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Tiger Woods Advances - Barely
Golf The Accenture Match Play, golf's version of March Madness, has had an eventful first day, with the usual assortment of upsets — if you can count it as an upset when a great golfer beats another g...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

Reality Check for Phil Mickelson
Golf In this knee-jerk era of sports analysis, when we attach eternal significance to what a guy did yesterday, many observers are anointing Phil Mickelson the 2012 PGA Tour Player of the Year and odds-...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

Lefty Loose; Tiger Tight at Pebble Beach
Golf By winning the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Phil Mickelson earned his 40th career PGA Tour victory and proved he still has the mojo to win another major championship — having already wo...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: Golf, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods

Steve Williams Is a Jerk, Not a Racist
Golf I'm normally the last guy to leap to Steve Williams' defense. In fact, I ripped him when he was on the bag for Adam Scott's win at the WGC Bridgestone and took the occasion to make it all about him...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

Golf Tip: Putting String
Golf   This is one of our favorites. You can work on improving straight putts and breaking putts. This aid helps your path, face control and a pattern of success for confidence.  Affix a lengt...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

Alexis Thompson Makes Golf History
Golf The LPGA has received a priceless gift in the form of a giggly 16-year-old home schooler. A Tour that is starved for fan attention, marketing dollars and a charismatic American presence has had the...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Alexis Thompson, Lexi Thompson

Red Zone Tip: Putting String
Golf This is one of our favorites. You can work on improving straight putts and breaking putts. This aid helps your arc path, face control and a pattern of success for confidence. Simply affix a len...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

Golf Tip: The Anatomic Drill
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1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

Captain Couples Tabs Tiger Woods for Presidents Cup team
Golf Fred Couples is obviously not a "What have you done for me lately" kind of guy. He proved it by tabbing the 132nd-ranked player in FedExCup points to be a part of his Presidents Cup team. Yep, ...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

Red Zone Tip: The Punisher Club
Golf Take the club you are chipping with, then take another club out of your bag and turn it over and hold the two clubs so the upside down club sticks out beside your left hip. When you chip the ball t...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

PGA Championship Photos
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1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Golf

Keegan Bradley: PGA Champion
Golf By Nathan Rush Apparently, all Keegan Bradley needed was a little water on a hot day at Atlanta Athletic Club. After carding a triple-bogey at the par-3 No. 15, it looked as if the 25-year-...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: Golf

Major Contenders: Adam Scott and Steve Williams
Golf By Nathan Rush Adam Scott is a 31-year-old playboy prodigy from Australia. Steve Williams is a 48-year-old brutish buffoon from New Zealand. Together, the down under duo are poised to climb to ...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: Golf

PGA Championship Contenders
Golf Who has the the best chance to win at the Atlanta Athletic Club. And yes, Tiger Woods has a shot. ...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, golf news, Luke Donald, PGA Championship Contenders, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Stevie Williams, Tiger Woods

PGA Championship Hole by Hole
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1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, PGA Championship

Tiger's Former Bag Man Needs Reality Check
Golf   During his tenure as Tiger Woods' caddie, Steve Williams was no ordinary looper. Part enforcer, part bodyguard, part motivator, Williams ran interference for Tiger for a decade-plus of stunn...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

Tiger Talk
Golf During his absence from golf, Tiger Woods has lost none of his ability to inspire intensely held opinions. On the occasion of Tiger's comeback round in the WCG-Bridgestone Invitational, we thought ...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Charles Barkley, Tiger Woods

Launch Zone Tip: Ball, Tee or Ground?
Golf Golf Tip: You’re standing on the tee with the driver in your hand with the ball teed up nicely. So which one — ball, tee or ground — are you going to hit? I always ask my students which ...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Golf Tip

Tiger's New Caddy
Golf A self-destructing human Ouroboros, Tiger has shanked another important decision into the Woods, so to speak, picking the wrong caddy to be his right-hand man as he embarks on a major championship ...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: Golf, Bryon Bell, Steve Williams, Tiger Woods

Golf Tip: The Towel Pop
Golf Ball-striking is the term that's commonly used to describe the quality of contact between the clubface and the ball at impact. In pitch shots — and in all shots, for that matter — there'...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Golf Tip, Towel Pop

No. 12: Ernie Els
Golf 2011 Golfer Countdown BORN: Oct. 17, 1969, Johannesburg, South Africa FEDEX FINISH: 9 2010 PGA TOUR EARNINGS: $4,558,861 WORLD GOLF RANKING: 11 (as of Feb. 12, 2011) GOLF CHANNE...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Golf

Phil Mickelson: American Idol
Golf “Fore right!” Phil Mickelson yelled after sailing his second shot long and right at the 72nd hole of the British Open Championship at Royal St. Georges. “Who did it hit? Who did it hit?...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: Golf, Phil Mickelson

British Open quoteboard
Golf A sample of post-British Open commentary: • “I have 294 messages, and the writing is far too small for me to look at them in this state, so I may look at them tomorrow at some stage and fig...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

The British Open Contenders
Golf Rory McIlroy leads a deep pool of talent at Royal St. Georges ...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, British Open, Luke Donald, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Royal St. Georges

British Open Hole by Hole Breakdown
Golf We take you on a tour of Royal St. Georges. ...
1 year ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, British Open, Royal St. Georges

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