Life outside the fairways: tales from the 2012 Tour
Dave Kindred is one of the most prominent sports writers in America. His ways and methodology are captivating as they go into the minutest of details.
Most sports writers are highly observant people.
Kindred said while addressing a group of students that there is one thing of pivotal importance when you are covering a certain aspect.
If one pays close attention to detail, and then there are chances that you will find something out of the box.
Walking down the fairways of the PGA Championship, the American noticed that one of the golfers in the tournament.
Carl Pettersson, who was playing group with Rory McIlroy, was just inside the red hazard line and if he had touched anything in between his follow through he will face a two shot penalty.
Although Patterson made a clean hit, he touched a leaf on his follow through, which violated the rules and hence was imposed with a two-shot penalty.
During the PGA Championship, Phil Mickelson played two right-handed strokes, which cost him the championship title.
Rory McIlroy was escorted by the police to the venue of the Ryder Cup after he was confused due to the time zone issue.
The 2012 edition of the “tales from the Tour” presents those random, obscure moments of golf that keep the sport exciting and is a topic of discussion on numerous golf blogs.
Kyle Stanley made one of the most amazing comebacks in the Phoenix Open to secure his first Professional Golf Association Title.
A week prior to the tournament, Stanley was faced with massive criticism from the media because of a triple bogey on the 18th hole of the Torrey Pines, which took the match to a
playoff where Stanley eventually lost.
A week of regret made him a stronger man as he came into the Phoenix Open with full force.
The man, who was criticised a week ago, was showered with compliments on the next.
Ryo Ishikawa, the Japanese golfer is a celebrity back home. No other golfer spends more time than the Japanese to fulfil his media obligations. He undergoes several interviews at the same
time due to his high profile status.
South Korea’s influence on all the Tours is increasing day by day, the country that has to it credit, top Asian women and men golfers, is a home to Sung Kang, who is one of the prominent South
Korean figures on the PGA Tour.
Kang has been working equally hard on his English language along with golf.
In a statement, he said: “Dallas, I went to the Hank Haney schools, so I would work with Haney and learned English there in Texas”.
When asked if he has ever bought cowboy boots from Dallas, the South Korean said: “No, I don't really like the NFL. I'm more of a Lakers fan”.
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