Posted on January 13, 2014 Leave a Comment
For the first time in months, the PGA Tour and the European Tour each had legitimate stops on the schedule, and it produced some quality moments. Louis Oosthuizen got back on the right track with a win in South Africa, Jimmy Walker was able to get his second victory in three months, and John Daly […]
Posted on January 12, 2014 Leave a Comment
Jimmy Walker was able to outlast a massive amount of contenders on Sunday at Waialae, coming away with his second career PGA Tour win, both happening in recent months, at the 2014 Sony Open. What Happened Coming into Sunday, it was pretty much impossible to know who was going to come away with the win […]
Posted on January 12, 2014 Leave a Comment
With birdies on the 17th and 18th holes at Durban Country Club, Louis Oosthuizen was able to defend his title on Sunday at the Volvo Golf Champions. What Happened Oosthuizen entered the day two shots back of the lead held by England’s Tommy Fleetwood, and as usually happens at Durban, players were not going very […]
Posted on January 11, 2014 2 Comments
Holing out from anywhere on the course, regardless of how many shots you’ve taken previously is not easy, even for the best players in the world. An albatross, making a two on a par-5, is pretty much considered the rarest feat in all of golf. However, two of those best players in the world made everything […]
Posted on January 10, 2014 2 Comments
Punch Shots is a collection of stories that I didn’t get around to earlier or didn’t fit into another article. I’ll give a link to a larger story and have some quick thoughts below. The last Punch Shots: Tiger’s too old for Twitter Accenture is done sponsoring the WGC-Match Play after 2014. Can we change […]
Posted on January 8, 2014 Leave a Comment
Adam Scott heads up a quality field of major winners and past champions in Honolulu as the PGA Tour returns to Waialae for the 2014 Sony Open. 2014 Sony Open Fact Sheet Course: Waialae Golf Course Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Yardage: 7,044 yards, par 70 Defending Champion: Russell Henley Five Consensus Favourites: Adam Scott, Zach Johnson, Matt […]
Posted on January 8, 2014 1 Comment
Louis Oosthuizen is set to defend his title at Durban Country Club, as the European Tour kicks off 2014 with the Volvo Golf Champions from South Africa. 2014 Volvo Golf Champions Fact Sheet Course: Durban Country Club Location: Durban, South Africa Yardage: 6,734 yards, par 72 Defending Champion: Louis Oosthuizen Five Consensus Favourites: Charl Schwartzel, Jamie […]
Posted on January 6, 2014 2 Comments
What Happened Coming into the final round, Jordan Spieth, Webb Simpson and Dustin Johnson held the lead at 14-under par, but Johnson and Simpson started slow. Johnson made bogeys on three of his first six holes, while Simpson would be two-over par as he headed to the fifth tee. Zach Johnson started the day two […]
Posted on January 3, 2014 1 Comment
To me, the Golf Writers Association of America had two pretty obvious front runners for their annual Player of the Year vote: Tiger Woods and Henrik Stenson. In saying that, I don’t mean to diminish the accomplishments of players like Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson, Jason Dufner and others who certainly had great seasons in 2013, […]
Posted on January 2, 2014 3 Comments
As 2013 came to a close this week, many sites were offering their standard “Best Of” lists. I even got involved, with nine separate posts on the GIFs of the Year. Last week though, Jason Sobel of Golf Channel went on a mini-rant on Twitter on the current state of golf writing, asking questions about […]