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Shanghai Surprise
For the first three days of the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai, China, Graeme McDowell was very much in command. The first three days of a golf tournament however, are like the first 25 miles of a marathon, with all the contenders hanging around until someone sprints the fastest to the finish. The World Golf […]
The Continuing Ryder Fallout
Last Thursday, with the deft stroke of his hand-held keyboard, the PGA of America’s 38th President managed to obliterate his historical existence. Ted Bishop had enjoyed a tumultuous tenure in the 23 months that he served at the President of the world’s largest sporting body and in a little under one month he would have […]
Ryder Of The Storm
The story and accompanying outcry about the U.S. Ryder Cup team seems to be one that just will not go away. If you missed out on what started the entire hullabaloo you can read about it at https://www.birdgolf.com/eagles-landed-glen/ . There are legions of proposed solutions on how to solve the U.S teams inadequacies in what […]
A New Year
The first event of the 2015 PGA Tour season ended yesterday, on October 12th, 2014. We are still trying to wrap our heads around what is now known as the wraparound season on the PGA Tour, nonetheless, the first event of the year is in the books. The Frys.com Open was hosted by the Silverado […]
The Eagles Have Landed In The Glen
The 40th edition of the Ryder Cup at the Centenary Course at Gleneagles in Scotland was basically won after the completion of the afternoon foursomes (alternate shot) matches on Saturday. After the U.S. team rallied in the morning best ball matches to close the gap to 6 ½ to 5 ½ points, the European team […]
Life Changer
In the space of the last 3 weeks, Billy Horschel has established himself as one of the game’s brightest stars. He is also 13 million dollars richer. Horschel began the 4-event FedEx Playoffs in basic obscurity in 69th place. No player in the 8 year history of the FedEx Cup had won golf’s richest prize […]
The Captains Picks
Both Ryder Cup Captains announced their three selections yesterday (9 players on each side had already automatically qualified in the two year long process) and there was little surprise with whom they chose. Europe’s Paul McGinley picked Stephen Gallacher, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter to represent the home team. 39 year old Gallacher will be […]
Hunting In The Playoffs
The first 2014 FedEx Cup Playoff event at the Barclays Championship in Ridgewood, NJ was everything that the PGA Tour could have hoped for. As Sunday’s final pairing of co-leaders, Jim Furyk and Jason Day made the turn to the final-9; there were 16 other players within 4 shots of their 11-under par lead. The […]
Back 9-Edition 8
In an announcement last Wednesday, Tiger Woods withdrew his name from consideration as a Captain’s pick for the upcoming Ryder Cup. In doing so, Woods avoided the potentially uncomfortable situation of being chosen when his health and play clearly didn’t merit a selection or the ignominy of not being picked at all by U.S. Captain, […]
No Doubt About It
After 36 holes in the 2014 PGA Championship there were a familiar trio of 20-somethings once again at the forefront of a Major Championship. World #1 Rory McIlroy was in command after rounds of 66 and 67, which left him at 9-under par for the Championship, but only with a slim advantage over 26-year old […]
Number One
One gets the sense over the past few months that there has been a gradual changing of the guard with the world’s top players. The game’s two biggest draws over the last 20 years have been Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, neither of whom has recorded a Top 10 finish on the PGA Tour in […]
A Third of the Four
The Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, has been the Open Championship host when some of the game’s greatest players claimed their Claret Jug. Among those Champions were Walter Hagen, Bobby Jones, Peter Thompson, Roberto Di Vincenzo and Tiger Woods who was the last player to win here in 2006. The 143rd Open Championship was the […]
