calendar: British Open
Tuesday June 21, 2005
With the U.S. Open now past, next up on the calendar of golf's major championships is the British Open. This playing of the Open Championship takes place at the home ... Read More
U.S. Open: Day 4 - Campbell Capitalizes on Goosen Collapse
Sunday June 19, 2005
While Retief Goosen was experiencing what announcer Johnny Miller several times called one of the biggest meltdowns by a great player in major championship history, Michael Campbell was putting together ... Read More
U.S. Open - Day 3: The Goose is Loose
Saturday June 18, 2005
Two-time champ Retief Goosen is in position to grab his third title as the only player under par at the 2005 U.S. Open following three rounds of play. Goosen birdied ... Read More
In the Loop: Pipe-Smoking Sadists
Saturday June 18, 2005
So what do the golfers struggling to get around Pinehurst No. 2 really think about the course, and the USGA that set it up for this U.S. Open? In his ... Read More
U.S. Open: Day 2
Friday June 17, 2005
Only five players are under par after two rounds of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. Retief Goosen, Olin Browne and Jason Gore are the leaders at 2-under. K.J. ... Read More
U.S. Open - Day 1
Thursday June 16, 2005
A pair of journeymen - Olin Browne and Rocco Mediate - share the lead at 3-under par following the first day's play at the U.S. Open. But many of golf's ... Read More
Early at the U.S. Open
Thursday June 16, 2005
Olin Brown and Rocco Mediate are the leaders after early play at the U.S. Open. Go to U.S. Open homepage. Meanwhile ...
From the Forum:
"Chris Berman is the single worst ... Read More
Mickelson's Ball Ready for the Rest Of Us
Thursday June 16, 2005
Phil Mickelson will be using the Callaway HX Tour 56 golf ball when he tees off at the U.S. Open today. It's the same ball he's been using since he ... Read More
Pinehurst Greens? Not So Donald Ross
Wednesday June 15, 2005
Donald Ross was one of the great golf course architects of the early 20th century ... or of any time period in golf history. Pinehurst No. 2, site of the ... Read More
In the Loop: Those Pinehurst Greens
Wednesday June 15, 2005
In the latest entry in his Tour diary, Russ Holden - caddie for Bernhard Langer - talks about those famous (some would say infamous) turtleback greens at Pinehurst No. 2. ... Read More
Wie Plays Way Into U.S. Publinx
Wednesday June 15, 2005
Another first for 15-year-old Michelle Wie: On Tuesday, she finished tied for first in a U.S. Amateur Public Links sectional qualifier. That means she is the first female ever to ... Read More
U.S. Open Predictions
Wednesday June 15, 2005
Who is going to win the U.S. Open? We've checked with some of the top golf writers and other experts and compiled their predictions. Check 'em out below the fold, ... Read More
New Quizzes: U.S. Open Trivia
Tuesday June 14, 2005
Think you know a thing or two about the U.S. Open? Put your trivia skills to the test with these new U.S. Open quizzes. There are four to choose from; ... Read More
Take a Look at Pinehurst No. 2
Monday June 13, 2005
The No. 2 course at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina is one of the best-known golf courses in the world. It's hosting the U.S. Open beginning Thursday, so take a ... Read More
Weekend Wrapup: Stars Come Out on PGA, LPGA
Sunday June 12, 2005
It was a great weekend of golf with the McDonald's LPGA Championship and the Booz Allen at Congressional Country Club. And the quality of the leaderboards matched the importance of ... Read More
New Drivers from Adams and Nakashima
Friday June 10, 2005
New versions of existing drivers, that is. New from Adams is the latest member of that company's Redline family, the RPM Dual 460. This is, according to Adams, the first ... Read More
Karrie Webb Now a Hall-of-Famer
Friday June 10, 2005
Karrie Webb waited nearly five years from the time she officially qualified, through the LPGA's points-based system, for the World Golf Hall of Fame until she was actually eligible for ... Read More
LPGA Major Championships
Thursday June 9, 2005
As the second LPGA major of the year gets under way, take a look back at the past champions in LPGA majors:
Kraft Nabisco Championship
LPGA Championship
U.S. Women's Open
... Read More
The World's Worst Golf Swing
Wednesday June 8, 2005
A Californian named Brian Weir has been selected by viewers of The Golf Channel as having the "world's worst golf swing." Brian now gets lessons from Dean Reinmuth, and his ... Read More
Mid-Week Roundup: Golf News and Notes
Tuesday June 7, 2005
With the U.S. Open coming up in a week, and the U.S. Women's Open coming up in a day, there are plenty of good golf stories appearing in newspapers, magazines ... Read More
Bridgestone Tees Up Softer B330 Ball
Tuesday June 7, 2005
The Bridgestone Tour B330 golf ball has received rave reviews since its recent debut, and now Bridgestone has a new model that is aimed at better players. The Tour B330-S ... Read More
LPGA Announces Million-Dollar "Playoff" Beginning in 2006
Tuesday June 7, 2005
The LPGA, looking to add more excitement throughout its season while building toward a year-ending mega-event, has announced The Playoffs at The ADT, a million-dollar "playoff" that will serve as ... Read More
In the Loop: The Memorial and U.S. Open Qualifying
Sunday June 5, 2005
In the latest entry in his PGA Tour diary, caddie Russ Holden talks about the bittersweet experience at The Memorial for Bernhard Langer and himself. He also has strong words ... Read More
Hit Down, Dammit!
Friday June 3, 2005
It's one of the counterintuitive things about the golf swing: If you want to get the ball up in the air, you must avoid trying to lift it with your ... Read More
Golf Loses One of Its Greatest Voices
Wednesday June 1, 2005
Writer Herbert Warren Wind has passed away at the age of 88. Wind was one of the great voices for golf, especially in the 1940s through the 1960s when he ... Read More

