Monthly Archives: July 2011

Three Good Sunday Stories

Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2011 12:19 am by Bill Rand

The Women’s British Open There must be something in the German water all of a sudden. For years, the only German golfer any Americans knew was Bernhard Langer. In a distinguished career strung across the PGA Tour, the Ryder Cup … Continue reading →

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Tiger Ventures Out

Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 11:15 pm by Bill Rand

As most everyone knows by now, Tiger Woods has decided to play at next week’s, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at legendary Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. The first reactions were something equivalent to relief that his career was not over as … Continue reading →

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Masterful Performances

Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 11:06 pm by Bill Rand

The first round of the Greenbrair Classic in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, is in the books and some very interesting performances came out of it. The first would have to be Trevor Immelman who leads by one at 6-under … Continue reading →

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Ladies Choice

Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 11:04 pm by Bill Rand

The LPGA is out of the country again this week. They’re at storied Carnoustie in Carnoustie, Scotland, about 350 miles NNW of London for the Women’s British Open. As one of the LPGA Tour’s majors, it’s a very big deal … Continue reading →

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Greenbriar Dartboard Picks

Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 6:40 am by Bill Rand

Our ongoing little experiment to test the depth of the fields in PGA Tour events continues: how would a randomly selected slate of ten players match up against the ten experts at pgatour.com who attempt to pick the winner each … Continue reading →

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John Daly

Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 6:59 am by Bill Rand

I was searching around for something interesting to write about last night when I came across this post by Joe Posnanski from Sports Illustrated writing at Golf.com: “Love him or loathe him, John Daly has been vital to the game.” … Continue reading →

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Satisfying Endings

Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2011 11:31 pm by Bill Rand

Canadian Adam Hadwin didn’t win the RBC Canadian Open Sunday. But he looked good trying and probably proved a lot to himself in the process. With the hopes of a nation on his shoulders, he set off on the Shaughnessy … Continue reading →

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Home Boy

Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 11:04 pm by Bill Rand

Something really exceptional could happen at the RBC Canadian Open today: a Canadian could win. It’s exceptional because nobody’s done it since Pat Fletcher managed it back in 1954. Just to do the math for you, that was 57 years … Continue reading →

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Bonus Post: Tiger and Stevie’s Divorce

Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 7:38 am by Bill Rand

With all the world buzzing about Tiger and Stevie’s divorce, I thought you might be interested in this comprehensive post at geoffshackelford.com. He quotes a number of other sources that provide a fairly comprehensive conclusion as to what actually happened. Be … Continue reading →

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While I Was Sleeping

Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 11:12 pm by Bill Rand

I had this idea Friday to write another post in a continuing series about Tour players’ awareness of their golf swings. Once again, not to pick on them, but to illustrate how difficult this is even for the very best … Continue reading →

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