Michelle Wie Defends Mixing Books and Birdies

Editor’s note: Brian Keogh is a golf correspondent for The Irish Sun and a contributor to The Irish Times, Golf Digest Ireland and other golf publications. The following excerpt from Brian’s Irish Golf Desk is used with permission.  By Brian Keogh Special to ARMCHAIR GOLF MICHELLE WIE HAS HIT BACK at European vice-captain Annika Sorenstam … Read more

LPGA Star Angela Stanford Is a Spoiler

ANGELA STANFORD IS A NICE PERSON. Really. But that hasn’t prevented her from being a spoiler on the LPGA Tour. Late last season Angela battled and defeated sentimental favorite Annika Sorenstam down the stretch at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational. On Sunday at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay, the victim was LPGA Tour rookie and … Read more

Rainy Days and Monday Finishes Always Get Me Down

The 18th hole at Pebble Beach on a nice day. (Swang/Flickr) I FLIPPED ON CBS late this afternoon and Phil Mickelson was leading the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Wait a second. What happened to Dustin “Long Ball” Johnson? Weather delay. They were showing a replay of Lefty’s 2007 victory at Pebble. “Rains are expected … Read more