Azinger: Hoffman a lock for Ryder Cup
Paul Azinger was always adamant that winning breeds confidence.
Azinger, the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup captain, believed that winning an
event in the weeks before Ryder Cup selections put a player in
great position to make the team as a captain’s
pick. Unfortunately for Azinger, the last six winners on the PGA
Tour before he had to make his picks in 2008 were non-Americans.
But that was then. “Charley Hoffman is a
lock,†Azinger said from his home in Florida after
the final putt dropped at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
“The purpose of getting four picks at the end was
because I valued confidence over experience, and Hoffman won by
five after shooting a 62.â€
Report: Uchitel buying New York condo
Rachel Uchitel is making the move to New York City mere days after
it was disclosed that Tiger Woods is also buying a posh pad in the
Big Apple.
Course groundskeeper drowns in hazard
A Massachusetts golf course groundskeeper who drove a lawn mower
into a water hazard and got stuck under it has drowned.
Davies wins Austrian Ladies Open
England's Laura Davies won the Austrian Ladies Open on Sunday
for her 75th worldwide victory, closing with a 2-under 70 to beat
France's Virginie Lagoutte-Clement by a stroke.
Schulz wins First Tee Open
Ted Schulz won the First Tee Open on Sunday for his first
Champions Tour title, holing an 8-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole
at Pebble Beach en route to a 2-under 70 and a one-stroke victory
over Tom Pernice Jr.
Jimenez wins European Masters
Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez saw off a late challenge from
Edoardo Molinari of Italy to win the European Masters by three
strokes on Sunday.
