August 20, 2008

FedEx Cup Cocktail Contest

Patricia Hannigan over on Golf Girl’s Diary is running her second annual Fedex Cup Cocktail Contest.  The rules?
Choose a golfer – It can be anyone still in the field at the time of your submission – and create your cocktail. Each drink should be based on the chosen golfer, and will be judged on how [...]

August 20, 2008

Choi: Back To Playing Weight

I hadn’t realized that former power lifter turned professional golfer K.J. Choi had dropped some weight in the past year, but apparently he shed close to 15 lbs.  Unhappy with a loss in strength and distance, however, Choi has added back the bulk, just in time for the “playoffs” at Ridgewood:
Choi feels good weighing about 188 [...]

August 20, 2008

World’s biggest playoff?

I’ve been reading Gary Van Sickle’s golf columns for Sports Illustrated for many years now, but only recently have I begun to follow the career of his son, Mike, who plays for Marquette, and who has quietly emerged over the past couple of years as one of the best amateurs in the country. Gary caddied [...]