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That an elite golfer can struggle in a given season is a testament to how many things need to go right to win a golf tournament. And that is under the best of circumstances. Those players who tend to struggle are typically playing under less–than–ideal circumstances. Swing changes, equipment changes, personal issues and the mental scars the game inflicts are but a...
Published: February 7, 2013
Golfer Davis Love III, who captained the United States team at the 2012 Ryder Cup, will miss the next 6-8 weeks after opting for surgery to clear up an issue with spinal stenosis and joint bone spurs. Love told GolfChannel.com that the issue had been nagging him for the past three or four months, and it was time to take care of the annoyance rather than fight it any longer (as reported by ESPN.com). Here’s...
Published: February 6, 2013
Rafael Nadal has been on the shelf for the last seven months, but with his knee finally in playing shape, he’s ready to pick up where he left off. Nadal made his return to the courts on Tuesday in Rafa-like fashion, winning his doubles match at the VTR Open (alongside Juan Monaco) 6-3, 6-2 (via ESPN). While he played as many expected he would, he’ll test his knee out in singles play on...
Published: February 6, 2013
Phil Mickelson will be trying to follow up his scintillating victory last week at the Phoenix Open by defending his championship at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. This is one of the more entertaining tournaments on the schedule. It doesn’t pack the huge drama of a major, but we get to see the pros playing alongside celebrities at three beautiful courses. And while that atmosphere...
Published: February 6, 2013
Jason Dufner had every reason in the world to go into the tank in 2011 after blowing a final-round lead in the PGA Championship and losing in a playoff to Keegan Bradley. But after missing a pair of cuts, he finished the year this way: T31, T6, T13, T10, T10. That strong finish should have been an indication of what was to come for Dufner. And when he built on that to post a two-win season in 2012,...
Published: February 6, 2013
Rafael Nadal has accomplished everything there is to accomplish on a tennis court, and that’s why he’s approaching his comeback to the sport with a flawless attitude. No worries. No complaints. The clay-court king won his first match since returning to the court this February, winning doubles with teammate Juan Monaco at the ATP VTR Open in Chile. Prior to Tuesday’s match, Nadal...
Published: February 6, 2013
In some ways, 2012 was a year to forget for Jim Furyk. OK, he did manage two runner-up finishes and eight top-10s in 24 events. And he was third on the PGA Tour in scoring average and fourth in driving accuracy. Plus, he hit a lot of greens in regulation and for the most part, he putted well. Oh, and he won more than $3.6 million. On paper, that all looks pretty good. In fact, it looks very good. So...
Published: February 6, 2013
Winning at Pebble Beach is like golf’s rite of passage to glory. Besides winning a major championship, some of the sport’s all-time legends have made their mark at Pebble and gone on to incredible careers, ranging from Byron Nelson and Billy Casper to Tiger Woods and this week’s defending champion, Phil Mickelson. As picturesque as Pebble appears—the crisp, cool air paired with...
Published: February 6, 2013
The tournament at Pebble Beach every year is one of the truly unique stops on tour. As the event’s website aptly states, “The concoction of roughly four parts professional golfers to one part show business and sports celebrities has gone down as smoothly as a well-chilled libation.” Here are the ten biggest characters from the “show business part” you’ll see this...
Published: February 6, 2013
It’s rare that you would look at the All Blacks and say that they are light in wingers. Throughout history, they have produced many of the best flyers the world has seen, with the men donning the No. 11 and No. 14 jerseys for the All Blacks always being amongst the best in the world. But they may be faced with such a case in 2013. It now appears they will be without the services of Cory Jane...