HARRINGTON RISES AFTER DRAMA AT 18TH (Sporting Life)
Just like the Jean Van de Velde eight years ago, Padraig Harrington did his best to throw it away. He did not exactly paddle in the Barry Burn with his trousers rolled up and his embarrassment hanging out for all to see....more...Caddie Corner with Ken Hambleton (Lincoln Journal Star)
A golf swing can reach up to 147 mph, but the average is around 90 mph. The golf ball can reach speeds of close to 200 mph. The RPMs on a drive reach about 50 and the RPM on a wedge shot hit more than 1,000. A drive hit at 162 mph at a trajectory of 8.5 degrees would carry 252 yards....more... Golf pro has responsibilities beyond the links (The Morning Sun)
Tim Narr, 43, is the golf professional at Alma's Pine River Country Club for a fourth season. A native of the Detroit area, he previously was the golf pro at the Mt. Pleasant Country Club. Although the title remained the same, his responsibilities have expanded in Alma....more... Breaking Away (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Fun with Fitness: 45-minute aerobic workout using familiar ballroom/line dance steps, followed by 30 minutes of weights and stretches, 8:40 a.m. or 10:10 a.m., Mondays/Wednesdays, Tuesdays/Thursdays and Fridays at Live Oak Grange. Sharon Barrett, instructor, 476-7177....more... Forward.com (Forward)
New and Selected Poems (1965-2006) By David Shapiro The Overlook Press, 240 pages, $21.95....more... Golf is a new game these days (Telegraph-Forum)
If anyone can appreciate the impact changes in equipment have had on the game of golf, Dr. Monty Trammel can. He had two holes-in-one recently, the first two he's ever had, in a three-week span during the month of June....more... The Dream 18: 18 Bay Area golf holes in one day (San Jose Mercury News)
Interactive: Map for Bay Area's top 18 golf holes The idea was to construct a fictional golf course using only the best holes in the Bay Area....more... The family ties that bind Ping (GolfWeek)
John Solheim, Ping?s chairman and CEO, once was so fed up he quit the family business for a few days. There were other times his father fired him. But John always came back. It was all he knew....more... Most Interesting Pro-Teacher Pairings (GolfDigest.com)
Lefty & Butch? Tiger & Hank? The dynamic between player and instructor can resemble a soap opera...more... |