Course that could tame even a Tiger Nov 8, 2009
Gene Sarazen, Walter Hagen, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Tom Watson and Gary Player have all put their mastery of the game on display. But surely none caused the mayhem that Tiger Woods's appearance at Kingston Heath this week will. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Tracking Tiger Oct 21, 2009
Matt Sullivan / REUTERS. Latest NewsThe 2009 PGA ChampionshipThe 2009 British OpenThe 2009 U.S. OpenThe 2009 MastersFeaturesLive votes. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Florida Golf Guide -- Sunshine state has the golfer's dream Oct 3, 2009
- Fittingly, the first thing you see at the World Golf Village as you exit Interstate Highway 95 is a golf course: Slammer e, named respectively after two Hall of Famers who helped design it, Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen. You go to check in at the Renaissance Resort, and you're greeted by a bell captain wearing plus-fours golfer pants. (FOX61, CT)
Jack Nicklaus at the Masters, but only for one hole Sep 2, 2009
After they died - McLeod in 1976, Hutchison in 1977 - the honorary starter was revived in 1981 with Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead ... "We played nine holes, me and Gene Sarazen," Venturi once said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Nicklaus, Palmer on Masters first tee Sep 2, 2009
"Nicklaus and Palmer will tee off at the first hole at Augusta National prior to the opening round of the 2010 tournament on April 8. The custom of having honorary starters began in 1963 with Jock Hutchison (1963-73) and Fred McLeod (1963-76) performing the duties. (1981-2001, nonconsecutive), Gene Sarazen (1981-99), Ken Venturi (1983), (1984-2002) and Palmer (2007-present) continued the practice."I am honored that Jack Nicklaus has accepted our invitation," Billy Payne, chairman of Augusta... (ESPN -- Golf)
Nicklaus will take rightful spot, shot Sep 1, 2009
Player just retired in April and will not be hard to coax into the mix soon enough, letting them reprise the glory days when Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead really turned the honorary starter tradition into one of the most endearing Masters institutions. Getting Nicklaus to embrace the concept was the hard part. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Nicklaus to be Masters' next honorary starter Sep 1, 2009
Mr. Palmer revived the honorary starter tradition in 2007 after the deaths of Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead left a void in the role from 2003 to 2006 ... By the 1980s, the rite of spring had evolved, with the trio of Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead and Byron Nelson all hitting opening tee shots ... Gene Sarazen 1981-99. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Piniella takes blame for Cubs’ fall Aug 28, 2009
The Met Open, played annually since 1905, has been won by Walter Hagen, Byron Nelson, and Gene Sarazen. Tennis Querrey stuns top-seeded Davydenko American Sam Querrey, who had 15 aces, upset top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, to advance to the semifinals of the Pilot Pen tournament in New Haven. (Boston Globe)
Agostini: Course at Diablo Grande awaits bigger, better renovations Aug 26, 2009
PATTERSON The statue of the legendary Gene Sarazen, located at the practice green at Diablo Grande, leans backward. It's as though the Squire is ducking away from a right hook. (Modesto Bee, CA)
TW up 2 » Aug 16, 2009
PGA Championship: Tiger Woods maintains lead over defending champion Padraig Harrington - ESPN. Updated: August 16, 2009, 1:26 AM ET. (ESPN -- Golf)
•Award winner great start to tournament Aug 14, 2009
Previous award winners include Bob Hope, Gerald Ford, Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer, Patty Berg, George H.W. Bush and Jack Nicklaus, to name a few. Subscribers, to read full story. (The Daily Journal)
Past winners » Aug 11, 2009
91st PGA Championship: Past champions - ESPN. Updated: July 28, 2009, 2:31 PM ET. (ESPN -- Golf)
Oakmont will give Cabrera green jacket Aug 2, 2009
It is located on the second floor of the cottage and is down the hall from rooms that bear the names of Steve Melnyk (1969 U.S. Amateur champion) and Gene Sarazen (1922 PGA), other past winners at Oakmont. First published on August 2, 2009 at 12:00 am Online: Print: Copyright. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Watson's effort is still like a win Jul 21, 2009
I had the privelege to interview Watson a couple of times back in his prime, if you will, but I wanted Alan's take on a gentleman whose 39 wins tie him with Gene Sarazen for 10th on the PGA Tour's all-time list. "He's just great,'' said Hoskins, who proceeded to elaborate for 20 minutes on various Watson anecdotes.So, it made me all the more disappointed that Watson couldn't simply sink that last putt in regulation and strike a resounding blow for all of us aging Baby Boomers.Then again, it... (Sioux City Journal)
Past Open champions Jul 9, 2009
British Open past champions - Golf - ESPN. Updated: July 6, 2009, 4:17 PM ET. (ESPN -- Golf)
Tracking Tiger: News, features and more Jun 25, 2009
Tracking Tiger- nbcsports. The 2009 U.S. OpenLatest NewsThe 2009 MastersFeaturesLive votes. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Smith: Open is often fickle Jun 17, 2009
Fairway Woods: Gene Sarazen (Sam Snead). Long Irons: Jack Nicklaus (Byron Nelson). (Athens Banner-Herald)
Rare 'hometown double' was within Mize's reach May 29, 2009
He could have become the ninth player to win both the Masters and the Senior PGA, joining an illustrious group that includes Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd, Tom Watson and Fuzzy Zoeller. "It would be great to have the Senior PGA played again back at Augusta," Mize said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Teen gets PGA invite May 13, 2009
Gene Sarazen is the previous youngest to play in a PGA Championship. He was 19 years, seven months when he played the Inwood Country Club course in New York in 1921. (iAfrica.com)
Two Rivers turns 100 Apr 30, 2009
The fields also included Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Gene Sarazen, Jimmy Demaret, Skip Alexander, Dr. Cary Middlecoff, Porky Oliver, Joe (Palooka) Kirkwood, Tommy (Thunder) Bolt, Lawson Little and many others. Kim Young and Jeff Woodland won Ben Hogan Tour titles in 1990 and '91, competing against fields that included such notables as Tom Lehman, Ernie Els, Steve Stricker, Stephen Ames and David Toms. (Sioux City Journal)
JIM DODSON: Fashion Criticism at the Masters Apr 19, 2009
He suggested that we try and make it to the first tee on Thursday morning to watch Arnold hit the tournament's first shot the way Byron Nelson, Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen did over the decades before him. I assured Howdy we would because I hadn't been back to the Masters since Arnold officially said goodbye to the competition in 2004. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Argentina wasn't only constituency thrilled by Cabrera's Masters victory last week Apr 19, 2009
Located on the second floor, the Angel Cabrera room is right down the hall from rooms that bear the names of Steve Melnyk (1969 U.S. Amateur champion) and Gene Sarazen (1922 PGA), other past winners at Oakmont. But Cabrera has not been back to Oakmont since he shot a final-round 69 to win the U.S. Open with a score of 5-over 285. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Famed features Apr 9, 2009
Byron Nelson and Gene Sarazen re-established the tradition in 1981 and were joined by Sam Snead in 1984. In 2007 and again last year, hit the opening tee shot and he will do so again this year. (USA Today -- Sports)
South African Players to bow out from Masters Apr 8, 2009
Player won the Masters in 1961, 1974 and 1978 and he is one of only five men to capture a career Grand Slam, joining an elite group that also includes Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen and Tiger Woods, who did it at age 24. Players other major titles include the British Open in 1959, 1968 and 1974, the 1965 US Open and 1962 and 1972 PGA Championship. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Smith: One final Masters for Fuzzy Apr 8, 2009
Immediately after receiving his invitation, he was reminded that no rookie had won the tournament since Gene Sarazen in 1935. The first rookie to win, of course, was the first champion. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Opinion: Has Masters lost its mojo on back nine? Apr 8, 2009
Indeed, just two years after the place opened they switched the front and back nines, just in time for Gene Sarazen to make a double eagle on No. 15 on his way to a win in the fledgling Augusta National Invitation Tournament. But the talk this year isnt about what has changed. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Player's last Masters Apr 7, 2009
By age 29, he joined Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan as the only players at the time to complete a professional career grand slam -- achieving it a year before Nicklaus. "I wanted to beat to do that so badly, and I did it," Player said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Player set to make final showing at Masters Apr 7, 2009
When Player won the U.S. Open in 1965, he became just the third player -- along with Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan -- to capture a career Grand Slam, victories in all four majors championships. Nicklaus and are the only players to join the exclusive group. (ESPN -- Golf)
Thanks for saving South Ridge Apr 3, 2009
But take only your irons with you some afternoon and have a ball playing a course not unlike those played by Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen, and Walter Hagen. -- Peter Hittle. (Sioux City Journal)
