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by Chris Henry on August 16, 2009
Courtesy: The Guardian
Well, well, well. History has been made; Tiger Woods has been defeated while leading on Sunday, while leading after 54 holes and while leading on Sunday in a major - where he W...
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by Chris Henry on August 10, 2009
Courtesy: Golf Digest
Bobby Jones put it best. Golf, he said, was a game played on a five inch course - the distance between your ears.
Surely that is what we witnessed yesterday at the WGC Bridgest...
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by Chris Henry on July 27, 2009
Courtesy: RCGA
What does the future hold for the Canadian Open?
The world's third oldest tournament and Canada's only contribution to the mighty PGA tour machine has become a mere backwater ...
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by Chris Henry on July 19, 2009
I will admit that I cried when Tom Watson came up heartbreakingly short on Sunday at Turnberry.
The putt he missed on 18 to seal what would have been a record-setting victory was the kind that has ...
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by Chris Henry on June 18, 2009
Courtesy: www.tillinghast.net The fourth at Bethpage Black
How fitting is it that this year's U.S. Open is being played on a public course?
The game that millions around the world love is being ...
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by Chris Henry on May 29, 2009
Courtesy: Copetown Woods Golf Club
I've been a proponent of PowerPlay Golf for quite some time now. And I've been a supporter based on the theory of this first new twist to the game in decade...
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by Chris Henry on May 11, 2009
Courtesy: bleacherreport.com
They have been calling it "the 5th major" for some years, now.
Yet, The Players Championship is as far away from becoming golf's fifth major as it was on t...
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by Chris Henry on May 8, 2009
Courtesy: PGATour.com
Many may recall how I harped on about The Masters not taking proper advantage of live video streaming on the web during last month's classic tournament.
I said then and st...
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by Chris Henry on April 16, 2009
Courtesy: The Guardian
It's been four days since the dramatic conclusion to The Masters.
That's plenty of time for the dust to settle and the "reflective" opinion pieces to emerge ...
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by Chris Henry on April 13, 2009
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So, how 'bout that Masters finish?
There are any number of ways you can come at an assessment of Sunday's sudden-death finish.
Kenny Perry and Angel Cabrera were neve...
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by Chris Henry on April 9, 2009
Courtesy: Augusta National
Further to my complaint yesterday (see below) about The Masters website blocking online viewing to anyone outside the U.S., I have found that AT&T are back with their B...
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by Chris Henry on April 7, 2009
It's always heartening to be able to pass along good news in dire economic times. And, yes, despite my view that we have fallen off a cliff and are only halfway to the bottom, I do report positi...
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by Chris Henry on March 31, 2009
Courtesy: golfdigest.com
Heard from my buddy, Joe Simon, over at Alpha Golf today.
Alpha Golf makes some of the best drivers in the world - and that's not just my humble opinion. They're us...
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by Chris Henry on March 21, 2009
Jeremy Dale, the number 2 golf trick shot artist in the world, has launched an e-newsletter.
Golf trick shot artists are a breed apart; to be any good at all, you have to be a fine golfer. To be in...
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by Chris Henry on February 28, 2009
On Wednesday, Greg Norman chimed in with his two cents' worth on the financial crisis.
He said that the PGA Tour should cut back on prize money "out of respect to every citizen and taxpaye...
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by Chris Henry on February 26, 2009
Will he hoist it again?
In case you missed it, Tiger Woods is back in action.
But then, how could you have missed it?
Tiger's return to the game at this week's World Golf Championship made...
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by Chris Henry on February 24, 2009
The Beleaguered Commish
2009 is going to be a year that Tim Finchem will want to forget. If he survives it intact.
There is a body of study called Socionomics, the brainchild of Robert Prechter (Ell...
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by Chris Henry on February 20, 2009
Courtesy: PowerPlay Golf UK
PowerPlay Golf is turning into a real juggernaut.
You'll recall, if you read this space with some frequency, that PowerPlay Golf is a unique and novel approach to the...
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by Chris Henry on February 15, 2009
Two tournaments as a pro don't come close to determining how a professional career will pan out but Michelle Wie has had plenty of time in recent years to consider her future.
One frustration a...
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by Chris Henry on February 8, 2009
I received an email today from the folks at Mastro Communications in New Jersey.
They represent one of the companies that's underwriting a website where golfers can "vote" to have go...
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by Chris Henry on February 2, 2009
Courtesy: Charlotte Observer
Kenny Perry outlasted the field (and Charlie Hoffman in a playoff) on Sunday to win again at the ripe old age of 48. That is quite a feat, no question.
However, the fiel...
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by Chris Henry on January 28, 2009
Frilford Heath. Home of the Euro Tour Q-School
The European Tour released its 2009 schedule today under the heading "First courses revealed".
This strikes me as a little odd since the sche...
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by Chris Henry on January 28, 2009
Colin Montgomerie
We can look forward to next year's Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in Wales with special interest.
Long time Ryder Cup player and noted sound-bite artist Colin Montgomerie will be ca...
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by Chris Henry on January 20, 2009
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Today was quite a day.
The first African American sworn in as president of the United States is a truly momentous and historic moment.
It signals an end to an enormous ...
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by Chris Henry on January 19, 2009
Courtesy: Golf.com
There's a good story over at PGATour.com written by John Maginnes.
It deals with the current economic situation (or, as I call it, depression) that is settling in upon all of ...
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by Chris Henry on January 19, 2009
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When the Northern Trust Open tees off at Riviera next month, there will be one "minority" golfer in the field who will be playing by way of an exemption.
The organiz...
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by Chris Henry on January 16, 2009
Colt Knost at 2007 Walker Cup
The 2009 PGA Tour officially welcomes its newest "rookie" at this week's Sony Open in Hawaii.
Colt Knost, however, is no rookie to competition on the Tour...
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by Chris Henry on January 15, 2009
Katie-Jane Stanley. Photo courtesy of Middleton Guardian
I tell ya, I wish I was a kid again. I'd take up the game of golf at the age of 9.
And I'd soak it up like a sponge.
Have you ever ...
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by Chris Henry on January 3, 2009
John Daly has admitted that he's been banned for 6 months by the PGA Tour.
But in typical Daly fashion, he still doesn't get it.
However, neither does the PGA Tour. Daly's ban runs ou...
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by Chris Henry on December 18, 2008
The well organized bid to make golf an Olympic sport is pushing ahead.
In a teleconference today, Ty Votaw, executive director of the International Golf Federation's Olympic Golf Committee and...
