Bethpage Black: For U.S. Open titlists and weekend hackers

Date June 23, 2009

bethpage_black_2One of the unique connections between PGA Tour players and their fans is that they can share golf course experiences — sort of. Recreation league basketball players don’t play pick-up games in the Staples Center in Los Angeles or Madison Square Garden in New York. And you can’t meet friends for a Sunday morning flag football game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Rory McIlroy: Northern Ireland native making his own way amid Tiger Woods comparisons

Date June 17, 2009

Rory McIlrory

Rory McIlrory

Like Canadian kids who learn to walk playing ice hockey and kids in Spain who do the same on soccer fields, Rory McIlroy grew up outside of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It’s where golf is not so much a recreation as it is a way of life. And just like Tiger Woods whose toddler days included television clips of a two-year-old making putts on a national television variety show, Rory McIlroy’s golf history has its moment of infant legend. Read the rest of this entry »

Kenny Perry: Playing well and remembering Bob Hope

Date June 3, 2009

profile_a_perryKenny Perry had a career-best season in 2008 with three victories and a key position on the U.S. team that played in the Ryder Cup in his native Kentucky. But early is his career, despite two PGA Tour wins, Perry was an unheralded player, even when victorious. And no one tells the story better than the golfer himself.
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Tommy Armour III: Living large on and off the course

Date June 3, 2009

armourTommy Armour III is approaching 30 years as a professional golfer. His career has included glimpses of stardom, more than 1,800 tournament rounds and a well-documented celebratory lifestyle as a member of one of golf’s most enduring families. Read the rest of this entry »

Padraig Harrington: Irish champion seeking ‘Paddy’ Slam’

Date April 7, 2009

harringtonLike Phil Mickelson before him, golfing success provided Padraig Harrington with the odd moniker: “Best golfer never to win a major.” But just a quickly an errant drive or a shanked wedge can ruin a round, Harrington no longer has the major jinx.  Read the rest of this entry »

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