Entries from June 2009

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

Date June 23, 2009

One 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 [...]

Rory McIlroy: Northern Ireland native making his own way amid Tiger Woods comparisons

Date June 17, 2009

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 [...]

Kenny Perry: Playing well and remembering Bob Hope

Date June 3, 2009

Kenny 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 [...]

Tommy Armour III: Living large on and off the course

Date June 3, 2009

Tommy 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.

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