Results for September 2009
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Is Tiger next in line for Congressional Gold Medal?
Now that Arnold Palmer has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, is Tiger Woods on deck? He is if Rep. Joe Baca (D-California) has his way. Baca, 62, is a golf nut, who chairs the Congressional Golf Caucus, a newly-formed group of Democrats and Republicans who wish to promote golf. He had been working for more than five years to...
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Rory McIlroy: Coming to America?
Northern Ireland's young star Rory McIlroy made headlines Wednesday when he said that he is giving serious thought to joining the PGA Tour in 2010. Should he elect to do so, he might be subjecting himself to another round of controversy in Europe, in the manner of his having called the Ryder Cup an exhibition. The fact is that joining...
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So what kind of amateur field plays in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, the European Tour's equivalent of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am? A remarkably gilded one. Among American celebrities are George Lopez, Kyle MacLachlan, Marcus Allen, Maury Povich, John O'Hurley, Huey Lewis, Don Felder and Greg Kinnear. British actor Hugh Grant is also playing. Then there is Beltrán...
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Shoulder surgery for the Shark
Presidents Cup International Team Captain Greg Norman has issued a press release saying he had arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder Wednesday. According to Norman, "The procedure will in no way impact my responsibilities at The Presidents Cup." Just don't expect any Tiger-like uppercut fist pumps from the Shark during the competition. Following a 2008 season that saw Norman...
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Hey, Tiger, they say the first billion is the hardest
Forbes magazine is reporting that Tiger Woods' $10 million FedEx Cup bonus put him over the the $1 billion mark in earnings (on and off the course), the first athlete to reach that plateau. "Woods had earned a cumulative $895 million going into 2009, by our estimates, from prize money, appearance fees, endorsements, bonuses and his golf course design business,"...
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Missed by that much (92 strokes)
Occasionally players get into the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament (in this case the Pre-Qualifying Stage) who don't belong. The recent pre-qualifier at Seaside, Calif. was a case in point. One player had rounds of 97, 95, 100 and 99 to miss advancing to the first stage of the qualifying tournament by 92 strokes. He was 38 strokes in arrears of...
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A Benefit for Bruce Edwards
Golf Digest Contributing Editor John Feinstein blogged about the fifth annual charity golf tournament in honor of the late Bruce Edwards. The tournament, known simply as 'The Bruce,' is hosted every year by Feinstein and Tom Watson, for whom Edwards was a longtime caddie before passing away in April of 2004. The event attracts plenty of big names, from...
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Officials say Harding Park is on schedule for Presidents Cup
SAN FRANCISCO -- The countdown to the Presidents Cup is ticking away, and that means time is running out to make sure the greens at Harding Park Golf Course are going to be able to stand the test when the event begins next Thursday. Both the PGA Tour and Harding's grounds staff have been playing catch-up since late July,...
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The King Meets The President
ORLANDO -- Arnold Palmer will be at the White House on Wednesday, accepting the Congressional Gold Medal from President Barack Obama. "I think I'm gonna do it," Palmer joked Tuesday at the official re-opening of his Bay Hill Club and Lodge after major renovations. Palmer, a close friend of the late former President Dwight Eisenhower and most recently Pennsylvania Governor Tom...
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Jerry Rice's new game
Future NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice has turned his attention to a career in professional golf, both as an administrator and as a player. Rice, an inveterate golfer, will serve as the host of the Nationwide Tour's Stonebrae Classic at TPC San Francisco next April, the tournament is announcing today. Moreover, Rice has accepted a sponsor exemption...
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