No wonder the players want to captain the Ryder Cup team. The resulting PR bonanza could be worth millions in endorsements, especially to the leader of the winning team.
It seems like every story is about the dueling captains. This cup is about Nick Faldo versus Paul Azinger, two former major winners and TV personalities. These [...]
Entries from August 2008
Enough of the Faldo – Azinger Media Blitz
September 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: The Game
While Tiger’s Been Away, Some Did Play
September 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Twelve weeks have passed since Tiger Woods hung up his spikes for the year. Upon the news of his forced sabbatical the golf world wondered who would step up and advantage of his absence. Would the big names loosen up and rediscover the magic? Would there be some surprising disappointments? And would some budding young [...]
Tags: Challengers
The FedExCup Solution
September 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Ex-Yankee great Yogi Berra once said that, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” Well, technically speaking he’s right - the FedExCup is still not over. Points leader Vijay Singh still has to show up at the Tour Championship, play four rounds, and sign his card. I expect that a man good enough to win 34 [...]
Tags: PGA Tour
Singh’s Long Putter is Golf’s Biggest Nightmare
September 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Based on his record in the majors and the big season he’s now enjoying, there is no doubt that Sergio Garcia is The Best Player to Never Win a Major. At last year’s British Open he came within a quarter inch or so of becoming The First Player to Win a Major with a Long [...]
Tags: The Game
Singh Prospers on Tigerless Tour
September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Back in 2004 Tiger Woods spent the year learning his new Hank Haney swing and his game suffered as he won only the match play event early in the year. While Woods was languishing in dry dock, Vijay Singh stepped up and won nine tour events, six in which Woods was not in the field. [...]
Tags: PGA Tour