Posted on March 5, 2013 Leave a Comment
The TPC Blue Monster at Doral is set to play host to a stacked field this week, as sixteen former major winners will be teeing it up at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. It’s one of the more iconic venues on the PGA Tour schedule, but it will be getting a facelift starting on Monday, as Donald […]
Posted on March 3, 2013 2 Comments
On a day in which many people predicted he would fall apart, Michael Thompson hung on to win the Honda Classic. It’s the first victory on the PGA Tour for Thompson, who was best known previously for finishing as the runner-up to Webb Simpson at last year’s U.S. Open. What happened Coming into […]
Posted on February 27, 2013 Leave a Comment
After last week’s 64-man match play event, the PGA Tour returns to regular stroke play action this week, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods lead a loaded field heads to PGA National to try and escape the Bear Trap at the Honda Classic. 2013 Honda Classic Sheet Course: PGA National Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida […]
Posted on February 24, 2013 1 Comment
Matt Kuchar was able to take down Jason Day and followed that up by defeating defending champion Hunter Mahan in the final on Sunday to claim the 2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. The win gives Kuchar an incredible 15-3 record at this event, and improves his overall singles match play record to 15-6 in his […]
Posted on February 19, 2013 Leave a Comment
Starting on Wednesday, 64 of the world’s best golfers will tee it up in the 15th annual WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, a Jack Nicklaus-designed course at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. It’s a bracket format, with 32 head-to-head matches taking place on Wednesday and finishing on Sunday. The only players […]
Posted on January 20, 2013 1 Comment
For three days, it appeared likely that Justin Rose would pick up his 14th professional victory this week in Abu Dhabi. Rose carried a two-shot lead into Sunday’s final round over Welshman Jamie Donaldson, who’s a quality player in his own right, but certainly doesn’t have the credentials of Rose. What happened Rose […]
Posted on January 14, 2013 2 Comments
The worst kept secret in golf was finally made official today, as Rory McIlroy has signed on with Nike. It is a head to toe deal, meaning that McIlroy will switch from Titleist equipment, as well as his apparel sponsors, most notably Oakley and Jumeirah. The terms of the deal aren’t official, but rumours suggest […]
Posted on October 30, 2012 1 Comment
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: […]
Posted on October 1, 2012 1 Comment
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 […]
Posted on September 28, 2012 Leave a Comment
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. […]