From Parks to Molinaris: Golf’s Greatest Brothers

FRANCESCO AND EDOARDO MOLINARI will be the first brothers to compete on a Ryder Cup team since Bernard and Geoffrey Hunt represented Great Britain in the 1963 biennial matches. Francesco, 28, qualified on points, and Edoardo, 29, was a captain’s pick after a late-season run that included wins at the Barclays Scottish Open and last weekend’s Johnnie Walker Championship.

“I don’t think I have to tell you who his [Edoardo’s] partner will be in the fourballs or foursomes,” said Colin Montgomerie, the European team captain.

The Molinaris are just the latest brother act to make a splash in professional golf. They have three European Tour wins between them, which means they’ll need to rack up a lot more titles before they catch many of the following brother tandems.

(Image: 1961 PGA champion Jerry Barber was a short-game wizard.)

Lloyd and Ray Mangrum
Hailing from the pre- and post-World War II era, the Mangrums have the most wins, 41. Lloyd, the younger brother, was a great player, winning 36 titles, including the 1946 U.S. Open in a playoff against Vic Ghezzi and Byron Nelson. Nelson called Mangrum, a Hall of Famer, the best forgotten golfer. Ray won five times between 1936 and 1946.

Jay and Lionel Hebert
With five PGA Tour titles apiece, the Heberts didn’t come close to the Mangrums. But they did something only one other brother act (that I know of) has done: they both won majors. The younger brother, Lionel won the PGA Championship in 1957. Big brother Jay won the PGA in 1960. How cool is that? Jay, I’ve been told, had a picture-perfect golf swing.

Willie and Mungo Park
Willie Park Sr. won four Open Championships from 1860 to 1875. Mungo, his younger brother, won the Open in 1874. And Jr., Willie’s son, won it twice. Talk about keeping it in the family.

Harry and Tom Vardon
The great Harry Vardon, the namesake of the Vardon grip and Vardon Trophy awarded annually to the PGA Tour player with the lowest scoring average, won the Open Championship a record six times. His older brother Tom played in the Open Championship (but never won) and later went to America to take a job as a club professional.

Lanny and Bobby Wadkins
Lanny, the younger Wadkins, had a Hall of Fame career that included 30 wins, one major and several Ryder Cup appearances. Bobby won once on the European Tour and twice on the Japan Golf Tour, but never won in a long PGA Tour career, racking up six runner-up finishes. He’s won four times on the Champions Tour.

Jerry and Willie Barber
Jerry was a great putter who won seven times on tour, including the 1961 PGA Championship, during which he made 120 feet of putts on the last three holes to tie Don January. Then he beat January in a playoff. Jerry also played on two Ryder Cup teams. Willie, his less-famous brother, was a club professional and very good player who once joined yours truly for nine holes in the California desert.

Bernard and Geoffrey Hunt
Bernard had more than 30 professional wins and played on eight Ryder Cup teams. His brother Geoffrey joined him on the 1963 team, but they didn’t play together in any matches.

Camilo and Manuel Villegas
Camilo, of course, is the rising star who has three PGA Tour wins. Manuel is his baby brother who teed it up with Camilo at the St. Jude Classic and has played sporadically on the Nationwide Tour.

MORE BROTHERS

Following are the 12 brother combinations who have won on the PGA Tour. Four of the seven Turnesa brothers won on tour, as did three Smith brothers, of which Macdonald was the star. (The year of first official victory and career wins are in parentheses.)

Alex Smith (1906/2)-Macdonald Smith (1924/24)-Willie Smith (1899/1)
Tom Kerrigan (1920/4)-George Kerrigan (1922/2)
Al Espinosa (1924/8)-Abe Espinosa (1928/3)
Lloyd Mangrum (1940/36)-Ray Mangrum (1936/5)
Jim Turnesa (1951/2)-Joe Turnesa (1924/15)-Mike Turnesa (1931/6)-Phil Turnesa (1932/1)
Lionel Hebert (1957/5)-Jay Hebert (1957/5)
Dave Hill (1961/13)-Mike Hill (1970/3)
Don Massengale (1966/2)-Rik Massengale (1975/3)
Joe Inman (1976/1)-John Inman (1987/2)
Danny Edwards (1977/5)-David Edwards (1980/4)
Curt Byrum (1989/1)-Tom Byrum (1989/1)
Brad Bryant (1995/1)-Bart Bryant (2004/3)

−The Armchair Golfer

(Sources: PGA Tour Media Guide and Wikipedia)

Liu Wen in Editorial for Vogue China, September 2010

Model: Liu Wen (Marilyn)
Editorial: Dream Away
Magazine: Vogue China, September 2010
Photographer: Paolo Roversi
Stylist: Nicoletta Santoro
Hair: Odile Gilbert
Makeup: Marie Duhart

Source: Scanned by williscrazy @ blogspot.com

My DIY Pendant Light in Progress..... (Via Made By Girl)

I'm sure many of you have seen the Moooi Random Pendant light....well we've also seen how pricey it can be, especially if you want two of the medium sized ones. We're talking close to $2000!! So, I figured why not dig up a DIY online a take a shot at making one...why not right?!? Well, my guy was up for the challenge and that's what we did last night. 


It's still drying, SO HOPEFULLY it will dry nicely. We first tested on 2 small ones, with two different yarns and 2 different glues.....then we chose the best one and did the BIG one. Crossing my fingers!!

the one above is NOT my lamp! 

below is a peek at our DIY in progress

How we made the ball :

• blow up the exercise ball 
• mark a 6-7 inch circle off-center (this is for your hand so you can change the bulb)
• plastic on the floor (it will get real messy)
• wear gloves (it will get messy, I mean it)
• rub Vaseline all over the exercise ball (this prevents the yarn from sticking to the surface once the glue is applied)
• put wallpaper paste into a large bowl
• unravel the ball of yarn (we used 300 yards for a 31" ball) dip it into the paste & saturate it completely
• begin wrapping the saturated yarn around the ball randomly covering as much of the open space as possible without covering the drawn circle
• once the ball is all wrapped in yarn, let it dry about 24 hours (we placed ours on top of a cardboard box for stability)
• once dry, deflate ball carefully & pull it through the circle opening (the same opening used to change the bulb) very carefully.

Electricals:

Click here for full instructions

Will Padraig Produce the Goods?

Editor’s note: Brian Keogh is a golf correspondent for The Irish Sun and a regular contributor to The Irish Times, Golf Digest Ireland and other golf publications. The following piece is excerpted from his blog, Irish Golf Desk. 

By Brian Keogh
Special to ARMCHAIR GOLF

DESPITE HIS ERRATIC FORM over the past two years and his less than stellar recent record, it was no great surprise to see Pádraig Harrington named as one of Colin Montgomerie’s three Ryder Cup wildcards. The Scot is impressed by many things but major winners come top of the list for a man who never managed to get over the line in a grand slam event in an otherwise impressive career.

“No American wants to play Padraig Harrington. I can assure you,” Montgomerie said at Gleneagles on Sunday.

Edoardo Molinari’s brilliant victory in the final qualifying event, the Johnnie Walker Championship, made him an automatic choice for the captain, who also named foursomes specialist Luke Donald as one of his picks to the detriment of Paul Casey and Justin Rose.

(Photo: Padraig in step with Bradley Dredge / Ciarán Bohane, Flickr)

Experience is key in the Ryder Cup. So is putting. And Harrington fits the bill on both counts as far as Montgomerie is concerned. The skipper warned us in May that he might need to add experience to the nine automatic qualifiers:

“It will be very interesting to see who actually comes through and makes the team on merit and that allows me, as Corey said, for the makeup of my team to see who can fit in with that; whether I have a very experienced team and I can go with some rookies, or I have a very inexperienced team and have to some experience. All depends how the qualifying system works.”

The ball is now in Harrington’s court following his jaded performances at The K Club and Valhalla, where he managed just two halved matches from nine starts. Like Ian Poulter, who was a controversial wildcard in 2008, he will be under pressure to produce the goods.

His back is against the wall, but as Montgomerie said on Friday last: “Pádraig, when his back’s to the wall, has done awfully well in the past.”

Brian Keogh covers golf for The Irish Sun and contributes to a variety of golf publications. Pay him a visit at Irish Golf Desk.

HGTV Urban Oasis.....

Welcome back everyone! I hope you ALL had a nice weekend. Mine was great, especially since we had under 100 degree weather this time, thank God! 

I watched HGTV last night and was wondering....how many of you saw the previews on HGTV for Urban Oasis 2010 hosted by Vern Yip? I can't wait to see what this is all about!  On Sept 1st you'll be able to enter a giveaway on the HGTV site, where you'll get a chance to WIN this apartment (below) located at The Residences at W in New York City + a luxury automobile! Wow, I can only daydream! 


Anyhow, below is a sneak peek of the apartment that was posted on the HGTV site today. Yes, the one YOU can WIN! They also have a 3D tour of some of the rooms via their site...very cool stuff! Good Luck!

images via hgtv

Gwen Lu in Editorial for (France) Grazia Magazine, September 2010

Model: Gwen Lu (Major)
Editorial: Breaking News
Magazine: (France) Grazia Magazine, September 2010
Photographer: Christophe Meimoon
Stylist: Stephanie Brissay

The Material Boy #413

Below: Love this Trussardi 1911 Camouflage Belt...

Trussardi 1911 Camouflage Belt

I need this Trussardi 1911 Camouflage belt (approx. SGD$450) on my waist. Like now! I love the camouflage print, versatile and right on trend. I need. I want... much better looking than Louis Vuitton's Monogramouflage version. It's 'Milan Vukmirovic' chic!

Source: Restir

"Celebrate Time with Each Other" Challenge Layout

Here is a picture of my 5 year old and my 9 month old niece.  I love black & white photos. This is a celebration of cousins playing with eachother.  Which may not be a big deal for most, but for me this is a huge clebration!

I used My Mind's Eye "Bella Bella" paper along w/ Webster's Pages Your Life, Beautiful Stickers & misc. ribbon, & tags.

I used Tim Holtz distressing inks, Jenni Bowlin Button, misc. pearls, staples, and unknown flowers...  The bird is from a Tim Holtz die, The word Celebrate is stamped from Close To My Heart, the Life stamp is from Stampin up.  Textures: Ribbon, Pearls, Fabric Flowers, metal flowers, lace-flowers, button, tag w/ ribbon, stickers.

Challenges I entered this layout in:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge  Vintage

http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.com/  Celebrations

http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/ Things with Wings

http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/ Vintage

http://funwithshapesandmore.blogspot.com/ Dots, Swirls, Flowers & Text

http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/ Flowers & Lace

http://stampandcreateblog.blogspot.com/   Flowers

http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.com/  Swirls

http://totallystampalicious.blogspot.com/  2 different textures

http://www.annabellestamps.blogspot.com/  bows

http://www.papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/  3-2-1

a hole new world

hole shirt underneath - DIY
taupe shirt - DIY
Biker khaki trousers - oxygen
Boots "Only the Marvelous" - Soule Phenomenon



amoy sunshine na! tiis ganda!




























photos by Paul Jatayna

Still imbibing the beaten up shabby homeless nonchalant look, i opted to wear this very light and quirky tee shirt i bought on ebay years ago. The patterned triangular section on the bottom is sensibly and subtly dramatic for a shirt and shirts are really useful when you live in the tropics. There are shirts and there are SHIRTSSSSSS out there which could be as impressive!! I personally dont like the off color of taupe so I created random holes to maximize the dirty feel of it.

With all the good things that has been happening recently, I couldn't thank enough the universe and ALL the wonderful people who continuously inspire me to do what i love. I CANT wait for September since its gonna be a very exciting month for me and for all of us.

but for now i need to have my nails done and see my hairstylist asap coz i feel so severely used like these boots that I always wear whenever wherever whatever. I could really use a lil bit ov height and these surprisingly ward off bad guys i encounter in the streets.


Special thanks to AJ Omandac for letting us use his wonderful flat for this very special shoot today and team FFT for the superb JOB! I LOVE you..

more photos to follow!

My MANy Bags News #255

Below: Ryan Reynolds is the new hunky spokesperson for Boss Bottled Night fragrance... Major nose bleed...

Below: Ryan is a Boss suit...nose bleed time...LOVE!

Below: Ryan Reynolds is going to appear in spandex as Green Lantern on the big screen! Love his look for the comic book superhero:-P

Below: Watch Ryan Reynolds in the new Boss Bottled Night TV commercial...

Ryan Reynolds: The New 'Boss Bottled' Fragrance Hunk!

I first saw Ryan Reynolds in the TV series '2 guys, a girl and a pizza place'. I wasn't wowed or considered him a hunk or superstar. Fast forward years later, the Canadian star got older, got muscled, got more masculine appeal and is now in hot pursuit for fan girls and fan boys alike. I love him in The Proposal (which I envied Sandra Bullock for lip-locking him!), and highly anticipating his debut as the Green Lantern in another upcoming comic book turned movie role. Don't you love guys who wear spandex and has a powerful 'jewellery' that saves the world?

Nuff' said, Ryan Reynolds also joins the hunks galore (the likes of Alex Lundqvist, Gabriel Aubry and Marius Hordijk) of previous Boss Bottled fragrance spokesperson (Watch the 3 hunks in action here), starring in the ad campaign of the new 'Boss Bottled Night'. Amazing apartment, impeccably groomed and styled Ryan... who can resist the charm of such persuasive advertising? I want a bottle now. Except I would have love to see Ryan doing the signature 'out of the shower' scene, half naked like his predecessors. Awww... what a disappointment:-p He should be allowed to flaunt his abs.

Nonetheless, Ryan rules!

Source: Hugo Boss

The Inky Fingers Blog Candy Contest ENDS Tuesday, September 7th at Midnight PST

Inky Fingers Blog Candy~ 

Lots of bling, bling!  Good Luck!  My daughter's Birthday is the 7th.. so I hope to win this bling for

her, she is turning 8 and loves to scrapbook! 

Report: 21 Secrets to Playing Top Private Golf Courses

DID YOU KNOW IT’S possible to play about 90 percent of the private golf courses in the world without becoming, or even knowing, a member?

I can’t say I knew that nearly all private clubs could be played by pretty much anyone until Tom Fitzpatrick of Golf Vacation Insider contacted me and suggested I offer their free report to the readers of ARMCHAIR GOLF.

(Photo: Firestone Country Club. Mentioned in Secret #13.)

The 19-page report explains everything in sufficient detail, but I can tell you this much: You don’t need to be a member to play a private course. Nor do you need to know a member to play. And you don’t need to join a travel club. No strings.

There are many proven ways to get on exclusive golf courses and Golf Vacation Insider is giving away the information in their free report:

“21 Secrets to Playing the Private Golf Courses of Your Dreams”

Actually, the report is available two ways:
(1) A free PDF version
(2) A $27 hard-copy version at Amazon

The report is written by the golf travel experts at Golf Vacation Insider. They know their stuff. They have been writing about golf and travel for a very long time and have had their tips published in virtually every major golf publication.

Recently, I played Ballyhack Golf Club in Roanoke, Virginia. It was just dumb luck. A colleague invited me to play in a member-guest. He even paid for everything! Later I found out Ballyhack was ranked No. 3 in Golf Magazine’s best new private golf courses in 2009. I was impressed, and doubly glad I played it.

This report can be an eye-opener or at least a good reminder of the many ways there are to access the best private golf courses around. If there’s a course you really want to play, you don’t have to wait for an invitation like I did.

Check it out and tell me what you think. Let me know how many of the 21 secrets you already knew.

−The Armchair Golfer

(Brought to you by Golf Vacation Insider.)

(Image: Mark Vitullo/Flickr)

Jumping on the Band Wagon

I will definitely be joining Gertie's Lady Grey Sew Along.  I already have the pattern and have just got together the fabric and the lining as well as the thread, so I am pretty much ready to go.  

I chose an inexpensive suit-weight red wool for the shell and a cheap lining fabric for the lining.  I have never sewn a coat before, so I thought I should keep the expenses down until I am confident that whatever I sew will be wearable!  I also think that my little sewing machine would struggle with a heavier fabric like a wool melton.  

I realise that red is a pretty obvious choice, but I don't already own a red coat and it will be nice to have a classic red one.

I haven't bought the interfacing/interlining yet.  Reading the pattern, it calls for lightweight fusible interfacing.  I suspect that once the sew along gets going, people may suggest different, possibly better options.  So I am waiting on the interfacing.

model off duty

Oxygen cropped tee
oxygen waxed jeans
soule phenomenon boots
oversized ring bracelet

























inkarlcerating wedge. chosx

tshirt. check. skinny jeans . check!.. boots.. check!

a very model-y look today after a photoshoot. how avant garde! lol! I just love the new pieces of Oxygen. This isnt a paid advertisment okay? Thank you Kat Reyes for the gift checks. I usually find it so hard to buy something in the mall but I guess in this age of mass retail craze, there's something for everyone already.

Speaking of mass retail, I just had the most wonderful experience while roaming around Forever21 in Megamall earlier. Me and Mike were about to leave the crowded store when he saw Liz Uy accross the room with the talented hairstylist Raymond Santiago. Just so you know, Liz Uy is a Fashion editor / Contributing editor of Preview Magazine and the stylist of President Benigno Aquino. She was busy looking for clothes and I was discreetly inspecting her beauty and exquisiteness from afar. She was so tall and gracious in her Versace heels .

After some time, i stopped my ogling business coz i was talking to my friend Nicole then surprisingly she appeared in the scene and she approached me and then i started peeing in my mouth and everything went black! (kidding). She asked me where did i get the shoes I was wearing and I couldnt even speak properly. Good thing my friend Nicole helped me to answer since she was the one who produced the wedges anyway. Her voice was husky and i think shes wearing a MAC x Barbie lipstick. She was nice and shes a stunner and shes so beautiful . and Now i have a total crush on her... even if im a gay guy.

good thing i wore my wedges that day! haha