Archives for: March 2006
Mar
26
Don't ever let anyone tell you that Jean Van de Velde has unburied ghosts from his Carnoustie crash of 1999. Whereas he clearly did not have tha maturity to handle a three-stroke lead on the final hole, ultimately making triple, then losing in a playoff… more »
Mar
24
*It must have been ugly. 44 on the front nine, capped off by a quad on the relatively-benignth (get it?) hole. On the back, a double and two singles, sandwiched around his only birdie of the day, on the really-benixteenth (all right, that's pushing it.… more »
Mar
14
After all the research that Dave Pelz did in the 1970s and 1980s on the short game, younger players still ignore its importance. Comments on another recent post got me thinking, and I can now predict that not only will Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia NOT w… more »
Mar
13
Gentlemen and Ladies, it's high time we accepted the veracity of a number of statements, hypotheses, and postulations applied to the game of golf. Many have attempted to dispel them, but their efforts have been futile. Now, armed with no facts and litt… more »
Mar
12
1. How is it that Michelle Wie is shooting up the Rolex rankings when she pimps Omega watches? It's a given that she is number one in the Omega rankings, ahead of such luminaries as Patty Berg, Betsy Rawls, The Great Gundy and The Babe, not to mention… more »
Mar
04
Take out two benign par three holes, and Tiger Woods is leading the Ford tourney by five strokes. Without the bogey on Friday and the double on Saturday, the artist formerly known as Eldrick has a clean slate for the week. The lethal combination of bir… more »
Mar
03
The marquee pairing for Saturday at Doral will be Tiger and Phil, no doubt. Both posted -13 before Verplank and Villegas, so the brothers V should play in the penultimate pairing, while the brothers "me" should be the final twosome. Keep your eyes two… more »
Mar
01
As Michelle Wie scales the LPGA ranking ladder, I remember the last time a young golfer ascended with such fanfare. Watching Curtis Strange condescendingly interview Tiger Woods, scoffing at the notion that he could attempt to win every time out, comes… more »
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