Tour Golf Blog

Mickelson in the lead in Singapore

Christian — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:20:15 +0000

SHANGHAI (AP) -- Tiger Woods stalled with pars. Phil Mickelson poured it on with birdies. The back nine Saturday at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions changed names atop the leaderboard, as Mickelson made three birdies over the last five holes for a 5-under 67 that took him from a two-shot deficit to a two-shot lead over Woods and Nick Watney in the final World Golf Championships event of the year. What didn't change was the excitement level at Sheshan International, especially with what awaits on Sunday. Mickelson and Woods will be in ...

Big Break Disney & Andrew Giuliani

Christian — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:40:15 +0000

For those of you who are following the latest season of the Golf Channel's Big Break, you'll by now have heard of the aspiring PGA Tour player Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy Giuliani. You'll also probably have realized that the guy has the gift of gab, and it seems to be rubbing some of his competitors the wrong way (and we're only 3 shows deep). I've been trying not to get caught up in the "Anti-Andrew" fever that seems to be spreading on the show, but I have to admit that ...

Titleist Vokey Spin Milled 60-07 Wedge Review

Christian — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:34:17 +0000

After playing the same Spin Milled 60 degree wedge for the past couple years, I finally came to the realization that it was time to put that old friend in the closet and get something with nice, new, sharp grooves. Unfortunately, being left handed, finding any Vokey wedges in the big box golf stores always tends to be a challenge. Luckily the guys over at Vokey in Carlsbad, California, were able to track one down for me, to which I'm extremely grateful. I have to admit, I hated the thought of ...

The lost golf balls of Loch Ness

Christian — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:58:51 +0000

On a recent expedition to try and find evidence of the Loch Ness monster, U.S. research teams came across something quite unexpected -- not a prehistoric creature of the deep , but golf balls. Approximately 300 yards from the shore and 754 feet below the loch's surface sit over a thousand golf balls. Apparently area locals have been using Loch Ness as their personal driving range for quite some time and seeing as that the balls are almost 300 yards offshore, it looks like they've got some game. Now if any ...

Alligator bites off part of man’s arm on golf course

Christian — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:09:16 +0000

Officials say an alligator bit off part of a golfer's arm as he leaned over to pick up his ball at a private South Carolina course. The man, who is in his 70s, was retrieving his ball from a pond when the 10-foot alligator bit him at Ocean Creek Golf Course in Beaufort County. The gator pulled the golfer into the pond and ripped off his arm in the struggle. His golf partners were able to free him. Wildlife workers killed the alligator and retrieved the arm in the hopes it might be reattached.

Freebie Alert – FootJoy TechSof™ Socks Sweepstakes

Christian — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:41:55 +0000

Footjoy is giving away socks...but not just any old socks, they're having a sweepstakes for FootJoy TechSof™ golf socks. Your feet deserve something better than those old, worn out, full of holes socks you've been wearing for the past 10 years. Enter today and good luck.

Kinda feels like Fall here in So. Cal

Christian — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:59:31 +0000

I woke up this morning, heard the wind rustling in the trees and went outside to see how the day looked and there was actually a little nip in the air. Yeah, even Southern California get's cool now and then. With all of the hot weather we've had in the past month, it's kind of refreshing to know that Fall is on the way, and while we don't have the seasonal colors that you folks round the country generally have, it's starting to feel like Summer has left us. Hard ...

Improve your golf game by keeping stats.

Christian — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:20:44 +0000

Statistics are important in all sports, but this especially the case with golf, because it's the only true way to determine proficiency at the various areas of the game. One of the best things I ever did when I really wanted to begin tracking my golf progress was to start keeping statistics of every round I played. It didn't matter if it was just a 3 hole practice session or a 3 day tournament. By keeping track of how many fairways I hit, greens hit or missed, putts per hole, ...

Tiger Wins, Phil Wins, the world is in order

Christian — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:45:09 +0000

Coming into today, I never could have predicted that Lefty would have played the round he did. The guy is just hot or not...but today Phil was on fire. As always, it's so much fun to watch Mickelson when he's in form. It's too bad Tiger couldn't get a birdie or two earlier in the round and put a little more pressure on Phil. Either way, how could we ask for anything more. Both Tiger and Phil winning on the same day. It's a PGA Tour dream. What are your thoughts ...

Golf Sketch Greeting Cards & Calendars

Christian — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:18:18 +0000

If you happen to be a golfer AND and art buff, you should check out GolfSketch.com. Nick O'Connell is a golf course architect in the U.K. and has taken some if his course design sketches & drawings and turned them into beautiful greeting cards and calendars that can be purchased. I think it's great that Nick has allowed us to see some of his course design work in this form. Most of us never get to see the vision of how a course is designed in the mind of the architect, and to have it in an affordable medium so it can be shared with others is a brilliant idea.