When Tiger Woods won the US Open at Torrey Pines back in 2008 he received a 10-year exemption that allowed him to play at every US Open regardless of his world ranking for the next 10 years.
Which means that following this years US Open at Shinnecock Hills June 14-17 that Woods may have to attend regional qualifiers to play in any subsequent US Open from 2019 onward.
Golf Professional who has worked in the golf industry for over 25 years. Formerly representing Augusta National and The Masters Broadcast in Canada behind the camera lens for 11 years, in 2010 he launched Canada’s only National Golf Talk Program (Golf Talk Canada).
Jason Day is back in his native Australia this week to compete at the Aussie Open. Jordan Spieth has also made the trip down under but is without his caddie Michael Greller who is home with his new born child. Day said he would love the opportunity to compete against Spieth in the final pairing….
Sergio Garcia had a bit of a rough outing this weekend at the Dell Technologies Championship at TPC Boston. Garcia broke his own putter on the fourth hole in anger after he was upset at his poor putting attempt. He ended up having to finish the round by putting with his 3-wood and an iron…
There has always been a public fascination with golf commentators. Some people like to poke fun at them for whispering while others marvel at their poetic approach to capturing those special moments in golf. We all remember the great Verne Lundquist’s call on Tiger Woods chip in at the 2005 Masters, “In your life have…
Golf Talk Canada’s Mark Zecchino took a road trip down to Nevada to play several golf courses throughout the Las Vegas area. Here is a look at the spectacular Wolf Creek Golf Club in Mesquite, NV which is a 90 minute drive from the Las Vegas strip. However, it’s definitely worth the drive!
Justin Rose let the BMW Championship slip away following a playoff loss to Keegan Bradley who picked up his first win in six years on the PGA Tour. However, the news wasn’t all bad for the 38 year-old Englishman because the second place finish at the BMW vaulted him into the No. 1 spot in…
Jordan Spieth is the leader at 11-under par heading into the final round of the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Spieth continued his blazing form at the Open shooting a 65 which leaves him three strokes ahead of fellow American Matt Kuchar at 8-under. If calm conditions continue I don't believe Jordan's ball striking is…
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