Skip navigation
Favorites
Sign up to follow your favorites on all your devices.
Sign up

Friday - June 29, 2012

Thumbnail

JEJU, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 24: Lee Westwood of England plays his tee shot on the nineth hole during the second round of the Ballantine’s Championship at Pinx Golf Club on April 24, 2009 in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

STAY IN TOUCH
Facebook | GCMorningDrive
Twitter | @GCMorningDrive
Email | MorningDrive@GolfChannel.com
Text Alerts | Text MORNINGDRIVE to 55333. Standard rates apply.

TODAY’S TOPICS
- Capitol Hill
Bo Van Pelt posted a 4-under-par 67 on a difficult Congressional layout to grab the lead after day 1 of the AT&T National. Vijay Singh is 1 back while Tiger Woods is 5 back after posting a 1-over-par 72.
- Major Move
Bruce Vaughan posted a 6-under-par 64 to grab the lead after day 1 of the Constellation Senior Players Championship. Fred Couples is 2 back at 4-under-par while Morning Drive contributor Greg Norman is 3 shots back.
- Ladies Day
The LPGA Tour’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship gets underway today with World #1 Yani Tseng defending her title. Yani will face off with the hottest players in the game right now in Stacy Lewis, Lexi Thompson, and Paula Creamer who has been on the rise earning 6 Top 20 finishes this year.
- Irish Eyes
Big Break Ireland Winner and the world’s 1,456th ranked player, Mark Murphy, is in contention after 18 holes at The Irish Open after a 3-under-par 69 on day one. Jeev Milkha Singh & Gregory Bourdy both shot 7-under-par 65’s on Thursday to share the lead.

- Court Backs Obama on Health Law
- Oil Heads for Worst Quarter Since 2008

GUEST SCHEDULE
7:05a ET: Mark Murphy, Big Break Ireland Winner
7:12a ET: Bertha Coombs, CNBC Business Report
7:15a ET: Jason Sobel, GolfChannel.com Senior Writer
7:45a ET: Rex Hoggard, GolfChannel.com Senior Writer
8:30a ET: Matt Ginella, Golf Digest Senior Travel Editor
8:35a ET: Julian Tutt, European Tour Analyst

WATCH & LISTEN TO TODAY’S ACTION
Best of ‘Morning Drive’ June 29, 2012 > Listen Now
*WEB EXCLUSIVE* Morning Drive - Great Courses on Display > Watch Now

TODAY’S MUSIC
If interested in the music you heard today on ‘Morning Drive’, download it on iTunes.

“25 or 6 to 4” by Chicago

“Soul to Squeeze” by Red Hot Chili Peppers

“Steady As She Goes” by The Raconteurs

UPCOMING GUESTS
Tune-in or stream the show live on GolfChannel.com weekdays at 7AM ET

Monday, July 2
Annika Sorenstam
Ron Sirak
Tim Rosaforte