HOW DO YOU SHOOT A RECORD-BREAKING 27? If you’re at Firestone Country Club and you’re Sergio Garcia, you birdie everything except No. 11 on the back nine. The Spaniard had 11 one-putts on Friday en route to a 61, his best round on tour, which also happened to tie the course record held by Tiger … Read more
From the ARMCHAIR GOLF archives. This originally ran on December 9, 2009. Colin Montgomerie (Newton-Flickr) SOME HAVE SPECULATED WHEN Colin Montgomerie will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Monty was on the 2009 International Ballot but didn’t receive enough support. (There are two ballots: the PGA Tour Ballot and the International Ballot … Read more
By Alan Ewens Paul Lawrie in Qatar. (Doha Stadium Plus) PAUL LAWRIE HAS TARGETED a career-best top five finish in The Race to Dubai after his superb victory at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles last week. The Ryder Cup player cruised to victory to become the first Scot to win three times on home … Read more
WITH SO MUCH GOLF SEASON STILL ahead, I tend to forget it’s a Ryder Cup year. The 2012 edition will be played on American soil at Medinah Country Club outside of Chicago. I just had a look at the current points standings and thought I’d share them with you. There are interesting names on the … Read more
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 Courtesy of CallwayGolf.com PAUL MCGINLEY FANS WILL BE appalled but … Read more
I’M A LONGTIME ADMIRER of Jose Maria Olazabal, who is being reported as Europe’s next Ryder Cup captain, according to various media outlets. The official announcement is expected on Tuesday at the Abu Dhabi Championship. If Olazabal’s captaincy in any way mirrors his play in seven Ryder Cup appearances, Europe is in very capable hands. … Read more
SOME HAVE SPECULATED WHEN Colin Montgomerie will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Monty was on the 2009 International Ballot but didn’t receive enough support. (There are two ballots: the PGA Tour Ballot and the International Ballot for players who spent most of their careers competing outside the United States.) “With the … Read more
JIM NANTZ, CHRISTY O’CONNOR JR. and Arnold Palmer will present 2009 Inductees Lanny Wadkins, Christy O’Connor and the late Dwight D. Eisenhower, respectively, at the World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony next month. Seve Ballesteros will present José María Olazábal through a videotaped message. Nantz, who shared broadcast responsibilities with Wadkins from 2002 to … Read more
Golfing presidents John F. Kennedy and Dwight Eisenhower. (Public Domain) IN NOVEMBER DWIGHT EISENHOWER will be the first President inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, joining other Class of 2009 inductees Christy O’Connor, José Maria Olazábal and Lanny Wadkins. Ike will enter the Hall as a selection in the Lifetime Achievement Category. The … Read more
Tiger Woods. (Keith Allison/Flickr) OK, HERE’S SOMETHING I LIKE about Tiger Woods. Tiger writes a pretty good newsletter. I know it gets delivered to the email inboxes of a gazillion other people, but I’m alright with that. The one I received yesterday from Tiger was particularly newsy. He sounds like he’s ready to play this … Read more