Welcome to a new column here at The Sand Trap .com. Every Tuesday, the “Trap Five,” an admittedly non-clever play on words (“top five”) will count down the top five… whatevers! One week we’ll have the top five swings in golf, and the next week we may have the top five hottest player’s wives.
We’re starting it off in style as we count down the “Most Memorable Masters Moments.” Our criteria vary, and any list is up for debate. You won’t find Phil Mickelson’s victory last year here, nor will you find Faldo’s in 1996 over Greg Norman. Larry Mize’s chip-in didn’t make the list, and Mike Weir’s victory was pretty ho-hum. Roberto de Vicenzo is missing, as are a whole host of others. Who did make the cut? Find out…
For many people, the opening day of baseball season marks the beginning of spring. But for people who play golf, The Masters Tournament is the truest indication that even Old Man Winter is ready to trade his snow shovel for a sand wedge. As the world’s top golfers not named Annika spring into action at Augusta National, who will don the green jacket this year? Here’s your guide on what to expect from the 2005 Masters.
Jack Nicklaus reminisced about the Masters Tournament today in a ceremony held in his honor. He took the opportunity to make a startling announcement: he’ll be playing this year.
The rain-shortened BellSouth Classic was only supposed to go 54 holes, but it took 58 for Phil Mickelson to come out on top. Phil birdied the fourth playoff hole to take victory away from the resurgent Rich Beem and José Maria Olazabal as well as Arjun Atwal and Brandt Jobe.
It seems the European Tour has the same problems that the PGA Tour has: rain delays. Three groups of players were forced to finish their third rounds Sunday morning at the Estoril Open. Paul Lawrie held the third-round lead, but England’s Paul Broadhurst went on to win the Portuguese Open after fellow countryman Barry Lane gift-wrapped the victory for Broadhurst.
Weather was a factor during round one at the BellSouth Classic today as temperatures hovered below 40 degrees and winds gusted to 40 mph. Play was halted for nearly two hours as freezing rain and snow fell on the course. It was reminiscent of a ski slope with all the beanie caps worn today. Billy Mayfair said, “The hardest part is when it’s cold and you have delays, it’s hard to stay warm.” The delay prevented 63 players from finishing the first round including frontrunner Mayfair.