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Loose Impediments: Y.E. Yang Shocks the World The 2009 PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club will be remembered as one of the greatest upsets in golfing history. The final round paring of Tiger Woods and Y.E. Yang was an unlikely one. Woods held a two-shot lead entering the final round, a lead that almost seemed insurmountable in the midst of Tiger’s domination of the majors. In addition to his two-shot lead, Tiger also sported an incredible 14-for-14 record when leading after three rounds in a major. In other words, nobody gave Yang a chance.The two went toe-to-toe in the final round with Yang refusing to become just another spectator to Tiger’s greatness. Yang seemed unfazed by the aura that made other golfers before him crumble in the presence of Woods.The two reached the 18th hole. With Yang 210 yards away in the left side of the fairway and his view of the green blocked by a cluster of trees, Yang summoned the shot of his life, a towering hybrid shot that rocketed and flew up and over the trees landing six feet away from the hole. Yang went on to birdie the hole capturing the PGA Championship and ending Woods’ perfect record when leading after 54 holes in a major.“It’s not like you’re in an octagon where you’re fighting against Tiger and he’s going to bite you, or swing at you with his 9-iron. The worst that I could do was just lose to Tiger. So I really had nothing much at stake.” Yang’s victory made him the first Asian born man to win a major championship.

Loose Impediments: Y.E. Yang Shocks the World

The 2009 PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club will be remembered as one of the greatest upsets in golfing history.

The final round paring of Tiger Woods and Y.E. Yang was an unlikely one. Woods held a two-shot lead entering the final round, a lead that almost seemed insurmountable in the midst of Tiger’s domination of the majors. In addition to his two-shot lead, Tiger also sported an incredible 14-for-14 record when leading after three rounds in a major. In other words, nobody gave Yang a chance.

The two went toe-to-toe in the final round with Yang refusing to become just another spectator to Tiger’s greatness. Yang seemed unfazed by the aura that made other golfers before him crumble in the presence of Woods.

The two reached the 18th hole. With Yang 210 yards away in the left side of the fairway and his view of the green blocked by a cluster of trees, Yang summoned the shot of his life, a towering hybrid shot that rocketed and flew up and over the trees landing six feet away from the hole. Yang went on to birdie the hole capturing the PGA Championship and ending Woods’ perfect record when leading after 54 holes in a major.

“It’s not like you’re in an octagon where you’re fighting against Tiger and he’s going to bite you, or swing at you with his 9-iron. The worst that I could do was just lose to Tiger. So I really had nothing much at stake.”

Yang’s victory made him the first Asian born man to win a major championship.

Damon Hack, senior writer, Sports Illustrated, is spot on in his assessment of Tiger’s win at the Chevron on Sunday.Tiger looks fit physically, mentally and emotionally. That birdie-birdie finish was vintage, and I don’t think it really matters whether it was at the Chevron or Doral. He hit the shots he had to, made the putts he needed, and beat a stud in Zach Johnson.

Damon Hack, senior writer, Sports Illustrated, is spot on in his assessment of Tiger’s win at the Chevron on Sunday.

Tiger looks fit physically, mentally and emotionally. That birdie-birdie finish was vintage, and I don’t think it really matters whether it was at the Chevron or Doral. He hit the shots he had to, made the putts he needed, and beat a stud in Zach Johnson.
If you’re looking for a hilarious follow on twitter look no further than PGA Tour golfer, Andres Gonzales. Gonzales’ one-sided bromance with Tiger Woods through twitter has become almost as legendary as his handle bar mustache. Here are a few of Gonzales’ tweets to Tiger of late:“@TigerWoods you have a roommate yet for the Frys?” “Person that is in charge of @TigerWoods twitter, please let him know i am interested a practixe eound at thw frys!!!!” “@TigerWoods eating in player dining at reno-tahoe. Watching you on the TV…wow, you look nice. Like…REAL NICE!!!”

If you’re looking for a hilarious follow on twitter look no further than PGA Tour golfer, Andres Gonzales. Gonzales’ one-sided bromance with Tiger Woods through twitter has become almost as legendary as his handle bar mustache.

Here are a few of Gonzales’ tweets to Tiger of late:

“@TigerWoods you have a roommate yet for the Frys?”
“Person that is in charge of @TigerWoods twitter, please let him know i am interested a practixe eound at thw frys!!!!”

“@TigerWoods eating in player dining at reno-tahoe. Watching you on the TV…wow, you look nice. Like…REAL NICE!!!”

You have to hand it to Presidents Cup Captain Fred Couples and his early decision to select Tiger as one of his two Captain’s picks. By saying Tiger has already locked up a spot allows everyone to board the Tiger-hate train for a couple of days, a week at the most, and by the time the Presidents Cup rolls around everyone will have forgotten how unfair this pick was, right?“There is no reason for me to wait till Sept. 26 to pick Tiger. He’s the best player in the world forever. Is he playing well right now? No. (But) he almost won (The Masters) four months ago so you don’t do that by playing poor golf,” Couples said. “In my opinion, when you’re the best player in the world for 12 straight years and you’re not on a team, there’s something wrong.” It really was a lose-lose situation for the former Masters champ, I mean you pick Tiger and people say, “why did you pick Tiger?” Or, you don’t pick Tiger and people say, “why didn’t you pick Tiger?” Whether you’re a Tiger fan or not, the Presidents Cup is a much bigger and exciting spectacle with the 14-time major champ in the field.

You have to hand it to Presidents Cup Captain Fred Couples and his early decision to select Tiger as one of his two Captain’s picks. By saying Tiger has already locked up a spot allows everyone to board the Tiger-hate train for a couple of days, a week at the most, and by the time the Presidents Cup rolls around everyone will have forgotten how unfair this pick was, right?

“There is no reason for me to wait till Sept. 26 to pick Tiger. He’s the best player in the world forever. Is he playing well right now? No. (But) he almost won (The Masters) four months ago so you don’t do that by playing poor golf,” Couples said. “In my opinion, when you’re the best player in the world for 12 straight years and you’re not on a team, there’s something wrong.”

It really was a lose-lose situation for the former Masters champ, I mean you pick Tiger and people say, “why did you pick Tiger?” Or, you don’t pick Tiger and people say, “why didn’t you pick Tiger?” Whether you’re a Tiger fan or not, the Presidents Cup is a much bigger and exciting spectacle with the 14-time major champ in the field.

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Tiger, Tiger, Tiger Woods y’all! Tiger Woods’ opening tee shot at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. A missed fairway, but he’d go on to par the hole.

Check out the futuristic looking prototype golf shoe that Tiger Woods will be wearing as he makes his return to golf this week at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. We kind of think they exude that Marty McFly Back to the Future 2 vibe. via hypebeast: The majority of the upper consists of a polyurethane coated stretch fabric, also seen within the construction of NIKE Basketball’s Hyperfuse 2011. Part of the heel is created from recycled NIKE Air Max units melted into thread and then woven together to create a strong, breathable textile material. The FREE-inspired outsole is directly taken from NIKE Sportswear’s Special Field Boot designed for first-responders.

Check out the futuristic looking prototype golf shoe that Tiger Woods will be wearing as he makes his return to golf this week at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. We kind of think they exude that Marty McFly Back to the Future 2 vibe.

via hypebeast:

The majority of the upper consists of a polyurethane coated stretch fabric, also seen within the construction of NIKE Basketball’s Hyperfuse 2011. Part of the heel is created from recycled NIKE Air Max units melted into thread and then woven together to create a strong, breathable textile material. The FREE-inspired outsole is directly taken from NIKE Sportswear’s Special Field Boot designed for first-responders.

We’re seeing a lot of chatter around the Internets the past couple of days that Tiger Woods will probably shut it down for the rest of the 2011 season. Not really a surprise. Tiger’s current swing coach Sean Foley told Steve Elling of CBS Sports:“We have not hit any balls,” Foley wrote Tuesday night. “And I have no idea what his plans are as far as when he plays again. It’s up to the doctors.” See you in 2012, Tiger?

We’re seeing a lot of chatter around the Internets the past couple of days that Tiger Woods will probably shut it down for the rest of the 2011 season. Not really a surprise. Tiger’s current swing coach Sean Foley told Steve Elling of CBS Sports:

“We have not hit any balls,” Foley wrote Tuesday night. “And I have no idea what his plans are as far as when he plays again. It’s up to the doctors.”

See you in 2012, Tiger?