12. 10.2012
10 things we’re talking about…
peter senior 1;the 53-year-old champions tour player blows away the age mark for a winner of the australian open
na yeon choi 2;the u.s. women’s open champion continues her fine late-season play with a victory at the swinging skirts event in taiwan
michael allen 3;the proposed anchoring ban would, arguably, impact the 50-and-over tour the most—a top player’s thoughts
sharp park 4;a court ruling has (finally) decided the fate of this alister mackenzie gem in san francisco—and it’s a win for golfers
john spitzer 5;finding a successor for dick rugge, the usga stays in-house for its new managing director of equipment standards
the shark’s shootout 6;sean o’Hair and Kenny perry score a one-shot victory in the franklin templeton shootout, greg norman’s silly season staple
father/son challenge 7;with pnc on board as a sponsor, this longtime, feel-good event makes its return after a four-year hiatus
davis love iii 8;He didn’t captain a u.s. ryder cup victory, but his winning the usga’s bob Jones award is a noteworthy achievement
humana field 9;with phil mickelson, brandt snedeker and defender mark wilson in the 2013 field, there’s hope for the old Hope
palmer cup 10;not nearly as well known as the walker cup, this annual showdown between u.s. and european collegians keeps getting better
departments
gale-force winds and a three-hour suspension of play yesterday didn’t stop peter senior from edging brendan Jones by a shot
charl schwartzel wins for the first time since the 2011 masters, rolling to an 11-shot victory in the asian tour event
wegmans lpga championship winner shanshan feng closes with a 69 to win her second ladies european tour title of 2012
texas assistant pro breaks guinness’ long-club record, adam scott’s ‘short’ experiment, gerald ford’s clubs, ping’s scottsdale tr putter
thirty-four-year-old rookie steve lebrun, a runner-up in Q-school finals, paid his dues over many years and in many ways
australian open
thailand championship
dubai ladies masters
equipment
tim rosaforte
cover: greg wood/afp/getty images; contents: ryan pierse/getty images; atHit perawongmetHa/getty images; ap pHoto/ wally santana
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