Archive for July, 2005

report from St. Andrews: The Old Course

Yazan: mulligan | 16 July 2005 | Comments Off on report from St. Andrews: The Old Course
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I walked 18 holes of The Old Course at St. Andrews this morning, following Justin Leonard and Mark Hensby, and then Tom Lehman and Chris DiMarco. The Old Course is elegant in its simplicity: the holes run on parallel tracks — first nine closer to the water runs one way and then the inward nine […]

Playing for second, Monty?

Yazan: mulligan | 15 July 2005 | Comments Off on Playing for second, Monty?
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Though Jack and Tiger are understandably getting all the headlines after day two at The Open, I think Colin Montgomerie’s showing is perhaps the most surprising story of the championship at the half-way point. But, sadly, this AP article suggests Monty does not have the fire needed to really give Woods a challenge over the […]

more about Jack’s farewell

Yazan: mulligan | 15 July 2005 | Comments Off on more about Jack’s farewell
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Ron Sirak (one of my all-time favorite golf writers) of Golf World has penned this amazing essay in tribute to Jack Nicklaus on espn.com. Frankly, just about every line in this moving essay is a money line, but I had to pick one: “When Nicklaus made the turn for home on the Old Course, striding […]

report from St. Andrews: Tiger on top, Jack’s farewell

Yazan: mulligan | 15 July 2005 | Comments Off on report from St. Andrews: Tiger on top, Jack’s farewell
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I just arrived at St. Andrews. The place is teeming with spectators. St. Andrews is very small, basically only 3 streets, so it looks like golf fans have overtaken the streets — with lots of beer being served. The weather was nice, so low scores were had on Day 2. A local told me that […]

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