Westwood In Mid-Air Scare
Lee Westwood probably had visions of being fitted for a pine box rather than a green jacket after a mid-air drama on route to Augusta and this week’s Masters.
Westwood’s private jet was just minutes into the air out of Houston Airport when smoke began filling the cockpit of the private jet he’d hired to take him north-east to Georgia.
The two pilots were forced to take defensive action and put the plane into a nose dive before getting clearance to land the place back at Houston.
And when the ...
Mickelson Goes Ahead Of Woods In Winning Shell Houston Open
It’s taken 14-years but Phil Mickelson has gone ahead of arch-rival Tiger Woods in ending a year-long winless drought by capturing the Shell Houston Open.
Mickelson’s last victory anywhere was at Augusta National and he heads to the Georgia golfing gem winning by three shots with a final round 65 for a 20-under par tally.
The last person to win an event the week before the season’s first Major was Mickelson in capturing the 2005 BellSouth Classic.
Mickelson, who captured his ...
Mickelson To Again Tackle Augusta Using Two Drivers
The first time Phil Mickelson took two drivers into Masters competition he won a second green jacket.
That was in 2006 and the last time Mickelson won the week before the Masters was the same year.
Mickelson demoralised the BellSouth field at TPC Sugarloaf using two drivers before heading down I-20 to pioneer a new method of playing the Augusta National course.
Back then it was an enormous boost for Callaway with the only thing better than one of their FT-3s was two of Callaways FT-3s.
But this ...
Galveston, Oh Galveston, I still hear your sea winds blowin’
The city of Galveston is around a 45-minute drive south-east of downtown Houston.
Galveston lies on the Gulf of Mexico coast and in 2008 the area suffered enormous damage when ‘Hurricane Ike’ first struck the Caribbean coastline killing some 100 persons before slamming into the Texas shorline on Gulf of Mexico coastline and killing 123 Americans.
However Galveston gained worldwide attention in 1969 with the release of the song ‘Galveston’ sung by Glen Campbell.
The ...
Golf Balls To Dragsters
From the quiteness of the Redstone golf course to the deafening sound of ‘hotted-up’ street cars, motor bikes and dragsters.
‘Golfbytourmiss.com’ couldn’t resist the urge to visit the nearby Houston Motorsport Park on Friday night.
The drag track is located around about a 15-minute drive from the golf course. It’s laid out behind the main Houston Motorsport Park race track.
I recall a couple of years ago you could hear the sound of the dragsters from the Redstone course.
Here’s ...
Mickelson Warms-Up For Augusta Defence With Equal Course Record In Houston
Phil Mickelson warmed up for the defence of this week’s Masters with a course record equalling 63 on day three of the Shell Houston Open.
Mickelson also produced his lowest round in three years to cut a swath through the Texas field and finish the tied with fellow American Scott Verplank (65) on 13-under par.
The four times Major winning Mickelson left playing companion Lee Westwood in his wake with nine birdies including three in succession from the eight hole.
In fact, at the par four sixth ...
Kim Receives U.S. Presidential Seal Of Approval
Defending champion, Anthony Kim received the U.S. Presidential seal of approval in producing a sizzling 64 on the second day of the Shell Houston Open reports Bernie McGuire from Houston, Texas.
Kim didn’t drop a shot in a round when he had just 22 putts as fellow Texan and former U.S. President George Bush looked on.
The 41st President of the United States is a regular spectator at Redstone and he certainly enjoyed seeing Kim fight his way towards a first victory since winning the same event a ...
