Roger Maltbie Wins in Playoff in 1976 to Remember A brand new course and a brand new event around a unique idea by Jack Nicklaus were the parts to the 3 pronged approach to the Memorial Tournament in 1976. Jack designed a course that had a resemblance to one of his favorites in the US…
Former Open Champion (1967-Hoylake) and the first Argentine to win a major championship, Roberto De Vicenzo has passed away at age 94. The beloved Argentine won over 230 tournaments worldwide in his career, but is mostly remember for signing an incorrect scorecard at the 1968 Masters. Most people mistakenly think that De Vicenzo was disqualified for…
By: Global Golf Post For all of his accomplishments, including being the second-winningest senior player of all time behind Hale Irwin, Bernhard Langer never had won the Senior PGA Championship. So it was appropriate that this would be the victory that pushed Langer past Jack Nicklaus as the all-time leader in senior major wins with…
By: Sean Fairholm – PGA Tour A lengthy legal battle between Vijay Singh and the PGA Tour may be headed to trial. According to multiple reports, Judge Eileen Bransten of the New York Supreme Court ruled on several motions from Singh’s lawsuit, which was filed in May 2013. Bransten partially denied the Tour’s request for…
By: Steve Eubanks – Global Golf Post Not long after fighting the course, the elements and the mental fatigue of the Players Championship, Ian Poulter engaged in another fight on his second favorite battlefield, getting into a Twitter spat with GolfChannel’s Brandel Chamblee. During post-tournament comments, Chamblee criticized Poulter for playing for money, for securing…
