Golf
Updated 1:22 PM CDT
Great walk at Great Wall for great cause
October 18, 2006
LPGA golfer Laura Davies recently walked 56 miles of the Great Wall of China to raise money for Great Ormond Street, the hospital that is treating the 1-year-old daughter of Helen Dobson, who played with Davies in the Curtis Cup. Dobson's daughter Tilly has Down syndrome. It can be a daunting walk, especially as the wall narrows. "You know me, I never do anything I don't want to do," Davies told The Daily Telegraph newspaper in Britain. It was rough, even after walking. The 43-year-old Davies stayed in farmhouses with thin walls, hard beds, cold water and toilets that amounted to holes in the ground. And for meals? An evening bowl of rice. "If I haven't lost weight, it will be a travesty," Davies said.
Ochoa rallies past Sorenstam for title
October 16, 2006
Lorena Ochoa took a huge step toward dethroning five-time winner Annika Sorenstam as the LPGA Tour player of the year, overwhelming her Sunday with a 7-under 65 at Palm Desert, Calif., that turned a three-shot deficit into a two-shot victory in the Samsung World Championship.
Murray parties with the peons
October 16, 2006
In the movie "Lost in Translation," Bill Murray plays a middle-age actor in Japan who befriends a young American woman and goes partying with her.
TOP TEES
October 15, 2006
The best U.S. golf resorts, from Travel + Leisure Golf magazine:
PRESS BOX IN BRIEF
October 15, 2006
Annika Sorenstam made a 12-foot birdie on her final hole to take a three-shot lead over Lorena Ochoa in the Samsung World Championship in Palm Desert, Calif.
PRESS BOX IN BRIEF
October 15, 2006
Annika Sorenstam made a 12-foot birdie on her final hole to take a three-shot lead over Lorena Ochoa in the Samsung World Championship in Palm Desert, Calif.
Sister act buoys Hinsdale Central
October 15, 2006
Alexandra Lederhausen of Hinsdale Central admitted to being just a little nervous coming down the stretch Saturday at the Class AA girls golf tournament.
A close call for St. Viator
October 15, 2006
Thanks to two freshmen, St. Viator achieved its best showing in a state golf tournament. It just wasn't quite good enough to win it.
Hinsdale C. sisters key major upset bid
October 14, 2006
If Normal University High's girls golf team is dethroned as state champion Saturday, it appears there's a better chance the team doing the dethroning will be Hinsdale Central than powerful Marian Catholic.
Palmer done playing competitively
October 14, 2006
Arnold Palmer tearfully said it was time to stop playing competitive golf after withdrawing from a Champions Tour event early in the first round.
St. Viator, Lake Forest have shots at title
October 14, 2006
For what is believed to be the first time in state high school golf history, play was suspended because of darkness with 35 golfers unable to complete their opening rounds Friday at the Class AA boys tournament.
Wie holds up play at Samsung
October 13, 2006
Michelle Wie took a half-hour to play the 14th hole at Bighorn, winding up with a quadruple-bogey 8 on her way to a 2-over 74 in the first round of the Samsung Championships at Palm Desert, Calif. In the meantime, Lorena Ochoa fired off four birdies in five holes and Annika Sorenstam caught up with Ochoa on the final holes as both finished tied for the lead at 67.
State golf championships
October 13, 2006
Friday and Saturday
Ed Sherman's golf blog: Bunker Mentality
ABOVE-PAR GOLFING
July 9, 2006
The world's top golf resorts, from the readers of Conde Nast Traveler:
Can 1 special club save your game?
June 15, 2006
Slices, hooks and grounders often send the average golfer zigzagging from tee to pin. But what if one club could eliminate some of those frustrating swings? A club that was easy to control, like a shorter iron, but delivered the distance of a fairway wood?
Green on the greens
June 15, 2006
Last week I hit one of those dream shots off the tee. It came with all the right accompaniments: the heart-soaring "thwack," the sight of a small globe sailing across a clear sky, the satisfying drop onto a trim, green carpet of grass.
10 winning tips from Pat Goss
June 15, 2006
Here are do's and don't's of beginner golf, courtesy of Northwestern men's golf coach Pat Goss, four-time Big Ten Coach of the Year.
1st lesson of golf: Forget what you think you know
June 15, 2006
The first thing Sue Wilson learned was confidence.
Forget clubs; just crank up your wrist
June 15, 2006
Brad Wilson sees them every time he stops by Knoch Knolls Park in Naperville to check on things.
Get your game on at these 9-hole gems
June 15, 2006
So you've learned the basics, but deep down you know you're still a hack. Before you sign up for the annual office golf outing, play some of the area's nine-hole courses to build experience. Here is what we found when we played a few in the area.
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