Category: General
Sep
29
Well, no, he didn't actually come right out and say it. But 2004 Open Champion Todd Hamilton surmised as much. All one has to do is look at his success during his recent starts in the last 3 European Tour events. At the KLM Open in the Netherlands, Hamil… more »
Sep
09
"Hello.""Captain Colin Montgomerie here. Is this a Mr. Shanks?""Please, just call me Shanks. May I call you Monty?""Captain Montgomerie will do nicely, thank you very much. Now then, what's all this foolish talk of a botched European pick? Do… more »
Sep
08
"Hi Shanks, Corey here.""Hello Corey, I guess you're happy to have that Captain's selection business behind you.""Dude, you have no idea. Every word I say has to be perfectly neutralized because, if I don't, the press just has a field day, saying tha… more »
Sep
01
What we all want to know is precisely how did Colin Montgomerie say with a straight face that "nobody in match play golf wants to play" Padraig Harrington. When I heard him say that, I had to push up on my chin just to get my mouth closed. Did I hear wha… more »
Jan
06
Actually, the draft is tonight at one of our favorite watering holes. I'm just using the art of positive thinking regarding my selections for 2010. I'm also letting you know that I did win the big prize in 2009, in addition to one of the side pots (thank… more »
Dec
08
Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.
- Quoted from "Marmion" by Sir Walter Scott in 1808
It's impossible to know what effect this public humiliation regarding his philandering lifestyle will have on the golf game of Tig… more »
Nov
23
Rarely does a large honor like Player of the Year come down to the final event of the season, but that is exactly the case in the LPGA today. Finishing on Monday because of heavy rains, 2009 POY leader Jiyai Shin starts the day just one shot off the lead… more »
Nov
20
Now that Michelle Wie has withdrawn from the final event of the 2009 LPGA season due to a worsening ankle injury, it is a good time for evaluation. The problem most people face in doing so, however, is dealing with their own pre-conceived notions of how… more »
Nov
04
We're officially coming down the back stretch now and I've got one hand on the first place prize with a lead of over $896K in earnings. Just one problem, though. The team in second place has the potential to fly past me this week at the WGC-HSBC Champion… more »
Oct
07
To be honest, there's not a lot of buzz surrounding the 2009 rendering of the Presidents Cup. The reason for the lack of pre-event excitement is because the American team appears to be a lead pipe cinch to win. I mean, seriously, is there anyone in the e… more »
Oct
01
Close your eyes and imagine that your boy Shanks here is Commissioner of the PGA Tour. Yeah, yeah, I know it’s a real stretch, but bear with me. I’d be going to those generous folks at FedEx with a better concept for their wildly lucrative FedEx Cup… more »
Sep
29
"Let me get this straight. I just shot 65 on Sunday to win by three shots, while Tiger shot 69. But he gets $10 million and I get $1 million. No, he he he, I'm just joking."
That was Phil Mickelson's response (paraphrased) to a post-round query of his… more »
Sep
17
There are two major problems with the FedEx Cup which all stem from this undeniable truth: it was contrived to bring about a finale to the season for a handful of star players who otherwise would have basically packed it in after the PGA Championship in… more »
Sep
09
We should have seen this coming. Once again in a risk/reward scenario, Greg Norman has made a bold choice. To anyone familiar with his golfing career, this is what he does. There is one little problem with this philosophy. Greg Norman is no Arnold Palmer… more »
Sep
02
Ford's Colony Rocky Mount is a very upscale, 1,000 lot housing development that, because of the economic climate, is basically on hold. That bit of bad news, however, provides a great chance for the general public to play a really good private golf cours… more »
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