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Jim Furyk’s reputation as a closer

Winning golf tournaments is difficult, despite what Tiger Woods has made it look like for the last fifteen years. Four days of playing against the world’s best on the toughest courses out there explain why a good majority of professional golfers never win a pro tournament. Tommy Gainey won his first PGA Tour event this […]

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Rory McIlroy leaving Titleist; joining Nike next?

The worst kept secret in golf is finally official, as world number one Rory McIlroy will not be renewing his sponsorship deal at the end of this season with Acushnet (Titleist and Footjoy), making him free to sign with any company he chooses. The rumours have been swirling around McIlroy for months for two reasons: […]

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Interview with Golf Canada’s Morgan Bell

Last week, I had the chance to talk with Morgan Bell. Morgan’s a former professional golfer from PEI, who played for the University of Montevallo in Alabama. Currently, she’s working for Golf Canada as the organization’s Sport Development Communications Coordinator. We touched on many subjects in the interview, including her start in the sport, her […]

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Vijay Singh’s underrated 2004 season

Image  by  TourProGolfClubs    There’s been a lot of talk in recent weeks on the PGA Tour about Vijay Singh. The three-time major winner turns 50 years old early next year, making him eligible for the Champions Tour. Singh, for what it’s worth, says that he has no interest in teeing it up full-time against the […]

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Stuart Appleby’s birdie dance at the Frys

Australian Stuart Appleby is known for several things in the world of golf. He’s got 15 professional wins, and he shot the ultra rare 59 in the final round of the 2010 Greenbrier. Hell, the guy even played Aussie Rules football in Australia before making the switch to the slightly less physical game of golf. […]

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Ryder Cup Review: Final grades and thoughts from Medinah

  Photo by  proforged  The 2012 Ryder Cup is in the books, and even though I’m sure Europe is still celebrating their massive comeback victory, here are my final grades for each player, along with some parting shots about the event as a whole. I’ll start with Team USA, followed by Team Europe. Team USA Captain […]

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Moments abound as Europe makes Ryder Cup comeback

Photo by  proforged  Every once and a while, something happens in the world of sports that’s unexplained. Something that you don’t expect to happen, and yet, against all odds, the world’s best athletes are elevated to gods and reduced to mere mortals. Late on Saturday at the Ryder Cup, Ian Poulter gave us a small example […]

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Poulter channels Seve at Medinah

 Photo by  Keith Allison    There have been times at the 2012 Ryder Cup when things have looked bleak for the European side. There was the morning session on Friday where Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley made pretty quick work of Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia. Friday afternoon was bad too, as the Americans won three […]

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Analysis of Friday’s Ryder Cup foursomes

Photo by  Mike F.    The pairings for the morning session of the 2012 Ryder Cup were just announced, and boy, Europe looks like they will have the advantage heading into Friday afternoon. Full matchups with my thoughts are listed below. Note that these are the foursome matches, where players will alternate shots on each hole. […]

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Ryder Cup Preview: Inside The Numbers

Photo by  camflan    Yesterday I posted a quick entry about the players in the Ryder Cup this week and their history at Medinah. In this post, I’ve listed each player in the event with their career Ryder Cup records, broken up by format. I’ve also included President’s Cup and WGC-Accenture Match Play records in a […]

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