When you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
Annika Offers Solution To American Unemployment
/I thought you weren't supposed to tweet from customs?
Read More"Bearing more guilt is IMG, Kim’s management company, which in return for its commission concocts shore stories to hide unpalatable truths."
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Tough words from Robert Lusetich aimed at the PGA Tour and IMG for their "enabling" of Anthony
It’s his life and if he wants to piss it away with all that money Nike gave him last year, then so be it. He’s only really hurting himself.
But what I object to, in advance, is the inevitable in-depth profile that is bound to appear in some publication of note on the heels of this latest debacle claiming that Kim’s had another come-to-Jesus moment. That he’s suddenly re-dedicated himself to his game and has seen the error of his ways.
These fairytales have appeared throughout his career and I’m calling B.S. right now on the next one. So, please, IMG, spare us the heartfelt story of how AK’s grown up and come to see that he’s throwing away a very special talent.
Until he has.
Westwood Reinjury Means He Might Shut It Down, Squelching Hopes Of Writers Eyeing World No. 1 Takeover Stories
/Oh but it's not all bad news, because it is, after all, the Official World Golf Ranking where sense was long ago abandoned.
Read MoreSo This Is Why Sergio Needed Time Off!
/Reader Victor sent in this photo of Sergio Garcia playing his first football game for Borriol, the half profesional/amateur team in the third echelon of Spanish football. Sergio is president and owner of the club, making him a modern day Joe Pendleton.
Bet he's fun to play for...and with!
"If Seve cannot come to us, we must go to him."
/John Huggan makes a worthy suggestion regarding Seve and a proper way to honor him. It's not what the cancelled Champions Challenge might have been, but it's something:
Read MoreYes, K.J. Is Really Putting This Way...
/...I had to see it to believe that K.J. Choi had gone all Sam Snead on us. For some reason I don't think I'm going to run up to Ladbrookes to place a bet after seeing this:
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Poulter: Death To America...Golf
/Lawrence Donegan reports on Ian Poulter's lively comments about the state of American golf.
Read More"This is the difficult thing, when you see that the end is coming."
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Oliver Brown files a heartwrenching must read story on his visit with Seve Ballesteros.
It is heartbreaking that it shall not now come to pass. Ballesteros, barely out of his hospital bed, was first attracted to the notion of a St Andrews comeback last July, when he watched Tom Watson revive days of yore at Turnberry. He could scarcely credit that his former nemesis came within one errant eight-footer of winning a sixth Open, aged 59.
"I feel very sorry about that missed putt for Tom. For me, the champion of that Open was Tom. He did everything to win, but golf is an unpredictable game. He was a great inspiration to me. That was when I thought about going to St Andrews. He brought me that desire and determination.
"St Andrews, you see, is unique: the road hole, Hell Bunker, the museum, the hotel, the shops in the town where everybody is selling golf – all of it. I want to spend time with the people there. They want to see me, and I want to see them. It's an appreciation."
"I loved the expressive way he played, like Arnold Palmer."
/On the sad news that doctor's have advised Seve to stay away from the Open Championship and the emotional journey that would have been, it's worth checking out Jaime Diaz's Golf Digest July issue profile of the great man.
Read More"Cassoff putts with his driver."
/Don't miss Ron Green Jr.'s look at the unorthodox professional golfer Geordie Cassoff.
Read More"Steve has been a major part in Lee's rise the last three years."
/Lee Westwood not only opened with a 63, he admitted that his initial snub from the Memphis stop was not tied to his UPS sponsorship.
But most impressive is his physical overhaul, and John Huggan profiles the likely U.S. Open favorite with non-clueless bookies in the UK who clearly haven't watched Tiger play in a while.
"What in the blessed name of Ben Hogan is a refractometer?"
/Thanks to Stan Ferguson for highlighting Karl MacGinty's fascinating look at Team Padraig Harrington and the lengths he goes to in preparing for a major. This is downright wild:
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