Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Gary Player published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 67
» View latimes.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
•
Next >
-
Here comes Rocco
It was the type of a tournament that could change a career, define a player. The 2008 U.S. Open stabilized Tiger Woods as an icon. The Open made Rocco Mediate everyone's favorite underdog. Mediate is well aware the tournament was a unique experience....
Tags: Loren Roberts, U.S. Open (golf), Personal Service, Mark Calcavecchia, Curtis Strange
-
Scoreboard: Dec. 3
|HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING| Brookings Triangular (Chamberlain, West Central) |COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL| Youngstown State at Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis |TV SPORTS| Soccer—Premier League, Wigan at Newcastle, 1:55 p.m. (ESPN2)...Tags: Illinois State Redbirds, Indiana State Sycamores, Football, Building Material, High School Sports
-
Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus part of ‘Legendary Conversation’
The Downswing Golf BlogLee Trevino might have summed it up best: Who knows whether this type of gathering will ever happen again. After all, Arnold Palmer just completed his 83rd year on earth. (Happy Birthday, Arnie!) Gary Player is 76; Trevino and Jack Nicklaus are 72.... -
Who will win the PGA Championship?
Louis Oosthuizen Barry Stavro Los Angeles Times My Ouija board says the PGA champ will emerge from the group of 16 players who have won the last 16 majors and, no, Tiger Woods isn't in that mix. Sunday's winner will be … South Africa's Louis...Tags: The Players Championship, Chicago Tribune, Ernie Els, Dustin Johnson, Matt Kuchar
-
Missed putts on Nos. 15, 16 set table for Scott's collapse
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — If he could take one stroke back Sunday, Adam Scott said, it would be the 5-foot putt that wouldn't go down at No.16. Either that or the similarly short miss one hole earlier. Drain either one of those, and the Aussie'...
Tags: Ernie Els, Ian Poulter, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, PGA Championship
-
Lytham's bunkers pose major challenge
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — They don't come with any whimsical names like those found at other British Open venues: the Coffin Bunker, the Spectacles, the Principal's Nose or simply Hell. Taken as a collection, though, the bunkers at Royal Lytham &...
Tags: Tiger Woods, Luke Donald, Human Interest, David Duval, Padraig Harrington
-
U.S. Open venue has history of major upsets
The Olympic Club doesn't play favorites. That's the nice way of stating it, anyway. Truth be told, this week's U.S. Open venue has a nasty habit of giving its leading men an ill-timed kick in the teeth with the finish line in sight. Ben Hogan, Arnold...
Tags: Payne Stewart, U.S. Open (golf), Billy Casper, Jack Fleck, Bubba Watson
-
Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino say Tiger Woods is too mechanical
The Downswing Golf BlogWhile Tiger Woods spends an unplanned free weekend at home on Jupiter Island, the vote was split among four of the game’s living legends as to whether he’ll eventually reach Jack Nicklaus’ standard of 18 major titles. Nicklaus and Gary... -
Local Golf Schedules For 2012
CHARITY TOURNAMENTS May 10: The CT Capitals Tournament at Manchester CC. Registration 11 a.m.; shotgun scramble start 12:30 p.m. Entry fee is $115 and includes greens fee, cart, dinner, beverages, raffles, prizes and silent auction. Proceeds benefit...Tags: Autism Speaks, Bars and Clubs, U.S. Open (golf), High School Sports, Clubs and Associations
-
Gary Player goes long as ‘Big 3′ tee shots open Masters
The Downswing Golf BlogGary Player said he’d been working out – as if he really needed another excuse to hit the gym. But the competitor in his 76-year-old bones came out as he outdrove “Big 3” cohorts Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus to get the 76th... -
2012 Masters TV schedule
Channel Guide MagazineGolf’s first major tournament of the year, The Masters, returns to Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., April 5-8 as the top players in the game compete for the coveted green jacket and a place in golf history. Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald,... -
Benedict keeps a keen eye
Ron Benedict and staff had to do "emergency surgery" to the golf course at Newport Beach Country Club two weeks ago. A good 'ole fashioned flush for two days for a course that is preparing to host the annual Toshiba Classic next month. Benedict and his...Tags: PGA Tour, Emergency Health Procedures, Sports Illustrated, Clubs and Associations, Golf
Mar 8, 2013
|Story| Daily Pilot
Dec 2, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Sep 10, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Aug 8, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 22, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jul 18, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 9, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 5, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 25, 2012
|Story| Hartford Courant
Apr 5, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 3, 2012
| Zap2It
Mar 10, 2012
|Story| Daily Pilot
Original site for Gary Player topic gallery.
