Posted on April 26, 2015 1 Comment
Match play at the professional level is pretty much impossible to predict. Why? The players are all so good in the pro game that the difference between Rory McIlroy and George Coetzee over one 18-hole sample is pretty much non-existent. Just like we see every March with the NCAA Tournament, upsets happen at a pretty […]
Posted on October 20, 2014 2 Comments
Finland’s Mikko Ilonen was able to outlast Henrik Stenson on Sunday at the London Golf Club to win the 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship for the first time. It’s his fifth win on the European Tour, and he’s going to get a lot out of this, including a sizeable jump in the Official World […]
Posted on February 17, 2014 3 Comments
With the WGC-Accenture Match Play set to go this week at Dove Mountain, I took a look at the match play records for each player across all forms of professional match play. Each player is shown below with their records in the following areas: WGC-Accenture Match Play (2009-2013): This shows their record at Dove Mountain, the […]
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 October 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
Team USA got out in front of the International side on Thursday, taking a 3.5-2.5 advantage in the 2013 Presidents Cup. The second session goes on Friday, with the teams playing foursomes instead of fourballs. So, the players will be alternating shots instead of playing their own ball. Let’s look at the matches and the […]
Posted on October 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
After one day at the Presidents Cup, Team USA carries a 3.5-2.5 lead over the Internationals as we head to Friday. Full results are below along with a few thoughts, GIFs and videos. Day One Results Graham DeLaet & Jason Day def. Hunter Mahan & Brandt Snedeker (1 up) Adam Scott & Hideki Matsuyama halved […]
Posted on October 2, 2013 Leave a Comment
The 2013 Presidents Cup starts on Thursday morning with six fourball matches, featuring all twelve members of both the American and International squads. The two captains, Nick Price and Fred Couples, made their pairings and matchups public on Wednesday, so let’s take a quick look at them and the odds for each. Match One: Graham […]
Posted on September 5, 2013 1 Comment
The teams for the 2013 Presidents Cup are now set, as Team USA captain Fred Couples and International captain Nick Price have made their two additional picks to compliment their ten qualified players. Couples selected Jordan Spieth and Webb Simpson, while Price went with Australian Marc Leishman and fellow Zimbabwean Brendon de Jonge. Full teams […]
Posted on February 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
With the WGC-Accenture Match Play set to go this week, I took a look at the past records of the 64 entered players in match play type events. Each player is shown with their records in the following areas: WGC-Accenture Match Play (2009-2012): Their WGC record at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, where the event is […]
