The clock in the clubhouse tower came from Rolex. The history on the course came from Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. Valhalla thus would be a special place even if it were not the site of the Ryder Cup this September.
Nicklaus built Valhalla, on the rolling Kentucky farmlands east of Louisville. Woods figuratively sanctified Valhalla when, in 2000, he won the PGA Championship to join Ben Hogan as the only man to win three major titles in a year.
SAN DIEGO - Junior Seau looks longingly at the waves on the Pacific Ocean, yet can't go surfing.
He's organizing his annual charity golf tournament, which he's not going to be able to play in.
Seau had arthroscopic surgery on his left rotator cuff not long after his New England Patriots were upset by the New York Giants in the Super Bowl, leaving the linebacker to ponder whether to try to play a 19th NFL season or retire — again.
With free agency set to begin first thing Friday, Seau is more worried about getting healthy and catching up on his offseason pursuits than where, or if, he might play again.
It sounds as if he'll be happy, even if this is the end of his career.
"I have a choice of playing or a choice of surfing.Although a number of tournaments have emerged over the years, the Kenya Golf Union's Golfer of the Year series remains the biggest of them all.
The GOTY - as it's popularly known as - is the icing on the cake in any top amateur's resume. Featuring a total of 18 tournaments spread all over the country, the GOTY has over the years been the yardstick with which to measure the amateurs' performances.
