Golf World August 8, 2008

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Golf World August 8, 2008

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August 8, 2008

BUNKER

Phoenix CC grill room under fire

Look for Shark in Augusta in 2009

Homeowners near Birkdale win, too

Golf balls to help your game and wallet

We shouldn't forget Long Jim Barnes

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

EQUIPMENT
Thin air had seniors using loftier clubs in Colorado
By E. Michael Johnson

THE VIEW
The Solheim Cup needs a shakeup to include global golfers
By Ron Sirak

OPINION
More Butch, less Pelz would serve Lefty well at the PGA
By John Hawkins

TOUR TALK

PGA
The Legends Reno-Tahoe Open was a tale of two Hawaiians
• Despite all the pomp, Hunter Mahan wants in at the Ryder Cup
• According to Craig Parry, drug testing on tour was long overdue
• Bad ball-striking has Chris DiMarco turning to Rick Smith for help

SHOTLINK
• Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson are no strangers to sleeping on the lead

THE ANGRY GOLFER
• Retire? Look for Annika Sorenstam to be back by the 2010 Kraft Nabisco

LPGA TOUR
• Be that as it may, Sorenstam closes out her major career in style

CHAMPIONS TOUR
• Buoyed by good play, John Cook finds the end result disappointing

AMATEURS
• In amateur golf's most grueling test, Danny Lee shone from start to finish

STATS & SCORES

FEATURES

CHANGE AGENT
Swing tweaks, new putter enable Vijay Singh to set international win standard at WGC-Bridgestone
By Bob Verdi

HE'S ONE COOL CAT
Revived putting lifts Argentina's Eduardo Romero to victory at the U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor
By John Strege

POWER PLAY
Twenty-year-old Korean Ji-Yai Shin's British Open victory emphatically underscores new world order
By Ron Sirak

MUSCLE & GUILE
2007 winner Bo Links retains his Lido design title with an option-rich dogleg par 4
By Ron Whitten

November 07, 2009

Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson
John Shippen becomes a PGA member at last
Jaime Diaz
Jaime Diaz
The life-long struggle of the late George Archer
Bill Fields
Bill Fields
Loren Roberts ends a trying year on a high note
Geoff Russell
Geoff Russell
Front Nine: The biggest stories from the past week
Ron Sirak
Ron Sirak
The challenges presented by Twitter in golf

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