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Vibram Fivefingers: A golf shoe like no other

John Strege — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:25:00 GMT

By John Strege Who's to say anymore what a golf shoe ought to look like? Convention has been discarded. Function has replaced form. There might be no more unusual looking golf shoes than those...

The barefoot golf shoe

John Strege — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:26:00 GMT

Last year, England's Oliver Wilson caused a stir when he wore Vibram Five Fingers at the Dubai World Championship in lieu of traditional golf shoes. Vibram Five Fingers were designed with the barefoot runner in...

BBC Awards vitriol: A 'farce,' Poulter says

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:13:00 GMT

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year is an otherwise innocuous awards show that was anything but this time around, most of the controversy created by golf.

Jockey A.P. McCoy and World Darts champion Phil Taylor finished one-two in the SPOTY, ahead of U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland and England's Lee Westwood, No. 1 in golf's World Ranking. This didn't sit well with England's Ian Poulter, who expressed his displeasure via Twitter.

"Why Poulter was Tweeting mad!" a headline in the Daily Mail said.

"IAN POULTER TEED OFF AT 'FARCE,' a headline in the Daily Star said.

Here's a Poulter sampling from Twitter:

-- "BBC Spoty farce, sorry how could @Graeme_McDowell or @WestwoodLee not win. GMac wins a major westy world no 1. That's Bollox"

-- "Darts comes second in the BBC Spoty voting get a grip. Congrats to AP. Great sportsman and a gent but wasn't my choice"

England's Oliver Wilson also weighed in via Twitter: "Just getting #spoty update, can't believe westy nor gmac won or even placed! Absolute Rubbish."

Then there was Colin Montgomerie, who received the coach of the year award for the European Ryder Cup victory.

"Colin Montgomerie coach of the year? You must be joking," said the headline on a blog post by Lawrence Donegan in the Guardian. Donegan wrote: "...if you know anything about the Ryder Cup you will know the title of 'captain' carries about as much weight as a punch in the guts from Gyles Brandreth. Bad captains win Ryder Cups, great captains lose them. It's the players, stupid."

Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie was among those mocking this award.

"Didn't know monty was a coach? Must ask him for a lesson........," he posted on Twitter.

"What has pete cowan [sic] got to do to win coach of the year"

Pete Cowen coaches both Westwood and McDowell.

-- John Strege

Oliver Wilson's foot fault

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:34:00 GMT

England's Oliver Wilson has temporarily abandoned traditional golf shoes at the Dubai World Championship, and has replaced them with Vibram Five Fingers, or, as this story calls them, "the strangest golf shoes ever seen."

"I've had them for the last three weeks after my trainer turned up wearing a pair," he told PA Sports. "I practice barefoot sometimes and swing it better, so I'd thought I'd give them a go. They look horrific and I've had lots of comments, but they're good for you and I think the positives certainly outweigh the negatives. "You walk better in them and there's less strain on the legs, but I'm not sure I'll be keeping them on."

Here's a photo of them, from Twitpic:

Vibram Five Fingers principally were designed for running. As more is learned about benefits of running barefoot, they help replicate the experience, without actually exposing the feet.

As golf shoes, well, summon the fashion police.

-- John Strege

2010 Masters: Round 1

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Slideshow: Action from the first round of the Masters including Jack Nicklaus joining Arnold Palmer to start the Masters and Tiger Woods' return to competition

PGA Tour: Fantasy Fix

Alex Myers — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Through the use of statistics, trends, course-matchups and sometimes a magic eight ball, we will do our best to help you set your fantasy golf lineup.

It was so bad it was good

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:47:00 GMT

AKRON, Ohio -- Here's how England's Oliver Wilson described his play following the second round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Friday:

-- "It was horrific all day. It was probably the wildest I have ever hit it off the tee."

-- "Today it was just pathetic."

-- "I hit it all over the place...I managed to hit a few fairways and greens, but they weren't good shots. It is just abysmal. I literally had not a clue where it was going on the back nine."

-- "I came here and my body is just all over the place, my alignment, my setup. I just feel so uncomfortable. My weight is on my left side and everything is askew. At the end of the day it starts to feel a bit better and then the next day I come out and it's just as bad again. It's like banging my head against a brick wall at the moment."

Wilson, incidentally, shot his second straight one-under par 69 at the difficult Firestone Country Club. Though he may have sounded as though he's on the verge of quitting, he can't. He's in contention.

-- John Strege

WGC Match Play Championship: Ogilvy Defeats Casey 4 And 3

AP — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

With a display of putting skill and accuracy off the tee he isn't known for, Geoff Ogilvy wins the championship with a dominating 4 and 3 victory over Paul Casey.

WGC Match Play Championship: Semifinal Matches Set

AP — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Geoff Ogilvy to face Stewart Cink after defeating McIlroy 2 and 1 while Paul Casey will play Ross Fisher.

WGC Match Play Championship: Ogilvy And Casey To Meet In Final

AP — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Geoff Ogilvy defeated Stewart Cink 4 and 2 to earn his finals berth and Paul Casey took down Ross Fisher 2 and 1 to join him.