Budding Rivalries That Could Spice Up the PGA Tour

Big-time rivalries are one of the great elements of sports in general and professional golf in particular.  Consider some of these legendary rivalries: Gene Sarazen vs. Walter Hagen. Sam Snead vs. Ben Hogan vs. Byron Nelson. Arnold Palmer vs. Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus vs. Tom Watson. Greg Norman vs. Nick Faldo. Phil Mickelson vs. Tiger Woods.  Many memorable moments and final-round... 

The Biggest Storylines Ahead of the 2015 Wells Fargo Championship

The 2015 Wells Fargo Championship is here. True, The Players Championship—the “fifth major” and one of the most high-profile events on the PGA Tour calendar—still looms large. And with Rickie Fowler’s thrilling triumph just a couple of days old, it rightfully continues to dominate PGA Tour-related conversations.  However, in the eternal “on to the next one”... 

Winners and Losers from the 2015 Players Championship

Golf fans were treated to an incredible, major-caliber finish at TPC Sawgrass as Rickie Fowler took home the crystal on a thrilling Sunday at The Players Championship.  And while Pete Dye’s risk-reward project in Ponte Vedra may have its detractors, the course in general, and the island 17th in particular, does continue to produce dramatic finishes.   During NBC’s telecast,... 

WGC-Cadillac Match Play 2015: Ranking the Best Potential Weekend Matchups

If the new WGC-Cadillac Match Play format was designed to minimize upsets, it hasn’t done so. Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose, Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Adam Scott and Jimmy Walker all failed to make it to the round of 16.  Rory McIlroy’s extra-holes win over Billy Horschel put an exclamation point on three days of group-stage play. It also made him only one... 

Tournament Odds for the 2015 WGC Cadillac Match Play

The WGC-Cadillac Match Play moves to a new venue for this year’s competition: the rerouted-for-maximum-drama TPC Harding Park outside San Francisco.  The tournament also features a new format. As PGATour.com’s Rob Bolton writes, the “usual field of 64, but they are segregated into 16 groups of four. Each golfer gets three matches, one each against the others in his group. Overall... 

Winners and Losers from the 2015 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

For a long time this weekend, it seemed a Monday finish was imminent at the Zurich Classic. And as fans, sponsors and players hate the things, we’re all winners after Justin Rose’s Sunday triumph.  A final round that started the same day as the third round, thanks to weather delays that pushed the conclusion of the third round to Sunday, was full of pin-seeking at the soft Louisiana... 

5 Reasons: A Rory McIlroy-Jordan Spieth Rivalry Will Bring Golf to New Heights

Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth are the two best golfers in the world, according to the current Official World Golf Ranking.  Between them, they’ve won the last three majors and they barely have 45 years on this planet between them. The immensely likable duo seems poised to remain a fixture in the game for years to come. Indeed, with any luck, we’ll be treated to at least one Spieth-McIlroy... 

Biggest Storylines in Golf Ahead of the 2015 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

A quality field that includes three of the top-10 golfers in the world arrives at TPC Louisiana for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans this week.  When the the tour comes to town, it brings with it a bevy of storylines. And while the PGA Tour is still enveloped in “Jordan Spieth won the Masters” talk, there are other stories of note this week in NoLa.  Mr. Spieth, while not in... 

Winners and Losers from the 2015 RBC Heritage

The 2015 RBC Heritage wrapped up with a long-frustrated golfer returning to the winners circle for the first time in five years. Jim Furyk, who beat Kevin Kisner on the second playoff hole with a triumphant birdie putt, is this week’s big winner.  In addition to the Pennsylvania native, other winners include Furyk’s unexpected playoff challenger and the Masters champion. On the opposite... 

7 Reasons Tiger Woods Will Win Multiple Times in 2015 on the PGA Tour

Let’s stop with ridiculous proclamations about the demise of Tiger Woods‘ golf game. The 39-year-old indicated with his T17 finish at Augusta National that he is not yet ready to go quietly into that good night. His preparation prior to the tournament said as much about this fact as his play on course.  Statistically speaking, it’s probable that Woods will win more than once... 

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