Archive for 'August,2012 '

A circus we don’t need to see

A circus we don’t need to see

The thought of 50-year-old Roger Clemens returning to the Major Leagues this season (or any season) is something right out of a Barnum & Bailey playbook. “Step right up folks, pay your 30 bucks, and enjoy [...]

Will Couples soon call it a career?

Will Couples soon call it a career?

It may not be the end of Fred Couples’ illustrious career, but with his sudden back injury and immediate withdrawal from the Boeing Classic over the weekend, might we be approaching the beginning of the end? [...]

A tribute to a beloved mother

A tribute to a beloved mother

SNOQUALMIE, Wa. – It has been eight years since Jay Don Blake’s beloved mother died yet his emotions from that personal lost are still barely below the surface. They rushed out Sunday during his post-tournament interview [...]

DeLancy — the face behind the Boeing

DeLancy — the face behind the Boeing

SNOQUALMIE, Wa. – To say the eighth Boeing Classic went off without a hitch would be inaccurate. But to say it was a typical, resounding success would be right on the money. The only mulligan needed during [...]

Blake edges O’Meara in Boeing playoff

Blake edges O’Meara in Boeing playoff

SNOQUALMIE, Wa. – Jay Don Blake birdied the second playoff to beat Mark O’Meara, who pared, to win the Boeing Classic at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Sunday. Blake and O’Meara both birdied the 18th – and 54th – [...]

Watney passes Garcia to win Barclays

Watney passes Garcia to win Barclays

FARMINGTON, N.Y –  It hasn’t been a great season for Nick Watney after his three-shot victory at The Barclays he now has a chance at the richest prize in golf. Watney turned a two-shot deficit against [...]

‘Canyon’ hole risk/reward – with the fans

‘Canyon’ hole risk/reward – with the fans

SNOQUALMIE, Wa. – When players reach the 14th ‘Canyon’ hole at the TPC Snoqualmie Ridge course – site of this week’s Boeing Classic – they need to weigh the option of driving the green. It’s a [...]

Aching Woods three back in Barclays

Aching Woods three back in Barclays

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Tiger Woods gingerly played most of the second round of the Barclays FedExCup playoff round on Friday because of an apparent back ailment that he believes was caused by sleeping  awkwardly on a soft bed [...]

Calcavecchia has found his groove

Calcavecchia has found his groove

SNOQUALMIE, Wa. – This will be the last time Mark Calcavecchia can do something for the first time on the Champions Tour. Calcavecchia will make his first defense of his first title on the senior tour [...]

Sauers has a sweet return to golf

Sauers has a sweet return to golf

SNOQUALMIE, Wa. – When Champions Tour newcomer Gene Sauers says he’s glad to be here, he really is glad to be here. . .or anywhere. A rare skin disease, called Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, nearly killed him two years ago, [...]