Posted on January 17, 2014 4 Comments
When I mentioned in my 2014 Golf Wishes post that I’d hoped that Sergio Garcia would make headlines for his play and not his mouth, this wasn’t exactly what I was referring to. For those who are unaware, Garcia is playing this week in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, his standard year opening event. […]
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
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 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 December 19, 2013 3 Comments
Yesterday at Devil Ball, Shane Bacon posted a piece on his ten things that he would like to see changed in professional golf. It’s well done and worth the read without question, and if you’re one of the few who has read my blog from time to time, you know that as much as I […]
Posted on December 10, 2013 3 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: The Naked Eye Rule Tiger Woods on Twitter: “I grew up in a different era.” Anyone who’s […]
Posted on December 8, 2013 Leave a Comment
I didn’t get a chance to watch much of the coverage of either tournament this week, so I won’t be writing a full recap post, but there were two pretty big wins on the European Tour early this morning on the East Coast. Miguel Angel Jimenez won in a playoff at the Hong Kong Open, breaking […]
Posted on December 4, 2013 Leave a Comment
Twenty-five of the top thirty players in the Official World Golf Rankings are playing somewhere this week, as the European Tour hosts two events, one in South Africa and the other in Hong Kong, while Tiger Woods and his 18 man field are at Sherwood for the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge. Key Storyline This Week […]