Hunter Mahan, a low key guy with an ex-Dallas Cowboys cheerleader wife, kept his shades on and his head down and kept cranking out easy pars and occasional birdies for five days, in the process grinding out a much deserved win at the WGC Accenture.
Every winner needs a little luck, and Mahan’s came in the [...]
Entries from May 2012
Mahan set to become a major player
February 27th, 2012 · 2 Comments
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Alternative history at the Northern Trust Open
February 21st, 2012 · No Comments
Below is the actual leaderboard for the Northern Trust Open, and the adjusted one, which does not include those who used the belly putter. The figures in parentheses are the players’ GIR totals for 72 holes. Notice that five of the six closest pursuers hit many more greens than the belly boys.
Which one do you [...]
Bradley ascends to golf’s Public Enemy #1
February 20th, 2012 · 1 Comment
Keegan Bradley is the worst thing to happen to golf in the last 20 years.
I felt this way before yesterday’s final round of the Northern Trust based on his win at the PGA last year, but after four hours of watching his disgusting antics at Riviera, he has sealed his position as golf’s Public Enemy [...]
Woods reveals his campaign to ban long putters
February 8th, 2012 · No Comments
Cheering during a Tiger Woods press conference?
I would have if I’d been there to hear him speak his mind on the belly putter:
“I’ve never been a fan if it. I believe it’s the art of controlling the body and club and swinging the pendulum motion. I believe that’s how it should be played. I’m traditionalist [...]
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