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 […]
Posted on February 17, 2013 1 Comment
Charlie Beljan is not a well-known golfer. Inside golf circles though, he’s known as a pretty honest guy who gives good quotes, something which is sorely lacking in a game that, to most people, is seen as about as fun as going to church. Golf needs more players who are willing to speak their mind […]
Posted on February 17, 2013 Leave a Comment
John Merrick defeated Charlie Beljan in the second playoff hole at Riviera to take the 2013 Northern Trust Open. It’s the first PGA Tour victory for Merrick, the Long Beach native who used to play Riviera on a regular basis, and grants him his first berth in the Masters since 2009. What happened […]
Posted on February 14, 2013 1 Comment
My first round of golf with my own clubs came when I was 15. I had been to driving ranges numerous times, listened to my dad and other family members talk about the game, and I grew up at the beginning of Tiger Woods’ stranglehold over not only the game, but the entire sporting world. […]
Posted on February 13, 2013 3 Comments
After playing at Pebble Beach last week, the PGA Tour heads to another iconic venue this week as Riviera Country Club plays host to the 2013 Northern Trust Open. 2013 Northern Trust Open Fact Sheet Course: Riviera Country Club Location: Pacific Palisades, California Yardage: 7,349 yards, par 71 Defending Champion: Bill Haas Five Consensus […]
Posted on February 12, 2013 Leave a Comment
If you thought last week’s field for the Joburg Open was lacking in big names, you clearly haven’t looked at the field for this week’s stop on the European Tour, the Africa Open. 2013 Africa Open Fact Sheet Course: East London Golf Course Location: East London, South Africa Yardage: 6,691 yards, par 73 Defending […]
Posted on February 10, 2013 1 Comment
After back-to-back runner-up finishes to Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, Brandt Snedeker’s final round 65 was enough to hang on over a slew of contenders, as he won the 2013 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Sunday. The victory gives Snedeker his fifth career PGA Tour win, and his seventh top-10 finish in his last […]
Posted on February 10, 2013 1 Comment
This is the second Phil Mickelson GIF post that I’ve made in two weeks. This one however, is decidedly more humorous. In Saturday’s third round at Pebble Beach, Mickelson went looking for his ball and took a bit of a tumble. Mickelson ended up firing a third-round 73, and sits 11 shots back […]
Posted on February 10, 2013 Leave a Comment
Richard Sterne fired a stunning final round 64 en route to his first European Tour win since 2008, taking the Joburg Open by seven shots over Charl Schwartzel. It’s the sixth European Tour victory for Sterne, but his first since the South African Open in December of 2008. What happened Sterne entered Sunday’s […]
Posted on February 6, 2013 Leave a Comment
After Phil Mickelson blew away the competition last week in Phoenix, a loaded field of the world’s best players and former major winners are in California to play in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 2013 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Fact Sheet Course: Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Monterey Peninsula Location: Pebble Beach, […]