Archive for May, 2007

World Golf Tour Hosts Charity Challenge

World Golf Tour, in collaboration with PGA.com, introduced the Beta version of its new online golf game with the launch of the PGA.com Charity Challenge Tournament. For the first time ever, players will be able to get a taste of the world’s most authentic online golf experience and help children in need at the same time.

Tips For Hitting A Longer Drive

Widen Your Swing Arc - Tiger Woods and Davis Love are good models of long hitters with wide take-aways and big arcs. To achieve this, extend your arms as much as possible on the backswing. If you can keep your arc wide, you’ll be able to create good clubhead speed without swinging any harder.

Phil Mickelson Wins The Player’s Championship

Phil Mickelson engineered a almost flawless final round to claim a two-shot win at the nine million dollar Players Championship on Sunday. 

Rarely hitting a bad shot in a three-under-par 69 in perfect conditions at the Sawgrass TPC, Mickelson finished at 11-under 277 and collected 1.62 million dollars for his first victory at this event and his 31st on the PGA Tour.

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods (first name actually Eldrick) is one of the most successful and touted golfers of all time. So successful, in fact, that he’s is the only active golfer currently in the top 10 in PGA Tour and Major wins. By the age of thirty he’s already won 12 major events and has more wins than any other active golfer. At press time, he was awarded player of the year eight times in a row and led the money list for seven years - one behind Jack Nicklaus’s all time record of eight. In 2005 Tiger Woods was touted as being the highest earning athlete of any sport, earning an estimated 87 million US dollars.