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For Annika Sorenstam, it's all about life after golf

BEDMINSTER, N.J. -- Annika Sorenstam has just finished up the ninth hole as part of a scramble -- a bogey on a par 5, if you must know; perhaps a first during her storied career in this type of nonchalant format, one observer surmises -- and she is now ...

From JASON SOBEL, ESPN,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Annika Sorenstam,  ESPN,  Catriona Matthew,  Kim Clijsters,  Greg Norman

Jason Sobel: For Michelle Wie, balance plays important role in life

Michelle Wie wins her first career LPGA tournament There is a photograph from Michelle Wie's revelry after she won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday that differs from those of most other just-crowned tournament champions. In this shot, she ...

From JASON SOBEL, ESPN,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michelle Wie,  Lorena Ochoa,  ESPN

Sobel: R&A not looking so ancient with rule change

For an organization founded in 1754 that hosts a golf tournament with 150 years of history, the rules are so set in stone they might as well carve 'em into the walls of one of those ancient castles that dot the British landscape. Under a new rule ...

From JASON SOBEL, ESPN,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Greg Norman,  Tom Watson,  Stewart Cink

Sobel: After first win, Michelle Wie headed in right direction

There are NFL and NBA superstars who have gone to trial for murder and rape, only to find their images largely untarnished afterward. Some of professional's baseball's greatest sluggers were discovered to have used performance enhancing drugs, but ...

From JASON SOBEL, ESPN,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michelle Wie,  Lorena Ochoa,  Sony,  National Basketball Association,  NFL

Jason Sobel: Kevin Streelman claims $1 million in first Kodak Challenge

Not every professional golfer becomes an immediate success, traversing the world in a fleet of private jets while sipping the finest champagne with a bevy of bikini models. Take Kevin Streelman, for example. The second-year PGA Tour pro can recall ...

From JASON SOBEL, ESPN,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Kevin Streelman,  PGA,  Duke University,  Tiger Woods,  Phil Mickelson

Kevin Streelman wins Kodak Challenge to claim $1M

With a birdie on the 17th hole of the Magnolia Course during the second round of the Children's Miracle Network Classic on Friday, Streelman clinched the inaugural Kodak Challenge to win $1 million. As part of a year-long competition in which players ...

From JASON SOBEL, ESPN,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Kevin Streelman,  PGA,  Phil Mickelson,  Bo Van Pelt,  J.J. Henry

Sobel: Phil Mickelson's resurgence portends high hopes for 2010

Phil Mickelson held off a charge from Ernie Els to win the HSBC ChampionsTags: Golf Phil Mickelson held off a charge from Ernie Els to win the HSBC ChampionsTags: Golf Nick Watney shot an impressive 8-under 64 to lead after round 1 Tags: Golf In the ...

From JASON SOBEL, ESPN,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Phil Mickelson,  HSBC,  Ernie Els,  Tiger Woods,  PGA

PGA Tour player Ryan Moore signs with Scratch Golf

Ryan Moore, who has made headlines as the PGA Tour's only "logo-free" player in recent years, has signed a deal with Scratch Golf in which he will not only use their equipment, but become part owner of the company. A five-year tour pro, Moore takes ...

From JASON SOBEL, ESPN,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: PGA,  Ryan Moore,  HSBC,  Mike Moore,  Nick Watney

Sobel: Doug Barron's violation a solitary issue

If we ever needed proof that performance-enhancing drugs and professional golf don't mix, it now exists. The PGA Tour announced on Monday that Doug Barron has been suspended for one year after violating its anti-doping policy -- the first player to ...

From JASON SOBEL, ESPN,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: PGA,  Major League Baseball,  NFL,  Rich Beem,  AT&T Inc.

Sobel: Despite Robert Allenby-Anthony Kim dispute, golf lacking real rivalries

Noticeably absent from this list is anything from the world of professional golf. Makes sense, though. The truth is, there have been very few rivalries in the game's history ... and not a single one exists right now. Anthony Kim added fuel to the fire ...

From JASON SOBEL, ESPN,  1 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Anthony Kim,  Robert Allenby,  Tiger Woods,  Jack Nicklaus,  Tom Watson

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