http://www.kikogolf.com/content Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:44:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The LPGA willl require all players to speak English starting in 2009. Players that have been LPGA members for two years will face a suspension if they cannot pass an oral evaluation of English skills. For all new players, the rule will be effective immediately. The LPGA Tour held a ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/08/27/speak-english-already/ A tournament that appeared to be anybody's ball game for most of a sunny, warm and humid afternoon in the Garden State turned into a three-way playoff. Two great putts extended the festivities to a second extra hole. Vijay Singh won The Barclays in a playoff coming back from an eight-shot ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/08/26/vijay-singh-wins-the-barclays/ Kenny Perry's eyesight is back to normal two weeks after a scratched and infected cornea knocked him out of the PGA Championship. The 48-year-old Perry withdrew at Oakland Hills because of the eye problems - caused by a warped contact - after a first-round 79. "This is my third pair ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/08/21/kenny-perry-set-to-play-pga-tour-playoffs/ Australia's Katherine Hull won the Canadian Women's Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, taking advantage of Yani Tseng's final-round meltdown for a one-stroke victory at Ottawa Hunt. The 26-year-old Hull, six strokes behind Tseng at the start of the round, shot a 3-under 69 to finish at ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/08/18/a-little-catch-up/ Doctors have cleared Woods for one golf activity, putting, but the best player in the world said he isn't interested. Tiger said he won't be playing golf until next year, so there is no reason for him to hit the practice green right now. After his first knee surgery this ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/08/14/quit-acting-like-a-brat/ PGA and British Open Champion Padraig Harrington of Ireland has opened the door for two past major champions to complete the foursome for the 26th PGA Grand Slam of Golf, to be conducted in Bermuda and Mid Ocean Club, Oct. 13-15. Harrington's win at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/08/13/pga-grand-slam-of-golf/ While the primary focus was on winning the coveted Wanamaker Trophy, which Ireland's Padraig Harrington went on to do in great fashion for his second major title in as many tries, several American players were vying for an automatic berth on the U.S. Ryder Cup team, which will take place ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/08/12/the-players-on-the-us-ryder-cup-team/ Ji-Yai Shin was on the first fairway and on her way to winning the Ricoh Women's British Open. Although Sorenstam rolled in a 10-foot birdie for her final putt in a major to end with a 4-under 68, she was nowhere near finishing with a victory. The 37-year-old Swede, who will ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/08/07/ricoh-womens-british-open/ The Ricoh Women's British Open is under way...I was hoping that Annika would be the star of the show since she is planning on retiring at the end of this season. It looks like at this moment, Juli Inkster is the star. Juli is 48 years old, has not won ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/08/01/the-ricoh-womens-british-open/  Bruce Vaughan won the Senior British Open on Sunday for his first career victory, sinking a 20-foot putt to beat John Cook on the first playoff hole. Who is Bruce Vaughan?  • 17 Champions Tour events last season (best finish was 2nd place at Dick's Sporting Goods)  • Finished 44th on money list ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/29/senior-british-open-winner/ Results for the Evian Masters Helen Alfredsson won the Evian Masters Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title in five years, after defeating rookie Na Yeon Choi at the third sudden-death playoff hole. The 43-year-old Swede made a three-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole while the 20-year-old Choi, of ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/28/results-results/ Lorena Ochoa shot a 7-under par 65 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the $3.25 million Evian Masters. She started with a birdie on the first hole and added six more on the back nine in a bogey-free round in the event co-sanctioned by the ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/25/following-the-evian-masters/ Annika Sorenstam, the 37 year old Swede with 72 career victories, plans to retire at the end of this season due to wanting to marry and start a family. I think that it is wonderful and i wish her luck in all future endeavors! I also think that it is ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/24/all-about-annika/ All right...since Tiger announced he would not be playing golf for the rest of the season after winning the U.S.Open, all i have heard is TIGER,TIGER,TIGER. Don't get me wrong, i know that he is the #1 golfer and all but really...how about spending some time getting to know the ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/23/tiger-who/ Second-year LPGA Tour golfer Ji Young Oh won her first tournament Sunday, sinking a 6-inch putt for par to win the State Farm Classic in a playoff over rookie Yani Tseng. A day after the tournament lost its marquee player, Michelle Wie, to disqualification, for failing to sign her scorecard ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/22/ji-young-oh-wins/ Kenny Perry, one of the hottest players in golf, heads to Milwaukee this week hoping to dethrone Joe Ogilvie as the champion of the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. A year ago, Ogilvie came from a stoke off the lead entering the final round, shot a 3-under 67 and cruised ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/18/us-bank-championship/ Golf's major governing bodies stepped up their campaign to get the sport added to the Olympic program in 2016, naming former LPGA Comissioner Ty Votaw to lead the effort. Votaw, now an executive vice president of the PGA Tour, will be loaned out from that post over the next 15 ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/17/golf-in-the-olympics/ The three simple keys to consistently sinking short putts are: making contact with the center of the putterface, making contact with a square putterface that’s on-line to the target and accelerating the clubhead through impact. If you learn to do these three things, your short putting, and overall putting, will ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/16/some-tips-on-putting/ He never wanted to be the star, the main attraction, but Kenny Perry will have no choice if this continues. The guy who merely wanted to win enough to make the Ryder Cup team is now racking up victories at a rapid pace. Perry beat Brad Adamonis and Jay Williamson in ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/15/wheres-perry/ When addressing the ball, bend from your waist or hips. Fault: First of all, bones don’t bend, which is exactly what the hips consist of. Bending from the waist produces a curve or slouch in the lower back, severely restricting rotation. Fix: A proper setup must yield two things: balance and range ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/14/faults-and-fixes/ Kenny Perry takes pride in his ability to absorb shots and bury them. And he's been doing plenty of both lately. While others wonder why he's skipping majors, Perry's enjoying one of his best runs in more than two decades on the PGA Tour. That trend continued Thursday, when he ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/11/follow-up-on-perry/ Kenny Perry never imagined facing so much criticism over where to play golf. There was a time when he was desperate to play anywhere. He was 26, with two children in diapers and no money for a third attempt at qualifying for the PGA Tour. That's when he made a ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/10/kenny-perry-has-decided/ Pregame Rituals Like anything worthwhile in life, a bad round of golf needs a solid foundation. If you're a drinker, a hangover and two hours of sleep is a good place to start.If you don't drink, there are other things you can do to lay down a good foundation for a ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/09/a-funny-book-on-golf/ Within the USGA Rules of Golf, there are core golf etiquettes that are engrained into the very essence of golf: Safety: Be aware of the players in your group, others on the course, and yourself. Never take any action that could endanger anyone. Consideration of other players: Show consideration of your actions, be ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/08/basics-of-etiquette-and-golf-rules/ Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland was the venue for the 2nd Edition of the AT&T National hosted by Tiger Woods. The first round leader was Steve Marino, a hometown favorite, who grew up in nearby Fairfax, VA. Steve birdied three of his opening four holes, did not have a par ... http://www.kikogolf.com/content/2008/07/07/anthony-kim-wins-the-att-national/