7/20 - Europe Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie selected Darren Clarke, Thomas Bjorn and Paul McGinley as his vice captains, saying they had the qualities to help the team regain the trophy from the United States. United States captain Corey Pavin has selected four vice captains in Tom Lehman, Jeff Sluman, Davis Love III and Paul Goydos. 7/20 - Little drama and a little-known champion sent the British Open's television ratings plummeting to a record low. South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen led over the last 48 holes and won by seven shots, his victory almost never in doubt during the final round. According to ESPN, Sunday's coverage drew a 2.1 rating, down 45 percent from last year's 3.8. 7/5 - LPGA Tour veteran Meg Mallon is quitting competitive golf. The 47 year old Mallon amassed 18 career victories, including four majors, and ranks seventh in all-time career earnings, with $9,044,059. She played in 23 U.S. Women’s Opens, winning in 2004 and 1991. Her closing round of 6-under 65 in 1991, was the lowest closing round in the history of the Women's Open. Mallon says she has lost her will to win. 6/21 - Women's golf has a new No. 1 player. Cristie Kerr leads the Rolex Rankings following her recent victory at the LPGA Championship. She replaces Ai Miyazato of Japan, who held the top spot for just one week. Kerr becomes the first American to hold the Number One position since the World Rankings began fifteen years ago. 6/21 - U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell says he's interested in joining the PGA Tour in 2011. McDowell's first major championship gives him a five-year exemption, if he decides to join. McDowell, who has a home in Orlando said he doesn't plan to "turn my back" on the European Tour. A player must compete in 15 PGA Tour events to retain his fully-exempt membership. McDowell has already played seven events on the PGA TOUR in 2010. 6/30 - The Atlanta Athletic Club has been selected to host the 2014 U.S. Amateur. It will be the sixth time the USGA has brought one of its tournaments to Atlanta Athletic Club, home course of Bobby Jones. That includes the 1976 U.S. Open won by Jerry Pate and the 1990 Women's Open won by Betsy King. 6/20 - Both 2011 Solheim Cup Captains have chosen their assistants. Team USA Captain Rosie Jones has selected veteran LPGA stars Julie Inkster and Sherri Steinhaur as assistant captains for next year's competition. European Captain Alison Nicholas has named Annika Sorenstam and Joanne Morley as vice-captains. The 2011 Solheim Cup will be played at Killeen Castle in County Heath, Ireland, September 23-25. 6/16 - Puerto Rico police have arrested the main suspect in the robbery inside the home of golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez. Police say 51-year-old Rey Francisco Rivera Marrero led a group of five assailants who broke into Rodriguez's apartment on May 19th. They tied up Rodriguez and his wife and stole cash and jewelry worth $500,000. Rodriguez and his wife were not injured. 6/8 - Jack Nicklaus and Annika Sorenstam, want to build the course in Brazil where the Olympics will be played in 2016. Nicklaus said he and Sorenstam have written to the International Golf Federation requesting they be considered as architects of the first Olympic golf course since 1904. If selected, he and Sorenstam would collaborate on the strategy of each hole - Nicklaus, from the championship tees for the men, Sorenstam, with the women in mind. 5/17 - The LPGA Tour is returning to the Montreal area. The Canadian Women's Open will move next year to the Hillsdale Golf and Country Club in Mirabel, Quebec. The tournament will be held Aug. 25-28, with an expected purse of $2.25 million. It is the lone LPGA Tour stop in Canada. 6/2 - PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem and four-time Presidents Cup Team Captain Jack Nicklaus announced that Muirfield Village Golf Club will host The Presidents Cup in 2013, when the competition returns to the United States. The 2013 Presidents Cup will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2013 12/1 - Tee To Green's Jay Ritchie receives the 2009 Dave Nelson Award for Excellence in Golf Journalism from the Colorado Golf Association 5/13 - The Spanish Golf Federation has submitted a bid to host the 2018 Ryder Cup at a course that's still in the planning stages. The proposed course will be located half an hour from Madrid at Tres Cantos. The Netherlands, France, Germany, Portugal and Sweden are also bidding to hold the competition. The winner will be announced in 2011. 5/8 - Tiger Woods will return Down Under to defend his title at the Australian Masters. Woods announced on his website that he will play the Australian Masters on Nov. 11-14. He won the event last year at Kingston Heath for his 82nd title worldwide. It was the last tournament he played before his Nov. 27 car accident.
7/20 - Little drama and a little-known champion sent the British Open's television ratings plummeting to a record low. South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen led over the last 48 holes and won by seven shots, his victory almost never in doubt during the final round. According to ESPN, Sunday's coverage drew a 2.1 rating, down 45 percent from last year's 3.8.
7/5 - LPGA Tour veteran Meg Mallon is quitting competitive golf. The 47 year old Mallon amassed 18 career victories, including four majors, and ranks seventh in all-time career earnings, with $9,044,059. She played in 23 U.S. Women’s Opens, winning in 2004 and 1991. Her closing round of 6-under 65 in 1991, was the lowest closing round in the history of the Women's Open. Mallon says she has lost her will to win.
6/21 - Women's golf has a new No. 1 player. Cristie Kerr leads the Rolex Rankings following her recent victory at the LPGA Championship. She replaces Ai Miyazato of Japan, who held the top spot for just one week. Kerr becomes the first American to hold the Number One position since the World Rankings began fifteen years ago.
6/21 - U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell says he's interested in joining the PGA Tour in 2011. McDowell's first major championship gives him a five-year exemption, if he decides to join. McDowell, who has a home in Orlando said he doesn't plan to "turn my back" on the European Tour. A player must compete in 15 PGA Tour events to retain his fully-exempt membership. McDowell has already played seven events on the PGA TOUR in 2010.
6/20 - Both 2011 Solheim Cup Captains have chosen their assistants. Team USA Captain Rosie Jones has selected veteran LPGA stars Julie Inkster and Sherri Steinhaur as assistant captains for next year's competition. European Captain Alison Nicholas has named Annika Sorenstam and Joanne Morley as vice-captains. The 2011 Solheim Cup will be played at Killeen Castle in County Heath, Ireland, September 23-25.
6/16 - Puerto Rico police have arrested the main suspect in the robbery inside the home of golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez. Police say 51-year-old Rey Francisco Rivera Marrero led a group of five assailants who broke into Rodriguez's apartment on May 19th. They tied up Rodriguez and his wife and stole cash and jewelry worth $500,000. Rodriguez and his wife were not injured.
6/8 - Jack Nicklaus and Annika Sorenstam, want to build the course in Brazil where the Olympics will be played in 2016. Nicklaus said he and Sorenstam have written to the International Golf Federation requesting they be considered as architects of the first Olympic golf course since 1904. If selected, he and Sorenstam would collaborate on the strategy of each hole - Nicklaus, from the championship tees for the men, Sorenstam, with the women in mind.
5/17 - The LPGA Tour is returning to the Montreal area. The Canadian Women's Open will move next year to the Hillsdale Golf and Country Club in Mirabel, Quebec. The tournament will be held Aug. 25-28, with an expected purse of $2.25 million. It is the lone LPGA Tour stop in Canada.
6/2 - PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem and four-time Presidents Cup Team Captain Jack Nicklaus announced that Muirfield Village Golf Club will host The Presidents Cup in 2013, when the competition returns to the United States. The 2013 Presidents Cup will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2013
12/1 - Tee To Green's Jay Ritchie receives the 2009 Dave Nelson Award for Excellence in Golf Journalism from the Colorado Golf Association
5/8 - Tiger Woods will return Down Under to defend his title at the Australian Masters. Woods announced on his website that he will play the Australian Masters on Nov. 11-14. He won the event last year at Kingston Heath for his 82nd title worldwide. It was the last tournament he played before his Nov. 27 car accident.
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
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