The golden glow Nov 15, 2009
The great Walter Hagen would say on arrival at tournaments in the early 20th century: "Who's going to run second this week?" Nicklaus had that same thought when he went to tournaments, though he never did echo Hagen's words. Nicklaus once confided he could look around the room, the locker-room, and know he had many beaten. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
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)
Visiting 19th hole is nothing to be ashamed of Oct 22, 2009
More from the Digest: "It's said Walter Hagen once ran until dawn with Al Jolson, hired a limousine, changed from his tux to his plus-fours en route and stepped lightly onto the first tee, thereafter waxing all those who'd had a good night's sleep. Bobby Jones' biographer, Charles Price, said the great man favored corn whisky and 'could drink with Hagen or Ted Ray or Tommy Armour.' Doug Sanders, winner of 20 PGA events and unofficial pro to Sinatra and cronies, once described a players' party:... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
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)
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)
Tiger under siege Aug 17, 2009
Woods, known as a deadly finisher, is gunning for a fifth PGA Championship title that would tie him with Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen on top of the list. Ive played well to get myself in those positions, and fortunate to have won most of those events, said Woods, who is 36-1 when leading going into a final round on the PGA Tour. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
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)
Woods’s lead at PGA trimmed to two Aug 16, 2009
Bad weather is in the forecast, which could obstruct Woods s pursuit of his first major of the year and a record-tying fifth PGA, which would match Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen. Or could someone finally overtake Woods in the final round and rewrite history. (Boston Globe)
Golf: Tiger clings to PGA lead as Yang, Harrington make a charge Aug 16, 2009
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Tiger turns windswept PGA into one-man show Aug 15, 2009
" With a win at Hazeltine, the world number one would tie Walter Hagen and Jack Nicklaus for most wins in PGA Championship history with five and claim his 15th career major, three shy of the all-time record set by Nicklaus. Woods finished 36 holes on seven-under 137 and is a remarkable 32 of 38 when he has lead after the first two rounds. Defending champion Padraig Harrington of Ireland, US Open champion Lucas Glover, two-time PGA Championship winner Vijay Singh of Fiji, England's Ross Fisher... (Yahoo! Asia News)
Buzz word for PGA is length Aug 14, 2009
Woods is trying to match Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen with his fifth PGA Championship victory, and continue toward a more obscure record. Article Rating. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Tiger roars into PGA lead at Hazeltine Aug 14, 2009
World number one Woods, seeking a 15th major title to move three shy of the career record set by Jack Nicklaus, also could match Nicklaus and Walter Hagen for the all-time record for PGA Championship crowns with his fifth. Harrington's 68 was one stroke ahead of Australians Robert Allenby and Mathew Goggin, Americans Hunter Mahan and David Toms, Spain's Alvaro Quiros and Fiji's Vijay Singh. (Yahoo! Asia News)
5 things to know about 91st PGA » Aug 12, 2009
He's trying to become the third man to win five PGA Championships, joining Walter Hagen and. Woods won this event in 2006 and 2007, but didn't compete in 2008 after undergoing knee surgery. (ESPN -- Golf)
Lost year? Tiger doesnt think so Aug 12, 2009
It's not as though he is abandoning thoughts on winning at Hazeltine and joining Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen with five victories in the PGA Championship. For the first time, Woods is ending a three-week stretch of competition at a major. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Past winners » Aug 11, 2009
91st PGA Championship: Past champions - ESPN. Updated: July 28, 2009, 2:31 PM ET. (ESPN -- Golf)
Golfs stars look to rebound at Glorys last shot Aug 9, 2009
Stuart Franklin / Getty ImagesTiger Woods enters the PGA Championship at Hazeltine needing a victory to join Walter Hagen as the only players to win at least one major five years in a row. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Watson links to the past Jul 17, 2009
Only five players -- Nicklaus, Woods, Walter Hagen, Gary Player and Hogan - won more majors than Watson. More than any other player, Watson stood up to and beat Jack Nicklaus in major championships, most notably at Turnberry in 1977 and with his famous U.S. Open chip-in at Pebble Beach five years later. (News & Observer -- Sports)
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)
British Open returning to Muirfield in 2013 May 5, 2009
Other champions at Muirfield include Nick Faldo (twice), Tom Watson, Lee Trevino, Gary Player, Walter Hagen and Harry Vardon. - AP. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Requiem for a heavyweight Apr 28, 2009
The Classics has been the gold standard since it was used by the US Ryder Cup teams captained by Walter Hagen in the 1920s. Virtually all the important pros began their careers in FootJoys, says Tarlow. (Boston Globe)
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)
Golf movie trivia Apr 1, 2009
In "The Legend of Bagger Vance," Matt Damon's character plays in an exhibition tournament against Walter Hagen and what other golf legend. Sam Snead. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Gen-X files: What, me worry? Feb 12, 2009
That said, one of my favorite quotes originated from one of golf s eminent players, Walter Hagen, who once said: "Don't hurry, don't worry, you're only here for a short visit so be sure to smell the flowers along the way.". I stumbled across this sage piece of advice when I was 17 and looking for the ultimate quotes to put on my page in my senior high school class yearbook. (Yarmouth Register, MA)
Read moreEDITORALDowd Confronting A Difficult DecisionIt is understandable that Town Council Member Abigail Dowd loves Florence. Who wouldnt? But were sure she also cares about Southern Pines. That, as Mayor Mike Haney commented the other night at a council work session, is why Dowd is agonizing over what to do.Read morePUBLIC SPEAKINGEditorial Was Off BaseThe Pilot demonstrates its own ultra-partisanship in the Feb. 1 editorial, "So Much for Change and Bipartisanship." It condemned the Republicans for voting unanimously against the House of Representatives "stimulus plan." Read moreJIM DODSONJIM DODSON: Down Under in the SandbeltJim Dodson, editor of Pinestraw magazine, writes an essay each Sunday for The Pilot. His latest offering begins: "This may sound rather silly to say, but I just flew halfway around the world to have a cold Aussie beer and experience the pain of a gloriously made bunker. True, I was on assignment for a national magazine, and I had agreed to sing for my supper by giving a few evening talks to my hosts."Read more Feb 8, 2009
When he toured through in 1930, Walter Hagen described Metropolitan as the finest course he'd played in Australia. Host to seven Australian Opens and five Australian PGA championships, the tightly cinched and lushly turfed Couch (pronounced "kooch") grass fairways of the opening nine meander through a forest of magnificent flowering gum trees that were distractingly full of chattering iridescent green parrots and striking black-and-white magpies. (The Pilot Newspaper)
