Nov 17, 2009 | The Independent
McEvoy's men storm to historic triumph
Peter McEvoy was part of a special Georgian afternoon at Peachtree in 1989 when Great Britain and Ireland won the Walker Cup on American soil for the first time and at Ocean Forest, as captain rather than a player, he was part of another.
Players With Connecticut Links Chasing Their Tour Cards: Tom Yantz | On the Tee
Jerry Kelley , Tim Petrovic and J.J. Henry have locked up their cards for next season because of their current standing on the PGA Tour money list.
Driscoll misses out on the fun at The Barclays
The PGA Tour season is a long grind. With cities and tournaments blending together it can feel almost like a blur.
Championship, Phil Mickelson followed suit, saying he'll play at TPC Boston, where he held off Woods to win two years ago.
McLaughlin captures Mass. Junior Amateur Championship
Keeping the ball in play, avoiding bogeys and double bogeys, and staying ahead of an older group of golfers were not the most difficult parts of Nick McLaughlin's Massachusetts Junior Amateur Championship last week at Framingham Country Club.
McLaughlin captures Mass. Junior Amateur Championship
Keeping the ball in play, avoiding bogeys and double bogeys, and staying ahead of an older group of golfers were not the most difficult parts of Nick McLaughlin's Massachusetts Junior Amateur Championship last week at Framingham Country Club.
Hole of the day The 435-yard par-4 18th Tiger Woods made bogey here and you know how well he played Friday.
Brotherly advice helps Drohen claim crown
Over lunch, during one of the few quiet moments the day provided, Bill Drohen asked his caddie what it took to block out the distractions, calm the nerves, and become the Massachusetts Amateur champion.
Marino swoops in to share spotlight
Who was on base when Bobby Thomson hit his famous homer? Who doled out all those assists the night Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points? They could probably relate to Steve Marino .
Golf: Walesa Rhys Davies vows to battle on in The Open
RHYS DAVIES last night showed he had the stomach for the Open championship fight - albeit a fragile one after waking up yesterday morning with a "funny belly". A stomach upset in the Davies household meant one of his staunchest supporters, dad Graham, was too ill to watch his son's big day around the Turnberry links and was confined to the cottage ...
Driscoll's path has had sharp turns
James Driscoll remembers it clearly, being 10 years old, taking a plane to Columbus, Ohio, for a national junior golf tournament, and seeing the young boy get dropped off at the course in a red Corvette.
Higgins a cut above in winning stroke-play medal at Mass Am
The Massachusetts Amateur has a nasty reputation for not being kind to its stroke-play medalist in match play.
Golf notebook: A pair of 60s? Iowan Zach Johnson is the only one to do it
Zach Johnson holds his own place in PGA Tour history. "I feel very lucky, I guess," Johnson said.
The Open: The big names line up in a wideopen field
Fame game: Lucas Glover was relatively unknown until he beat the high-profile stars to win the US Open If Lucas Hendley Glover, a good ol' southern boy with no name and even less fame, can win the US Open, then what price James Driscoll winning the Open? The answer to that is 250-1, which might seem like pretty skinny odds until you consider the ...
No. 11 unlucky for world's No. 1
BETHESDA, Md. - " If it weren't for the 11th hole, Tiger Woods would have a comfortable lead at his own tournament.
Playing in front of perhaps 20 family members and friends, James Driscoll of Brookline, Mass., had his best score of the week, overcoming a double bogey on the 13th hole and a closing bogey to shoot a final-round 67 and tie for 34th yesterday at 8 under par.
Pro golfers set to play at Bull's Bridge
The final field in this week's Travelers Championship, the PGA Tour's annual stop at TRC River Highlands in Cromwell, will be decided on Monday at Bull's Bridge Golf Club in South Kent.
Keeping score around New England
Sectional qualifying for the US Open takes place Monday, with a number of local players one great day from advancing to Bethpage Black.
Texas Swing and hit for golfer James Driscoll
James Driscoll had played only six times when he began the Texas Swing at the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.
New Zealand golfer Danny Lee is making a move towards the top of the leaderboard at the US PGA Tour's Byron Nelson Championship in Texas.
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