Natalie Gulbis has finally put herself in the winner’s circle, beating Jang Jeong in a one-hole playoff at the Evian Masters in Evian-les-Bains, France. For Gulbis, a satisfying victory for a golfer who was being called the “Anna Kournikova of golf” for her great looks and lack of wins. But Gulbis, who has been knocking on the door seemingly all year long, finally kicked it in in France for her first career LPGA victory. Sadly, it’s entirely possible Gulbis will be arrested the moment she returns to the U.S. for desecrating the U.S. flag (see photo below). Now while this may seem ...

Historians will look back to July 2007 and reach a startling conclusion - golf is the greatest sport in the world. It reached that lofty height by default, of course, but there can no longer be any doubt - golf is king of all professional athletic endeavors. Cycling, which has officially ceased being a sport and is now a pharmacy on wheels, took another hit as Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen was tossed from his team and the race after violating Rabobank team rules. Rasmussen grows the growing list of cyclists who have at least been accused of using performance-enhancing ...

Padraig Harrington became the first golfer from Ireland to win the British Open in six decades as he held off Sergio Garcia in a tension-filled four-hole playoff at Carnoustie. Keep an eye on WorldGolf.com and TravelGolf.com for analysis of the thrilling tournament, as well as the you-know-it’s-coming “Sergio Garcia will never win a major” post by TravelGolf.com’s Chris Baldwin. In the end, however, any slings and arrows coming Garcia’s way will be deserved, as the Spaniard truly let one of golf’s biggest prizes slip away. Regardless, a great win by Harrington, who now cements his place as Europe’s best golfer. –WKW

Sergio Garcia missed a 10-foot putt on the final hole in an amazing final round of the British Open that saw Padraig Harrington twice go into the water on the final hole to fall out of the lead, only to see Garcia bogey the 18th to force extra holes. The two will play a four-hole playoff to decide the winner and give Europe its first major champion in nearly a decade. The finish brought back shades of 1999, also played at Carnoustie, when Jean Van de Velde also collapsed on the final hole. Needing par on the final hole after Harrington’s ...

Sergio Garcia is one round away from putting himself in the history books, as he was again on his game at Carnoustie and headed into the clubhouse with a three-shot lead at the British Open. Steve Stricker was the other big story of the day, as the American fired a remarkable 64 to put himself at 6-under. After Stricker, is a group of golfers six shots off Garcia’s 9-under pace at 3-under Will the young Spaniard do it? Or will Chris Baldwin - who spends almost as much time insulting Garcia as he does Michelle Wie and old people - be ...

Here’s something Jesper Parnevik had to say in regards to Gary Player’s recent comments on steroids in golf: “I thought it was stupid,” Parnevik said. “I personally don’t know one person who used them.” Parnevik said steroids wouldn’t help a golfer play better anyway. “It wouldn’t advantage you at all,” Parnevik said. “Nobody would play better golf. You probably would do a lot worse – your touch would disappear.” There’s really not much to say to this aside from pointing out Parnevik’s incredible ignorance and outright stupidity when it comes to the fact that performance-enhancing drugs would benefit golfers. While it’s very possible that Parnevik ...

When you combine Michigan, home of Bigfoot hunters, Brandon Tucker and Michael Moore, with avid golfers, things are bound to get a touch wonky. Which could perhaps explain why graveyards in Michigan have become the hot new place to practice one’s golf game. From NPR: Some golfers have taken an interest in a cemetery in Washington Township, Mich. The graveyard is apparently not a bad place to practice. And a woman named Erin Robb has proof. She found about 700 golf balls amid the graves. She has complained, since her brother was recently buried there. Town officials say they’ll try to stop the ...

As someone who spends a great deal of time in Brazil, the crash of the TAM flight in Sao Paulo hit me hard, as it so obviously did to so many others, even those with no connection to Brazil. Nearly 200 lives were extinguished in the hellish accident that sent this South American nation into mourning. For Brazil, the accident, but 10 months following the previous “worst air disaster in Brazilian history,” is hurtful in numerous ways. Looking solely at the tourism industry, the crash of TAM Airbus 320 will likely cost this South American giant billions in revenue. This was ...

Senate Republicans, who’ve taken to filibustering and obstructing nearly every bill that comes their way in a stubborn refusal to vote, were forced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to back up their threats this time, and spent last night debating the Levin-Reed Amendment. As the GOP has shown consistently this last year, they are huge fans of the filibuster (no, Diane Sawyer, Reid wasn’t the one filibustering), it’s quite possible Republicans will be forcing Congress to spend many a long night in Washington, in a desperate attempt to avoid voting on anything. So, being that golf tends to far outweigh work ...

Here at the Golfer Supremacy Rankings, we look under every rock and between every nook and cranny to find the world’s best golfers. You’d think that would be enough, but not for us. That’s because we’re willing to scour the entire universe to find great golfers. Luckily for us, recently a group of European astronomers announced they discovered the first potentially habitable Earth-like planet outside our solar system. Conditions on this newly discovered planet are such that oceans, and with it life, may be possible. Like all things in astronomy, the new planet has a sexy name - Gliese 581c. It was ...

Today was the big day for U.S. soccer fans as David Beckham officially became part of Major League Soccer, joining the Los Angeles Galaxy. Ironically, as one of the biggest stars in the UK settles in the UK, one of the biggest golf stars has settled nicely in Scotland, as Phil Mickelson is in good position after two rounds to take home the Scottish Open, as he prepares for the upcoming British Open. I say a trade is in order. The U.S. gives the UK one golfer capable of winning a major, and the UK gives us one soccer player capable of ...

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, having long ago accepted her utter meaninglessness in the bomb-and-bomb-some-more neocon world of foreign bombing, has at very least used her position for some gain - as a golfer. Seems Rice, who has played in the past with the likes of Michelle Wie, has a serious golf bug according to U.S. News’ Washington Whispers. Seems she caught that bug about three years ago when Stanford pal Stephen Krasner, her former policy adviser, urged Condi to hit the greens. It started with a few lessons in Washington, blossoming into a love affair. Now we didn’t know ...

As part of its promotion for last month’s U.S. Open, Lexus - official sponsor of the USGA - did a survey of golfers to find out just how into the game they really are. The results: Golfers are completely demented. The part of the survey that got noticed was that 43 percent of golfers would give up sex for a month in exchange for the perfect golf swing. Now I don’t see that as being a big deal. We’ve all gone a month without sex. Who amongst us has had a perfect golf swing? Honestly, I find the 43 percent figure to be ...

When Paris Hilton walked out of county jail, she promised she’d be a new woman. Then she hit the party circuit and never looked back. Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Sturla (D) saw this all take place and thought: “Wow, I can make this all work for me!” and he invited Hilton to take part in his fundraising golf tournament at Bent Creek Country Club, in Lititz, Pa. The invitation that went out for the event said: “So put on some panties and let’s golf!” “Hey, if I said ‘take off your panties,’ but I said ‘put them on,’ ” Sturla later told John Baer ...

Major League Baseball laid down its bats and surrendered today, as it made the stunning admission that it had chosen joke-free comedian Dane Cook as the “face” of it’s postseason schedule. Cook, known best for being the person who most perfectly represents all that’s wrong with humanity, could not be reached for comment. For its part, Major League Baseball has essentially admitted that they could just care less anymore. Let this be a note to Tim Finchem. Tim, you seem like the kind of guy who’d get impressed when his 14-year-old niece told him how utterly hilarious Dane Cook is. Don’t believe her ...

Here at the Golfer Supremacy Rankings, we’re proud to say we’re sponsored by Tiger Woods. He doesn’t actually sponsor us, mind you, but it gives us pride to say he does. Such was the world of golf last week, at the Tiger Woods-hosted AT&T National. It was a glorious time to get “Tiger Woods” into every story about the event, being that he was the “host,” whatever that entails. And, heck, even though he was mired in the middle of the pack, that didn’t keep ESPN from breathlessly shouting that “Tiger’s lurking” near the lead (he was seven shots back heading ...

Looking not-quite ready for prime time, Phil Mickelson went out at the AT&T National and fired a 4-over 74 for his opening round. Tiger Woods is 2-over after his first two holes at the Congressional. Currently the lead at the AT&T National is held by the delightfully eclectic quartet of Fred Funk, Jeff Quinney, Corey Pavin and Greg Owen. I’m not actively rooting for such an outcome, however, having Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods both miss the cut in the nation’s capital would be somewhat mind-blowing, to say the least. And while having them both in the booth on Sunday is a delightful ...

If there is one thing Tiger Woods and Michelle Wie could agree on, it’s that this Independence Day is the perfect time to give to the troops. And I truly believe that Natalie Gulbis and even Paris Hilton would gladly engage in bikini fights in order to make sure U.S. Troops have a little something extra to help them get through the job they’ve volunteered to do. All name-dropping aside, as mentioned before Give 2 the Troops is looking for golf donations to send to U.S. Troops stationed overseas. Be it balls, tees, clubs, nets, etc., if it’s in decent condition, ...

Here at the Golfer Supremacy Rankings we name the greatest golfers in the world week after week after week (unless we take a week off, of course). And after this weekend, what week could be better to name names? The USGA seems to have gotten one right at the U.S. Women’s Open, which featured few under par and the best battling for the big prize, while another new winner made his way onto the scene on the PGA Tour. For the GSRs, it was our kind of week. So let’s play the name game. Golfer Supremacy Rankings 1. Cristie Kerr Comments: At just 29, ...