Tag: PGA
A Lonely Walk
It was business as usual for Tiger Woods in Sunday’s final round of The Memorial tournament. Woods went through his regular pre-round practice routine and arrived at the first tee dressed in his traditional Sunday Red shirt and his omnipresent game face. But this was a very different Sunday for the man who once ruled […]
A Golden New Era
A year ago, our founder and CEO, Jay Ewing, was interviewed on the Golficity Golf Show by Frank Fasano. One of the main topics of the interview was the state of the game and in particular the drop-off in interest in the professional game. This was immediately after the Masters that Bubba Watson had won in his […]
Stalling For Time
Great golf courses tend to be venues that produce the most exciting finishes and Torrey Pines in San Diego proved such a venue again this weekend. Coming to the back 9, on Sunday there were a dozen players in with a chance to win the Farmers Insurance Open. At the close of play there would […]
The Back 9-Edition 5
1. With his win on Sunday at the Sony Open, Jimmy Walker won for the second time in his last 6 starts (the first being the Frys.com Open which kicked off the 2014 season……in October). Walker played flawless golf in Sunday’s round shooting a superb 7-under par 63 to claim the trophy over Chis Kirk. […]
Johnson & Johnson
The season opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions at Kapalua in Maui; oh wait….scratch that. The Tournament of Champions is the first event in 2014 on the PGA Tour but it is the seventh official event of the season. Yes, really. That is because the PGA Tour season starts now in October. At some point we […]
The Best 13 From 2013
As the year of 2013 draws to a close we can look back at the many memorable happenings in the game. Here is our take of the most significant 13 moments and achievements. 13. Lydia Ko turns professional. The 16 year old Kiwi who was born in South Korea has already won 5 tournaments on […]
A Return To Form
Resurgence Unveiled: A Return to Form and Triumph From the very early rounds of The Australian Open (played at aptly named, Royal Sydney Golf Club), it became obvious that it would be a two man battle between two of golf’s “royalty”. 32 year old Australian superstar, Adam Scott, has had an iconic year that was […]
An Extraordinary Life
It is with a broken heart that I am writing to tell you that Carey Mumford passed away on Friday (October 18) night at his home in Crossville. The world has lost one of its most magnificent people. Jim Samsing and I were with him and Jan last week. Carey’s brilliant mind was still here […]
A Year Early
The PGA Tour began a new year, a year early. If that puzzles you, consider us befuddled also but it’s correct. The first event of the 2014 PGA Tour happened over the last four days at CordeValle in San Ramon, California. October 10-13 were the first dates for the 2014 schedule. The field resembled a […]
The Back 9: Edition 4
Winning the first FedEx playoff event on the PGA Tour last Sunday has put Adam Scott squarely into contention for Player of the Year honors. The criteria for which (Tour players vote for that honor) is very interesting indeed because there are no specific rules to go by. Ergo, should it be Scott, with one […]
The Front 9
Boo hoo. Boo Weekley won the PGA Tour’s Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial yesterday to register his third career win and first since 2008. The absolute best ‘quote’ on the PGA Tour, who will always tell you exactly what is on his mind, Weekley’s welcome return to the winners circle is a blessing for golf […]
Billy. Billy, Billy
For the last month on the PGA Tour, the Tour’s hottest player has been a player who has never won. Until now. 27 year old Floridian, Billy Horschel, birdied the final hole of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans to claim his first victory in the most dramatic of fashions. Horschel started the last round […]
