2007 Tour Schedules
Thursday November 30, 2006
The PGA Tour, Champions Tour and LPGA Tour have all released their schedules for the coming year. Check 'em out to plan your tournament stops:
2007 PGA Tour schedule
2007 LPGA Tour ... Read More
PGA Tour, LPGA Tour Q-School Finals Under Way
Wednesday November 29, 2006
And they're off! Hundreds of golfers - some of them big names for past glories - trying to earn tour cards for 2007. Both the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour ... Read More
"Big Break VI" Championship Matches at Halfway Point
Wednesday November 29, 2006
The first nine holes of the men's and women's championship matches were completed on Tuesday's episode of "The Big Break VI: Trump National." The matches will be finished - and ... Read More
Sexy Australian Golfers Calendar Causes Controversy
Sunday November 26, 2006
A group of golfers from the Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour appear in the "Top Shots: Women of Professional Golf 2007 Calendar," wearing vintage clothes and in poses the organizers ... Read More
Follow the Golf Timeline
Saturday November 25, 2006
If you're a golf history buff, you'll want to check out our golf timeline, which follows the major developments and major victories in the game from the 16th century to ... Read More
Space Race
Friday November 24, 2006
A Wie Bit of a Problem
Friday November 24, 2006
Bri vs. Bridget in the World Rankings
Wednesday November 22, 2006
Comparing the credentials of Bridget Dwyer and Bri Vega - the finalists for the women's championship in "The Big Break VI" - I wrote in an earlier post:
If their Futures ... Read More
Oops: Did The Golf Channel Give Away the Winner of "Big Break VI"?
Wednesday November 22, 2006
A funny thing happened on the way to the Bridget vs. Bri championship match on "The Big Break VI:" The Golf Channel apparently gave away the identity of the winner.
Or ... Read More
Big Break VI: Championship Matches Set
Tuesday November 21, 2006
The championship matches on "The Big Break VI: Trump National" are set. For the men, it's Denny Hepler vs. Jeff Mitchell. For the women, it's Bri Vega vs. Bridget Dwyer.
Rachel ... Read More
Gary Gilchrist's Quick Tips
Monday November 20, 2006
Gary Gilchrist is one of the top junior golf instructors in the U.S. He was Michelle Wie's first instructor, but has also worked with such luminaries as Nick Price, Ernie ... Read More
Stretch Your Tee Shots with Simple Exercise
Sunday November 19, 2006
Want to get more yards out of your game? A few well-chosen and simple golf stretches can help you stretch those yards, too. Golf fitness expert Mike Pedersen explains, and ... Read More
The Stars Melt Down; the Rookie Doesn't
Sunday November 19, 2006
A funny thing happened in the golf world on Sunday. A rookie was perfectly clutch down the stretch, while three of the biggest stars in golf stumbled their ways to ... Read More
Equipment: Back to the "Draw" Board for TaylorMade
Saturday November 18, 2006
TaylorMade is adding to its r7 Draw family of products with the release of the r7 Draw Fairway Woods, r7 Draw Rescue Hybrids, and r7 Draw Irons (pictured), which join ... Read More
The LPGA's Playoff Experiment
Friday November 17, 2006
Let it be noted that the LPGA Tour was the first professional golf tour to give a "playoff" format a try.
LPGA golfers earned entry throughout the year into this weekend's ... Read More
Do-It-Yourself Putter Fitting
Thursday November 16, 2006
In the blog post immediately below this one, we pointed readers to an article comparing conventional putters, long putters and belly putters, with some guidelines on choosing which best suits ... Read More
The Long and Short of Putters
Thursday November 16, 2006
Putters come in many different lengths these days, from the shorter conventional ones to the longer broomstick putters. How do you know which length is right for you? Putting is ... Read More
Big Break VI: And Then There Were Three ...
Wednesday November 15, 2006
Three per side, that is. Following two more eliminations, "The Big Break VI: Trump National" is down to the final three men and final three women contestants.
And do our readers ... Read More
PGA Tour Makes "Playoffs" More Playoff-Like
Tuesday November 14, 2006
The PGA Tour announced on Tuesday reductions to the field sizes for the four tournaments that make up the tour's first-ever "playoffs," the culmination of the first FedEx Cup season ... Read More
Weekend Wrapup: Ochoa En Fuego
Monday November 13, 2006
We ran a poll a couple weeks ago asking who was the best player in women's golf. Annika Sorenstam and Lorena Ochoa (pictured) ran neck-and-neck in the resuts. I suspect ... Read More
Woods' Win Streak Over ... Or Is It?
Sunday November 12, 2006
Tiger Woods failed to win the HSBC Champions tournament in China, so his winning streak of six in a row is over, right? That's what the lead to the Associated ... Read More
St. Andrews Needs Your Help - Naming Its Newest Course
Thursday November 9, 2006
An aerial view of Course No. 7 at St. Andrews.
(Photo © St. Andrews Links Trust; used with permission)
The St. Andrews Links Trust, which oversees The Old Course and five other ... Read More
Big Break VI: Another Favorite Gone
Wednesday November 8, 2006
The sixth round of eliminations took place on "The Big Break VI: Trump National" Tuesday night. The good news is that this episode didn't contain any Donald Trump (but don't ... Read More
PGA, Azinger Revamp U.S. Ryder Cup Selection Process
Monday November 6, 2006
Equipment: Game-Improvement Hybrid Irons from Adams
Sunday November 5, 2006
Adams Golf has always been known for super-game-improvement clubs and sets. Its latest in this category is the Adams Idea Tech OS Hybrid Irons set (pictured), a set of eight ... Read More
Nuthin' But A (Kenny) G Thang
Friday November 3, 2006
Who is the best golfer from the world of music? According to Golf Digest, it's Kenny G.
Saxophonist Kenny G tops the GD list of "The Top 100 In Music," which ... Read More
Report: Azinger Next U.S. Ryder Cup Captain
Thursday November 2, 2006
The PGA of America will soon announce that Paul Azinger is the captain of the 2007 U.S. Ryder Cup team, according to reports.
Azinger is a 14-time PGA Tour winner with ... Read More
Tom Weiskopf, the "Towering Inferno"
Wednesday November 1, 2006
"Towering Inferno" is one of my favorite nicknames for any famous golfer. Tom Weiskopf was called that because he was, a) tall; and b) hot-tempered. It was that temper, and ... Read More
Big Break VI: Albert Eliminated
Wednesday November 1, 2006
Albert Crews, the gap-toothed, crosshanded contestant who had emerged as a fan favorite - and a favorite among the female contestants on the show - was eliminated from "The Big ... Read More