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TIGER WOODS JACK NICKLAUS Signed Art On Canvas UDA LE

TIGER WOODS JACK NICKLAUS Signed Art On Canvas UDA LE

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Building Your Golf Game From the Ground Up

So many golfers make the mistake of jumping ahead when it comes to handling their game. They get wrapped up in the latest swing techniques or spend their lives in the search of the perfect club. Unfortunately, these players are missing what could be wrong with their game. Sometimes, you have to go back to [...]

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Johnny Miller’s British Invasion

AS I WATCHED HIM STRIDE UP the 72nd fairway at Royal Birkdale, the thought occurred to me, “Why didn’t he win another major?”I flipped on the Golf Channel last night as they were airing one of their classic highlight programs, the 1976 British Op…

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Asterisk Weighs in on Tiger’s ‘Major’ Absence

Asterisk, looking fit as ever.AS USUAL, ASTERISK WAS MINDING its own punctuation business when stories recently broke suggesting winners of upcoming golf majors may deserve Asterisk by their names because of the absence of Tiger Woods.“I’ve been do…

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Hold the Tiger Comparisons, Please

Anthony KimON TODAY’S GOLF MENU, I’d like a well-done Anthony Kim story. But hold the Tiger comparisons, please.For anyone, say, over 40, do you remember how many “next Jack Nicklaus” stories there were? A bunch. Every time someone won a big tour…

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Q&A: Ian O’Connor, Author of ‘Arnie & Jack’

WHEN IAN O’CONNOR CONTACTED ME in May and offered to do something on his new golf book, Arnie & Jack, I said, “Great.” The book was doing very well and already on my radar. Then the author emails me. Perfect.Besides, growing up, Jack Nicklaus was m…

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Coming Soon: ‘Arnie & Jack’ Author Q&A

MY FAMILY VACATION began yesterday afternoon with a six-hour car trip, so I missed the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open. Between trips to the beach, water park and movies with my kids, I plan to publish a few things this week.One will be a post o…

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Is Tiger Woods Already the Greatest?

ARTICLES, POSTS AND COMMENTS that declare Tiger Woods as the greatest golfer of all time are increasing. So here’s an informal Friday survey as I wait to board a flight at LAX.Is Tiger Woods already the greatest? Or does he need to break Jack Nicklau…

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Remembering Jim McKay

LEGENDARY SPORTS BROADCASTER Jim McKay died this weekend. He was 86. Something I didn’t know: His real name was James McManus, but he legally changed it after hosting a program a CBS executive dubbed “The Real McKay.”Some of us grew up with McKay…

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Did Holmes snub Nicklaus?

Typically, tournament host Jack Nicklaus waits beside the 18th green to greet the last few groups finishing up their final rounds. The first group that Nicklaus greeted included J.B. Holmes and Nick O’Hern. Holmes, an American and 2-time winner on…

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Kenny Perry Collects Third Memorial Win

OK, KENNY. Nice work. You were due.The old man (47) by PGA Tour standards finally broke through at the Memorial Tournament after coming close the last few weeks at The Players Championship and AT&T Classic.With his third Memorial victory, Kenny Perry i…

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Kenny Perry Wins 2008 Memorial - Goggin Gags.

Only two men have won three Memorial tournaments. Tiger Woods, and now Kenny Perry. Perry’s big mistake free round of 69, (280), granted him a two stroke victory over the quad of Jerry Kelly, Justin Rose, Mike Weir, and Matthew Goggin.

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Goggin, Perry Tied for Memorial Lead. - Big Names Tumble.

Australian Matthew Goggin woke up with the lead at the 2008 Memorial this morning and he’ll go to bed tied for it. His even par 72 left him level with Kenny Perry, who carded a one under 71 today. Both players enter the third round at -7. Hot on their tails are Jerry Kelly, -6, Luke Donald, -5,…

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The Man Who Nicknamed Jack The Golden Bear

THEY CALLED HIM FAT JACK. Early in his career, a serious, heavy-set Jack Nicklaus was the villain, an object of open scorn on the PGA Tour, especially at Grand Slam events such as the 1962 U.S. Open at Oakmont.Ten years older and the undisputed king of…

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2008 Memorial - Winner Predicted - Best of the Rest

Jack’s tournament, the 2008 Memorial at Muirfield Village may be more conspicuous this year for who’s not playing. Widely considered one of the best tourneys outside the majors, the withdrawals are stacking up at an unheard of rate. Tiger Woods, knee. Vijay Singh, rib injury. Steve Stricker, elbow….

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Ernie Els Wants Some Positive Vibes

(Pocketwiley/Flickr)CAN’T SAY I BLAME Ernie Els for changing his mind about playing the Memorial, especially after missing the cut last week at the BMW PGA Championship. The Big Easy ballooned to a 75-73 for 148 at Wentworth of all places, his home cou…

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Q&A: Tiger’s Left Knee Carries Weight of Golf World

Tiger’s Left Knee in action. (Honeyfield/Flickr)IN A RARE AND REVEALING INTERVIEW, Tiger Woods’ Left Knee told ARMCHAIR GOLF about its recovery from a third surgery and the multiple pressures that come with supporting the world’s greatest golfer. Q: …

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I guess counting majors wasn’t as important…

Every time Tiger Woods competes in a major championship, he is asked about Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major titles. It’s been on Woods’ radar for quite some time, as he taped Nicklaus’ accomplishments on his bedroom wall as a…

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Men in Plaid

Davis Love is a plaid man. (Eddie Honeyfield/Flickr)This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Verizon Heritage played at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Arnold Palmer won the first one in 1969. Boo Weekley is the defend…

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Trevor Immelman’s Idol

Gary Player at the Masters.(The Armchair Golfer)While a generation of American golfers idolized Jack Nicklaus, South African golfers such as Nick Price, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and new Masters champion Trevor Immelman looked up to their hero, Gary …

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New Masters Book Is a Green Jacket Compilation

Recently a PR person at the Wall Street Journal contacted me. She wanted to alert me to their story about a new Masters book, First Sunday in April: The Masters.They and others made a big stink about the title. (The Masters ends on the second Sunday in…

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Armchair Q&A: SI’s Jim Gorant on the Masters

In his book, FANATIC: 10 Things All Sports Fans Should Do Before They Die, Jim Gorant takes you on his pilgrimage to golf heaven on earth, Augusta National. It’s good stuff for the golf or sports junkie. Jim provides vivid glimpses into this world-fa…

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Two Different Torrey Pines for Tiger Woods

(Delores Knowles/Flickr)With four consecutive wins at the Buick Invitational, Tiger Woods owns Torrey Pines in January. But what about June?That’s the question as the golf world marvels at Tiger’s most recent exploits at the famous muni on the Paci…

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Golf’s Greatest Swings: Sam Snead

The greatest golf swings of all time. Who’s on your list? How do you even determine such a thing? Beauty? Effectiveness? Wins? Majors?It’s subjective, a matter of opinion, which I think will make it a fun subject to explore as an occasional series….

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Jack Nicklaus to Youth: Don’t Just Play Golf

Sergio Garcia and Greg Norman watch Jack Nicklaus tee off.(Gunnsteinn Jónsson/Flickr)In a story published yesterday at Golf.com, Jack Nicklaus said that specializing in golf at a young age is idiotic.“To play all the sports is great,” Jack was quo…

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Harry the Great

I’m reading The Greatest Game Ever Played, the book about Francis Ouimet’s upset of Harry Vardon and Ted Ray at the 1913 U.S. Open at Brookline, Massachusetts.Author Mark Frost includes English golf great John Henry Taylor’s assessment of Harry V…

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Jack Nicklaus Had Polio

(Gunnsteinn J/Flickr)If I knew the Golden Bear had polio as a teen, I had forgotten. I read this over the weekend from a 2004 Golf Digest interview:”I had polio when I was 13. I started feeling stiff, my joints ached, and over a two-week period I lost …

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Gay Brewer Loved Augusta National

(Eric Schweikardt)1967 Masters champion Gay Brewer once said, “If they’ve got an Augusta National in heaven, that’s where I want to go.”Perhaps Brewer, who died last Friday after a bout with lung cancer, is playing Amen Corner today. He was 75.I wa…

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