For you golf fans hoping to see a Tiger Woods/Phil Mickelson pairing to start this year’s U.S. Open, you’re out of luck.  Tournament officials have decided against using last year’s method of grouping the top three players in world ranking, instead going with a grouping of the reigning major championship winners.  This means that instead of a Woods, Mickelson, Paul Casey group, Tiger will begin his U.S. Open defense paired with Masters winner Angel Cabrera, and Padraig Harrington, who captured the British Open and PGA Championship.
Mickelson’s grouping will not be without it’s share of intrigue though.  Phil will be teamed with Ernie …read more

Tiger may have finished the 2009 Masters Tournament tied for sixth place, but there was plenty of drama on the final round at Augusta. Kenny Perry, who led starting the day, completed regulation play tied with Chad Campbell and Angel Cabrera, forcing a three-man, sudden-death playoff. It was the first ever three-man playoff in Masters history.

It was Cabrera who prevailed, making him (at #69) the lowest-ranked player to ever win at Augusta. He is also the first Argentine to ever win the Masters.
Cabrera, 39, who plays regularly on the European Tour has just two PGA wins, but they are …read more

Don’t tell Kenny Perry he’s too old to win the Masters Tournament. The 48-year-old Kentuckian is playing one of the best tournaments of his career and is tied for the lead after three rounds with Argentina’s Angel Cabrera. Should Perry win tomorrow, he’ll be the oldest man to win a major golf championship.

Perry is no stranger to competition. He has 13 PGA wins since turning pro in 1982. He was also a catalyst to Team USA’s Ryder Cup win last year in Perry’s native Kentucky. Previously, the best he has finished at Augusta is 12th (in …read more