Ever think you could get hurt driving a golf cart? Me either, but here’s a true story of how Paul fractured his foot doing just that.
This is a Public Service Announcement to prevent injuries while riding in a golf cart. This really happened on a golf course.
(To protect the individual I’m referencing, I have substituted the name to prevent further embarassment to this individual.)
Ted Purdy beats out the former father’s slave Sean O’Hair to win his first PGA Tour event.
Sean O’Hair may have climbed another rung in the ladder of his post-dictator father days, but he stood silently by as the ultimate honor at a PGA Tour event went today to Ted Purdy, who two times finished second in 2004. Purdy’s closing 5-under 65 netted him a one-stroke victory at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship and his first PGA Tour win.
The tournament began with a bit of hype over the “Big Five” playing together for only the third time this season. After Tiger Woods missed his first cut in 143 tournaments (taking Retief Goosen with him), the attention fell squarely on the shoulders of O’Hair, Purdy, and their cast of merry (and winless) cohorts. Only late Sunday charges by Mickelson (67, T14), Ernie Els (66, T10), and Vijay Singh (65, T3) put them in the top 15. Vijay, who needed to finish third alone or better to regain the top spot in the world, instead tied with three others for third, falling just short. His hole-in-one at the 17th on Sunday certainly helped his cause, however.
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The unstoppable Annika Sorenstam wins at the Chick-fil-A after setting an amazing 72-hole Sunday record.
From the first birdie at the very first hole of her final round, everyone knew it was Annika Sorenstam’s day to win. Sorenstam claimed another four birdies today, but what’s more impressive is that she only made three bogeys the entire week, all during her third round. A final round 5-under par 67, 23-under par for the tournament, separated the Swede from her nearest competitors by an unbelievable ten strokes.
Sorenstam said it best at the 18th, “It feels wonderful. I’m happy the way I’ve played. It’s great to come back here and have fun!”
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Newcomer Sean O’Hair holds the outright lead at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. He expected to perform this well, just not this early in the season.
While some of the big names faded and the showdown of the “Big Five” hasn’t materialized, some of the PGA Tour’s lesser known stars are shining this weekend at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Sean O’Hair is one of them. In his rookie season, the 324th-ranked O’Hair has had to overcome major hurdles in his quest for success among the world’s best.
His father, Marc O’Hair, once said, “I look at Sean as my son. I look at him as a business also. He likes that.” It was Marc who invested over $2 million in his son’s game having urged his him to drop out of high school to pursue his dream of being a professional golfer. Sean and his father Marc haven’t spoken in two years because of Marc’s family-business attitude.
Mac OS X users, we shed some light on a Dashboard Widget can help you score better.
Golfers who use Macintosh computers, rejoice! There’s a way to make your computer even golfier. The new Mac OS is code-named Tiger (which is pretty golfy all by itself, no?), and it has a cool feature called Dashboard. When you activate Dashboard, a serious of little web-enabled programs called Widgets pops up. There are plenty of Widgets you can install, from eBay auction trackers to local weather reports. Your golf fix is taken care of by the new Golf Tips Widget. It provides a new golf tip each day, courtesy of Golf magazine. If you’re using a Mac with Tiger installed (and if you’re not, you really should be), you can download the Golf Tips Widget here or here.
Brett Wetterich and Sean O’Hair share the lead in Texas, while Tiger misses his first cut in over seven years.
It was a crazy day in Irving, TX, to say the least! Tiger Woods missed his first cut in 142 events, dating all the way back to 1998. He holds the record for most cuts in a row, and it will more than likely stand for quite some time, if not forever. “I just didn’t quite have it,” Woods said. He also had this to say when the media asked him what the worst part of the streak ending was. “I don’t get that opportunity to win the tournament.”
With that being said, Mr. Woods wasn’t the only story at the Byron Nelson Championship on Friday. Two guys who are basically “unknowns” share the lead at one of the top events on tour. That is right, Brett Wetterich and rookie Sean O’Hair sit atop the leaderboard going into the weekend and will play in the final group on Saturday.
MacGregor has been out of the game for awhile, but with their new MacTec driver and these V-Foil irons, they may have climbed back into the ring.
I’ve always thought the strength of my golf game is my putting. But a friend of mine who also was a golf instructor for years tells me that my iron play is definitely my strength. Perhaps that is because my first set of clubs were hand-me-down Browning blades from my dad. I love the the feel and look of great irons, which is why I’ve been using Hogan irons for the last couple of years. I didn’t lose a step when I put the M675 irons by MacGregor in my bag.
At the end of round one Appleby sits one shot ahead of Long Jon, the Big Easy and a lesser known Brett Wetterich.
Stuart Appleby enjoyed a great round of golf today as he shot a 7-under 63 to take a one shot lead at the Byron Nelson Championship. Appleby’s last win came on January 10 at the 2005 Mercedes Championships in Hawaii at the Plantation Course at Kapalua, Maui. Since his win at the Mercedes he hasn’t finished within the top ten in six starts.
Anybody who watched Appleby today was impressed with his efficient play and ability to execute needed shots. He holed out from 23 feet on the par-4 first and followed that up by holing out from 41 feet on the par-3 second. That is the way to boost your confidence as you start a round, if you were wondering. “Today was a much more balanced round of golf,” said Appleby. “I hit the ball well. I chipped well which is something I haven’t been doing well lately. I rolled the ball [well]. Overall a good rhythmical day.”
Will the Bollé Kickers or Kickbacks make me switch from my old trusty pairs of Oakleys?
I own a pair of Oakleys that are so old I can’t even figure out what model they are (I think they’re similar to the Fives 2.0 series). Anyway, I have kept them for so long because I can’t seem to find another pair that will take their place. I love their gold iridium lenses and it seems that no other company makes something similar (or as good).
Until Bollé. Their line of “Action Golf’ sunglasses is quite nice, so I decided to try them. I tried two models, the Kicker and the Kickback. To test them out, I’ve been wearing them on the golf course and around town the past few weeks to see if they’re worth replacing my old ones. Bollé claims that “when you see like a pro, you putt for the dough.” If that’s the case, count me in.
I mean, Sergio Garcia is wearing them, so why shouldn’t I?
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