ICYMI: PGA Tour Champions’ Kirk Triplett and Black Lives Matter

For @realcaptainkirk, Black Lives Matter is personal. His youngest son is African-American. pic.twitter.com/kH5jL7E8oz — PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) August 11, 2020 TOUR VETERAN KIRK TRIPLETT DECIDED to make a statement about racial injustice — inside the ropes. He put a “Black Lives Matter” sticker on his golf bag at last week’s Senior Players Championship in … Read more

Low Scores at the U.S. Senior Open; Kirk Triplett Leads; Hale Irwin Shoots Age

Kirk Triplett watches his tee shot on the 6th hole. (Copyright USGA/Jeff Haynes) THE SECOND ROUND IS IN PROGRESS at the U.S. Senior Open at Salem Country Club in Peabody, Mass. Kirk Triplett is the current leader at 11 under after a 67 on Friday. Triplett was the first-round leader with a blistering 62. (Par … Read more

Rocco Mediate: ‘I Liked It When I Saw It’

ROCCO MEDIATE FIRED 63, 64 AND 64 to win the inaugural Shaw Charity Classic by seven strokes. Mediate’s 191 total tied a Champions Tour record for a 54-hole event. It was Mediate’s second win in 17 starts on the 50-and-over circuit. I guess you’d say he liked the Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club, which … Read more

‘Good One’

(From the ARMCHAIR GOLF archives.) KIRK TRIPLETT IS WORKING ON SOMETHING. Only he and his caddie know for sure. Actually, I’m going to say that his caddie doesn’t know. He’s working the towel. That’s what he does. If you’ve ever watched Tour pros beat balls, you know that after the initial excitement wears off it’s … Read more

Good one. Good one. Good one.

KIRK TRIPLETT IS WORKING on something. Only he and his caddie know for sure. Actually, I’m going to say that his caddie doesn’t know. He’s working the towel. That’s what he does. If you’ve ever watched Tour pros beat balls, you know that after the initial excitement wears off it’s pretty boring. Pick any guy … Read more