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From The Fairway: Best Images From The US Open
Last Updated on Monday, 17 June 2013 02:35 Monday, 17 June 2013 02:22
Justin Rose ends a 43-year English drought by winning the U.S. Open. Phil Mickelson celebrates his birthday with a second-place finish. Shawn Stefani hits a hole-in-one on the 17th hole. These are just a few of the highlights from this year's tournament at the Merion Golf Club.
Another TV Viewer Calls In, But No Violation
Last Updated on Friday, 14 June 2013 09:52 Friday, 14 June 2013 09:48
Doug Ferguson (AP)
ARDMORE, Pennsylvania -- The way it's going lately, it can't be a major championship unless someone calls in to report a rules violation.
This time, the USGA talked to the player before he signed his card. And unlike Tiger Woods at the Masters, it turns out Steve Stricker did nothing wrong on the par-3 third hole except for a bad tee shot that led to double bogey.
First Canadian Black Knight Design A Must-Play For All
Last Updated on Friday, 07 June 2013 02:45 Friday, 07 June 2013 02:18
Gord Montgomery (iG)
The biggest challenge facing a new golf course opening in Canada’s mountain terrain isn’t necessarily attracting players. Rather, it’s fitting into the surroundings seamlessly, and that appears to have been a slamdunk for one of the newest tracks in B.C.
For golfers looking for a new adventure that is right at home in it setting, that’s exactly what you get at Wildstone Golf Course in Cranbrook, B.C.
Pace Of Play Continues To Be An Issue, But Who's Really At Fault?
Last Updated on Friday, 07 June 2013 01:58 Friday, 07 June 2013 01:36
Gord Montgomery (iG)
Golfers are funny. They can’t wait to get onto the golf course and then once there, they can’t wait to get off, whining almost continually about how long a round takes.
If you think you’re unlucky because the slowest of slow always seem to show up at your course and you always seem to get stuck behind them, don’t fret. This is a worldwide epidemic as evidenced by a recent comment on an NBC television broadcast.
From The Fairway: Colsaerts Takes Relief In The Loo
Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 09:31 Monday, 20 May 2013 04:56
Bernie McGuire (AP Golf Writer)
Last year's champion of the World Match Play Championship, Nicolas Colsaerts, takes a bizarre penalty drop inside a restroom.
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