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August 20th, 2008 — , 2008 Ryder Cup, Champions Tour, Nationwide Tour, Nick Faldo, PGA Tour, Paul Azinger from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
OK, I ADMIT TO BEING FACETIOUS in my headline, but there are many ways Paul Azinger could go with his four captain’s picks for the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team. It’s been widely reported that Zinger is willing to think outside the tee box when it comes…
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August 15th, 2008 — , Champions Tour from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
When you’re 55, and your son calls you from across the country at 6:20 in the morning, you worry. But for Champions Tour player Des Smyth, it was a once in a lifetime call. From a Golfweek staff article: The…
Related StoresAugust 8th, 2008 — , Billy Casper, Bob Goalby, Champions Tour, Don January, Doug Ford, Doug Sanders, Dow Finsterwald, Gene Littler, Jack Fleck, Lee Elder, Orville Moody, U.S. Open, U.S. Senior Open from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
ORVILLE MOODY, THE 1969 U.S. OPEN CHAMPION, died today in Texas. He was 74. Reports didn’t give a cause of death, but he had been in poor health for most of the year after suffering a massive stroke.A former caddie informed me of Orville’s death vi…
Related StoresAugust 5th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, Golf Media, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
PGA Championship
Thursday 8/7
1:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET
TNT
Friday 8/8
1:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET
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Saturday 8/9
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET
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Saturday 8/9
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET
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Sunday 8/10
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET
TNT
Sunday 8/10
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET
CBS
July 31st, 2008 — , Champions Tour, Eduardo Romero, John Cook, Mark Wiebe, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour, U.S. Senior Open from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
Mark WiebeA FEW YEARS AGO, Champions Tour player Mark Wiebe couldn’t break 80. Wiebe had physical problems that included a left elbow that required surgery.“It was hard on him but I think it was even harder on me,” Gunner Wiebe, Wiebe’s 19-year…
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July 30th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, PGA Tour from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
Last year’s International closed up shop in February and Tiger Woods’ camp wasted no time in taking advantage of the prime date, adding the AT&T National to the schedule. There’s no arguing that Denver has a stellar golf scene, and…
Related StoresJuly 20th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Padraig Harrington wins 2nd Open in a row
A few days ago I made a post saying that Padraig Harrington was questionable for even playing in the Open due to a wrist injury. Thus he didn’t make my fantasy team. He stuck it out through the pain and had a great performance to win his 2nd [...]
July 19th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, Golf Media, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
If you thought there were a lot of erectile dysfunction ads the first three days of the British Open broadcasts, you are in for a treat. 53 year old Greg (freakin’) Norman is leading by two going into Sunday’s final round. Norman is a 500-1 long shot.
Oldest player to win a major?
Know [...]
Continue reading → Greg Norman leads by two going into the final round
July 18th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
My pal Greg Norman is 53 years old and missed the cut in all three tournaments he’s played this year. He has zero FedEx Cup points, zero dollars earned.
Somehow Norman has shot two 70’s in a row and is at even par at the par 70 Royal Birkdale. Meanwhile some of the [...]
Continue reading → What is this? 1986? 1993? Greg Norman is leading the Open?
July 17th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
The weather was pretty bad on day one of the British, I mean, “Open” Championship. Three players share the lead after day one: Rocco Mediate (WTF?), Graeme McDowel and Robert Allenby. They’re all -1. Notable players who didn’t fare as well were Geoff Ogilvy (77), Phil Mickelson (79), Boo Weekly (80), Vijay Singh (80), Ernie [...]
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137th Open Golf Championship TV Times
Thursday 7/17
7:00 AM - 2:30 PM ET
TNT
Friday 7/18
7:00 AM - 2:30 PM ET
TNT
Saturday 7/19
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
TNT
Saturday 7/19
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM ET
ABC
Sunday 7/20
6:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
TNT
Sunday 7/20
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM ET
ABC
June 15th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, Golf Media, PGA Tour, The Masters from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Tiger Woods VS Rocco Mediate in an 18 hole playoff a the U.S. Open!
ESPN: Monday 12 pm - 2 pm &
NBC: 2 pm - 4 pm ET
June 14th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, Golf Media, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
If you missed today’s 3rd round of the U.S. Open, find someone who recorded it and WATCH IT. This round was perhaps the most amazing round I’ve seen Tiger Woods put together, from a Seve Ballesteros or perhaps Houdini perspective. His driving was horrid, yet he managed to get the job done in [...]
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June 14th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, Golf Media, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Man do I have a treat for you. Check out this blog that my new friend Debbie (from Big Break III) wrote. She’s inside the ropes at the U.S. Open and has some great nuggets:
http://www.thegolfspace.com/content/view/2583/201/
Continue reading → My friend Deb blogging from inside the ropes at Torrey Pines
June 14th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
3:08PM (Pacific Time) Bad start for Tiger
Wow. Tiger Woods just pulled his drive on #1, then hit a massive shot from the deep rough to short-side himself. He hit a terrible chip for par and ended up making double bogey. He just did a reverse leap-frog down the leaderboard.
June 13th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Does Stuart Appleby have the game to win his first major and the U.S. Open? I’d LOVE to see Appleby win this thing. Unfortunately I’ve seen him falter with pressure, missing some short putts while in contention of tournaments which have much less pressure.
Strengths and weaknesses?
Most consider Appleby to be comfortable [...]
Continue reading → U.S. Open Day 2. Does Appleby have the game to finish it?
June 12th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, Golf Media, Miscellaneous, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
I’m in the midst of a large project in my “other” world so I didn’t get a chance to watch any of the U.S. Open today. Other than checking the leaderboard about 8 hours ago I have no idea what happened today.
So I tune in to TGC’s (Tiger is God Channel) coverage of [...]
Continue reading → Disappointing TGC U.S. OPEN evening coverage
June 12th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
I hope the players smoke Torrey Pines because the spectators won’t be able to. This marks the first year no smoking has been allowed at a U.S. Open.
Related StoresJune 11th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, Golf Media, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour, Site News, Tiger Woods from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
U.S. Open
Thursday 6/12
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
ESPN
Thursday 6/12
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
NBC
Thursday 6/12
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET
ESPN
Friday 6/13
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
ESPN
Friday 6/13
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
NBC
Friday 6/13
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET
ESPN
Saturday 6/14
4:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET
NBC
Sunday 6/15
3:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
NBC
June 9th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, Golf Media, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Below is the list of Friday tee times and pairings for this week’s 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. As I mentioned in the Thursday U.S. Open pairings post, click the “read more” link to see all the times.
Round 2 Groupings & Tee Times
A - Denotes Amateur
GROUP
TEE
TIME
PLAYERS
1
1
7:00
Michael Allen
Jonathan Turcott
Scott Sterling
2
1
7:11
Kevin Streelman
Artemio Murakami
Robert [...]
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June 9th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, European Tour, Golf Media, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Below is the list of Thursday tee times and pairings for this week’s 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Since the list is so long I don’t want readers to have to scroll 554 yards of web space to get to the next article so just click the “read more” link below to see [...]
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May 21st, 2008 — , Champions Tour, Golf, Oak Hill, Senior PGA Championship, Tiger Woods, Tom Watson from Bobbio @ AVERAGE GOLFER
The Champions Tour kicks off it’s major season this week with the Senior P.G.A. Championship. It’s being held at venerable Oak Hill in Rochester, NY. Strangely, the seniors have five major championships. Why do the younger tours only have the energy for four? Also, why doesn’t this tour make up…
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May 10th, 2008 — , Bernhard Langer, Champions Tour, Kenny Perry, PGA Tour, Sergio Garcia, The Players Championship, paul Goydos from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
Kenny Perry (Fritsche/Flickr)I DIDN’T GET the memo. No one told me they changed The Players Championship to The Old Players Championship.You got your Kenny Perry, age 47. You got your Bernhard Langer, age 50. (Langer now hangs out on the Champions To…
Related StoresMay 2nd, 2008 — , Champions Tour, FedEx Kinko's Classic, Hale Irwin, PGA Tour, U.S. Open from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
“Don’t show me the money. Show me what you’ve won.”?Hale IrwinYou’d be hard-pressed to find somebody who has squeezed more wins out of his God-given talent than Hale Irwin. Not the longest hitter or the most aesthetically pleasing swinger o…
Related StoresApril 20th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, Charles Coody, Jack Fleck, Jack Nickluas, Johnny Miller, Legends of Golf, Masters Tournament, PGA Tour from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
“I’d like to be remembered as a nice guy and a fairly decent player.”?Charles CoodyThose are pretty humble words for a guy who won the Masters. Charles Coody got his Green Jacket in 1971, beating runners-up Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller by two …
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April 19th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, Charlie Sifford, Dow Finsterwald, Fred Hawkins, Gene Littler, Jack Fleck, Lee Elder, Legends of Golf, PGA Tour from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
(Jack Fleck denied Ben Hogan a record fifth U.S. Open title.)It began with Jack Fleck.A golf friend I made through this blog wrote me and said I might be interested in talking to the unlikely man who beat Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff to win the 1955…
Related StoresMarch 9th, 2008 — , Bernhard Langer, Champions Tour, Jay Haas from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
Bernhard Langer (Fortsonre/Flickr)Finally. It’s over.While reading up on other golf news, I’ve been keeping an eye on the Toshiba Classic (Champions Tour) in Newport Beach, California. Jay Haas fired a 65 today to catch and pass third-round leader …
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February 11th, 2008 — Champions Tour, Scott Hoch, St. Andrews Old Course from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
John McCain doesn’t have anything on Scott Hoch when it comes to straight talk. I’ve always liked Hoch. Some people think he’s a jerk, but I’ve always found his candor refreshing.Hoch won the Allianz Championship on Sunday by birdieing five of …
Related StoresJanuary 15th, 2008 — Champions Tour, Golf Media, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
New PGA Logo
The PGA has a new logo for 2008 (see picture to right) which has just been unveiled. The core of the logo is the same, which is good. At least they didn’t do what the LPGA did with theirs…
PGA.com redesign
PGA.com is the world’s 2nd biggest golf site in terms of traffic. [...]
January 9th, 2008 — Champions Tour, European Tour, Fantasy Golf, Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Balls, Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Golf Fitness, Golf Instruction, Golf Media, Hackers, LPGA Tour, Life, Miscellaneous, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour, Pro Tips, Reviews, Site News, The Masters, Tiger Woods, Travel, golf courses from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
SPECIAL SECTION!
2007 Masters Blog
Augusta & Masters Photos
2007 Masters Finish
2007 Masters Sunday Blog
Fuzzy Zoeller F-Bomb
2007 Masters Saturday
2007 Masters Sunday Pairings
Masters.org Sunday Coverage
2007 Masters Friday Carnage
2007 Masters Thursday!
Arnie starts, I cry
Mark O’Meara Wins Par 3
2007 Masters Photos!
Thurs & Fri Pairings
Palmer ceremonial starter
Phil Mickelson’s Club Setup
Vote for your favorite hole
Augusta National Score Card
Masters Blogger Leaderboard
Masters.org Tuesday
Masters [...]
December 31st, 2007 — Champions Tour, European Tour, Fantasy Golf, Golf Accessories, Golf Apparel, Golf Balls, Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Golf Fitness, Golf Instruction, Golf Media, Hackers, LPGA Tour, Life, Miscellaneous, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour, Pro Tips, Reviews, Site News, The Masters, Tiger Woods, Travel, golf courses from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Today is the last day of 2007. I’m going through the year’s posts and highlighting by month, some of the best subjects of the year.
January 2007
January 2007 saw me at my first PGA Merchandise Show and I got a ton of hits, comments and thousands of video views of my interviews. I even [...]
December 11th, 2007 — Champions Tour, European Tour, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
The year end player awards for golf’s major tours have been announced:
Tiger Woods won his third straight and ninth PGA Tour player of the year.
Jay Haas won the Champions Tour player of the year.
Nick Flanagan won the Nationwide Tour player of the year.
Steve Stricker was a lock for comeback player of the year on the [...]
November 12th, 2007 — Champions Tour, Se Ri Pak from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
Curtis Strange and Hubert Green were inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame earlier tonight in St. Augustine, Florida. Strange won consecutive U.S. Open titles and Green captured a U.S. Open title and PGA Championship. In addition to Strange…
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October 29th, 2007 — Champions Tour, Loren Roberts from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
Last year, Loren Roberts had the opportunity to win the Charles Schwab Cup, a year-long race for a 1 million dollar bonus at the end of the Champions Tour season. But Roberts squandered his opportunity by missing a short putt…
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October 22nd, 2007 — Champions Tour, PGA Tour from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Checking in on the pro tours…
Champions Tour
John Cook notched his first Champions Tour victory in his second start at the AT&T Championship. Cook beat my new pal Mark O’Meara by two shots.
PGA Tour
My pal and neighbor Mike Weir (see pic of Weir, me and my two youngest kids) finally got a victory, ending his [...]
October 12th, 2007 — Champions Tour, John Cook, Mark O'Meara, PGA Tour. Tiger Woods from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
“I went to bed September 4, 1992, and I was old and washed up. I woke up a rookie. What could be better?”–Raymond FloydIt’s hard to believe John Cook, an 11-time PGA Tour winner and a top 30 career money winner, turned 50 on October 2. But it’…
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This year I’ve attended Champions Tour events where the Grand Champions play – the 70 and older golf legends who played the PGA Tour in the 50s, 60s and 70s. It’s taken me to Savannah, Hickory (North Carolina) and Baltimore.It began when I became…
Related StoresSeptember 20th, 2007 — Champions Tour, European Tour, Golf Media, Miscellaneous, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour, The Masters, Tiger Woods from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
The major governing authorities of golf have all agreed and signed off on the new golf doping policies and testing will likely begin in the spring. Details such as how testing will be done and what penalties will be handed out should someone fail a test are yet to be hammered out.
My main thought [...]
Continue reading → Performance enhancing drugs can’t help a golfer make a four foot putt…
August 21st, 2007 — Champions Tour, Miscellaneous, PGA Tour from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Wow is Mark O’Meara a cool cat. I loved it back in 1998 when he won The Masters AND the British Open Championship. He’s also known for being one of Tiger Woods’ best friends. I met him today, along with a few other famous golfers at the Champions Challenge.
Mark was kind enough [...]
July 17th, 2007 — Champions Tour, Golf Media, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
136th Open Golf Championship
European Tour
Thursday 7/19 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM ET TNT
Friday 7/20 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM ET TNT
Saturday 7/21 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET TNT
Saturday 7/21 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM ET ABC
Sunday 7/22 6:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET TNT
Sunday 7/22 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM ET ABC
Other golf on TV
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
PGA Tour
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July 16th, 2007 — Champions Tour, European Tour, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Here’s the field for the British Open…er, a… “Open Championship” I mean.
Player
Country
Steven ALKER
New Zealand
Robert ALLENBY
Australia
Stephen AMES
Canada
Fredrik ANDERSSON HED
Sweden
Stuart APPLEBY
Australia
Aaron BADDELEY
Australia
Ross BAIN
Scotland
Peter BAKER
England
Benn BARHAM
England
Rich BEEM
USA
Jon BEVAN
England
John BICKERTON
England
Thomas BJÖRN
Denmark
Desvonde BOTES
South Africa
Gregory BOURDY
France
Markus BRIER
Austria
Paul BROADHURST
England
Ben BUNNY
Australia
Angel CABRERA
Argentina
Mark CALCAVECCHIA
USA
Chad CAMPBELL
USA
Michael CAMPBELL
New Zealand
Paul CASEY
England
KJ CHOI
Korea
Stewart CINK
USA
Darren CLARKE
Northern Ireland
David COUPLAND (A)
England
Ben CURTIS
USA
Adilson DA SILVA
Brazil
John DALY
USA
Brian DAVIS
England
Chris DiMARCO
USA
Luke DONALD
England
Nick DOUGHERTY
England
Bradley DREDGE
Wales
Scott DRUMMOND
Scotland
Joe [...]
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