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Golf Sports Blog > May 31, 2005

PGA: Purdy in Pink at the Byron Nelson Championship

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Tot R1 R2 R3 R4 Tot1 Ted Purdy -15 65 67 68 65 2652 Sean O'Hair -14 66 65 67 68 266T3 Vijay Singh -11 68 67 69 65 269T3 Bob Tway -11 68 68 66 67 269T3 Doug Barron -11 69 66 65 69 269T6 Omar Uresti -10 65 70 69 66 270T6 Nick Price -10 66 69 68 67 270T6 Shigeki Maruyama -10 67 67 68 68 270T6 Scott Verplank -10 68 67 65 70 270T10 Mark Brooks -9 71 69 65 66 271T10 Ernie Els -9 64 72 69 66 271T10 J.J. Henry -9 67 69 67 68 271T10 Jaxon Brigman -9 72 66 64 69 271

PGA: A Silver Lining for Sean O'Hair

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Tot R1 R2 R31 Sean O'Hair -12 66 65 672 Todd Hamilton -11 67 67 65T3 Doug Barron -10 69 66 65T3 Scott Verplank -10 68 67 65T3 Ted Purdy -10 65 67 68T6 Jaxon Brigman -8 72 66 64T6 Bob Tway -8 68 68 66T6 Shigeki Maruyama -8 67 67 68T9 Jay Williamson -7 67 70 66T9 J.J. Henry -7 67 69 67

Posted at 06:49 PM

May 31, 2005

PGA: Purdy in Pink at the Byron Nelson Championship

Posted at 06:51 PM

PGA: A Silver Lining for Sean O'Hair

Posted at 06:49 PM

Afghans Seek to Rediscover the Meaning of Leisure

[Developing New Stories | The News is NowPublic.com] That means the putting greens contain no grass. Instead, the surface around the golf holes is a mixture of sand and motor oil. While golfers now struggle to negotiate the rock-strewn fairways, the course at one point during the 1990s was literally a battleground %u2013 the scene of skirmishes between rival Mujahedeen factions who were vying to take control of the capital at the time.

Posted at 06:36 AM

PGA: Tiger Woods: Driving Analysis

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] While his accuracy has dropped considerably, his yardage hasn't increased substantially. What's worse, the rest of the PGA Tour (indicated in 2000 by blue dots and in 2005 by green) has dramatically increased with little overall impact to driving accuracy:

Posted at 06:26 AM

PGA: Leonard Sneaks One Out at the FedEx

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] The Texan sunk the putt, reached in the hole for the ball and then collapsed onto the green in relief after pulling out a one-stroke victory over David Toms in the St. Jude Classic on Sunday, the first wire-to-wire win of his career and the second on tour this year.

Posted at 06:25 AM

May 30, 2005

Fore!

[The Rants and Raves of an Everyday Fool] We play a Fuzzy Zoeller designed course called Beavercreek Golf Club. We play the middle tees which is 6488 yards with a slope rating of 130. It’s a difficult course with trees, water and enough sand to make you think you were at the beach...

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Posted at 08:07 AM

LPGA: Will Danielle Amiee Get Her Big Break at the Michelob Ultra?

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Trash-talking Danielle Amiee, probably the most outspoken and condescending of the Big Break III contestants, will be up against 49 of the top 50 players on the LPGA tour this week at what is called "the fifth major." Currently playing golf on the Futures Tour, the 28-year old resident of Newport Beach, California, is no stranger to challenges. Amiee has already competed in both the Australian Open and LPGA Qualifying Finals. Is battling through a grueling nine week reality stint similar to a week-long tournament?

Posted at 07:56 AM

LPGA: LPGA Sex Scandal

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] So, for those of you not in the know, here's the four sentence overview. LPGA Tour player hires a caddie who is 11 years younger to loop. She flirts with him and talks to him about the difficulties she (and her husband) are having trying to conceive a child. The caddie and Tour Player end up having relations and she thus becomes pregnant, and it's a strong likelyhood the Caddie is the father of the child.

Posted at 07:55 AM

May 29, 2005

U.S.Open

[Bunker Mulligan] I’ve known for some time that Jay will be covering the US Open this year at Pinehurst. He’ll do a good job, although I don’t know what kind of coverage he’ll be providing. Perhaps he will be part of their blog team.

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Posted at 08:23 AM

Well he finally did it!

[Brian’s Blog] On Friday I was picked to play in the weekly North Wilts Golf Club swindle in a four with my father. He’s now in his 75th year and has been playing there for some 30 odd years. Unfortunately we were picked in opposing teams but none the less I was there when he managed a hole in one on the sixth, a nice little 103 yard par 3 right at the top of the course and often considered by the locals to be a card wrecker.

Posted at 08:16 AM

Remember this name: Tessa Teachman. She's got a go...

[My Likes and Dislikes] Remember this name: Tessa Teachman. She's got a good chance of becoming another Annika Sorenstam some day. Her father is one of my brother-in-law Ray's best friends and he's strictly a recreational golfer, though he's encouraged her since she was little. Tags: Rochester golf LPGA...

Posted at 08:15 AM

LPGA: Teeing It Up at the Michelob Ultra Open

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] With a purse of $2.2 million (the second largest pay-out on tour), and a first place check of over $300,000, this tournament attracts the top contenders in the world. Money leader Annika Sorenstam, number two Lorena Ochoa and last week's winner of the Franklin, Stacy Prammanasudh, are all scheduled to attend. Defending champion Se Ri Pak, number 78 on the 2005 Money List with a meager $20,000 in earnings, has yet to make a move this season. Tied for 81st in birdies, tied for 90th in sand saves and tied for 104th for greens in regulation, it is unlikely that the 25-year old has the mental game to challenge this hot field.

Posted at 08:05 AM

PGA: Justin Leonard Blow-Out at FedEx St. Jude

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Tot R1 R2 R31 Justin Leonard -17 62 65 662 Heath Slocum -9 68 66 673 Tom Pernice, Jr. -8 66 68 68T4 Fred Funk -7 69 68 66T4 Davis Love III -7 65 70 68T4 Paul Goydos -7 67 66 70T7 David Toms -6 68 71 65T7 Bob Estes -6 67 70 67T7 Phillip Price -6 67 69 68T7 Richard S. Johnson -6 69 66 69

Posted at 08:04 AM

May 28, 2005

102

[rustyhinges] Well, Guy can breath easy cause I shot a poor 102 today at Hawk’s Prairie with Gordy. I take comfort in the fact that I had some major meltdowns but I know what I can do to improve my scores. I’m looking foreword to next weeks golf adventures. I had a measly 3 pars, 5 bogeys, and way too many doubles and triples.

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Posted at 09:40 AM

The Greatest Game Ever Played

[Bunker Mulligan] Robert Thompson is going to Merion to play in two weeks. Before going, though, he’s left his take on the latest golf movie, and provided a link to the trailer.

Posted at 08:51 AM

PGA: Bogey-Free Leonard Leads, Triplett and Love III Lurk

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] FedEx St. Jude Classic First Round LeaderboardPosition Player To Par Total Score1 - Justin Leonard -8 622 - Kirk Triplett -6 64T3 - Davis Love III -5 65T3 - Jason Bohn -5 65T5 - Matt Gogel -4 66T5 - Tom Pernice, Jr. -4 66T7 - Olin Browne -3 67T7 - Paul Goydos -3 67T7 - Bob Estes -3 67T7 - Hank Kuehne -3 67T7 - Hunter Haas -3 67T7 - Scott Gutschewski -3 67T7 - Will MacKenzie -3 67T7 - Phillip Price -3 67T7 - Carl Pettersson -3 67T7 - Roland Thatcher -3 67T7 - Lucas Glover -3 67

Posted at 08:35 AM

PGA: Leonard Maintains Lead in Memphis

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Tot R1 R2 1 Justin Leonard -13 62 65 2 Fredrik Jacobson -8 68 64 3 Paul Goydos -7 67 66 T4 Matt Gogel -6 66 68 T4 Heath Slocum -6 68 66 T4 Tom Pernice Jr. -6 66 68 T4 Roland Thatcher -6 67 67 T8 Kirk Triplett -5 64 71T8 Davis Love III -5 65 70T8 Richard S. Johnson -5 69 66

Posted at 08:34 AM

May 27, 2005

Hawk’s Prairie Golf

[rustyhinges] I’m off to Hawk’s Prairie with Gordy Gray, a friend of ours from Ketchikan tomorrow morning. We are going to try and survive 18 holes in the scorching heat. I’m looking foreword to spending some time with Gordy and hoping just as much that I’ll play well.

Posted at 08:47 AM

LPGA: Danielle Breaks 80, Annika Struggles at the Michelob Ultra Open

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Emily Bastel (78) and Shani Waugh (72) played alongside of Big Break III winner Danielle Amiee today, with relative unknown Bastel's score resembling a round out of the Future's Tour, Amiee's home tour. Still, she managed to better Danielle's +8 round of 79. Shani Waugh is currently in a tie for 47th position alongside 19 other golfers including Mexican superstar Lorena Ochoa and last week's winner, Stacy Prammanasudh.

Posted at 08:33 AM

LPGA: A Big Break for Annika Sorenstam and Danielle Amiee

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Torrential downpour stopped the ladies from playing their Friday round at the Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill. Ad: Direct from the Tour with Titleist...

Posted at 08:30 AM

May 26, 2005

LPGA: First Round Seized by Tschetter

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] At the Ironhorse Course at the Vanderbilt Legends Club, Kris maintained an even pace carding 6 birdies and 3 bogeys and is the only golfer today to have a round in the 60's. Playing the 10th hole first today, Tschetter used her 6-iron to drop a ball 50 feet from the hole then nailing the putt, but evened the score on the next hole, which she bogeyed. Tschetter's putting did not let her down as she sank a 20-footer on the 6th hole, a 396-yard par-4. She then placed her golf ball a foot from the hole with a sand wedge on the 7th for a birdie.

Posted at 11:04 AM

PGA: FedEx St. Jude Classic Preview

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] That was his best finish since winning the Match Play Championship in February. This week, Toms will be playing a tournament that he has owned the last couple years. He will tee it up at the FedEx St. Jude Classic as the two-time defending champion and will look to be the first guy to win the tournament three straight years.

Posted at 11:04 AM

May 25, 2005

PGA Colonial: Kenny Perry cruises to a seven-stroke win

[ :: Sports Online :: Formula-1, Cricket, Soccer and more] Arjun Atwal joint 16th at Bank of America Colonial Golf Championship Indian hope at the Bank of America Colonial Golf Championship Arjun Atwal was playing with an aggravated knee injury but still managed to have a decent display as he come through with a one-under 69. This score helped him tie .

Posted at 09:24 AM

Still played

[The Rants and Raves of an Everyday Fool] Rained a little on the way home but not much. Supposed to rain for the next couple of days and then be nice on Wednesday. That’s good, Wednesday is league!

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Posted at 09:23 AM

Arjun Atwal joint 16th at Bank of America Colonial Golf Championship

[ :: Sports Online :: Formula-1, Cricket, Soccer and more] Indian hope at the Bank of America Colonial Golf Championship Arjun Atwal was playing with an aggravated knee injury but still managed to have a decent display as he come through with a one-under 69. This score helped him tie for 16th place at the end of the third day of the USD 5.6 million tournament being held at Texas.

Posted at 09:22 AM

LPGA: Stacy P. Collects First Win on the LPGA Tour!

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Armed with a guitar-shaped trophy and $150,000, Vince Gill handed Stacy Prammanasudh her first LPGA victory check at the Franklin American Mortgage Tournament.

Posted at 09:11 AM

PGA: Perry Sets 36-Hole Scoring Record at Colonial

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Tot R1 R2 1 Kenny Perry -12 65 63 T2 D.J. Trahan -9 64 67 T2 Ted Purdy -9 66 65 4 Kirk Triplett -8 66 66 T5 Rod Pampling -7 66 67 T5 Steve Stricker -7 68 65 T5 Billy Mayfair -7 67 66 T8 Brandt Jobe -6 65 69T8 Patrick Sheehan -6 62 72T8 Briny Baird -6 69 65T8 Joe Durant -6 71 63

Posted at 09:10 AM

May 24, 2005

Sybase Classic: Paula Creamer becomes second-youngest LPGA winner

[ :: Sports Online :: Formula-1, Cricket, Soccer and more] US Teenager Paula Creamer became the second youngest LPGA tournament ever with a win in the Sybase Classic. The tournament is worth around USD 1.25 million and she fired a round of one-under-par 70 in the final segment of the tournament with a birdie on the last hole for this historic victory.

Posted at 09:58 AM

Virtual Golf Conversations

[Fantasy Sports Trades] Vijay thinks its a really stupid way to have a conversation. Second, all of us PGA guys can find hotties — Pernice hasn’t won a tournament in years and he’s got one of the best looking wives around. Third, no way you picked that outfit out — it had to be Nike. Fourth, journalists may be on to something — that 0-for-10 included some real dogs, including that Saturday 81 at the British.

Posted at 09:57 AM

Who won the Master?

[iBLOGthere4iM] USA Today: Even before Tiger Woods' slow-motion marketing coup resonated throughout Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Ore., another Masters victory of sorts was celebrated. For the first time in the company's brief history of making clubs, more players had used Nike irons than any other brand in a PGA Tour event - and at a major, to boot.

Posted at 09:55 AM

PGA: Lights Out First Round by Sheehan

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Want to get the scoop straight from the mouths of the players? Titleist's "Direct from the Tour" gives you interviews with the day's hot players and contenders. Why read about it in the paper when you can get it straight from the source with Direct from the Tour.

Posted at 09:42 AM

Koch Captures Win at Corona Morelia Tournament

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Today Tot R1 R2 R3 R41 Carin Koch -1 -9 68 69 71 712 Karine Icher -2 -3 73 72 70 70T3 Catriona Matthew E -2 73 71 70 72 T3 Wendy Ward +6 -2 71 69 68 78T5 Dorothy Delasin -2 -1 71 78 68 70T5 Soo Young Moon -2 -1 72 73 72 70T5 Natalie Gulbis +2 -1 66 75 72 74T8 Gloria Park E E 75 70 71 72T8 Tina Barrett E E 70 75 71 7210 Charlotta Sorenstam E +1 71 72 74 72

Posted at 09:41 AM

May 23, 2005

I knew it!

[iBLOGthere4iM] Tiger was about to drop back in a tie for the lead at the Masters. He hit a horrible tee shot on a par three and found himself in horrible position to try to save par. The announcer said, "there's a good chance this shot doesn't make it inside of Dimarco's." Dimarco had a 20 foot put for birdie. I then said to myself, "Knowing Tiger, he'll hole it." We'll be seeing this shot all day tonight, tomorrow and even thru the years.

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Posted at 10:18 PM

PGA: Bank of America Colonial Preview

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] The players had a chance to honor Byron Nelson in last week's tournament, and this week they will be honoring another golf legend. When golf fans hear the name Colonial, most think of the great Ben Hogan. The Fort Worth native won at Colonial five times in his legendary career, helping to elevate the tournament to great heights. Last week at the Byron Nelson Championship, all of the members of the "Big Five" were present.

Posted at 10:01 PM

PGA: Kenny Perry Seeing Clearly at 2005 Colonial

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Tot R1 R2 R31 Kenny Perry -18 65 63 64T2 Billy Mayfair -11 67 66 66T2 Steve Stricker -11 68 65 664 Peter Lonard -10 69 66 65T5 Brandt Jobe -9 65 69 67T5 Rod Pampling -9 66 67 68T7 Geoff Ogilvy -8 71 67 64T7 Fredrik Jacobson -8 68 69 65T7 Aaron Baddeley -8 69 66 67T7 Ted Purdy -8 66 65 71

Posted at 10:00 PM

Tiger

[Oloop.org] The following are pictures of Tiger Woods practicing off the heli-deck of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, UAE. They were taken when Tiger was in Dubai for the Desert Classic, March 2, 2004. $1 million appearance fee, and he gets to hit shag balls from the tallest hotel in the world.

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Posted at 09:58 PM

The Golf Shot!

[iBLOGthere4iM] For those that don't know, Tiger Woods announced he was back with what may go down in history as the greatest golf shot EVAR! As a side note, Tiger won the Masters tournament. Again.

Posted at 09:57 PM

142 and 60

[TSPN] The only other time in his 10 year career he has missed the cut was in 1997 at the Canadian Open at Royal Montreal. In that second round, as well as Friday's, Tiger boggied the last hole to miss the cut by one stroke. The longest current streak on Tour is Ernie Els, he has done it in 20 tournament starts; Tiger's record looks safe for now.

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Posted at 09:45 PM

PGA: Perry Wins Colonial in Record-Tying Fashion

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Tot R1 R2 R3 R41 Kenny Perry -19 65 63 64 692 Billy Mayfair -12 67 66 66 69T3 Joe Durant -11 71 63 69 66T3 David Toms -11 69 66 68 66T3 Peter Lonard -11 69 66 65 69T6 Tim Petrovic -10 71 69 66 64T6 Rory Sabbatini -10 67 69 68 66T6 Scott Hend -10 68 67 68 67T6 Bernhard Langer -10 68 69 66 67T6 Aaron Baddeley -10 69 66 67 68 T6 Brandt Jobe -10 65 69 67 69T6 Rod Pampling -10 66 67 68 69

Posted at 09:35 PM

Golf Sports Blog > May 31, 2005

PGA: Purdy in Pink at the Byron Nelson Championship

PGA: A Silver Lining for Sean O'Hair

May 31, 2005

PGA: Purdy in Pink at the Byron Nelson Championship

PGA: A Silver Lining for Sean O'Hair

Afghans Seek to Rediscover the Meaning of Leisure

PGA: Tiger Woods: Driving Analysis

PGA: Leonard Sneaks One Out at the FedEx

May 30, 2005

Fore!

LPGA: Will Danielle Amiee Get Her Big Break at the Michelob Ultra?

LPGA: LPGA Sex Scandal

May 29, 2005

U.S.Open

Well he finally did it!

Remember this name: Tessa Teachman. She's got a go...

LPGA: Teeing It Up at the Michelob Ultra Open

PGA: Justin Leonard Blow-Out at FedEx St. Jude

May 28, 2005

102

The Greatest Game Ever Played

PGA: Bogey-Free Leonard Leads, Triplett and Love III Lurk

PGA: Leonard Maintains Lead in Memphis

May 27, 2005

Hawk’s Prairie Golf

LPGA: Danielle Breaks 80, Annika Struggles at the Michelob Ultra Open

LPGA: A Big Break for Annika Sorenstam and Danielle Amiee

May 26, 2005

LPGA: First Round Seized by Tschetter

PGA: FedEx St. Jude Classic Preview

May 25, 2005

PGA Colonial: Kenny Perry cruises to a seven-stroke win

Still played

Arjun Atwal joint 16th at Bank of America Colonial Golf Championship

LPGA: Stacy P. Collects First Win on the LPGA Tour!

PGA: Perry Sets 36-Hole Scoring Record at Colonial

May 24, 2005

Sybase Classic: Paula Creamer becomes second-youngest LPGA winner

Virtual Golf Conversations

Who won the Master?

PGA: Lights Out First Round by Sheehan

Koch Captures Win at Corona Morelia Tournament

May 23, 2005

I knew it!

PGA: Bank of America Colonial Preview

PGA: Kenny Perry Seeing Clearly at 2005 Colonial

Tiger

The Golf Shot!

142 and 60

PGA: Perry Wins Colonial in Record-Tying Fashion

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