2015 HOF Class Notes: Mark O’Meara

Laura Davies, David Graham, Mark O’Meara and A.W. Tillinghast will be enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame as the Class of 2015. Following is a profile of O’Meara. By World Golf Hall of Fame Communications Mark O’Meara Golf fans will remember 1998 as the year Mark O’Meara established himself as one of the … Read more

2015 HOF Class Notes: A.W. Tillinghast

An early 20th century brochure featuring Tillinghast golf courses. Laura Davies, David Graham, Mark O’Meara and A.W. Tillinghast will be enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame as the Class of 2015. Following is a profile of Tillinghast. By World Golf Hall of Fame Communications Born in 1874, Albert Warren (A.W.) Tillinghast took golf … Read more

2015 HOF Class Notes: David Graham

Laura Davies, David Graham, Mark O’Meara and A.W. Tillinghast will be enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame as the Class of 2015. Following is a profile of Graham. By World Golf Hall of Fame Communications David Graham Among his more than 20 victories worldwide, Graham won the 1979 PGA Championship at Oakland Hills … Read more

2015 HOF Class Notes: Laura Davies

Laura Davies, David Graham, Mark O’Meara and A.W. Tillinghast will be enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame as the Class of 2015. Following is a profile of Davies. By World Golf Hall of Fame Communications Laura Davies With more than 70 victories worldwide and four LPGA majors, Laura Davies is considered by many … Read more

2015 Hall of Fame Class: Davies, O’Meara, Graham, Tillinghast

By World Golf Hall of Fame Communications St. Augustine, Fla. (Oct. 15, 2014) – Laura Davies, David Graham, Mark O’Meara and A.W. Tillinghast will be enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum as the Class of 2015.  The Induction Ceremony will be held on Monday, July 13, 2015 at the University of St Andrews, just blocks … Read more

Billy Ball

Billy Horschel fired a 67 at the U.S. Open. (© USGA/Hunter Martin) BILLY HORSCHEL HIT ALL 18 GREENS in regulation in the second round of the U.S. Open on Friday at Merion Golf Club. Horschel’s impressive ball-striking exhibition resulted in a 3-under 67, tying him with Phil Mickelson for low round of the championship. Horschel’s 36-hole … Read more

Best of the Best—PGA Tour Q-School of 1971 (Conclusion)

(Editor’s note: This is the final installment of of a six-part series. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5.) By John Coyne Special to ARMCHAIR GOLF Copyright © John Coyne. All rights reserved. Used with permission. EARLY ON THE LAST DAY of play, David Glenz from Coquille, Oregon, a June … Read more

Best of the Best—PGA Tour Q-School of 1971 (Part 5)

(Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.) By John Coyne Special to ARMCHAIR GOLF Copyright © John Coyne. All rights reserved. Used with permission. BACK AT PGA NATIONAL FOR THE fourth round of the 1971 Q-School the pairings changed, but the leaders were … Read more

Best of the Best—PGA Tour Q-School of 1971

By John Coyne Special to ARMCHAIR GOLF Copyright © John Coyne. All rights reserved. Used with permission. READING ABOUT THE PGA TOUR Q-School played this week at PGA West in La Quinta, California—that six-day, 108-holes annual rite-of-passage where pros qualify for next year’s tour—got me thinking about my one time I was up close and … Read more

David Graham Puts Off Heart Surgery to Attend Presidents Cup

David Graham has returned to Australia. DAVID GRAHAM, THE 1981 U.S. OPEN CHAMPION and an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour, hasn’t been in his native Australia since 1994 when he won the Australian Skins Game. That was also the same year that Graham captained the International team in the first Presidents Cup. Now a … Read more