Breaking up is not hard to do anymore, especially when it comes to professional golfers giving the “heave-ho” to their caddies. Just as in the marriage front which claims more than a fifty percent divorce rate, these numbers are spilling into the arena of both the PGA and LPGA tours. Some break-ups go well citing irreconcilable differences and others are not so friendly. Michelle Wie didn’t release former caddie Greg Johnston face-to-face. Instead, an “endorsement” was issued via spokesperson. He should have continued to carry the bag for Juli Inkster. Similar results for Lance Bennett, looper for Lorena Ochoa. What’s interesting in this ...

After reading Bill Wolfrum’s article alerting me that my favorite lefty golfer, Phil Mickelson, was all washed up for the remainder of the season, I was crushed. Mickelson semed to be his happiest during the 2004 Grand Slam where he shot an unbelieveably easy 59. Even after losing the 2005 Grand Slam of Golf to Tiger Woods, Mickelson remarked, “it was kind of a fun, friendly round of golf. There wasn’t much of a competition going on out there, so we just enjoyed the day". Come on Phil, to be in Poipu in November is like being in heaven! But ...

The final round of the Longs Drugs Challenge was a nail-biter. Annika Sorenstam pulled off her best Tiger Woods impression giving Karrie Webb a run for her money. As Karrie said in her post-round interview, “I let everybody back in when I doubled seven…I knew that probably would feed Annika’s aggression.” Webb took home the trophy and the honors but the real shocker came while watching Morgan Pressel play in her first professional “final grouping” alongside the veteran females. Pressel not only gained her best bogey-free career round finish as a professional golfer but, most notably, showed the world “live” on the ...

Click here to listen. Molly Baney is not only a celebrated golf instructor at the popular St. Andrews Golf & CC in Illinois but she is also a Golf for Women Magazine Top 50 teacher. We discuss her top five golf tips. Learn the recommendation that Payne Stewart offered up to celebrity real estate mogul Donald Trump at a charity event. Trump provides many more tidbits from professional golfers to top CEO’s in his absorbing book, “The Best Golf Advice I Ever Received". “The Rules of Golf plainly spoken” discusses the penalty for too many golf clubs in your bag and what happens ...

Expressing an opinion is one of the great things we have going for citizens in the U.S.A. So why is everyone berating Johnny Miller over his press conference comments? Miller’s statement that pairings of Woods/Furyk and Mickelson/DiMarco at this year’s Ryder Cup is necessary because of previous successes is a good idea. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are long drivers and can “go for it” while golfers Furyk and DiMarco are strategists who can take a safer route if necessary. Just look at Phil Mickelson’s theory of “risk/reward” and you will see a perfect example of why he is paired with ...

Ryder Cup frenzy has already begun. From Kiel Christianson’s opinion that the Europeans will once again take the honors to Chris Baldwin’s opposing view, the excitement is building and with good reason. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will be teammates and that’s always good ratings. Watching Colin Montgomerie’s frustration should also be tantalizing: he’s usually great at wearing his heart on his sleeve. Sergio Garcia’s colorful couture should also keep viewers intrigued. What about the golf? That’s always top-notch! All Annika Sorenstam and the rest of the ladies on the LPGA tour have to do is patiently wait until Sunday when ...

Click here to listen. Sometimes it’s tough playing golf in the rain but if you carry the right essentials, you’ll beat the elements and have fun doing it! Also, why did Barry leave his Titleist Vokey spin-milled lob wedge in the bag? Barry also plays a weekly game on a golf course with an elevated green. Learn how to easily conquer this odd shot from the tee box. Putting tips are featured in our section, “The Rules of Golf made simple". Continue sending your golf questions and comments to golfforbeginners@aol.com. Subscribe to our weekly podcast through this RSS feed: http://feeds.worldgolf.com/stacy_solomon or through iTunes. Nextel/Sprint ...

Tiger Woods’ hasty exit from the HSBC Matchplay Championship was blamed on his putter. I think his problems were more about the speed of his putts rather than the line. His untimely defeat looked almost as bad as Michelle Wie’s last place finish at the Omega. Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and Jim Furyk were also in the same boat. Paul Casey was worried if anyone would watch the event after his win over Goosen. “I think we lose some TV ratings", he said. Michelle Wie didn’t need a crystal ball to know that she would be ousted after yet another dismal showing at ...

Earlier in the season, Ty Votaw insisted on creating a five-year plan for the LPGA. All professional female golfers were required to attend a meeting in order for Votaw to discuss his “five points of celebrity” to create maximum revenues for a floundering tour. Those key points were, “performance, appearance, passion, relevance and approachability". At that time, Playboy.com held a “sexiest woman on the LPGA” poll asking it’s readers which professional female golfer would they want to see grace the pages of their popular skin magazine. Carin Koch won the title but gracefully declined the offer. Ty Votaw sent pictures of several “clad” ...

Click here to listen. The Golf Channel now shows golf movies! Barry and I recently sat down to watch “A Gentleman’s Game” with Gary Sinise and came away with a great golf tip that can help you improve your stability and balance. Barry reviews “Golfdust”, a new training aid which is becoming the rage among golf instructors. In our “Rules of Golf made simple” a listener asks if he made the correct decision when his golf ball landed on a yardage marker. Continue sending your golf questions and comments to golfforbeginners@aol.com. Subscribe to our weekly podcast through this RSS feed: http://feeds.worldgolf.com/stacy_solomon or through iTunes. ...

“I didn’t even know which sport I was playing out there” stated Michelle Wie after missing yet another cut. No wonder Wie m/c’d. You can’t hit a golf ball with a tennis racket! With a 78 and 79 Wie showed she doesn’t belong on the men’s tour. She even added another distinction to her resume. This is the first men’s tournament in which Wie finished in last place. Another attempt and yet another m/c. That makes nine out of ten times that Michelle Wie has tried, and failed. The professional golfers on the Nationwide Tour should be getting really annoyed right about ...

Ah, the dreams of a teenager. Currently the youngest Omega ambassador in a group which includes golfers Sergio Garcia and Ernie Els as well as supermodel Cindy Crawford and actress Nicole Kidman, the ambitions of Michelle Wie are spreading to dreams of scoring 54’s and joining the U.S. Ryder Cup team one day. “Hopefully I will be able to do it one day, that would be awesome. I think it is totally possible” stated a passionate Wiesy regarding her Ryder Cup aspirations at her pre-round interview for this week’s Omega European Master’s tournament. Another attempt for Wie to qualify in a ...

I’m a little confused. Was that the Deutsche Bank or the State Farm tournament on T.V.? If I didn’t know which golf tournament I was watching I could have easily superimposed Tiger Woods’ face on Annika Sorenstam’s body. In similar come-from-behind fashion, Annika rallied from five back to win by two strokes and Tiger, who seemed to mimic Sorenstam’s performance, took the lead away from poor Vijay Singh, who really thought he had it in the bag this time. Now we all know that it’s a no-no to go one-on-one against the great T.W., don’t we? I would rather be in ...

Click here to listen. It’s no secret that Barry enjoys a friendly side bet on the golf course. Imagine his delight when I found this golf tip from Butch Harmon! In the “Rules of Golf made easy” we discuss the flagstick. To remove or not to remove! We’ll give you the lowdown. Continue sending your golf questions and comments to golfforbeginners@aol.com. Subscribe to our weekly podcast through this RSS feed: http://feeds.worldgolf.com/stacy_solomon or through iTunes. Nextel/Sprint cell customers type http://www.mymbn.com/podcast/ in your browser and click on “sports casts". Our station number is 1955.