Archive for 'January,2013 '

‘Inspired’ Zito presented Hutch Award

‘Inspired’ Zito presented Hutch Award

The emotional story cancer survivor Ryan Kiggins told at the Hutch Award luncheon at Safeco Field Wednesday afternoon touched virtually everyone in attendance, including the 48th recipient of the award given annually in the memory of [...]

Sweet Lou adds humor to the Hutch

Sweet Lou adds humor to the Hutch

As usual, spring training hasn’t even started and former Mariners manager Lou Piniella is in mid-season form when it comes to captivating an audience at Safeco Field. Looking exceedingly younger than his almost 70 years on the [...]

Tiger ‘slowly’ notches 75th win

Tiger ‘slowly’ notches 75th win

  LA JOLLA – The 11-hole journey Tiger Woods took on Monday to complete his eighth career victory at Torrey Pines was agonizingly slow at times. But not even long waits between shots on the back nine [...]

Prince: A dual-purpose driving range

Prince: A dual-purpose driving range

PRINCEVILLE, Hi. – A novel idea could add even more prestige to what already is considered by many as the premier golf course on Kauai – the Prince Course at Princeville. On March 1, a concept [...]

Finchen deals with smoking, anchoring

Finchen deals with smoking, anchoring

LA JOLLA, Ca. – PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem gave what amounted to a State of the Game press conference Wednesday before the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. His comments ranged over a wide assortment of [...]

New Sonics wise to hire ex-GM Presti?

New Sonics wise to hire ex-GM Presti?

Seattle, almost certainly bringing in another NBA franchise ready to play by next season – stolen from Sacramento – can learn much about putting together a successful team from the team that abandoned Seattle five years [...]

Makai’s long, difficult par-3 beauties

Makai’s long, difficult par-3 beauties

PRINCEVILLE, Hi. – The approach to Makai’s picturesque third hole begins well back on the No. 2 tee, the long view down a sublime grassy passage with the churning Pacific, the graceful St. Regis Hotel and [...]

Cook overcomes Frost in Hawaii

Cook overcomes Frost in Hawaii

  KAUPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii — John Cook caught David Frost on the final hole of regulation, then beat him with a birdie on the second playoff hole to win the Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Sunday. Cook closed [...]

Gay wins Humana three-player playoff

Gay wins Humana three-player playoff

LA QUINTA, Ca. — Brian Gay made up a six-shot deficit and outlasted Charles Howell III and David Lingmerth in a playoff for his fourth PGA Tour win at the Humana Challenge. Gay dropped in a 5 1/2-foot [...]

Top Five: Wyoming

Top Five: Wyoming

Where’s the best place to play golf on the West Coast? We’ll give you hundreds of choices. Golferswest.com continues its annual assessment of the Top Five courses to play within 12 West Coast states and British Columbia. Today, [...]