If you love a game of golf but are bored of your usual club, this rather unusual 19th hole could be just the thing you've been looking for.Located at the top of Mount Currie in Whistler, Vancouver, the lofty site is situated 8,000ft above its nearest competitor, the Big Sky Golf Club in the Pemberton Valley.
When Woods ended his nine-year relationship with General Motors Corp. on Monday — a mutual decision between a megawatt celebrity who doesn’t need the work and a teetering corporation that needs every penny — it offered yet another snapshot of how badly the American economy has deteriorated.
TOKYO -- Police are increasing security for the Casio World Open after a caller warned that mines had been buried at the venue and small explosions shattered windows at the clubhouse and building of a corporate sponsor.
When it comes to improving your golf game, you can spend thousands of dollars buying the latest titanium-induced, Tiger-promoted golf clubs; taking private lessons from the local "I used to be on the Tour" pro; or trying every slice-correcting, swing-speed-estimating, GPS-distance-guessing gadget.
A Hong Kong teenager became the youngest player to ever make the cut at an European Tour event on Friday, breaking the record set by current world No. 2 Sergio Garcia.
J.P. Hayes played a nonconforming ball for a single hole of the second stage of Q School last weekend. He realized it more than a day after the "violation," called it on himself, and thus disqualified himself from Q School ... with some severe, career-altering effects down the line.
Golf legend Seve Ballesteros has left the intensive care unit where he has been treated since 14 October after having surgery on a brain tumour.
In another sign of fragile financial conditions, some PGA Tour events are trying to figure out transportation for players after learning over the weekend that Buick will not be providing courtesy cars to most tournaments next year.
A New York-born urologist came up with a solution to golfers' bothered bladders - a faux club that fits in a golf bag, but is really a mobile urinal.
"If somebody told me they made five holes-in-one in a week, even on a par-3 course, I'd say 'No way,'" the former Illinois State University student said. "It's unbelievable. I'm just stunned."
After decades of research, the world may be closer to the perfect golf swing. University of Surrey engineer Robin Sharp has found the key is not in using full power from the start, but by building up to it quickly. Surprisingly, the wrists don't play a critical role in the swing's outcome, according to the new model.
Some people are not pro golf players but pro golf entertainers.
Golf legend Seve Ballesteros will have a third operation on Friday to reduce brain swelling after the discovery of a tumour earlier this month. The 51-year-old collapsed on 6 October and is in a serious but stable condition at La Paz Hospital in Madrid.
An Omaha man, Matthew J. Miller, has sued a fellow golfer for nearly hitting a hole in one. The problem: The hole the golfer almost hit was Miller's ear. The lawsuit, filed this month in Douglas County District Court, says golfer Joseph Hammon hit his tee shot into Miller's head, just above the ear, as Miller was walking off the second green.
I would certainly listen to his advice.
Is there anything Tiger's not good at?
Severiano Ballesteros underwent an emergency operation yesterday after suffering a brain swelling 48 hours after having a tumour removed. Medics had to remove part of his skull because of the swelling that resulted from the initial surgery.