Pete Dye is considered to be one of the most influential golf course architects in this day and age. He has designed four courses for the Kohler Co – which will be formally given a position in the World Gold Hall of Fame on November 10th. Dye was chosen to win the Lifetime Achievement Category.
True golf aficionados know that to be a great golfer you need to have the right tools. You need the right golf clubs for each important shot that you will need to make and you need to know when the right time to use them is. You need to know how hard to hit the ball and even how soft. You need to know what to do to avoid hitting the bunker and if it were to get stuck you need to understand what steps you need to take to get it out.
K.J. Choi has high ambitions and goals when it comes to her greatest passion, golf. And she was able to live up to those ambitions when she became the first golfer to complete the Jack Nicklaus-Tiger Woods double. Making a name for herself and being good at the game is bringing her closer to the goal of her dreams; “My life dream is to become the first Asian to ever have won a major,” Choi said. “And that’s something that I’m going to strive for very hard.”
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.