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10 Years Later: Jean Van de Velde, Carnoustie Revisited

It's been ten years since Jean Van de Velde imploded on Carnoustie's 72nd hole. He stood on the 18th tee box needing just a double-bogey to become the first Frenchmen to win a major championship since Arnaud Massy in 1907. Roughly 15 minutes and seven excruciating strokes later it was over.Van de Velde still had to go...

Anthony Kim Oblivious to Economy

My main man Anthony Kim should've heeded the "If you've got nothing good to say, say nothing at all" on Monday when he was doing a press conference with the media for the upcoming Quail Hollow Championship that Kim will be defending at the end of April. One of the reporters asked a question that has been tossed around the...

They're Saying It's Windy at Royal Birkdale

Most of the time viewers watch golfers on the PGA Tour and are more jealous than the buddy of a powerball winner. Today isn't one of those times. The leaders at the Open Championship are battling their way around the links of Royal Birkdale in winds that are gusting to 40 miles-per-hour, hitting balls in places you'd...

Van de Velde Qualifes for 2008 British Open, Maybe This Is the Year He Finally Wins It

I've often wondered if Jean Van de Velde would've been remembered as anything more than the first Frenchman to win the British Open in 92 years had he not imploded on Carnoustie's 72nd hole in 1999. The eventual winner, Englishman Paul Lawrie, faded into obscurity shortly after his improbable victory, so it's not like...

JeanVanDeVelde News From the Web

04/25/12 Van De Velde sees US unit pushing down profit Source: Reuters Belgian luxury lingerie maker Van de Velde forecast on Wednesday that its profit would fall in 2012 as sales decline at its U.S. unit Intimacy.
04/20/12 Royal Collection Presents Exhibition of 42 Paintings... Source: Art Knowledge News This exhibition of 42 paintings draws on the Royal Collection's rich holdings of Dutch 17th-century art and landscapes, including works by Jacob van Ruisdael, Aelbert Cuyp, Jan van der Heyden, Anthony van Dyck and Meyndert Hobbema.