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Golf Sports Blog > June 29, 2005

LPGA: Birdie Finish for Kim Wins the U.S. Women's Open

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Titleist has you covered from tee to green in 2005! Blast one off the tee with the brand new 905 driver.

US Womens Open

[Golf Tips and News] There may be favorites, but in the game of golf, anyone can beat anyone. In this event, the amateurs at time ruled, 2 finished in the top 10.

Posted at 10:07 PM

June 29, 2005

LPGA: Birdie Finish for Kim Wins the U.S. Women's Open

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Titleist has you covered from tee to green in 2005! Blast one off the tee with the brand new 905 driver.

Posted at 10:10 PM

US Womens Open

[Golf Tips and News] There may be favorites, but in the game of golf, anyone can beat anyone. In this event, the amateurs at time ruled, 2 finished in the top 10.

Posted at 10:07 PM

Golf Stance (Are You Workin It???)

[DaTaste.com Tasty Blog] She had just started playing her first round of golf when she suffered a bee sting. The pain was so intense that she decided to return to the clubhouse.

Posted at 10:06 PM

June 28, 2005

Hittin' the Links: Volume Eleven

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Titleist has you covered from tee to green in 2005! Blast one off the tee with the brand new 905 driver.

Posted at 08:52 AM

A Moronic Request: A Pro at 15?

[Sports Central | Original Sports Fan Commentary and Articles Since 1998] I think it's due to Michelle Wie's accomplishments among her many attempts to play in the big leagues that prompted Carmen Bandea to believe that she too, could reach the same results, except with money as the primary motivation. Whatever people may say about Michelle Wie, she is still motivated to play for the scores and visibly thrilled about her learner's permit.

Posted at 08:50 AM

June 27, 2005

LPGA: Wegman's Rochester LPGA Tournament Preview

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Saiki sets out to defend her first championship win his week against the hottest LPGA superstars, previous winners of this event and ladies who have been victorious this season, all of whom will be challenging Kim for a $225,000 share of the total $1.5 million purse.

Posted at 02:35 PM

June 26, 2005

LPGA: Perrot Takes the Lead at the U.S. Women's Open

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Wie started her second round with a bogey and dropped another two during the course of the round. With pars from the third through seventh holes the fifteen-year old felt confident enough that she sank her final putt for birdie to tie with Ochoa for 4th place on the leaderboard.

Posted at 09:02 AM

June 25, 2005

LPGA: Becky Morgan Captures the First Round Lead at Wegmans-Rochester

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Today R11 Becky Morgan -8 642 Lorena Ochoa -5 673 Maria Hjorth -4 684 Hilary Lunke -3 69T5 Se Ri Pak -2 70T5 Rachel Hetherington -2 70T5 Laura Diaz -2 70T5 Christina Kim -2 70T9 Stephanie Loudon -1 71T9 Rosie Jones -1 71T9 Emilee Klein -1 71T9 Laura Davies -1 71T9 Natalie Gulbis -1 71T9 Dorothy Delasin -1 71T9 Paula Creamer -1 71T9 Gloria Park -1 71T9 Angie Rizzo -1 71

Posted at 08:16 AM

Tomorrow, 10:39am

[bryanstrawser.com] Olde Scotland Links - Bridgewater, Massachusetts...

Posted at 08:12 AM

June 24, 2005

LPGA: First Round of U.S. Women's Open Suspended

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Several golfers have already finished for the day including Annika Sorenstam whose round of 71 left her only two strokes behind leaders Angela Stanford (69) and amateur Brittany Lang (69). Michelle Wie is also cruising up the leaderboard currently tied for 4th place with Natalie Gulbis, Nicole Perrot and Liselotte Neumann (70) although she waits until tomorrow to finish her first round.

Posted at 09:23 AM

June 23, 2005

LPGA: U.S. Women's Open Preview

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Out of nine starts so far this season Mallon's best finish has been a tie for 26th at the Safeway in March. Meg's rounds under par and driving accuracy are tied for 72nd and 79th place respectively and she isn't coming into this major off of a win from another major as Annika has done.

Posted at 08:30 PM

US Open 2005

[Sharp Sand] Tiger Woods almost made a game of it, but while Campbell was sinking thirty foot putts, Woods was missing six-footers. The one thing you can say about Woods, despite the fact that he played below his abilities through three rounds, is that he was there on Sunday to mount a challenge.

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Posted at 08:28 PM

June 22, 2005

Seventy Seven

[richard cleaver] A pleasant relief from last year where I had to spend almost three months of the golfing season off the course due to consistent back pain.

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Posted at 11:17 AM

Open for business

[TSPN] This year, it moves south to North Carolina, to play Pinehurst No. The last time the Open was there was 1999 when Payne Stewart won, one of the all time fun guys to watch.

Posted at 11:10 AM

PGA: On Location at the 2005 U.S. Open - Thursday's Opening Round

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Later on around 11:00 or so, we decided to run down to the only par 5 (#4) on the front to watch some groups come in and get ahead of the sea of drooling Tiger fans. We found a wonderful spot on the back of #5 tee where we could see the approach shots from #4 and stand directly behind the players on #5 tee where everyone was ripping a driver.

Posted at 11:09 AM

June 21, 2005

PGA: On Location at the 2005 U.S. Open - Saturday's Third Round

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] It was there that we remained until Tiger came through. From where we were, we could look all the way down to the fairway on #1.

Posted at 09:04 AM

June 20, 2005

Not to say I called it”¦.

[FatMixx] But, did I not say even par could theoretically win this tournament?

Posted at 08:22 AM

Father’s Day Viewer Guide - U.S. Open

[He Says, She Says] The British Open is played on some of the most amazingly beautiful and wide open courses in the world. The PGA Championship…

Posted at 08:18 AM

Father’s Day

[The Rants and Raves of an Everyday Fool] I’m glad I made it a point to celebrate Father’s Day with my Dad when I was up in Ontario a week ago. Time with our parents is so precious, especially when great distance separates us from them.

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Posted at 08:17 AM

PGA: Goosen Inches Ahead In Round Three of U.S. Open

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Tot R1 R2 R31 Retief Goosen -3 68 70 69T2 Jason Gore E 71 67 72T2 Olin Browne E 67 71 72T4 Michael Campbell +1 71 69 71T4 Mark Hensby +1 71 68 726 David Toms +2 70 72 70T7 Peter Hedblom +3 77 66 70T7 Tiger Woods +3 70 71 72T7 Lee Westwood +3 68 72 73T7 K.J. Choi +3 69 70 74

Posted at 08:12 AM

June 19, 2005

what it takes to be a champion

[Most Valuable Network - Tennis Diary] As of today, Vijay Singh is still in the running to win the U.S. Open. In case you were thinking of trying this yourself, here is a look at Singh’s six days a week training schedule as reported in the New York Times this past week.

Posted at 11:03 AM

David Toms Gets Some Tail on the 18th Green

[peregrine.blog] During the 3rd round of the US Open, David Toms rolled his second shot into the tail of a sparrow sitting ont he 18th green. The bird flew away unharmed, for all you PETA types.

Posted at 11:02 AM

PGA: On Location at the 2005 U.S. Open - Wednesday Practice Round

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] This report comes to us from Pinehurst #2 courtesty of Dave Koster, scratch golfer, North Carolina resident, and friend of The Sand Trap.

Posted at 10:55 AM

June 18, 2005

Crazy game

[Brian’s Blog] On Friday I scored 26 points in the stableford BUT I also scored 8 blobs! On Saturday I hit a respectable 88 but felt I missed a chance.

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Posted at 04:08 PM

Pinehurst #2 - Day One

[Golf Tips and News] Olin Browne and Rocco Mediate have taken the lead with 67 each. Goosen and Westwood are 1 stroke behind.

Posted at 04:05 PM

We didn’t win

[The Rants and Raves of an Everyday Fool] I took the day off today to play in my golf league’s first golf scramble of the year. We didn’t win coming in at 3 under par.

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Posted at 04:01 PM

US Open thoughts

[FatMixx] So, I’ve been watching the US Open (or rather the highlights of it), and some thoughts came to me: 1.) For those of you who know nothing about the...

Posted at 03:58 PM

PGA: Three-Way Tie for the Lead at the Halfway Point at Pinehurst

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Tot R1 R2 T1 Olin Browne -2 67 71 T1 Retief Goosen -2 68 70 T1 Jason Gore -2 71 67 T4 K.J. Choi -1 69 70 T4 Mark Hensby -1 71 68 T6 Michael Campbell E 71 69 T6 Vijay Singh E 70 70 T6 Sergio Garcia E 71 69T6 Lee Westwood E 68 72T10 Brandt Jobe +1 68 73T10 Jim Furyk +1 71 70T10 Adam Scott +1 70 71T10 Tiger Woods +1 70 71T10 Rocco Mediate +1 67 74T10 Steve Allan +1 72 69T10 Keiichiro Fukabori +1 74 67

Posted at 03:56 PM

June 17, 2005

US Open at Pinehurst

[Sharp Sand] The odds say it will be Singh, Woods, Mickelson, or Goosen & that would be a hell of a four-way playoff, but there are a couple of other players who might put four good rounds together.

Posted at 07:45 AM

Tiger proof your game

[betED Blog] Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005 gives you the chance to CHALLENGE TIGER WOODS ON YOUR TERMS ! This is a simulation game that manages to accomplish the...

Posted at 07:45 AM

PGA: Olin and Rocco Share Lead after First Round of the 105th U.S. Open

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] First Round U.S. Open LeaderboardPosition Player Today Total Score1 Olin Browne -3 671 Rocco Mediate -3 673 Retief Goosen -2 683 Lee Westwood -2 683 Brandt Jobe -2 686 K.J. Choi -1 696 Steve Jones -1 696 Luke Donald -1 696 Phil Mickelson -1 6910 Toru Taniguchi E 7010 Adam Scott E 7010 Tiger Woods E 7010 David Toms E 7010 Tommy Armour III E 7010 Vijay Singh E 7010 Bob Estes E 7017 Angel Cabrera +1 7117 Peter Lonard +1 7117 Ernie Els +1 7117 Shigeki Maruyama +1 7117 John Cook +1 7117 Bob Tway +1 7117 Chris DiMarco +1 7117 Mark Hensby +1 7117 Jason Gore +1 7117 Michael Campbell +1 7117 Stephen Ames +1 7117 Thomas Bjorn +1 7117 Jim Furyk +1 7117 Sergio Garcia +1 7117 Fred Couples +1 71

Posted at 07:42 AM

June 16, 2005

4 Inches

[betED Blog] Dressed in nothing but Jimmy Choo spikes and a piece of Cartier jewelry, a constellation of beautiful, successful and empowering women bare all in...

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Posted at 08:16 AM

Clemson Sports Year in Review

[Clemson Tigers Sporting News] ClemsonTigers.com has an excellent overview of the various Clemson sports achievements this year. Some highlights: Fifteen of Clemson’s 19 sports...

Posted at 08:15 AM

PGA: U.S. Open Preview

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Yet the 2005 U.S. Open is only the third major championship to be held on the course. The most recent was the stuff of legend, as the late Payne Stewart won a duel with Phil Mickelson just months before Stewart's untimely death. Will this year's U.S. Open match 1999's drama?

Posted at 08:13 AM

June 15, 2005

Telus Edmonton Open Golf Tournament

[Dickson's Blogathon] After a year of hardwork, I'm excited to say that our company, Golf Score Central, has been selected to do the scoring for this year's Edmonton Open Golf Tournament. Our first debut for the tournament came yesterday during the Telus Media Day where many media outlets gathered to learn about the tournament and play a mini one themselves using our blackberry system. It went very well despite the weather and our system was even given some coverage on CFRN news.

Posted at 05:35 AM

June 14, 2005

Garcia Wins the Booz Allen Classic

[Golf Tips and News] Garcia’s putting put him into position to win the event with a 6 under 65 in the forth round. Garcia earned $900,000, making him 11th on the tour money list. Garcia has 6 PGA wins and is ranked 3rd for a player 25 years and younger.

Posted at 08:13 AM

LPGA: Christina Kim Alone at the Top in Third Round of Sybase

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Today Tot R1 R2 R31 Christina Kim -1 -6 65 72 70 T2 Paula Creamer E -5 69 68 71 T2 Joo Mi Kim E -5 72 65 71 T2 Gloria Park E -5 67 70 71 T5 Heather Bowie -2 -4 69 71 69 T5 Siew-Ai Lim -1 -4 66 73 70T7 Mi Hyun Kim -2 -3 69 72 69 T7 Michele Redman E -3 72 67 71 T9 Grace Park -3 -1 77 67 68 T9 Jeong Jang -1 -1 71 71 70 11 He-Won Han +3 E 67 72 74

Posted at 08:12 AM

How Rude!

[TSPN] Baseball has quite a few, but nothing compares to some of the insanity contained in etiquette. You have to wait for the proper person to hit on each shot, there are specific places to stand, limitations on when to talk and what is acceptable to say, just to name a few "rules" from golf etiquette. This weekend at the Booz Allen Hamilton Tournament in Maryland, there was a fairly poor display of golf etiquette, twice.

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Posted at 08:10 AM

PGA: Sergio Drinks up Victory at the Booz Allen

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Tot R1 R2 R3 R4 Tot1 Sergio Garcia -14 71 68 66 65 270T2 Davis Love III -12 69 68 69 66 272T2 Ben Crane -12 67 70 68 67 272T2 Adam Scott -12 68 67 69 68 2725 Ryuji Imada -10 70 71 66 67 2746 Rory Sabbatini -9 69 68 68 70 275T7 Joey Snyder III -8 69 72 67 68 276T7 Joe Durant -8 70 67 70 69 276T7 Rod Pampling -8 70 71 66 69 276T7 Matt Gogel -8 63 72 70 71 276T7 Ernie Els -8 69 67 68 72 276T7 Stuart Appleby -8 70 69 65 72 276T13 Chris DiMarco -7 73 67 70 67 277T13 Paul Goydos -7 67 69 73 68 277T13 Tim Clark -7 67 70 71 69 277T13 Chad Campbell -7 72 69 65 71 277T13 Robert Allenby -7 68 65 72 72 277T13 Steve Elkington -7 68 67 69 73 277T13 Luke Donald -7 70 67 67 73 277T13 Tom Kite -7 68 69 66 74 277

Posted at 08:09 AM

June 13, 2005

[IMG Women’s Golf]

[ MtDewVirus » Extremely Contagious] Natalie Gulbis, who is one of the most attractive women in sports and another young talent at the age of 22, finished tied for 5th. Add in Annika Sorenstam, who has dominated the LPGA over the last few years while winning 6 of the 8 events she has entered this year, and women’s golf is quickly becoming a hot item in more ways than one...

Posted at 08:34 AM

LPGA: Teenager Paula Creamer Wins Sybase by One Stroke

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Today Tot R1 R2 R3 R41 Paula Creamer -1 -6 69 68 71 70T2 Jeong Jang -4 -5 71 71 70 67T2 Gloria Park E -5 67 70 71 714 Christina Kim +2 -4 65 72 70 73T5 Heather Bowie +1 -3 69 71 69 72T5 Joo Mi Kim +2 -3 72 65 71 737 Mi Hyun Kim +1 -2 69 72 69 72T8 Tina Barrett -6 -1 71 75 72 65T8 Soo-Yun Kang -2 -1 69 76 69 69T8 Michele Redman +2 -1 72 67 71 73

Posted at 08:33 AM

The Coolest Golf Gear

[betED Blog] A Forbes Magazine guide through The Best Golf Gear available, this article will give you a well informed view of Golf gadgets and technology, because as they say “These days technology really can make you a better golfer.”

Posted at 08:32 AM

Member/Member Final Round

[Paul's World] We finished the Member/Member today. The good news...we didn't finish in last place. Other than that there wasn't a lot to celebrate but it was a fun event and great learning experience.

Posted at 08:31 AM

LPGA: Sorenstam Beats Up on 15-Year Old Wie to Win LPGA Championship

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Today Tot R1 R2 R3 R41 Annika Sorenstam +1 -11 68 67 69 73 2 *Michelle Wie -3 -8 69 71 71 69 T3 Paula Creamer -5 -6 68 73 74 67 T3 Laura Davies -1 -6 67 70 74 71 T5 Lorena Ochoa E -4 72 72 68 72 T5 Natalie Gulbis +1 -4 67 71 73 73 T7 Mi Hyun Kim -5 -3 69 75 74 67 T7 Pat Hurst -3 -3 72 73 71 69 T7 Gloria Park -1 -3 71 71 72 71 T7 Carin Koch E -3 74 70 69 72 T7 Moira Dunn +2 -3 71 68 72 74T7 Young Kim +4 -3 73 68 68 76

Posted at 08:29 AM

June 12, 2005

Member/Member - Day 1

[Paul's World] Today was Round 1 of the Member/Member tournament at the Plateau Club. The scoring for tournament a bit "different" so let me quickly explain. Instead of scores being negative numbers (1 under par, etc) today was a positive point system called "Stabelford". The scoring works like this...

Posted at 10:48 AM

LPGA: First Round of the Sybase Goes to Christina Kim

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Today R11 Christina Kim -6 652 Siew-Ai Lim -5 66T3 Gloria Park -4 67T3 Hee-Won Han -4 67T3 Miriam Nagl -4 67T6 Celeste Troche -2 00T6 Yu Ping Lin -2 69T6 Soo-Yun Kang -2 69T6 Paula Creamer -2 69T6 Mi Hyun Kim -2 69T6 Heather Bowie -2 69

Posted at 10:44 AM

Want to Read Something Really Weird?

[Future Perfect] offers the complete text--free--of an odd little novel, first published in 1892, that predicted bullet trains, digital watches and women's liberation. You can start reading the book here, learn something about the author here, and find out about the new holiday, inspired by the novel, here.

Posted at 10:43 AM

PGA: Tom Kite Relives His Youth at Booz Allen Classic

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Tot R1 R2 R31 Tom Kite -10 68 69 66T2 Stuart Appleby -9 70 69 65T2 Luke Donald -9 70 67 67T2 Ernie Els -9 69 67 68T2 Lee Westwood -9 66 69 69T2 Steve Elkington -9 68 67 69T2 Adam Scott -9 68 67 69T8 Brett Wetterich -8 66 74 65T8 Zach Johnson -8 73 66 66T8 Sergio Garcia -8 71 68 66 T8 Phil Mickelson -8 71 67 67T8 Alex Cejka -8 69 68 68T8 Ben Crane -8 67 70 68T8 Rory Sabbatini -8 69 68 68T8 Matt Gogel -8 63 72 70T8 Robert Allenby -8 68 65 72

Posted at 10:42 AM

June 11, 2005

Member/Member Day 1 - Practice Round

[Paul's World] Rick identified a MAJOR issue with my swing today which I believe has been contributing to my poor play. After making an adjustment I hit the ball MUCH better for the rest of the day. The driver is still too wild but its coming around.

Posted at 12:02 PM

LPGA: Gulbis, Diaz, and Davies Share First Round lead at LPGA Championship

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Although tied with Sorenstam walking to the final hole, Gulbis' closing 18-foot clutch putt placed her at the top of the leaderboard with heavy hitter Laura Davies and Laura Diaz. Sorenstam finished one-stroke off the lead with a 4-under par 68 and is very much in contention as the race to win the second major championship of the year gets underway at Bulle Rock golf course in Maryland.

Posted at 11:57 AM

PGA: Robert Allenby Leads After Second Round at Congressional

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Matt Gogel shot a blistering course-record 63 in the opening round at the Booz Allen Classic on Thursday, but he couldn't follow that round up with another good one on Friday. Gogel stumbled to a 72 on Friday and was passed by Australian Robert Allenby. Allenby followed his opening-round 68 up with a second-round 65 on Friday to take the lead at the halfway point at Congressional Country Club.

Posted at 11:56 AM

June 10, 2005

Sports Most Underappreciated Stars

[betED Blog] Tim Duncan - A two-time MVP and two-time NBA titlist, Tim Duncan has averaged at least 20 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks in each of his eight NBA seasons.

Posted at 06:47 AM

Vacation

[rustyhinges] Things aren’t getting better. Actually, the last two scores aren’t bad considering I had some terrible holes interspursed with a birdie, pars and bogeys. There were some awful meltdowns in the middle of solid golf.

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Posted at 06:43 AM

Double Hole-in-One

[iBLOGthere4iM] SI: Villecco went first, and she knocked her 9-iron tee shot into the hole on the downhill 115-yard third hole at Chenango Valley State Park Golf Course. The shot landed just short of the green, rolled toward the hole and banked in off the pin. [cut] Once the celebration subsided, it was MacDonald's turn to hit.

Posted at 06:43 AM

LPGA: Sybase Classic Preview

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] From 48-year old Beth Daniel, winner of 33 LPGA events and a golfer who hasn't missed the cut this year to 18-year old Paula Creamer, the talent is varied this week. Creamer is a newcomer on tour but has already made $168,811 playing in LPGA events. Brittany Lincicome, 19 and another 2005 tour rookie, doesn't have the stats of Creamer, has only made $26,582 on tour to date and jumped directly into the LPGA after an opening-round 66 in the 2004 U.S. Women's Open.

Posted at 06:42 AM

LPGA: Annika Sorenstam Claims Tournament Record at Chick-fil-A

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Today Tot R1 R2 R3 R41 Annika Sorenstam -5 -23 67 64 67 672 Candie Kung -7 -13 69 71 70 653 Cristie Kerr -7 -12 68 73 70 65T4 Wendy Ward -3 -10 69 73 67 69T4 Silvia Cavalieri -3 -10 74 70 65 69T4 Emilee Klein -2 -10 70 70 68 70T7 Birdie Kim -3 -8 69 73 69 69T7 Laura Davies -3 -8 66 76 69 69T7 Heather Bowie -1 -8 68 69 72 71T7 Candy Hannemann -1 -8 69 72 68 71T7 Lorena Ochoa -1 -8 68 71 70 71

Posted at 06:41 AM

June 09, 2005

Forbes: Coolest Sports Gadgets

[Shopping Blog at ShoppingBlog.com * Shopping Trends and Hot Products *] A Forbes article (via MSNBC.com) discusses what it says are the coolest sports gadgets. The list includes a radio-controlled baseball pitcher from Hammacher Schlemmer, the Suunto X9 sports watch, the Lowrance LCX-26C HD fish finder, and a useful bike computer for cyclists from Vetta. But the coolest product on the list (if you are a golfer) has to be the Remote Golf Caddy, an automated caddy robot that follows you around the golf course carrying your clubs and drinks. Unfortunately, despite the $3,800 price tag, the Remote Golf Caddy won't give you any sage Bagger Vance type of advice.

Posted at 12:39 PM

Rain, Really, Go Away

[Shaghaghi.net] Once again, it decides to rain when I want to play a round of golf.

Posted at 12:35 PM

Worst round yet

[The Rants and Raves of an Everyday Fool] I need to get to the driving range an work out what I am doing wrong. I don’t usually go to the practice range and would rather work it out during a round but something has severely gone wrong with my swing. I get into slumps once a season. Most golfers do.

Posted at 12:34 PM

LPGA: McDonalds LPGA Championship Preview

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] But it's not all about Annika this week. One-hundred and forty-nine additional LPGA players including LPGA Teaching Professionals and amateur Michelle Wie will compete against Sorenstam at the par-72, 6,486 yard Bulle Rock Golf Course in Maryland for a $270,000 piece of the $1.8 million purse.

Posted at 12:32 PM

PGA: Booz Allen Classic Preview

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Ernie Els was the winner that particular week, and the "Big Easy" will be teeing it up this week as well. With just one week to go before the U.S. Open at Pinehurst, many of the top players in the world are eager to use this course as a major tuneup for next week's major. Other members of the "Big Five" that will be at Congressional this week include world #1 Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson, and Retief Goosen. Singh barely held onto his number one ranking after missing the cut last week at the Memorial.

Posted at 12:32 PM

June 08, 2005

Course closure mania

[A Golfing Michigander] While traveling in the Leelanau Peninsula recently, I had the opportunity to get out and play 9 holes of golf. Although going to an upscale course might be my first instinct, there are times in which I like to play lesser known, even below average courses too. In this area there is one such place - a rather unusual, if not conventionally named course: Veronica Valley. Unusual because the brochure for it states, "A..rolling..course with cleverly placed Smithsonian registered artistic attractions and farm implements..."

Posted at 09:55 AM

LPGA: Corning Classic Preview

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Annika Sorenstam charges into action after taking a break from the Sybase Classic last week. The 34-year old Swede has already claimed victory in four of five tournaments this year and will be defending her Corning title this week. Sorenstam had fifty wins on tour at the same time last year and has added ten trophies to her display case placing her third on the all-time win list.

Posted at 09:48 AM

Matthew T. McDermott Golf Tournament

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Posted at 09:46 AM

LPGA: Gustafson, Turner Lead; Amiee Withdraws in First Round at Corning

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Today R1T1 Sophie Gustafon -6 66T1 Sherri Turner -6 66T3 Annika Sorenstam -3 69T3 Catherine Cartwright -3 69T3 Jimin Kang -3 69T3 Jamie Hullett -3 69T3 Meena Lee -3 69T3 Laurie Rinker -3 69T9 Joanne Mills -2 70T9 Jen Hanna -2 70T9 Kate Golden -2 70T9 Sung Ah Yim -2 70T9 Ji Yeon Lee -2 70T9 Karine Icher -2 70T9 Moira Dunn -2 70

Posted at 09:44 AM

June 07, 2005

Surprise, I Won!

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Posted at 10:48 AM

LPGA: Jimin Kang Captures First Career Title at Corning Classic

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Today Tot R1 R2 R3 R41 Jimin Kang -6 -15 69 70 68 66 T2 Meena Lee -5 -13 69 71 68 67 T2 Annika Sorenstam -3 -13 69 68 69 69 T4 Moira Dunn -4 -11 70 68 71 68 T4 Hee-Won Han E -11 74 69 62 72 T6 Liselotte Neumann -4 -10 72 69 69 68 T6 Sung Ah Yim -3 -10 70 69 70 69 T6 Karine Icher +2 -10 70 66 68 74 T9 Sophie Gustafson -4 -9 66 73 72 68 T9 Rosie Jones -4 -9 71 71 69 68 T9 Michelle Ellis -3 -9 71 72 67 69

Posted at 10:41 AM

Rough day

[The Rants and Raves of an Everyday Fool] I have been wanting to show the photo quality of my new phone so I took some shots at the course. I picked up a card reader on the way back from golf so I could get these photos off the card. Click here to view some sample photos. (link will open a new window)

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Posted at 10:40 AM

LPGA: Annika Sorenstam Coasts to Her 61st Win at Shoprite

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Today Tot R1 R2 R31 Annika Sorenstam -7 -17 67 65 642 Juli Inkster -3 -13 65 67 68 T3 Catriona Matthew -7 -12 71 66 64 T3 Laura Davies -3 -12 71 62 68 T5 Jeong Jang -6 -8 70 70 65T5 Pat Hurst -1 -8 71 64 70 T7 Jimin Kang -9 -7 71 73 62 T7 Mi Hyun Kim -5 -7 69 71 66T9 Joanne Morley -3 -5 73 67 68T9 Natalie Gulbis -1 -5 71 67 70T11 Stacy Prammanasudh -4 -4 75 67 67

Posted at 10:38 AM

June 06, 2005

Shootout at The Memorial

[Golf Tips and News] Toms knock on the door of 5 to hole his shot and give himself an ace. This may be the momentum he needs to take home the win. But with Couples and Woods on his back, there will be no letting up.

Posted at 10:07 AM

Slump...At the Wrong Time

[Paul's World] 2 more rounds this weekend, then a round with a real pro golfer next week, then the big member/member tournament in 2 weeks. I have to get my game in order QUICK! I can't leave Rick hanging in the tournament with me playing like an @#$@.

Posted at 10:06 AM

Next Stop - The Member/Member Championship

[Paul's World] Quick update today. Played my final practice round before next weeks tournament and played MUCH BETTER than I did yesterday. I shot a 79 but more importantly I hit more quality shots compared to previous weeks. My short game was much better today and I finally hit a few good iron shots. I drove the ball OK - not very long but mostly in control.

Posted at 10:04 AM

LPGA: Davies Leads, Sorenstam Stalks at Chick-fil-A Tourney

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Today R11 Laura Davies -6 66T2 Annika Sorenstam -5 67T2 Karrie Webb -5 67T2 Giulia Sergas -5 67T5 Nicole Jeray -4 68T5 Heather Bowie -4 68T5 Cristie Kerr -4 68T5 A. Eathorne -4 68T5 Lorena Ochoa -4 68T5 Jennifer Rosales -4 68T5 Lorie Kane -4 68T5 Denise Killeen -4 68T5 Suzanne Strudwick -4 68

Posted at 10:02 AM

June 05, 2005

Too Many Events?

[Golf Tips and News] So that leaves the other events hanging, not getting the coverage or the sponsors and consequently making less money. So from an events standpoint, its making for fewer exciting matches and for the events, making less money because the lack of the top name golfers.

Posted at 10:52 AM

All’s Quiet for Now

[Golf Tips and News] Well, this weekend event has come and gone, not much hub-bub going on. Pinehurst is next month where Goosen will be quitely defending his title. More on that when the time gets close.

Posted at 10:50 AM

A Real Golf Treat - Played with a Pro!

[Paul's World] Mark is an unbelievable player. He hits the ball so far and so straight I can't even describe it. His ball behaves differently than anything I've ever seen in my life. Just when you think its going to start to come down from the sky...it starts climbing again, and again and just goes miles. It was really fun playing with a real pro and hearing all the stories, getting tips, etc. A real treat for Rick and I. Mark is a great guy and gave Rick and I so much help and encouragement...a real gentleman of the sport.

Posted at 10:48 AM

LPGA: Inkster Leads, Sorenstam within two strokes at Shoprite Classic

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Juli Inkster (65) has been playing at the Shoprite Classic every year since it began and was the tournament's first winner in 1986. Both she and Annika are two-time winners of the event. The two ladies entered the clubhouse admirably after a rain-soaked round with Sorenstam just two strokes behind Hall-of-Fame member Inkster.

Posted at 10:47 AM

LPGA: Taking the Midnight Train to Georgia

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Rosales narrowly beat out Grace Park, Rosie Jones, Becky Morgan, and Jung Yeon Lee to clinch the 2004 event with a 7-under par 65. Jennifer was also the first winner of the 2005 season at the SBS Open. Previous winners of the crystal vase including Se Ri Pak (2003), Juli Inkster (2002) and Annika Sorenstam (2001), who will all be on hand and clawing to get a share of the $1.6 million purse and the $240,000 victory check.

Posted at 10:46 AM

June 04, 2005

Pinehurst and the US Open

[Golf Tips and News] OK, it’s my Blog and I need to do some shameless promotion. I have 2 sets of all week tickets on EBAY up for auction. Unfortunatly I can’t go.

Posted at 09:17 AM

Jack Nicklaus - I wish I played that bad!

[Golf Tips and News] He has moved along in years, but by no means is “old” and has had hip replacement surgury at least once. And he still shoots a 75! It’s just a testiment to how great of a player he was and that most of us would kill to get a 75. He is the all time greatest!

Posted at 09:14 AM

LPGA: Kerr Seizes First Victory of 2005 at Michelob Ultra

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Today Tot R1 R2 R3 R41 Cristie Kerr +1 -8 68 68 68 722 Jill McGill +1 -3 68 72 69 72T3 Natalie Gulbis +2 -2 69 73 67 73T3 Catriona Matthew E -2 70 71 70 71T3 Michele Redman -1 -2 69 69 74 70T6 Gloria Park -2 -1 71 71 72 69T6 A J Eathorne -1 -1 69 69 75 70T8 Juli Inkster E +1 69 75 70 71T8 Mi Hyun Kim +2 +1 69 72 71 73T8 Rosie Jones -2 +1 71 70 75 69T8 Shi Hyun Ahn +2 +1 69 70 73 73T12 Annika Sorenstam +3 +2 76 67 69 74T12 Grace Park +2 +2 69 73 71 73T12 Silvia Cavalleri +1 +2 67 74 73 72

Posted at 09:12 AM

PGA: Sluman Holds Second Round Lead While Some Big Names Are On Their Way Home

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Second Round LeaderboardPos Player R2 Tot1 Jeff Sluman -1 -8T2 Lucas Glover -2 -7 T2 Nick O'Hern -2 -7 T2 Harrison Frazar -4 -7T2 Jonathan Kaye -2 -7T2 Tiger Woods -4 -7T7 Tim Herron -2 -6T7 Bart Bryant -3 -6T7 Steve Flesch -3 -6T7 Fred Couples -5 -6T7 Stewart Cink -3 -6T12 Jay Haas -2 -5T12 Peter Lonard -4 -5T12 Bo Van Pelt E -5T12 Richard Green E -5T16 Billy Andrade -1 -4T16 Mark O'Meara -2 -4T16 Adam Scott 1 -4T16 Woody Austin 1 -4T16 Dudley Hart -4 -4T16 David Toms -2 -4T16 Rory Sabbatini 2 -4T16 Ian Poulter E -4T16 Alex Cejka -1 -4

Posted at 09:07 AM

June 03, 2005

We stink”¦

[The Rants and Raves of an Everyday Fool] Is he not getting out very often? He’s been a good golfer in previous years, and thus a good teammate for you. Hopefully you’ll both improve over the coming weeks and finish the season in a respectable manner. The main thing is to enjoy the time out.

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Posted at 08:33 AM

LPGA: Driving Down to the Shore for the Shoprite Classic

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Number-one player on tour Annika Sorenstam (1998, 2002) won her 14th LPGA title here creating a new tournament record of 17-under par. Sorenstam captured her second Shoprite Classic title four years later with a final bogey-free round overcoming a three-shot deficit to card a 5-under par 66 for her 37th victory on tour. With a second-place finish last weekend at the Corning Classic Annika has now topped the $1 million earnings mark. A sniffle-free Annika will challenge the field this weekend.

Posted at 08:22 AM

Golf Betting Odds

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Posted at 08:21 AM

PGA: Sluman Surges to First-Round Lead at The Memorial

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Of course, Thursday and Friday at The Memorial are more a part of Jack Nicklaus' collective ego stroke than anything, and the media will no doubt fawn over Jack's +3 75. As well they should if for no other reason than his 75 beat world #1 Vijay Singh and Charles Howell III (77) by two, Mike Weir and John Daly by one (76), and Davis Love III (78) by three. Local knowledge had its advantages as Jack bounced two consecutive approach shots to within six inches (and bounced one tee shot off of a spectator's jaw, sending him to the hospital).

Posted at 08:20 AM

June 02, 2005

Under Pressure on the Tour

[Sports Central | Original Sports Fan Commentary Since 1998] The final rounds of the FedEx St. Jude Classic and the Senior PGA Championship could not have begun more differently. Justin Leonard...

Posted at 10:51 AM

Justin Leonard and Blogging

[Golf Tips and News] Justin Leonard has done a few things only a few of the “Great” have done: Multiple PGA Wins and a wire to wire victory. It seems to me he had bursted onto the scene at the British Open a few years ago and like most pro’s have stuggled to put together a banner year. Now, certainly he has played well, but not great.

Posted at 10:49 AM

LPGA: Kerr Takes the Lead in Second Round at Kingsmill

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] Pos Player Today Tot R1 R21 Cristie Kerr -3 -6 68 68T2 Michele Redman -2 -4 69 69T2 A. Eathorne -2 -4 69 69T4 Shi Hyun Ahn -1 -3 69 70T4 Nicole Perrot -2 -3 70 69T6 Jill McGill +1 -2 68 72T6 Wendy Doolan E -2 69 71T8 Jimin Kang +1 -1 69 72T8 Silvia Cavalleri +3 -1 67 74T8 Mi Hyun Kim +1 -1 69 72T8 Beth Daniel E -1 70 71T8 Catriona Matthew E -1 70 71T8 Rosie Jones -1 -1 71 70

Posted at 10:41 AM

PGA: The Memorial Tournament Preview

[The Sand Trap .com - Golf News, Reviews, and Opinions for Golfers, By Golfers] He missed the cut by five shots and looked like the complete opposite player from the one that tore through the Bank of America Colonial. Perry has great memories at Muirfield, however, and the fans may get to see the smokin Kenny Perry instead of the ice-cold Kenny Perry. When he won the Colonial in 2003, he also went on to win The Memorial that same year. Could that be a sign of things to come for Perry this week?

Posted at 10:40 AM

June 01, 2005

In the Zone

[Bunker Mulligan] In every sport there are times when a player seems unable to do anything wrong. You can see it in basketball when a player puts in through the hoop from everywhere on the court, no matter what contortions he has to go through to get the shot off. In football, that quarterback who threads every needle, or running back the glides through the defense for ten yards every carry. Roger Clemens or Pedro Martinez sending batters back to the dugout, or someone going five for five at the plate.

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Posted at 08:16 AM

I Am Tiger Williams

[carpeaqua] Once arriving home for the Memorial Day Wekeend, I resumed my attempts at learning the game of golf. I spent most of Saturday with Emily at Rolling Hills hitting balls on the range. I did much better than my first attempt. I had a good stance and, most importantly, kept the ball mostly straight.

Posted at 08:15 AM

LPGA: Danielle Amiee at Kingsmill

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Posted at 08:13 AM