Next year the World Series of Golf will be in Las Vegas and it is going to cost $200,000 just to enter. The payout for the winner is $1.5 million. Amazed? So were we. We though it would be hard to find 25 people to pay up that kind of money just for an entry fee - but the organizers of the event are more confident.
Both Andy North and Tom Watson worked hard to make sure that they were able to attain when they wanted. Throughout most of the game they were edged by Jeff Sluman and Craig Stadler by only a stroke this weekend during the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.
Aussie Peter O’Malley was able to perform well and play an almost perfect round - which allowed him to capture the lead at the finish of the first day of the BMW Asian Open. It has been seven years since O’Malley has won on the European Tour. Could this be his chance to regain his glory? “I played really well… I can’t really fault anything today,” said the 42-year-old after his round of 67.
Watching the Masters this week was not as predictable as many of us believed it to be. We thought for sure that the all time champion –Tiger Woods – would be the obvious winner – but there was a slight change of plans and the event took a different turn. Woods came in second place with Trevor Immelman coming in first and taking home the cup.
Johnson Wagner was having a hard time playing at Redstone during the Houston Open and he knew that he would never be able to beat his past course record at the first tee shot. The good thing is though that his game wasn’t completely off. Wagner shot a 9-under 63 in windy conditions on Thursday to match Adam Scott’s new record and share the first-round lead. Charley Hoffman was two behind the leaders after a 65 and Steve Stricker was three back. Phil Mickelson, one of several top players using Houston as a tuneup for next week’s Masters, shot a 72 in the afternoon, when blustery wind produced higher scores.
The crowd stood breathless as they waited for Jesper Parnevik and Justin Leonard stare each other off as they battled each other on the seventh hole during the Valero Texas Open on Sunday. Over the course of more than 5 1/2 hours, the front-runners staged a white-knuckle thrill ride that didn’t end until Leonard coaxed home a 10-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole, ending the longest day in the tournament’s history.
Tiger Woods took home his 13th major at the Southern Hills bringing him closer to Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major chmpionships. Now we are wondering when Tiger Woods will be beating that record. His fourth PGA Championship victory moved him one closer to the record, a chase that should dominate the sport’s attention over the next two, three, maybe four years, at most.
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.”
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.
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.