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Posted by The Armchair Golfer in Golf, tags: Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, British Open, Geoff Shackelford, Grand Slam, Hickok Belt, Lee Trevino, Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, United States Golf Association, USGA
AS YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY HEARD, there was a break-in and burglary at the United States Golf Association (USGA) in Far Hills, New Jersey, early on Wednesday morning. According to the Associated Press, several trophy cases in the USGA Museum were shatt…
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THE 2012 HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP is underway at TPC Four Seasons Resort in Irving, Texas. Ryan Palmer leads at 6 under. The first round is still in progress.
Purse: $6.5 million
Winner’s share: $1.17 million
Defending champion: Keegan Bradle…
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Posted by The Armchair Golfer in Golf, tags: 1955 U.S. Open, Ben Hogan, Bob Rosburg, Jack Fleck, Jack Nicklaus, Olympic Club, PGA Tour, Ryder Cup, Sam Snead, Shelley Mayfield, The Longest Shot, Tommy Bolt
(Editor’s note: This is another in a series of stories and interviews about how I wrote THE LONGEST SHOT: Jack Fleck, Ben Hogan, and Pro Golf’s Greatest Upset at the 1955 U.S. Open.)
At left: Tommy Bolt.
TOMMY BOLT, BOB ROSBURG, SHELLEY…
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Kevin Na (Allison)
PUT ME DOWN WITH THOSE WHO are sick of slow play on the PGA Tour. It seems so dumb, really. Why on God’s green fairways does it have to take so long to play a golf shot? I know they’re playing for a lot of money. Still …
Wh…
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Posted by The Armchair Golfer in Golf, tags: Ben Curtis, Congressional, Kevin Na, Kooch, Martin Laird, Masters, Matt Kuchar, Olympic Club, Rickie Fowler, The Players Championship, U.S. Open, Zach Johnson
Matt Kuchar shot 68, 68, 69 and 70 to win The Player’s Championship. (Keith Allison)
“WHY ARE THEY BOOING HIM?” my wife asked while we watched the closing holes of The Players Championship. She was speaking about Matt Kuchar. Exactly….
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By USGA
THE UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION (USGA) has accepted a record 1,364 entries for the 2012 U.S. Women’s Open. Considered among the premier women’s golf events worldwide, the 2012 U.S. Women’s Open will be conducted July 5-8 at Blackwolf …
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By Charles Prokop
Special to ARMCHAIR GOLF
Copyright © Charles Prokop. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
(Courtesy of VancityAllie)
MOST OF US HAVE SET GOALS for our golf games, but some folks have gone at those goals with a vengeance an…
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THE 2012 PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP IS UNDERWAY at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Blake Adams is the clubhouse leader after shooting a 6-under 66. The first round is still in progress.
Purse: $9.5 million
Winner’s share: $1.71 million
Defend…
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The par-3 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass, site of The Players Championship. (Perfectance)
(From the ARMCHAIR GOLF archives.)
“The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest if somebody put a flagstick on top.”
−Pete Dye
DO YOU EVER WATCH A …
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Posted by The Armchair Golfer in Golf, tags: Bubba Watson, Davis Love III, Jose Maria Olazabal, Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, Medinah Country Club, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Ryder Cup, Tiger Woods
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 th…
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