Trevor Immelman, the smooth swinging South African who won the 2008 Masters tournament, underwent wrist surgery recently,after missing most of the season with tendinitis.  Immelman had tried to let his injured left wrist heal up with rest only, but it became apparent that surgery was the only viable option.
The surgery on Immelman’s wrist was performed this past Thursday by a doctor in New York.  The same doctor did similar surgeries on Luke Donald and Jim Furyk.
After a six week recuperation period, Immelman will start strength training exercises.  It will be a three month window of rehabilitation before Immelman can resume …read more

Gary Player, the South African golfer who was the first international player to win the Masters (in 1961), has announced that this week’s Masters tournament will be his last. Player, 73, has competed in 52 Masters.

To ESPN, Player said about the tournament, “It’s difficult at 73 to build strength, and this golf course is so long.”
In addition to the 1961 win, Player donned the green jacket in 1974 and 1978 (at age 42). He has nine total major wins to his credit.
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AT&T is again offering a variety of coverage for the 2009 Masters Tournament, which begins on April 6. From the first swing to the last putt, they are offering a variety of ways for golf fans to watch the 2009 Masters Tournament with three AT&T screens — the TV, the PC and the wireless device. AT&T today announced its complete three-screen coverage of the 2009 Masters Tournament, available on AT&T U-verse(SM) TV, the AT&T FanZone and exclusively on AT&T wireless devices, as well as special 2009 Masters interactive application for all U-verse TV customers.

Under an agreement with the …read more