I ran across this game a little earlier, a fun little over-head golfing game for free. It’s a nice way to pass the time at work while you’re wishing you were out golfing!
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Geoff Ogilvy hung on to win the Doral Championship by posting 17-under, shooting a safe 71 in the final round. The leader board looked like a “who’s who” list of the best players in golf, with Jim Furyk, Vijay Singh, and Retief Goosen all tied for second at -16.
Tiger Woods, who had an off day for this 3rd round (which extended over 2 rainy days), managed to finish at 15-under, two shots back. Adam Scott who shared the lead for some of the third round finished back in ninth place at -12. Geoff Ogilvy secured his first PGA Tour victory for almost two years and a $1.4 million dollar check, but the 2008 CA Championship at the Doral course will be remembered not for who won it but, rather, for the identity of the man who lost: Tiger Woods.
Woods was mounting a charge that kept alive his hopes of an improbable victory. After his opening birdie at the 12th he added another at the 15th when he all but holed his tee shot but missed an opportunity at the short par four 16th before adding another birdie at the 17th when he pitched to four feet and converted. Woods was then within two of Ogilvy who was on the 15th and if the defending champion could birdie the last he might set a target. He hit a great tee shot at the last but seemed a little unsure of the shot he was trying to hit with his approach, mis-hit it a little and came up 40 feet short. He made par but it was not enough to challenge those on the golf course.
Woods conceded that he’d struggled to read the lines at Doral over the past week of competition and had found the grain on the putting surfaces something of a mystery. He’d three-putted on four occasions and accepted he made too many mistakes to win. That said, finishing in a share of fifth, two strokes behind Ogilvy, was no cause to hang his head in shame. He will still arrive in Augusta next month as the overwhelming favourite to land the first major title of 2008.
Here are Tiger’s last 7 months of wins, before today:
Sept 2007 BMW Championship
Sept 2007 Tour Championship
Dec 2007 Target World Challenge
Jan 2008 Buick Invitational
Feb 2008 Dubai Desert Classic
Feb 2008 WGC Match Play
Mar 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational
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Each time a golf ball hits the putting surface, it leaves a mark. Proper golf etiquette dictates that you repair any damage to the putting surface, especially damage due to a ball. Turf damage caused by golfers intentionally or unintentionally ignoring proper course etiquette has become a national epidemic. Adding insult to injury, many golfers boldly complain about divots and ballmarks ruining their game when they themselves are ultimately responsible for timely repairs. In other words, the Rules of Golf clearly state in Section I that, “a player should ensure that any divot hole made by him and any damage to the putting green made by a ball is carefully repaired.”
There are plenty of tools on the market to repair divots (which I would absolutely recommend), but if you lost or forgot yours you can use an ordinary golf tee to repair that divot. Check it out:
It’s pretty basic. Insert the repair tool at the edge of the ball mark. Do not insert the tool within the depression itself. Push the tool forward from the edge of the ball mark toward the center. Do this around the edges of the indentation. Do NOT insert the tool under the indented area and push up. Think of it as pushing turf in from the edges toward the center.
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If you live in Sunny California, you have some of the best golfing in the country, and the whole world. In fact, Pebble Beach, California has two golf courses ranked in the top 5 of over 20,000 courses in the United States.
The number one rated golf course in America is Pebble Beach Golf Links Course. This course opened way back in in 1919, and will be celebrating 90 years next year. They offer spa services and full resorts for the family, and would be a great place to vacation.
Here are the top 10 golf courses in the United States:
Pebble Beach Golf Links Course - Pebble Beach, CA
Riviera Country Club - Pacific Palisades, CA
Pine Valley Course - Clementon, NJ
Cypress Point Club - Pebble Beach, CA
Pelican Hill Golf Club - Newport Beach, CA
Bethpage State Park - Farmingdale, NY
Navy Golf Course - Cypress, CA
Sage Valley Golf Club - Graniteville, SC
Los Angeles Country Club - Los Angeles, CA
Ahwatukee Country Club - Phoenix, AZ
If you live in California, stop taking it for granted and go play some golf!
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At about 1:15 PM local time, heavy rain caused the championship came to come to a halt, and there haven’t been any signs of improvement over the last couple of hours. Tiger Woods was just 3 strokes from taking the lead when play stopped, although he started the day just one stroke down.
However, on a languid morning at the Doral Resort’s Blue Monster, Woods struggled uncharacteristically with his putter in the early going. Ogilvy, the 2006 United States Open champion, led at 14 under, one stroke ahead of fellow Australian Adam Scott, with Woods equal third at 11 under. The three frontrunners had completed 11 holes when the horn sounded to stop play, with only 24 players having completed the round. Joining Woods at 11 under was Fiji’s Vijay Singh.
Woods, seeking to preserve his seven-event, six-month winning streak, missed a short birdie putt at the first hole and an even shorter par putt at the second. Scott, on the other hand, started like a house on fire with a 15-foot eagle at the par-five first, followed by a birdie at the third to pull level with Ogilvy, before taking the lead two holes later.
A stiff breeze is the only defense this course has, but there was hardly a puff of wind at the start of play, so it was little surprise that the world’s best players were plundering birdies and eagles, and as the delay stretched into its second hour, it was far from certain whether the round would be completed.
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Down in Phoenix Arizona, state legislators are working to keep the local Fountainhead Golf Course open. Why could lawmakers want anything to do with golf? Besides loving to play golf, this particular course is a big tourist attraction, but has been going downhill in the past few years.
Area legislators are scrambling to find a way to keep Fountainhead Golf Course open. The state Department of Tourism and Recreation, which operates the course, has let the grounds and facility deteriorate. According to the department, the course now attracts about 14,000 rounds each year compared to 20,000 a few years ago. The department and others in the area contend, however, that the course is needed and in great demand.
If this course is shut down, don’t worry, there are plenty of beautiful courses all over Arizona that any golf enthusiast love to play.
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Tiger Woods, one of the best golfers in the world, only weighs 180 pounds but he hits the ball 20 yards longer off the tee than the average tour player. If you’re like most golfers, including those who have been playing for quite some time, you’d like to add yards to your tee shots, too. How does Tiger do it? Watch him and you’ll see the same small, dark grass area next to his hips when he is at the top of his swing and at impact. Many amateur golfers make the mistake of pushing their hips toward the ball when they make their downswing. Tiger rotates his hips in making his downswing but he doesn’t make the mistake of moving them toward the ball. There’s something else Tiger does that you might want to follow. When he begins his downswing, he starts rotating his left forearm. With that action he begins to square the face and gradually release the clubhead. His swing is already halfway down when the uncocking of his wrists begins.
There are certain rules you are expected to follow when your ball is on or near the green. Suppose one golfer in a Par-3 hole hits his ball into a sandtrap not far from the pin. Another player lands his ball on the green but it is several feet farther away from the pin than the first ball. Who shoots first? According to the U.S. Golf Association, the ball that’s farthest from the hole is always played first. So in this case the ball on the green would be played first. What about finishing out the hole? If the player in the trap gets lucky and places his ball near the cup, with only a tap-in left, can he finish it off before the other player tries his putt? It depends on whether they’re involved in stroke play or match play. In either competition there is no penalty for playing out of turn. However, in match play his opponent has the option to recall the stroke and make the player finish his shot in order.
Some pros like the Titleist ProV1 golf ball for many reasons, the most important being that it was designed specifically with the pro in mind. It is the golf ball of choice for such pros as Mike Weir, Fred Funk, and David Toms. This ball is described by the manufacturer as a soft ball with a l.550. diameter core formulation. Other features include a speed-enhancing, spin controlling ionomer casing, with an 0.30. urethane cover, plus 392-count dimple coverage in an icosahedral or 20-faced design. The pros on the PGA circuit put tremendous energy into their explosive shots on tee and fairway for days at a time and need a ball like this to meet their standards. Golf balls designed for the pros, such as the Titleist Pro V1, which has a soft, thin cover and costs about $60 for a dozen balls. Contrast that price with what you would be paying for a lesser ball, but one that could certainly be a good ball for your game, such as the Srixon Hi-Spin, priced about $15 a dozen, or the MaxFli A3, at about $25 a dozen. If you’d like to know what the pros look for in a golf ball, keep in mind that the characteristics of all golf balls are strictly governed by the rules laid down by the U.S. Golf Association. It is these rules that determine maximum initial velocity, total distance, and all the other features advertised by manufacturers.
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