Iconic black golfer looks to future Jun 3, 2008
Golf has been good to Billy Casper, Gene Littler and Bob Goalby, all in their 70s, all past winners of major championships. And good to Lee Elder, too, albeit with a different twist. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Fall of 'Stars' a blow to S.D. Junior Golf May 31, 2008
It was promoted several weeks ago when local golf legends Billy Casper and Gene Littler hit balls into San Diego Bay from the Midway's deck. It had been hoped the gala would raise as much as $500,000 for San Diego Junior Golf, which is spending more money than ever to pay courses for events and to financially support kids who couldn't otherwise afford to play. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Billy Casper group to manage City Park course, range May 29, 2008
Fifty years after he won the Greater New Orleans Open on the West Course, a part of Billy Casper is returning to City Park. Billy Casper Golf has been selected to manage the North Course and driving range, which are located across the street from where Casper defeated Ken Venturi in a two-hole playoff in the spring of 1958 ... Negotiations are under way between Billy Casper Golf and park officials on a contract that will run through 2010, according to City Park President Bob Becker. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Woods has double edge over Nicklaus, says Casper May 21, 2008
CHICAGO: Tiger Woods is superior to Jack Nicklaus in two areas of the game, according to fellow American golfing great Billy Casper. World number one Woods and 18-times major winner Nicklaus, whose career overlapped much of Casper's, are widely regarded as the greatest golfers of all time. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
NCAA West Regional Next On The Tee May 8, 2008
THE COURSE: The Lincoln Hills Golf Club is a par-72, 6,018-yard course that was built in 1999 designed by Billy Casper and Greg Nash. This will be the first time that this course has hosted an NCAA regional event. (Unlvrebels.com)
Brushes with fame May 3, 2008
I ve been given the access to ask questions of folks like Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Billy Casper, Fred Couples and John Daly. I ve teed it up with renowned instructor Rick Smith, self-consciously fearful that every one of my 12,000 potential swing positions was faulty (and they probably were). (Syracuse.com)
More of this story Apr 18, 2008
Billy Casper: I think Tiger is the greatest-equipped golfer I've ever seen. I don't think Jack had the imagination that Tiger has to play shots that nobody's ever played. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Opinion: Tiger's bulging biceps the new body of pro golf Apr 10, 2008
Billy Casper went on to win a Masters after he turned to buffalo meat to lose excess pounds, and Jack Nicklaus made a miraculous transformation from Fat Jack to the Golden Bear about the time he started collecting green jackets by the handful. ALSO ON THIS STORY. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Kids caddie for daddy on Augusta par-3 course Apr 8, 2008
The Par-3 is an event in which the old-timers can still be competitive, where Billy Casper can go shot-for-shot with Phil Mickelson, and where everyone can appreciate, more up close than on the big course, those who have made the Masters great. On his decision to televise the Par-3, Payne said, We think it will demonstrate to kids just how fun golf can be. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Golden anniversary of king's crowning achievement Apr 7, 2008
It is impossible to walk through the gates without conjuring up thoughts of the legends who've won here - Gene Sarazen and Byron Nelson, Hogan and Snead, Nicklaus and Billy Casper, Tom Watson and Seve Ballesteros - and even as the incomparable presence of Tiger Woods during a practice round made yesterday notable, it is Palmer's achievement from 50 years ago that will be a storyline all week. And just how will the game's grandest ambassador celebrate. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Tiger can thank our S.D. native golf sons Mar 25, 2008
The biodegradable golf balls Billy Casper and Gene Littler swatted off the retired carrier USS Midway into the harbor yesterday morning were not the fastest things to leave that flight deck ... HOWARD LIPIN / Union-Tribune Gene Littler (left) and Billy Casper hit golf balls off the USS Midway to help promote San Diego Junior Golf. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Golf Legends Drive Balls Into Bay Mar 25, 2008
SAN DIEGO -- Billy Casper won the U.S. Open twice, and Gene Littler once. Both San Diego golf legends were on the USS Midway Monday morning to help promote a junior golf gala in conjunction with the U.S. Open being held at Torrey Pines. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Woods' winning spin helps keep his streak alive Mar 21, 2008
He already had surpassed Arnold Palmer (62), Byron Nelson (52) and Billy Casper (51), who in the early 1970s became just the sixth player for reach the 50-win plateau. He needs to win only nine more tournaments to catch Jack Nicklaus and it seems inevitable that he'll eventually move past Sam Snead's 82 victories and become the Tour's all-time winningest golfer. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
PGA Tour Career Wins Feb 26, 2008
The Associated Press Published: February 26, 2008. Saul Loeb/AFP A sharp decline in the U.S. honey bee population has reduced supplies of nuts and similar foods, sparking campaigns by Haagen-Dazs, the ice-cream maker, and others to raise money for research. (International Herald Tribune)
This week in sports history Feb 24, 2008
1971 - Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA Championship by beating Billy Casper by three strokes. 1986 - Baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth conditionally suspends Dave Parker of the Cincinnati Reds, Keith Hernandez of the New York Mets, Joaquin Andujar of the Oakland Athletics, Lonnie Smith of the Kansas City Royals, Enos Cabell of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jeff Leonard of the San Francisco Giants, and Dale Berra of the New York Yankees one year for drug abuse. (Boston Globe)
Blumenherst set to defend Wildcat title Feb 21, 2008
Billy Casper and Johnny Miller also won all four. With his victory, Mickelson assumed the lead in the FedEx Cup points race. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Experts' predictions: Who will win the Northern Trust Open? Feb 18, 2008
There's Ernie Els, Fred Couples, Tom Watson, Billy Casper, Arnold Palmer, Ken Venturi, Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Jimmy Demaret, Harry Cooper and Craig Wood. Absent from that list, of course, is Tiger Woods, who has never won the event in 11 career starts (nine as a pro). (ESPN -- Golf)
No big guy? Pebble takes its lumpies Feb 10, 2008
Billy Casper, probably golf's pre-eminent lumpy guy, won here in '58 and '63, two of his 51 career tour wins. And before Bing Crosby moved his tournament from Southern California to Pebble Beach, the 1940 tournament was won by Ed (Porky) Oliver, listed at 5-9 and 240. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Tiger makeshuge statement Jan 29, 2008
Tiger makes major statement with Torrey win - Golf- msnbc. $7 online stock trades. (MSNBC -- Sports)
It's all Tiger Jan 27, 2008
Tiger builds massive lead at Buick Invitational - Golf- msnbc. $7 online stock trades. (MSNBC -- Sports)
18-0 Patriots have nothing on Woods Jan 24, 2008
Woods just turned 32 at the end of December and plays a game stuffed with more good players than Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson, Billy Casper, Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones could conjure up in slumber. Certainly, there have been monster equipment changes, and it would have been fun to see the aforementioned greats hack away with the high-tech stuff (from what I can gather, Babe Ruth swung a wooden bat). (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
In tough conditions, K.J. Choi proves his mettle in Hawaii Jan 15, 2008
Dudley Wysong shot a 1-over 73 in 1967 and beat Billy Casper in a playoff. "I can't remember having such a difficult round as today," said Choi, who finished at 14-under 266 and rose to No. 7 in the world ranking. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
GOLF Choi prevails to join elites Jan 14, 2008
" Only eight players broke par in the final round, when the average score was 72.2. Choi finished at 14-under 266 and earned $954,000 for his seventh PGA Tour win. Jerry Kelly closed with a bogey-free 67 to finish alone in third. The last Sony Open champion to close with a round over par was Dudley Wysong, who beat Billy Casper in a playoff in 1967. Conditions had been mostly calm all week, but the wind gusted across Waialae all day. "Being lulled to sleep for three days made it tougher," Kelly... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Real estate broker fights debilitating muscular disease Nov 22, 2007
"My first tournament, I made the cut and played the third round with Jack Nicklaus and Billy Casper," Porter says. "I was so scared, I couldn't breathe.". (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Tracking Tiger: News, more on No. 1 golfer Nov 15, 2007
Tracking Tiger- msnbc. $7 online stock buys. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Tracking Tiger: Coverage of Woods' career Nov 10, 2007
Tracking Tiger - msnbc. Tiger Woods is going to have another big year and win two majors, Jim McCabe predicts. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Monty shouldn't expect any favors from Faldo Oct 24, 2007
He has never lost a singles match, and one more singles victory would break the Ryder Cup record he shares with the likes of Faldo, Billy Casper, Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead. Yet, that won't assure him a spot on the team, especially not with Faldo as the captain. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Knost Is Toast Of Olympic Club Aug 28, 2007
U.S. AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP / A QUICK STUDY / Match-play novice wins 2nd elite event of summer. I'm a guy who doesn't shoot 62 a whole lot, but I rarely shoot more than a couple over par. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Zeroing in: Golf's majors smile on first-timers as PGA looms Aug 9, 2007
In the three years that majors have been swept by first-time winners 1959, 1969 and 2003 only four of the 12 have gone on to win multiple majors: Billy Casper, Gary Player, Tony Jacklin and Ray Floyd, all in golf's Hall of Fame. "It depends on a person's temperament," Harrington says, "but I suppose a player could suffer from winning just one major. It's a mistake to think that every time you play you're trying to prove that you won one. "I don't want to develop the attitude that if I hit a bad... (USA Today -- Sports)
Past champions Aug 7, 2007
Billy Casper Jack Nicklaus. Laurel Valley GC Ligonier, Pa. (ESPN -- Golf)
That '70s show tops the charts Jul 12, 2007
For impact, it's hard to overlook the US Opens of the 1960s, in which seven Hall of Famers (Nicklaus, Trevino, Player, Arnold Palmer, Billy Casper, Julius Boros, Gene Littler) won eight titles, but something about Orville Moody's win in 1969 takes away whatever appeal that 10-year span might have. The Masters of the 1950s (six Hall of Famers won eight titles) is stalwart stuff and all six Masters in the 1930s were won by five Hall of Famers (Sarazen, Ralph Guldahl, Henry Picard, Horton Smith,... (Boston Globe)
Success Won't Alter Bryant's Image Jul 10, 2007
" His lone PGA Tour win came in his 18th season and 475th start - the rain-shortened 1995 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. Even when he won twice last year on the Champions Tour, there was little to suggest that Bryant's limited notoriety would be altered. Bryant makes his home in Lakeland and lists his chief hobby as bass fishing. What's not to like? It's a good and simple life, enjoyed by a good and simple man. Then on Sunday, Bryant went and won the U.S. Senior Open. He was handed a big... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Player returns to fold Jun 24, 2007
Tommy Aaron, Jerry Barber, Tommy Bolt, Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Bob Charles, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw, Roberto DeVicenzo, Jack Fleck, Al Geiberger, Bob Goalby, David Graham, Lou Graham, Tony Jacklin, Don January, Tom Kite, Gene Littler, John Mahaffey, Bobby Nichols, Jack Nicklaus, Andy North, Arnold Palmer, Jerry Pate, Scott Simpson, Craig Stadler, Dave Stockton, Curtis Strange, Lanny Wadkins. . (Newsday -- Sports)
Golf collapses Jun 23, 2007
Arnold Palmer lost the 1966 Open after he surrendered a seven-shot lead over Billy Casper in the final round. But for some it wasn't considered a "choke". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Browne moves into contention Jun 23, 2007
Now he'd like to join Billy Casper, Paul Azinger, Peter Jacobsen and Phil Mickelson as the only multiple winners since the Travelers Championship began in 1952. LPGA TOUR. (Vero Beach Press Journal)
U.S. Open: Battle of '62 had Jack, Arnie, Woody Jun 11, 2007
and in 1966 when he lost a playoff to Billy Casper. But he never won another. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Stars show off at TPC Jun 5, 2007
The reason was the Rex Hospital Open Grand Champions Pro-Am, which featured 17 former PGA Tour and Champions Tour winners, including Billy Casper, Doug Ford and Gene Littler. Each former pro was part of a five-person team in a Texas scramble, best-ball format. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Surplus of courses, decline in play show signs of stabilizing May 30, 2007
The Revere Club, designed by Billy Casper and Greg Nash, reported about 80,000 rounds last year. The two courses are on 400 acres within the Sun City Anthem development in Henderson, Nev. (AZCentral -- Business)
ProLink Holdings Corp. Reports Record Revenue of $23.4 Million; 45 Percent Increase Over 2005 Apr 18, 2007
The world's largest golf-course management companies, including Pacific Golf Management, Meadowbrook, Kemper Sports, Evergreen Alliance Group and Billy Casper Golf feature ProLink. Via its international distributors, ProLink is being rapidly adopted throughout Europe, South Africa, the Middle East, Australia and Japan. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Special Player, once and forever Apr 5, 2007
g. Billy Casper), Player will never embarrass himself. We want Gary Player to tee it up because he is Gary Player and because this will be his 50th Masters. (Boston Globe)
Augusta has premier starter Apr 5, 2007
Gary Player, Billy Casper, Doug Ford, Bob Goalby, Gay Brewer. They all felt wronged. (Boston Globe)
Wexler: Tiger vs. Jack Apr 4, 2007
" Career records of Jack Nicklaus' major competition Player Major titles PGA Tour wins Int'l wins Billy Casper 3 51 10 Raymond Floyd 4 22 5 Johnny Miller 2 25 7 Arnold Palmer 8 62 11 Gary Player 9 24 103 Lee Trevino 6 29 11 Tom Watson 8 39 4 Totals 40 252 151 To a large extent, the numbers bear Barkow out. For while the 100th-best player today may indeed surpass the 100th best of Nicklaus' era, the elite stars do seem to falter when facing Tiger on the biggest stages -- a circumstance... (ESPN -- Golf)
Up and Down: Phil Mickelson Apr 1, 2007
Up and Down: Which Phil Mickelson will show up this week. Up and Down: Which Phil Mickelson will show up this week. (The Augusta Chronicle)
World leaders meet Mar 21, 2007
The PGA Tour history at Doral dates to 1962 and the roster of winners includes Jack Nicklaus, Billy Casper, Tom Weiskopf, Raymond Floyd, Tom Kite, Lanny Wadkins, Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els, and Tiger Woods (each of the last two years). But those were full-field events. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
ProLink Solutions Hires Veteran Advertising Sales Executive in Los Angeles Mar 14, 2007
"Southern California ranks among the nation's most fertile golf markets, and many of its premier properties -- Aviara Four Seasons Resort (Carlsbad), Marriott's Desert Springs Resort (Palm Desert), Angeles National Golf Club (Sunland) and more -- feature the ProLink GPS system. The region helped spur ProLink's impressive growth in 2006 as the company added 153 course installations to its worldwide roster.With its ProFit program, ProLink manages all ad sales for golf courses, allowing owners and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Virginia firm buys Lincoln Hills Club golf course Feb 16, 2007
Lincoln Hills Club, which Pulte opened in 1999 as part of its Sun City Lincoln Hills senior community, was designed by the Virginia company's namesake, professional golf legend Billy Casper, and golf-course architect Greg Nash ... Pulte (NYSE: PHM) has received offers for the course for the past year, but waited for the "perfect match" with Billy Casper Golf, a company with which Pulte has a long and positive history, she said ... Founded in 1989, Billy Casper Golf operates three divisions: , a... (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
St. Andrews and the Championship Courses of the Emerald Isles Highlight Crystal's 2007 Golf Cruise Feb 16, 2007
Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster Jim Huber and Legendary Golf Pro Billy Casper Headline a Full Roster of Lectures, Clinics and Events ... Exclusive golf adventures will be enhanced by onboard lectures, golf clinics and parties featuring Emmy Award-winning CNN/Sports Illustrated journalist Jim Huber, two-time U.S. Open champion Billy Casper, and veteran PGA golf pro John Clark ... Complementing the shoreside golf adventures is the chance to attend lectures by Emmy Award-winning sports broadcaster... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Lederach Golf course popular, not profitable yet Feb 14, 2007
The course is operated by Billy Casper Golf, a Virginia-based company that specializes in management, marketing and development of golf courses. The course is open year-round, weather permitting, with the height of golf season being between April and October. (Doylestown Central Bucks Life, PA)
After losing his way, Lefty on right track Feb 13, 2007
Not only did he fritter away a seven-shot lead on the back nine, he also got clobbered by Billy Casper in a playoff the next day. As one disbelieving columnist put it: "Not since the fourth game of the 1929 World Series has there been such a violent turn about in a major sports event." (For the uninitiated, that was the game the A's rallied for 10 runs in the seventh to overcome an 8-0 Cubs lead. (Washington Times, DC)
Tourney Celebrates 20-Year Milestone Feb 11, 2007
" The show has been enough to keep them coming back. Through the years, there have been golf legends by the cart load. Arnold Palmer, Don January, Miller Barber, Chi Chi Rodriguez and Lee Trevino played here. The same for Billy Casper, Charlie Sifford, Gene Littler and Tony Jacklin. You could have watched Tom Watson, Lee Elder, Doug Sanders, Roberto De Vicenzo, Tom Weiskopf and Raymond Floyd. "I think of the great times I had playing with Nicklaus there, playing with Arnold," Player said. "And... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Prizemoney's 'inflation' is too silly for words Jan 28, 2007
"It would be a monumental job to go through the records, and all of them may not still be around, but you'd get a far different story on points, rather than prizemoney, tallied. "I was the fifth player [behind Palmer, Nicklaus, Lee Trevino and Billy Casper] to make $US1 million. Now, they're making that in a week. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Hoffman wins Bob Hope Classic in playoff Jan 22, 2007
" The winds gusting up to 50 mph gave the tournament the feeling of an endurance test rather than the birdie festival it usually is. In the 48-year history of the tournament only two winners have shot as high as par to win: Jack Nicklaus in 1963 and Billy Casper two years later. Hoffman, whose previous best finish on tour was a tie for fifth at last year, didn't even know he had a chance to win after a bogey at 16. When playing partner Jeff Quinney made a hole in one on the 17th hole from 178... (Independent Online)
Ford sprayed the course; others were wise to follow Jan 1, 2007
Turned out it was to be on a golf course, Torrey Pines, where Spanos was to play with Ford who passed away this week Bob Hope and Billy Casper, in what was then, the Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open. I did not know Spanos, but we met for the first time that morning, and he invited me to walk the course with the foursome. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
