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Thoughts on the 2016 Open Championship
Posted on July 18, 2016 1 Comment
Henrik Stenson won the Open Championship on Sunday at Royal Troon, holding off Phil Mickelson to claim his first major championship victory. Here are my takeaways from the week.
Forecasting the 2016 Ryder Cup: June 29th
Posted on June 29, 2016 1 Comment
Three months. That’s all that’s left before we see the best competition in golf, and the 2016 Ryder Cup is looking like a very intriguing event with lots of new faces to go along with seasoned veterans on both sides. It’s been a couple of months since I last took a look at the rosters […]
The best winning storylines for the 2016 U.S. Open
Posted on June 15, 2016 1 Comment
It’s fair to say that we’re pretty spoiled right now as golf fans. The depth of talent at the top is insanely deep, and we have more compelling figures in the game than at any point in my lifetime. The last eighteen months have been incredible to watch because of these two facts, and I […]
Answering SI’s anonymous player poll questions
Posted on May 5, 2016 2 Comments
Earlier this week, Sports Illustrated conducted an anonymous poll, surveying more than 150 players across the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and Champions Tour on a variety of issues. They stayed away from the most overrated player question after last year’s result kinda blew up, but they didn’t shy away from some other interesting topics and […]
Forecasting the 2016 Ryder Cup: April 19th
Posted on April 19, 2016 3 Comments
We’re only five months out from the 2016 Ryder Cup, and the two teams are starting to take shape for captains Davis Love III and Darren Clarke. Before we take a look at where each team stands, note that Love will be making four additional captains picks after his qualifiers, while Clarke will be selecting […]
Thoughts on the 2016 Masters
Posted on April 12, 2016 Leave a Comment
1. Danny Willett wins his first major Danny Willett gets the green jacket. pic.twitter.com/LDG5NbYaHc — Adam Sarson (@Adam_Sarson) April 10, 2016 Danny Willett was unbelievably close to not playing in the Masters. His wife was set to give birth on April 10th, Masters Sunday, and there was no chance that Willett was going to miss […]
2016 WGC-Dell Match Play: Records for all 64 players
Posted on March 21, 2016 3 Comments
This week, sixty four of the best players in the world will tee it up at Austin Country Club in Texas for the WGC-Dell Match Play. As I do every year, I’ve created a table looking at the match play records for each player in the field, with each player name being clickable and taking […]
Vaughn Taylor wins at Pebble Beach
Posted on February 15, 2016 Leave a Comment
Vaughn Taylor charged on Sunday at Pebble Beach, blowing past a star-studded field to hang on for his first PGA Tour win since 2005.
Forecasting the 2016 Ryder Cup: February 9th
Posted on February 9, 2016 5 Comments
At the end of September, Davis Love III will lead twelve of the best American golfers in the world against Darren Clarke’s European side in the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine. The biennial event has been incredibly one sided in recent years, with Europe winning the last three events and eight of the last ten. […]
Appreciating Phil Mickelson
Posted on February 2, 2016 2 Comments
“Probably not.” That was how Phil Mickelson answered a question on Friday at Torrey Pines about whether his third shot on the 18th hole was the first time he had ever played from the parking lot. We’ve seen Phil play from cart paths and hospitality tents. He’s tried to pull off the backwards shot in live competition. He’s withheld […]