Hole-In-One? That’s fine. Try getting a hole in one as a one-armed golfer. Records as sketchy but Phil Bell has nearly made a traditional hole in one seem commonplace. Bell, in fact, recently made a hole in one as a one-arrmed golfer. Bell, 45, of Oldbury, West Midlands, England aced the 184-yard par 3 fourth [...]

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Pro golfers may consider it a quandary, but it’s an enviable circumstance. Just what’s a pro to do when he turns age 50 — remain on the PGA Tour or embrace the Champions Tour as a new home? It’s not a difficult choice for some players. Many Champions Tour players have only found success on [...]

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Tiger Woods won’t return to the PGA Tour until next season, so before he gets all serious on us again, here’s a look at a promotional video that’s simply known as the “Jesus Shot.”

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For the first time in nine years, the United States has won the Ryder Cup.
It was great shot after great shot, pressure putt after pressure putt that gave the match to the American continent, a 12-player squad of golf’s top echelon of players, unheralded veterans and a group of youngsters who rose the occasion.
The Ryder [...]

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(Interview conducted near the scoring tent just off the 18th green at Poppy Hills Golf Course during the 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.)

CHRIS BERMAN
Full name: Christopher James Berman; Age: 52 (Born May 10, 1955); Birthplace: Greenwich, Conn.; Residence: Cheshire, Conn.; Occupation: Television sports broadcaster; Hobbies: Golf and singing.; Family: Wife, Kathy, married in 1983; [...]

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With all due respect to her remarkable young poise, there’s no better example of why teenage golfers shouldn’t turn professional than Michelle Wie.
And with equal respect to the LPGA and PGA Tours, whose tournaments I’ve been reporting on for more than 25 years, maybe the fault in young pro golfers turning pro and then floundering [...]

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(Interview conducted near the scoring tent off the 18th green at Poppy Hills Golf Course following a round of the 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.)

STONE PHILLIPS
Full name:  Stone Stockton Phillips; Age: 53 (Dec. 2, 1954); Birthplace: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.; Residence: New York, N.Y.; Occupation: Television broadcaster ; Hobbies: tennis, golf, piano; Family: Wife, Debra; [...]

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If you don’t like golf, the Ryder Cup is an easy target. It’s all about national pride and captain’s picks and golfing formats infrequently practiced in competition of consequence except for . . . well, the Ryder Cup.
The USA vs. European idea can easily be viewed as contrived, too. Is there really a rivalry, here?
Aren’t [...]

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The longer Tiger Woods stays away, the more the PGA Tour and its fans will realize golf is healthy without the sport’s top-ranked player.
The lament was that without Woods since his injury and subsequent surgery, the circuit has less fan appeal.
Nonsense. If it’s charisma and good golf it’s seeking, say hello to Camilo Villegas.
Three years [...]

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Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me. I learned that ditty a long time ago. It could go along way with some overly PC types, but that’s a different subject. Sometimes, being called a name is a good thing, too.
The other day my friend told me I was a [...]

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