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#9 vs #390

World #9 Jim Furyk had the Michelin Championship in is grasp. All he had to do essentially was two putt on 18. But a 3 putt on 18 put him into a playoff with world #390 Wes Short. Short wasn’t…

Category: LPGA Tour

While browsing The Sand Trap golf forum, I came across a thread covering the new Natalie Gulbis 2006 calendar. I’m always looking for excuses to put cute women in bikinis in a golf blog post so this seemed like a…

Category: LPGA Tour

A Wie bit more money in the bank

Michelle Wie is turning pro today, 6 days before her 16th birthday. She’ll be running right to the bank to cash checks from her two biggest sponsors, Nike and Sony. Not too bad for a 15 year old. It is…

Category: Champions Tour, PGA Tour

George Archer loses battle with lymphoma

Goeorge Archer died at age 65 after a one year battle with lymphoma. I didn’t realize he was that young. He was a fixture on the Senior Tour for years. He won 12 times on the PGA Tour, including winning…

Category: European Tour, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods

Thoughts about the U.S. President’s Cup Win

The U.S. won the President’s Cup yesterday with 18.5 points versus 15.5 for the International team. I was expecting to see a lackluster, uninspired appearance by the U.S. Team and I was happily surprised I didn’t. I could be one…