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Aug
Tue

Aaron Baddeley: Steal My Feel

Aaron Baddeley ranks sixth on the PGA Tour in sand saves (62.5 percent) this year. Here's his advice clearing a high lip.

20

Aug
Mon

Trending: Rory's back to pimping tennis

If this were, say, two weeks ago; before he won his second major at the tender age of 23, critics might interpret Rory McIlroy's latest tennis promo as another example of how his hectic schedule alongside girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki is hampering his golf game. But since he's put all of that nonsense behind him, we can go back to watching the two of them with endearing jealousy as they traverse the world getting to do cool things like drive a tennis ball at the Yale Bowl during the New Haven Open. But we do have one question for Rory: You're always promoting tennis, when is Caroline going to give golf a plug? -- Derek Evers Follow @derekevers !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

20

Aug
Mon

Why the Augusta news is being blown out of proportion

By Ashley MayoCan we all settle down? This news that Augusta National has finally added women members is certainly welcome, but to call it a "joyous occasion" and pretend it'll revolutionize the game is absurd. It's nothing more than one private club finally accepting female members. Two of them. Is it a sign of progress? Of course it is. Will it change the face of the game? No, sorry, it won't. Related: With long overdue move, Augusta National is no longer an exception to the rulesAs much as golf is believed to be stuck in the 19th century, the fact is the overwhelming majority of golf courses welcome women with open arms. The overwhelming majority of manufacturers make golf clubs specifically for women. The overwhelming majority of apparel companies create gear exclusively for women. This has been the case for years, and will continue to be so for years to come. Also, the overwhelming majority of female golfers will never become a member at Augusta National. The club is still an uber-private, buttoned-up association that grants access to a select, privileged few. It's just that now, for politically correct reasons, it has two female members. Too many people -- especially those who are attaching too much importance to this news -- are mistakenly suggesting that the practices of one private club represent the sport as a whole. That's more upsetting than the membership policies of a single private club. It shouldn't take today's news for the public to realize that golf has long distanced itself from its stodgy, insular past.Related: Why the Augusta news is a momentous occasionThe best news to emerge from today's announcement? We won't have to answer the "Why doesn't Augusta have any female members?" question that inevitably comes up before every Masters. What a relief. Follow @AshleyKMayo !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

20

Aug
Mon

With long overdue move, Augusta National is no longer an exception to the rules

By John Barton The world did not stop turning. As far as we know, hell did not freeze over. When the announcement came -- a press release from Augusta National Golf Club informing the world that the infamously male-only club had finally added two women members -- it did not seem so much like a bombshell, but rather as something inevitable, and perhaps long overdue. "This is a joyous occasion," said chairman of Augusta National Billy Payne of the two new recruits, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, 57, and Darla Moore, 58. "These accomplished women share our passion for the game of golf and both are well known and respected by our membership. It will be a proud moment when we present Condoleezza and Darla their Green Jackets when the Club opens this fall. "This is a significant and positive time in our Club's history and, on behalf of our membership, I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome them and all of our new members into the Augusta National family." Rice was National Security Advisor for the first term of George W. Bush's presidency and Secretary of State for the second. She is currently a professor of political science at Stanford University, where she was provost before her excursion into Washington politics. She took up golf at the age of 50, in 2005 -- a few months into her job as Secretary of State. Moore is a partner in the private investment firm Rainwater Inc., founded by her husband Richard Rainwater. Don't expect a sudden rush of more women members now that the redoubt has been breached, but there might be a slow trickle. Often mentioned is Virginia Rometty, who was appointed chief executive of IBM and, unlike her four male predecessors, has not been offered membership. The absence of women members has long been a thorn in the side of the club. Whenever the inevitable question was posed at the annual chairman's press conference on the eve of the Masters, Payne -- and before him his predecessor Hootie Johnson -- would cough, mutter that membership was a private matter for the club, and offer no further comment. Related: Golf Digest's 2011 interview with Rice In the nine months preceding the 2003 Masters, Martha Burk, a latter day suffragette and the then-chair of the National Council of Women's Organizations, spearheaded a vigorous campaign against Augusta National for not having any women members, successfully targeting some of the tournament's sponsors. The culmination of the campaign took place during the tournament itself, out of sight in a park a about a mile from the club, a rather pitiful protest with a small cast of unlikely characters including an inflatable pig and an Elvis impersonator. Johnson had said he wasn't about to admit female members "at the point of a bayonet" and ironically Burk's protest might have even delayed the inevitable. Nobody, least of all Augusta National, likes to be told what to do, and the club, which may well have already been considering female members, was never going to concede any kind of victory to Burk. The club has always been governed with a delicate blend of adhering to tradition and moving swiftly with the times, but Payne is thought of more as a reformer, a global thinker, than Johnson, though according to Associated Press reports, Payne and Johnson agreed together on the timing of the club's gender integration. Payne has offered support to The First Tee and the push to get golf in the Olympics (it was he who brought the 1996 Games to Atlanta), and in 2009 he announced, along with the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, the formation of the Asian Amateur Championship, whose winner would get to play in the Masters (and a final qualifying event for the British Open). At the time, Payne spoke of wanting to inspire the next generation of youngsters around the world to fulfill their dreams, but the sincerity was handicapped by the fact that these were two powerful male-only bodies joining forces to create a male-only event, as if little girls' dreams didn't matter. Related: Tracking reaction to Augusta National's decision The issue was never whether or not private clubs have the right to be single gender -- they clearly do (there remain a couple of dozen private men's golf clubs in the United States). The issue was whether such an influential, high-profile club that hosts one of the world's premier sporting events ought not to set a better example. As Rice and Moore get fit for a ladies Green Jacket, that is no longer an issue for Augusta National. The club is no more an odd exception to tour regulations -- formed after the Shoal Creek debacle in 1990 -- that host clubs cannot discriminate on the basis of race or gender. For the R&A, however, the world governing body of golf outside of North America, the male-only membership issue is now even more glaringly acute. After a suitable grace period, expect the Scottish club, founded in 1754, to follow Augusta's belated lead, perhaps without any fuss or fanfare. Golf is a tradition-bound pursuit with a long, ungracious history of discrimination. At a time when clubs are struggling for members and once-alive fairways are being paved over by developers, today's announcement is a small but welcome step in a good direction. (Photo by Getty Images)

20

Aug
Mon

With long overdue move, Augusta National no longer an exception to rules

By John Barton The world did not stop turning. As far as we know, hell did not freeze over. When the announcement came -- a press release from Augusta National Golf Club informing the world that the infamously male-only club had finally added two women members -- it did not seem so much like a bombshell, but rather as something inevitable, and perhaps long overdue. "This is a joyous occasion," said chairman of Augusta National Billy Payne of the two new recruits, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, 57, and Darla Moore, 58. "These accomplished women share our passion for the game of golf and both are well known and respected by our membership. It will be a proud moment when we present Condoleezza and Darla their Green Jackets when the Club opens this fall. "This is a significant and positive time in our Club's history and, on behalf of our membership, I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome them and all of our new members into the Augusta National family." Rice was National Security Advisor for the first term of George W. Bush's presidency and Secretary of State for the second. She is currently a professor of political science at Stanford University, where she was provost before her excursion into Washington politics. She took up golf at the age of 50, in 2005 -- a few months into her job as Secretary of State. Moore is a partner in the private investment firm Rainwater Inc., founded by her husband Richard Rainwater. Don't expect a sudden rush of more women members now that the redoubt has been breached, but there might be a slow trickle. Often mentioned is Virginia Rometty, who was appointed chief executive of IBM and, unlike her four male predecessors, has not been offered membership. The absence of women members has long been a thorn in the side of the club. Whenever the inevitable question was posed at the annual chairman's press conference on the eve of the Masters, Payne -- and before him his predecessor Hootie Johnson -- would cough, mutter that membership was a private matter for the club, and offer no further comment. Related: Golf Digest's 2011 interview with Rice In the nine months preceding the 2003 Masters, Martha Burk, a latter day suffragette and the then-chair of the National Council of Women's Organizations, spearheaded a vigorous campaign against Augusta National for not having any women members, successfully targeting some of the tournament's sponsors. The culmination of the campaign took place during the tournament itself, out of sight in a park a about a mile from the club, a rather pitiful protest with a small cast of unlikely characters including an inflatable pig and an Elvis impersonator. Johnson had said he wasn't about to admit female members "at the point of a bayonet" and ironically Burk's protest might have even delayed the inevitable. Nobody, least of all Augusta National, likes to be told what to do, and the club, which may well have already been considering female members, was never going to concede any kind of victory to Burk. The club has always been governed with a delicate blend of adhering to tradition and moving swiftly with the times, but Payne is thought of more as a reformer, a global thinker, than Johnson, though according to Associated Press reports, Payne and Johnson agreed together on the timing of the club's gender integration. Payne has offered support to The First Tee and the push to get golf in the Olympics (it was he who brought the 1996 Games to Atlanta), and in 2009 he announced, along with the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, the formation of the Asian Amateur Championship, whose winner would get to play in the Masters (and a final qualifying event for the British Open). At the time, Payne spoke of wanting to inspire the next generation of youngsters around the world to fulfill their dreams, but the sincerity was handicapped by the fact that these were two powerful male-only bodies joining forces to create a male-only event, as if little girls' dreams didn't matter. Related: Tracking reaction to Augusta National's decision The issue was never whether or not private clubs have the right to be single gender -- they clearly do (there remain a couple of dozen private men's golf clubs in the United States). The issue was whether such an influential, high-profile club that hosts one of the world's premier sporting events ought not to set a better example. As Rice and Moore get fit for a ladies Green Jacket, that is no longer an issue for Augusta National. The club is no more an odd exception to tour regulations -- formed after the Shoal Creek debacle in 1990 -- that host clubs cannot discriminate on the basis of race or gender. For the R&A, however, the world governing body of golf outside of North America, the male-only membership issue is now even more glaringly acute. After a suitable grace period, expect the Scottish club, founded in 1754, to follow Augusta's belated lead, perhaps without any fuss or fanfare. Golf is a tradition-bound pursuit with a long, ungracious history of discrimination. At a time when clubs are struggling for members and once-alive fairways are being paved over by developers, today's announcement is a small but welcome step in a good direction. (Photo by Getty Images)

20

Aug
Mon

Why today is a momentous day

By Stina SternbergAugusta National has women members. Not just one, but two. Only a few hours have passed since the news broke, and it's already been met with celebration, mockery and plenty of shrugged shoulders....

20

Aug
Mon

Garcia's success and the failure it magnifies

By John Strege More ignominy for Sergio Garcia: Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore have green jackets and he doesn't. Nor does he have a Claret Jug or any of the other major championship regalia, but he does have a Wyndham Championship trophy that serves only as a reminder of what is conspicuously missing from his trophy collection. Garcia has major talent and the credentials to prove it: eight PGA Tour and 10 European Tour victories. But his success off-Broadway simply magnifies his failure on golf's grandest stages (Ryder Cup excepted). His latest victory, by two at the Wyndham Championship and his first PGA Tour win in four years, could not have come further off-Broadway: In Greensboro, N.C., on a Monday morning with few paying attention, and those who were had their attention diverted to news that Rice and Moore had been admitted as Augusta National Golf Club's first female members. Upstaged again. As Golf Digest's Dan Jenkins once noted in his incessant Twitter mocking of Garcia's plight: "Me, Sergio...why does destiny hate me? Why?" Garcia was brilliant in the final round of a tournament pushed to Monday by Sunday storms. He birdied four holes in a five-hole stretch late in the final round that no doubt secured him a spot on Captain Jose Maria-Olazabal's European Ryder Cup team, but did not replace him as No. 1 on Team Enigma. Here is how his major championship season went: -- At Augusta National, he concluded in the wake of a third-round failure that he "isn't good enough to win a major." -- In the U.S. Open, he took a 7-iron to a tee-side NBC microphone following a wayward effort. -- He missed the cut in the British Open. -- He missed the cut in the PGA Championship. There seems to be a discomfort level at majors that is not apparent elsewhere. Indeed, previous success at Sedgefield Country Club, site of the Wyndham Championship, surely helped put him at ease on Monday. The last time he played there, in the 2009 Wyndham Championship, he finished fourth. Eleven years earlier, as an amateur, he tied for third there in the Nike Greensboro Open. It's too soon, of course, to consign his career to the remainder table. He is only 32. Phil Mickelson was 33 when he won his first of four major championships. But Garcia also is an old 32 from the standpoint of his damaged psyche. He is widely known as "a tortured soul," one who can't understand why the golf Gods are aligned against him. If talent were the only measure, it would qualify as nonsense the notion that he is not good enough to win majors. The obstacle, as is often the case in this perplexing game, is the space between the ears. On Monday, he expertly navigated this obstacle and staved off the challenge of young Bud Cauley in a battle of Potential Unfulfilled vs. Potential. Cauley, 22, played the back nine in two-under par, which was not sufficient to overcome bogeys on his first two holes Monday morning. He finished third, behind Garcia and Tim Clark. Cauley's time will come. The question Garcia has had to face is is whether his time has come and gone. His victory on Monday suggests better days ahead. Again. Follow @JohnStrege !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

20

Aug
Mon

Todd Anderson: The 15-Minute Warm Up

Todd Anderson, one of Golf Digest's 50 Greatest Teachers, offers some quick advice for players who don't leave themselves much time to warm up (sound familiar?)

19

Aug
Sun

Weaver holds 2-up lead midway through U.S. Amateur final

By Ryan HerringtonCHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo.—Michael Weaver didn't get off to the same break-neck start he did during Saturday's semifinal, held a 3-up lead after five holes. But once he got rolling, the 21-year-old redshirt...

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Aug
Sat

Cal's Weaver faces Chattanooga's Fox in U.S. Amateur final

By Ryan HerringtonCHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo.—If you need more proof that trying to predict the outcome of the U.S. Amateur is a fool's errand, here you go: When Michael Weaver, a redshirt junior at California...