If you’re enjoying the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tourney (March Madness for short)… check out Mike Anderson’s 10th seeded Missouri Tigers. They’re currently up by 10 on the 7-seed, Clemson Tigers.
Anyway… Watch them play. It might remind you of better days here...
The “Saturday Foursome” on Arkansas Fairways & Greens predicted a few weeks ago that Tiger Woods would most likely return to golf at the Masters.
There were lots of reasons offered for the prediction. Augusta was the site of his first professional major win, it’s a course that suits ...
The agreement between Ping and the PGA earlier this week to discontinue the use of the Ping Eye II square groove wedges on tour at the end of this month was not good news for Dalton Daves, owner of the Pong Man Golf Studio in Little Rock. Daves has the largest collection of Ping Eye IIs in the...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on March 12, 2010 | Comments
Go ahead and insert your double entendre where necessary.
It appears there is movement afoot in the Tiger Woods camp. You’ll recall that earlier this week, several news sources, including Arkansas Fairways and Greens, reported Tiger Woods and longtime teacher Hank Haney were reportedly seen working...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on March 11, 2010 | Comments
In a news release issued earlier today, Acushnet Company, makers of Titleist and FootJoy products, is selling the third piece of its golf business, Cobra, to Puma.
In his statement, Wally Uihlein, chairman and CEO of Acushnet, said:
“With the sale of Cobra, we have the opportunity to devote all...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on March 8, 2010 | Comments
Arkansas Fairways & Greens (March 8, 2010) – Multiple sources, including Golf Channel, ESPN and Golf Digest are reporting world number one Tiger Woods and swing coach Hank Haney have been seen during the past weekend working together at Isleworth Country Club near Orlando, Florida.
According...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on March 8, 2010 | Comments
This just in from the Associated Press:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square-shaped grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29 under an agreement reached Monday with Ping executives.
John Solheim, the chairman and CEO of Ping, said the Phoenix-based...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on March 8, 2010 | Comments
This just in from the Associated Press:
MIAMI (AP) – The waiting for Tiger Woods’ return to competitive golf continues.
As expected, Woods did not enter the field for next week’s CA Championship at Doral, marking the first time he’ll miss that World Golf Championship event. Players had until...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on March 7, 2010 | Comments
PALM BEACH GARDENS (Reuters) – Colombian Camilo Villegas kept his cool to win his third PGA Tour event with a five-shot victory over American Anthony Kim in the Honda Classic on Sunday.
The 28-year-old Villegas went into the final round with a three-shot lead and he swiftly doubled that advantage...
Watching Nathan Green implode on number 17 at PGA National (This is brutal). He drops his tee ball in the drink on the 177-yard par 3 but appears to be able to get a club on it. Three strokes and a mud-soaked pair of pants later, and he’s advanced the ball six feet out of the water hazard...