The 15 Greatest French Open Champions of the Open Era

Thoughts now turn to the red clay of Stade Roland Garros––the next Grand Slam championship on the calendar. The French Open begins on May 22 following the Masters 1000 tournaments in Madrid and Rome.  The French Open has often presented obstacles to many of the top players.  Pete Sampras never won on the red dirt nor did John McEnroe, although he came very lose in 1984. Maria... 

John Cook Retains His Hold on the No. 1 Power Rankings

Through The Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf April 29, 2011 John Cook retained his hold on the No. 1 spot in the Power Performance Rankings with a victory at the Outback Pro-Am. Fred Couples is No. 2. Tom Lehman, who won the Mississippi Gulf Classic, moved up to No. 3. Neither Mark McNulty nor David Eger, winners at The Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, currently have enough points to remain in the Rankings... 

Zurich Classic: Bubba Watson Booms His Way to the Lead Down on the Bayou

Six birdies, two bogeys and an eagle propelled the long-hitting left-hander, Bubba Watson, up the leader board in New Orleans at the Zurich Classic. Watson and Australian Matt Jones are currently tied for the lead at six-under par down on the bayous of Louisiana. Jones, not as long off the tee as Watson, had to settle with getting to six-under the par the old fashion way, firing eight birdies on the... 

Roger Federer, David Ferrer, Jurgen Melzer and More: Still Aiming High at 30

From the Monte Carlo Masters and the Barcelona 500, the clay season has been fanning out through Europe to Portugal, Germany and Serbia before it converges again on road to Madrid, Rome and Paris—surely one of the most glamorous swings in the tennis calendar. The youthful and zesty Rafael Nadal is stealing the headlines wherever his feet hit the red-stuff, and a swathe of young names—Milos... 

Frank Adams III Wins Carolinas Pro Golf Tour Tournament at Carolina Lakes

Frank Adams III, of Salisbury,NC, followed up a first Round 3 under 69 with a second Round 2 under 70, for a two day total of five under 139, to win by one shot at the Carolina’s Pro Golf Tour tournament at Carolina Lakes Golf Club in Indian Land, South Carolina on Wednesday. Adams started the day four shots behind first-day leader Sam Lyons, of Myrtle Beach, SC who shot a seven under 65 on the... 

Golf: Saving the Heritage Tournament by Thinking Outside the Box!

The Heritage golf tournament in beautiful Hilton Head Island, South Carolina has yet to announce a sponsor. Tournament, city and state officials have reached out to the PGA in an effort to help find a sponsor for their outstanding event. Verizon was the title sponsor since 1987, but pulled out of the event last year. Perhaps it is time for the PGA to do something different and think outside the box... 

25 Greatest Things About Golf

Golf is a tradition filled sport. Like most sports, most of the best, most noteworthy traditions are brought out in the biggest events of the season. In the case of golf, those are the four majors: The Masters, The US Open, The British Open, and The PGA Championship. Even at that, some of those majors are far more tradition packed than others. Also, while the majors are where the most famous traditions... 

2011 Wells Fargo Golf Championship at Quail Hollow: A Marshal’s Perspective

In just seven short days I will be among hundreds of marshals and thousands of other volunteers working behind the scenes of the PGA’s Wells Fargo— formerly Wachovia and Quail Hollow—Golf Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club in Charlotte, NC. My official tournament shirts and wind breaker arrived via FedEx sometime last week and I am set to pick up my official tournament credentials... 

Lionel Messi: Will He Eventually Stand as the Greatest Player of All Time?

In soccer, as in any other sport, you have a select few who are regarded as the greatest players of all time. In some sports, there is a universal choice of that player, say like Michael Jordan in basketball and Wayne Gretzky in ice hockey. In soccer, or football, as the Europeans call it, there is no universal agreement as to who the greatest of all time is, but there are a select few players who... 

Bubba Watson: How Good Would Air Bubba Be If He Kept His Feet on the Ground?

When Bubba Watson catches air and still makes solid contact with his driver, it’s an amazing feat, but it isn’t helping him get his career off the ground.  With all the excess body movement, he still hits it way past a lot of people and keeps it straight enough to do well enough on tour. But what kind of dominant force would he become if he played like the rest of the pros, with his... 

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