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By Stephen Hennessey This April, when the golf world’s attention turns to Augusta National as it does at the start of every spring, it will mark two special 50th anniversaries. In 1963, a then-23-year-old Jack Nicklaus, coming off his historic playoff win against Arnold Palmer at the 1962 U.S. Open, became the youngest winner in Masters history. At the start of that tournament, Jock Hutchison and Fred McLeod hit the first ceremonial opening tee shots. Now 50 years later, Nicklaus hopes to contin…
almost 13 years ago
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How often do you see PGA Tour players nose-to-nose, almost ready to come to blows? That’s exactly what we saw Friday night at the WGC-Cadillac Match Play. Keegan Bradley got into Miguel Angel Jimenez’s face on the back nine of their match -- after Jimenez questioned Bradley’s drop off of a cart path. A rules official was over with the group as Bradley and his caddie Steve (Pepsi) Hale were explaining their drop -- but Jimenez was not happy. Golf Channel’s Steve Sands reported that Jimenez’s ball…
over 10 years ago
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When it comes to celebrity cameos in movies or TV shows, Entourage is tough to beat. And golf has played a prominent role in a bunch of those episodes. Phil Mickelson appeared in an episode in Season 5. And Mark Wahlberg’s smooth golf swing has been on display several times. But probably the best golf scene in Entourage? When Tom Brady plays with the boys. Johnny Drama snaps Brady’s driver. Turtle tries to talk smack to the quarterback of his rival football team, but gets won over by Brady’s cha…
over 10 years ago
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HAVEN, Wis. -- Lake Michigan beckons on most holes at Whistling Straits. On a hot summer afternoon, the huge body of water looks particularly inviting. And for John Daly, after blowing up on the par-3 seventh hole on Friday, the water was calling his club’s name. Daly carded a 10 on the 221-yard par 3 at Whistling Straits. Yep, a 10. He dunked three balls in the water before chucking his 6-iron into Lake Michigan. The club was then retrieved by a little kid in a boat. Legendary stuff all around.…
over 10 years ago