Category Archives: Golf

The Sports Archives – Tiger Woods Timeline Part 1: 1975 – 2001

Probably one of the most esteemed professional golfers to ever walk the planet, Eldrick ‘Tiger’ Woods is certainly a sporting force to be reckoned with; having spent more than six hundred weeks as the world number one, along with fourteen … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – The Rise And Rise Of Graeme McDowell

Graeme McDowell has enjoyed a whirlwind last two years. Success at the 2010 US Open – the first time a Northern Irishman has achieved the feat – has propelled the 32-year-old to golfing stardom and significantly boosted his sporting profile. … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Ways to Improve Your Golf Swing!

Playing golf looks simple enough: position yourself, take a swing at the ball and move on. However, it is really not that easy. Unlike any other sport, golf follows a unique scoring system – the lower your score is, the … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – What’s Inside the Golf Course: Traps, Bunkers and the Fairway!

What makes a golf game challenging? It is not the golf clubs or the golf balls; it is actually the golf course itself. The design of the golf course can mean the difference between a par even score or a … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – The World’s Oldest Football!

The latest issue of British stamps features famous landmarks from A to Z, including S for Stirling Castle…where the world’s oldest football was found in the private rooms of Mary Queen of Scots. Dating from the 16th century, and made … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Top Five Sporting Scandals!

Holyfield-Tyson: Ear biting The two had been fighting dirty, with both parties complaining that the other had engaged in illegal moves and head butting. In the third round, Mike Tyson sank his teeth into Evander Holyfield’s ear and ripped out … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Unusual Sporting Superstitions!

Superstitions by definition are unusual. Who knows why we do them and where they originate, but they exist. I for one can’t see a magpie without asking him how his wife and kids are, which if you think about is … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Improving Your Golf in the Gym

If you want to get better at golf then there are various options available to you – the most obvious of which is to practice and perhaps to get lessons to help improve your technique and make it more perfect. … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Slazenger Panther – Featherweight Champion of the World

Slazenger began life in the days when wooden racquets ruled the tennis world. Today they are legendary among professionals and amateur sportsmen alike, and not only in the game of tennis. Past glories in the company’s history include Martina Navratilova … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Four Must-Play Golf Courses!

The game of golf is in many ways unusual among sports, partly because most the most famous venues of all can be visited and played on by the general public. While some courses are open only to private members, many … Continue reading

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