Archive for June, 2005

Birdie and Gulbis Ousted, Annika Survives Round 1

Yazan: mulligan | 30 June 2005 | Comments Off on Birdie and Gulbis Ousted, Annika Survives Round 1
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Number 1 seeded, Annika Sorenstam needed 17 holes to defeat the 64th seeded Joanne Morley in the first round of the HSBC Women’s World Match Play Championship, at Hamilton Farm, New Jersey. Annika started off slow tying the first 6 holes and then went one down when Morley birdied the par 3 7th. Annika quickly […]



Western Open: Ben Curtis spotting, JD too

Yazan: mulligan | 30 June 2005 | Comments Off on Western Open: Ben Curtis spotting, JD too
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Ben Curtis sits atop the leaderboard with Jim Furyk at -7 af the Cialis Western Open. John Daly made his first appearance at the Western since 1996, drawing huge crowds. JD’s at -2. Leaderboard here. Here’s a classic photo of a John Daly swing — talk about extension!, by Marc Feldman via TGC.



redux: Tiger and John Daly support Michelle Wie

Yazan: mulligan | 30 June 2005 | Comments Off on redux: Tiger and John Daly support Michelle Wie
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Both Tiger Woods and John Daly support Michelle Wie’s decision to play on a sponsor’s exemption at the John Deere Classic in 2 weeks with the men. Todd Hamilton expressed some question about the wisdom of Michelle playing men’s events, though. Story by The Golf Channel here. Someone should tell that guy named “Big Dog” […]



Luke Donald, the artist

Yazan: mulligan | 29 June 2005 | Comments Off on Luke Donald, the artist
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Luke Donald is not only a good young golfer, he’s a pretty good artist as well. His painting of Stephen Ames (winner of last year’s Western Open) is quite impressive (see here), and is the tournament’s official artwork this year. Donald (originally from the UK) got a degree in art while at Northwestern. If he […]




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