Gene Sarazen played in The British Open at Troon, aged 71, holing-in-one at The Postage Stamp eighth. On the following day, he holed from the bunker for a birdie at the same hole.The immediate pre-war years saw the advent of Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead, who between them asked and gave no quarter as they battled for domination.Ben Hogan won four U.S. Opens and in spite of horrific injuries in a car accident, made his way to Troon to win The British Open in 1953. Sam Snead had many reservations in making the trip to St Andrews in 1946, nevertheless, he returned home with "The Auld Claret Jug."Byron Nelson had only one U.S. Open to his name, but he holds the distinction of returning 19 consecutive rounds in tournament golf below 70.The United Kingdom has also produced modern Triumvirates with a Scot, Sandy Lyle, Ian Woosnam from Wales and an Englishman, Nick Faldo, all achieving success worldwide.Proudly, Ireland can also claim fame with Fred Daly, Harry Bradshaw and Christy O'Connor Sr. to the fore.The question is: Has the domination of Tiger Woods during the recent past made a Triumvirate obsolete for the present?.

The use of the idea for this article was granted to me by Greg Caggiano, who wrote the article, "You know you're obsessed with hockey when..."  You can find that article here.Here are some ways you can find out whether or not you are a true Flyers’ fan.1. You have more than six Flyers’ pucks somewhere in your house.2. You took that puck you caught at the game, and made a shrine around it.3. In second grade when you were told to draw a picture of your favorite place, you drew the Wachovia Center.4. You know every name that the Flyers’ arena has had (Spectrum, Corestates Spectrum, Corestates Center, First Union Center, Wachovia Center.)5. When the Flyers came out with the miniature puck collection in 2006, you made it your duty to collect all of them, even if they were $3 a piece.6.

You dream about Gene Hart’s call of the Flyers winning the Cup in 1974.7. In your free time, you search Youtube for Lauren Hart’s rendition of the national anthem.8. When watching “Miracle”, you immediately knew that the person singing the national anthem before the US-Soviet game was Lauren Hart.9 You own the Flyers’ 10 greatest games DVD set.10. You own the DVD, “The History of the Philadelphia Flyers”, even though you know everything about their history.11.

While most people revel in the fact that they have the best team, you revel in the fact that you were voted the most intimidating fans in the NHL.12. You feel that there is a curse on you, because every time you buy memorabilia of someone, they get traded, bought out, released, injured, or retired.13. Your mouth foams whenever you hear Eric Lindros’ name.14. You love Bobby Clarke the player, but you hate Bobby Clarke the general manager.15. If you could change one thing in history, it would be that incorrect offsides call in the 1980 Stanley Cup finals.16a. You have chosen to watch a meaningless Flyers game over writing the crucial paper that is due tomorrow.16b.

You have chosen to watch a meaningless Flyers game over finishing a project that would get you promoted.17. The top three people on your hit list are Penguins’ fans, Devils’ fans, and Derian Hatcher.18. If you were given a choice between your family and your team, you would have to think about it.19 You bleed orange and black.20. You take a mortgage on your house just so you can take your kid to the Flyers’ game.21. You have all of the corny Flyers’ merchandise, from the Flyers’ trailer truck, to the Flyers’ trash can.22. You replaced your bible with “The Philadelphia Flyers’ Encyclopedia”.23. After every Flyers’ game, you say to yourself, “good night, and good hockey”.24.