PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico -- Brian Gay, who won his first PGA Tour title at the 2008 Mayakoba Golf Classic, defends his title this week. Gay, who had a career year last season, picked up where he left off a year ago. Already this season, Gay has two top-10 finishes -- a tie for fifth at the Sony Open in Hawaii and a tie for sixth at the FBR Open. Gay is currently 19th in the FedExCup.
Last year, Gay's victory was his first on the PGA Tour after Read the rest of this entry »
That still hasn't happened. Woods only allows TV networks showing golf to rent audiences — not own them. Says NBC analyst Roger Maltbie: "Let's be honest, the golf world needs Tiger Woods. They have missed Tiger terribly."
But today, casual golf fans can once again marinate in Woods. The Golf Channel — whose onscreen countdown clock to Woods' return helpfully shows the
(1 p.m. ET) before its WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship coverage Read the rest of this entry »
Forget fretting about microtransactions in video games for a moment and take a look at how, tongue-in-corporate-cheek,
added microtransactions to a charity game of real golf, last week in Las Vegas.
’s sixth annual charity golf tournament last Wednesday during the DICE Summit in Las Vegas. I didn’t attend, but needed to get the details once I heard that the golf match was played using micro-transactions.
. I was told by people who Read the rest of this entry »
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- After posting the lowest team total in Monday’s second round at 7-over par 295, the LSU men’s golf team has taken a two-shot lead in the race for the team title at the 2009 John Hayt Invitational at picturesque Sawgrass Country Club.
The Tigers, who opened play Monday trailing 10th-ranked Arizona State by six shots, were seven shots better than any other team in the field on the day and Read the rest of this entry »
Venturi soaked it up, learning from accomplished amateurs such as Bob Silvestri and Jim Molinari. They helped teenagers gather balls and played matches with them. Harding officials, including Venturi's father, often ushered young players onto the second hole early in the morning and encouraged them to tee off ahead of the pack.
From these seeds sprouted a golden era in San Francisco golf, producing a parade of major champions. Four players from Read the rest of this entry »
HONOLULU - The only member of a rival gambling security group to survive a shooting unharmed at the Pali Golf Course in January 2004 testified in federal court on Friday about the events surrounding the attack.
The families of two men killed in a shooting at the Pali Golf Course are finally hearing what happened to their loved ones.
Families of lepo Taliese and Romelius Corpus Jr. went to federal court on Friday to hear something they have waited Read the rest of this entry »
That one stopped at one foot, because the previous approach just hadn't been good enough.
"I didn't feel that I played immaculate," he said, making one wonder how immaculate must look as, for one thing, it's hard to out-immaculate his number of putts: 22.
He'd averaged 29.4 among other leaks this nascent year as he missed the cut in Phoenix, finished tied for 42nd in San Diego, tied for 55th in Pebble Beach and forced golf freaks to note his incapacity Read the rest of this entry »
VALPARAISO, Ind. - Valparaiso University will add men's and
women's golf and women's bowling to its list of athletic programs
starting next fall.
championships. All three will
offer scholarships.
LaBarbera says the decision to add the sports was driven by
student interest. The three new sports will be added to the
existing list of nine men's teams and nine women's teams.
PERTH, Australia (AFP) — Unheralded Dutch golfer Robert-Jan Derksen took the early lead Thursday at the Johnnie Walker Classic, firing a first-round 64 for a one-stroke advantage over the field.
Singapore's Mardan Mamat and Australia's Tony Carolan were tied for second place at The Vines Resort at 65. while Britain's Lee Westwood was the most impressive of the pre-tournament favourites, tied for fourth at six-under 66.
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prosecutors say culminated in a gang-related slaying at a West Valley City golf course earlier this month appeared in 3rd District Court for the first time on Thursday.
Jeremiah Ha'k Williamson, 26; Shardise Olataga Malaga, 19; and Spencer Isaiah Cater,18, are charged with one count of first-degree felony murder, two counts of kidnapping and five counts of robbery. They are accused of murdering 18-year-old JoJo Lee Brandstatt, whose body was discovered Read the rest of this entry »
