Results for July 2007
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USGA volunteer blames Driver, Ridley
Since the U.S. Open in June, U.S. Golf Association president Walter Driver (and his controversial administration) has been the focus of a large amount of media coverage, some of it positive, most of it critical. Attorney and journalist Gary Galyean, as a longtime USGA volunteer on the rules committee (he officiates at most USGA championships), possesses an insider's perspective...
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In Awe Of The Home Of Golf
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - The only thing cooler than the weather here is the reaction of the LPGA players to being at the Old Course. The mood in the pub at the Dunvegan Hotel Monday night was absolutely party-like as giddy players gushed about the thrill of being at the Home of Golf, and having the opportunity to compete...
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Bill Walsh loved golf, too
Golf Digest contributing editor Mark Soltau remembers the time he left during the middle of a Stanford football practice and accompanied Coach Bill Walsh to the nearby Stanford driving range. Walsh, who died Monday at age 75, needed a cure for the shanks, and Soltau was able to help. A couple of years later, Walsh developed a lasting bond...
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Define Tension For Me
EVIANS-LES-BAINS, France - Want an indication of the tension level surrounding the Michelle Wie Camp as she continues to struggle with her game? David Clarke, who is about the 14th person to caddie for Michelle - and I'm being serious with that number - was approached by a reporter after Saturday's round and asked what club she hit on...
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All The Action Isn't At The Golf Course
EVIANS-LES-BAINS, France - The Rue Nationale is one of those quaint European streets wide enough for about a car and a half and, mercifully, closed to all motor traffic, except for those people who happen to decide they are going to drive across it anyway which, with the aid of the horn, occurs more often than it should. Caddies,...
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From The Front 9
Sergio Garcia's major championship heartache continues with final-round collapse and subsequent playoff loss. More bad news for the Spaniard: He won't be able to spit in the claret jug. Questionable rulings, politically incorrect speech mar R&A's week.Only saving grace for R&A officials? Walter Driver isn't their president. Gary Player says he knows of one golfer who uses steroids.Barry Bonds plays...
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Facial Treatment
During a recent round, I suffered every golfer's nightmare: getting hit by a shot. Worse, I did it to myself. The story: My first drive of the round goes right into the rough, and I find my ball sitting right next to a medium-sized rock that I couldn't move. I take out my sand wedge to punch it out, but...
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About That Crowd On 18 ...
One last thought on Carnoustie: A number of people have asked what the heck all the marshals and officials were doing inside the out-of-bounds fence just left of the 18th green, suggesting that it was akin to baseball umpires putting themselves in play by standing in fair territory down the foul lines. After all, they say, John Senden's 3-wood approach...
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Doh! Jacobsen's Simpsons Ties
Now that The Simpsons Movie is out, it reminded us that Peter Jacobsen grew up with Simpsons creator Matt Groening (in photo) in Portland. This from the July 2005 Golf Digest Interview with Jacobsen by Jaime Diaz: "We went through school together, first grade through 12th. Matt's nickname was Matt the Brat, which morphed into Bart. His father's name...
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But What About Hot Dogs?
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France -- Negotiating a French menu is a little bit like reading the greens at Augusta National. Not everything is what it appears to be. So here at the Evian Masters, Morgan Pressel and Brittany Lincicome have decided that discretion is the better part of valor and putting shame aside, they took the safe road to culinary satisfaction. Let...
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