Posts tagged open championship
Harrington the Hypocrite – “Belly Putters are Better”
May 3rd
Padraig Harrington shot, a not so impressive, opening-round of 80 at the Wells Fargo Championship yesterday. So you might be wandering why a there were a number of journalists waiting for him when he finished…
Well, it wasn’t about the score, it was about the use if a particular club.
At a time when many golfers are distancing themselves from the anchored putting due to the proposed ban by the USGA and R&A, the three time Major Champion had a belly putter in his bag for the first time ever during a tournament! More >
10 interesting facts about Royal Lytham and St Annes the 2012 Open Championship Venue
Jul 19th
1) Bobby Jones, perhaps the greatest golfer ever to have played the sport, won his first ever Open Championship at Royal Lytham and St Annes in 1926. His achievement is not only marked in the clubhouse but also by a plaque on the 17th hole, where Jones played a mashie off a difficult lie to set up victory against Al Watrous.
2) The scoring record for tournament play was set in 2004 by James Heath (of Coombe Wood Golf Club, Surrey). His four-round score of 266 was enough to claim victory in the Lytham Trophy by no less than 8 shots from Ross Fisher. The score was 5 shots better than the 271 set by 1996 Open Champion Tom Lehman. More >
Is Tiger past it?
Apr 18th
Do you think it’s only a matter of time before Tiger Woods wins another Major championship after his close call at Augusta National and he’ll be in the running to win the 2012 Masters Tournament?
Perhaps you should think again. There’s a distinct possibility that we may have seen the very best of the former world number one. According to golf’s record books, there’s reason to believe Tiger may not only fail to catch Jack Nicklaus’ mark of 18 Majors, but also never add to his More >