Archive for 'August,2012 '
London Olympics: Girls rule
It’s been a man’s arena for millenniums. The ancient Olympic games in Greece didn’t allow female competitors. Even female spectators were banned for most events. The first ‘modern’ Olympics in 1896 was an all-male club, as [...]
A 6 a.m. tee time at Strawberry Farms
IRVINE, Ca. – In all my years of playing golf – 41 and counting – I never before experienced a 6 a.m. tee-time. But on a recent trip from Seattle to Pasadena with superwife to visit my [...]
Pavlet makes golf balls disappear
NEWCASTLE, Wash.– Being a former world long-drive champion, Brian Pavlet is a popular guy on the pro-am golf circuit. During the long-drive/trick shot exhibitions he performs around the world, he often tells the story of a [...]
Bradley overcomes faltering Furyk
AKRON, Ohio – Keegan Bradley never looked like a winner over four days and 71 holes at Firestone until he dropped in a 15-foot par putt on the final hole Sunday then watched Jim Furyk collapse [...]
GW’s MLB Power Ratings (Week 17)
GW MLB West Power Ratings (Week 17): 1. Rangers (1): The top team in the AL the past two seasons appears to be a little bored right now, but that is bound to change when the [...]
For a golfer, best to be in the West
If you are a golfer and live in one of the 12 western states, you are one fortunate hacker. According to Golf.com, an arm of the Sports Illustrated publishing empire, the west is where you can [...]
Flora Weeks wins State Amateur
Flora Weeks, a recent graduate of Middlebury College, held off defending champion Leslie Folsom to win the Washington State Women’s Golf Association state amateur tournament Friday, 2 & 1, at Sand Point Country Club. It was the first [...]
Tiger at Bridgestone; eyes PGA
MODERATOR: We want to welcome seven-time champion of the World Golf Classic Bridgestone Invitational Tiger Woods. Some comments about returning to a place where you’ve obviously had a tremendous amount of success. TIGER WOODS: Yeah, I’m [...]
