Tiger Woods broke his victory drought with two closing birdies on putts of 13 and 10 feet to win the Chevron World Challenge. Yipee!
This is great for golf, and it is great for Woods because he is a momentum player, and this W is a significant step towards rebuilding his career momentum – something that [...]
The New and Old Tiger Woods is Back
December 5th, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: The Game · Tiger vs. Jack
Crazy Day at the PGA
August 11th, 2011 · No Comments
Steve Stricker’s 63
Steve Striker, who almost never does squat in the majors, opened with a major’s record tying 63, barely missing a putt for a 62 on the final green. He is such a strong frontrunner in regular PGA Tour events that if he can convince himself he is only playing in one, he might [...]
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PGA could decide the Player of the Year
August 10th, 2011 · No Comments
Glory’s Last Shot is also the candidates for the Player of the Years’ last chance to bag a major and possibly put a stranglehold on the top spot.
The double major winners deserve it method points towards Charl Schwartzel, Rory McIlroy, and Darren Clarke. The winners of the first three are obviously the only players with [...]
Tags: PGA Tour · The Majors
Odds are fluctuating at the PGA
August 9th, 2011 · No Comments
There is a saying in investing that you should let the trend be your friend.
Many investors look at the recent movers and put their money on those stocks that have been strong of late. Well, we can apply that technique to golfers as well.
Twelve days ago I made a list of the favorites at Ladbrokes.com. [...]
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Rory McIlroy is a loose cannon
August 4th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Rory McIlroy is planning to play more events on the PGA Tour next year. And, as a measure of his commitment, he is going house hunting in Florida after next week’s PGA Championship.
His two big motivators could be to build his brand in the world’s most important market, and to play American style courses, which [...]
British Open set for stirring final act
July 16th, 2011 · No Comments
If Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods pre 2009 were leading the Open by themselves after 54, this one would be over. But at the top we have Darren Clarke (-5), who has not finished in the top 10 in a major since 2001. One shot behind him is Dustin Johnson, who shot a final round [...]
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Open favorites with 36 to play
July 15th, 2011 · No Comments
The cruelest cut of all took place on Friday as WGR #1 Luke Donald and #2 Lee Westwood ballooned to rounds of 75 and 74 respectively, earning a weekend pass after entering the Open as the co-favorites behind Rory McIloy. Ouch!
Indeed, those who missed the cut are considered such lepers that the Open’s leaderboard has [...]
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Super longs shots lead the Open (for now)
July 14th, 2011 · No Comments
After the first round at the Open, a group of five players separated themselves from the rest by two or three shots with their 65s and 66s.
After perusing their names, I would say that none has a much better chance of winning than before the round because this group of long shots faces 54 nasty [...]
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McIlroy and the long shots at the Open
July 13th, 2011 · No Comments
Remember the days when Tiger went off at ridiculously low odds like 5/1 and such, and yet he was a good bet at that!
Well, now that he’s still recovering from his injuries, Rory McIlroy is the favorite going into the Open at 8/1 – odds this low largely because he is coming off an eight [...]
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McIlroy is ready for more
July 12th, 2011 · No Comments
So many have climbed the mountain, won a major, and then tumbled back down, their life’s work as a golfer now complete.
A big deal has been made about there being 12 different winners in the last 12 majors. Among them, the most plausible one and done-ers are Louis Oosthuizen, Stewart Cink, Graeme McDowell, Trevor Immelman, [...]
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