Earlier this month I posted a question on Round Ball Passion, Who is the Greatest Footballer Ever?, and whilst voting hasn’t been fantastic the post is slowly accumulating hits which will eventually answer the poll’s query. Now I’d like to pose a similar question about another great sport, golf. You might think the question Who is the Greatest Golf Player Ever? would come down to a straight choice between Jack Nicklaus...
Is there any better sight in golf than someone getting a hole-in-one. Probably not, and when golf’s one shot wonder happens to be in a major golf championship that kind of adds to its entertainment value. Here’s a YouTube video of eight times major winner Tom Watson’s hole-in-one at the par three sixth in the 140th Open Championship at Royal St George’s, Sandwich. Watson is a mere 61 years old.
This weeks 139th Open Championship at St Andrews offers another chance for some of Britain”s finest golfers to claim their first major golf title. In form Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and a resurgent Justin Rose join forces with recent US Open winner Graeme McDowell in an attempt to become the first home grown winner to raise the famous claret jug since Paul Lawrie at Carnoustie in 1999. My own...
Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell won his first Major golf trophy at Pebble Beach, winning the US Open by one shot from Frenchman Gregory Havret (+1). Following the top two on the final leaderboard was an impressive golfing trio of Ernie Els (+2), Phil Mickelson (+3) and Tiger Woods (+4). McDowell became the first British winner to lift the US Open trophy since Tony Jacklin triumphed 40 years ago and Northern...
Lee Westwood (photo by Paddy Briggs) warmed up for this week’s US Open tournament by winning the St Jude Classic in Memphis. Westwood won a three man play off against Swede Robert Karlsson and American Robert Garrigus to end a 12 year drought on the US PGA Tour. Garrigus stood on the 18th tee with a three stroke lead but after dunking his drive into a lake had to...
