Guan Tianlang: having a good old sit, in a field.
Chinese amateur Guan Tianlang completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Thailand yesterday, thus ensuring his early invitation to next year’s Masters Tournament.
Currently just 14 years and 5 months old, Guan looks set to demolish Matteo Manassero’s 2010 record, set when the Italian was 16, and become the youngest competitor in the tournament’s 77-year history. (continue reading…)
Bubba meets Tebow. Bubba cries.
Masters champion Bubba Watson brought some major-winning clout to the Tim Tebow Foundation’s charity luncheon this week. In addition to making a $100,000 donation, golf’s second most famous left-hander presented the Jets quarterback with a very special gift.
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Billy Payne does his best to ignore the woman in the front row... or not.
The controversy surrounding Augusta National’s refusal to countenance female membership has broken the fourth wall and sparked a high-profile, if localised, revolt within the Masters press corps. (continue reading…)
Wait, come back!
A production in two acts, Friday at Augusta National began with an energetic performance from 52-year-old Fred Couples and ended with the troubling spectacle of a former great casting about in vain for inspiration. (continue reading…)
The Great Triumvirate: Player joins Messrs. Palmer and Nicklaus as an honourary starter.
This year’s Masters Tournament marks Gary Player’s introduction as an Honourary Starter. Given both his place in the event’s history and mastery of the provocative soundbite, it’s an appointment long overdue. (continue reading…)
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