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Marlowe Boukis

2013 Masters Preview: Tiger Hunts for His 5th Green Jacket at Golf’s Biggest Major
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Apr 10, 2013 | | Leave a comment
Masters flag

It’s great to be out of hibernation and back talking to you sports divas! As the north continues to thaw, the Masters at Augusta National will officially usher in the “real” start to the golf season this week.  The PGA Tour has been competing since January, but all is in preparation for the Masters, the first major of the PGA Tour.

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Marlowe Boukis

2012 Ryder Cup Preview: GO USA!
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Sep 26, 2012 | | Comment (1)
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Are you sick of the NFL and its circus of replacement refs? Then consider taking this weekend to enjoy a sport where there is no grey area.  The putt either goes in the hole or it doesn’t.  This is not just about division rilvaries, this is about patriotism.  Will the USA optimize its homefield advantage?

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Marlowe Boukis

Ladies, Welcome to Augusta!
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Aug 20, 2012 | | Leave a comment
Darla Moore and Condoleezza Rice were given memberships to Augusta National

Augusta National, the famed hallowed ground of American golf, finally admitted its first two female members to the elite, albeit sexist golf club: former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, and South Carolina businesswoman Darla Moore.  Rice is an avid golfer and Moore is a close friend of Augusta’s former chairman, Hootie Johnson.

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Marlowe Boukis

Glory’s Last Shot: 2012 PGA Championship Preview
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Aug 9, 2012 | | Leave a comment
The PGA Championship Trophy with Kiaway in the Background

The PGA Championship, the final major of the golf season, begins Thursday.  Hosted at the stunning and challenging Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, just 20 miles south of Charleston, SC, the PGA Championship is different from the other majors as it is only open to PGA professionals, and not amateurs.

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Marlowe Boukis

The 2012 (British) Open Championship: What to Know & Who to Watch
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Jul 18, 2012 | | Leave a comment
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Professional golf’s oldest major, The (British) Open Championship, begins on Thursday in Lancashire, England.  As the oldest of golf’s ‘majors’, the 141st Open Championship will challenge the best golfers in the world to some of the most difficult conditions.  With a 6 hour time difference, live rounds on ESPN will begin in the wee hours of the morning here in the US, but will still draw viewers anxious to watch the best golfers in the world crumble under pressure on such a unforgiving course.   Bloody fun to watch, if you ask me.  Here’s why:
What You Need To Know:
  • As the 3rd of golf’s 4 ‘majors’ (1st: The Masters in April; 2nd: The US Open in June; 4th: The PGA Championship in August) the British Open is the only major tournament not hosted in the United States.
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