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Visiting Valhalla

14.05.2008 05:00
Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., has hosted the PGA Championship and is the site of the 2008 Ryder Cup. It's also the subject of a new photo tour by...

Of Note: Tiger Eyes Return; Mickelson Eyes Euro Tour

14.05.2008 05:00
A couple interesting items in the news: Nearly a month after undergoing knee surgery, Tiger Woods is back at work on his golf game, chipping and putting. "The rehab is going...

Annika Sorenstam Announces Retirement

14.05.2008 05:00
Annika Sorenstam on Tuesday announced the she will retire from tournament golf at the end of the 2008 season. Her final tournament will be the Dubai Ladies Masters, a Ladies...

Annika Sorenstam by the Numbers

14.05.2008 05:00
Annika Sorenstam's retirement announcement is a big deal because of just how big a deal Sorenstam herself is in the history of the LPGA Tour. One way to tell that...

It All Begins With the Setup

12.05.2008 16:00
Tommy Armour is best-known as a great golfer, and for the golf clubs that still carry his name. But he was also one of the most sought-after instructors of his...

Sorenstam Back to Chasing Whitworth's Record

12.05.2008 16:00
A couple weeks ago, following her win in the Stanford International Pro-Am, we noted Annika Sorenstam still had a long way to go to catch Lorena Ochoa. Sorenstam and Ochoa...

Garcia Finally Breaks Through with Huge Win

12.05.2008 16:00
It was a major win on Sunday for Sergio Garcia, even if it wasn't quite a major championship. Garcia held his nerve down the stretch at The Players Championship, even...

This Week: AT&T Classic

12.05.2008 16:00
Is this the final year of the PGA Tour AT&T Classic? The tournament has been played since 1967, but is in danger of disappearing. One thing is certain: AT&T will...

Putting With Your Eyes Closed

10.05.2008 20:00
During the LPGA Michelob Ultra Open broadcast, Judy Rankin reminded viewers that Suzann Pettersen sometimes putted with her eyes closed last season (Pettersen is apparently no longer using this trick)....

The Players Championship Records & Winners

08.05.2008 21:00
I mentioned in a previous post that Jack Nicklaus won the very first Players Championship played. In fact, he won three of the first five, and that's the record for...

The Players Championship On the Air

08.05.2008 21:00
Ready to kick back and enjoy the show from TPC Sawgrass? Here are the broadcast times for The Players Championship on television, on satellite radio, and on Live@ (pgatour.com). All...

Is The Players Championship a Major?

08.05.2008 21:00
It's a debate that reignites every year at this point: Is The Players Championship a major? Should it be? Does it deserve to be called a major? Some Tour players...

Father-Son Winners

06.05.2008 23:00
Ignacio Garrido lost a playoff to Peter Lawrie on Sunday at the European Tour's Spanish Open. Which is a shame, because had Garrido won, the Garridos would have become the...

This Week: The Players Championship

06.05.2008 23:00
Some people call it "the fifth major," but even those who don't acknowledge that it is the next-most-important tournament after the majors. It's The Players Championship, the only one of...

Improving Your Putting from Six Feet

02.05.2008 20:00
Many years ago there was a segment during a golf broadcast on television in which the field reporter asked numerous PGA Tour pros what percentage of 6-foot putts they made....

Michelle Wie Enters Qualifying for U.S. Women's Open

02.05.2008 20:00
In 2003, Michelle Wie, then in junior high, made it through qualifying to earn a spot in the U.S. Women's Open. The following year the USGA gave her a special...

Take Advantage of "Free Lesson Month" in May

01.05.2008 05:00
If it's May - and it will be in a few days - then it's PGA Free Lesson Month in the United States. What is PGA Free Lesson Month? It's an...

LPGA Going to China in October

01.05.2008 05:00
We may be several months into the 2008 season, but the LPGA is still adding tournaments. Today, the LPGA announced the creation of a new tournament in China, the Grand...

Daly Goes Shirtless, Gets Blasted by Harmon Again

01.05.2008 05:00
And no, the two aren't connected. We don't think. Although we do think that John Daly should keep a shirt on at all times. What's this business about Daly going shirtless?...

U.S. Open Coming to Prime Time

29.04.2008 16:00
When NBC airs the U.S. Open in June, it will be airing it a whole new way. In primetime. The U.S. Open takes place June 12-15 at Torrey Pines Golf Course...