Ranking the Top 10 Teen Phenoms in Golf History

With 15-year-old Lydia Ko’s brilliant performance at last week’s Women’s New Zealand Open fresh in the minds of the golfing public, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on the best teenage phenoms in the few-hundred-year history of golf. There is an unabashed bias in this list towards players who have gone on to great professional success. The inclusion of any golfers who have... 

Why Tiger Woods Will Never Be ‘Back’

Not surprisingly, Tiger Woods isn’t a fan of the “Are you back?” question. In the face of such inquires two years ago, after winning the Chevron Challenge for his first victory in two years, Woods quoted LL Cool J: “Don’t call it a comeback, I’ve been here for years,” the golfer said. Presented again with the question after his convincing victory at the... 

The 10 Most Likeable Golfers on the PGA Tour

It seems that golfers, on the whole, are less polarizing figures than athletes in most major sports. It follows, then, that there are more lukewarm feelings towards those who toil on the fairways of the PGA Tour than, say, those battling it out on the NFL gridirons. However, throughout history there have been extremely likeable golfers with legions of devoted fans. Arnold Palmer is certainly the best... 

The 10 Biggest Characters at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

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... 

10 Bold Predictions for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

We go from one colorful event on tour to another. Even though the fans from Waste Management Phoenix Open are still nursing their hangovers, it’s time to move on to Pebble Beach. The pro-am format and the abundance of celebrities combine with the incredible beauty of three fantastic golf courses along the California coast to create one of the PGA Tour’s unique events. Here are 10 bold... 

How Keegan Bradley Can Become a Dominant Player in 2013

A profoundly unimpressive performance at the Farmers Insurance Open last week notwithstanding (70-77, to miss the cut), Keegan Bradley can become a dominant player in 2013 and capitalize on the promise he has displayed so far in his career. Bradley, presently ranked 13th in the Official World Golf Rankings, was a dynamic element of the United States’ Ryder Cup team at Medinah last year. He followed... 

Blueprint for the Perfect Golfer

A few years ago—in his Short Game BibleDave Pelz put together his composite of the perfect golfer. For Pelz, the following players exemplify the various constituent parts of the ideal golfer, historically speaking:  Driving and fairway woods (power game): Greg Norman, Tiger Woods, Colin Montgomerie. Shots of longer than 100 yards to the green (power game): Steve Elkington,... 

Breaking Down Rory McIlroy’s Olympic Problem

If he had his way, Rory McIlroy would play golf for Northern Ireland’s Olympic team. Unfortunately for the world No. 1, there’s no such team. Instead, players from Northern Ireland are given the option of playing for either Great Britain or Ireland. Indeed, as McIlroy himself stated, ”If I could and there was a Northern Irish team I’d play for Northern Ireland.”  Were... 

Who Has More to Prove Right Now: Tiger Woods or Rory McIlroy?

The 2013 PGA Tour season is has only just begun and both Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods have things to prove.  It’s the young Ulsterman, however, who has the most to prove in the wake of a major equipment change and atrocious play last week in Abu Dhabi. Woods, for his part—as he returns to the scene of his last major championship victory—needs to prove that his missed cut last... 

Why 2013 Will Be Tiger Woods’ Most Important Year Yet

For the average PGA Tour professional, matching Tiger Woods’ three wins and $6 million-plus in earnings in 2012 would constitute a career year.  Tiger Woods, of course, is not the average PGA Tour professional. For Tiger, the point of playing golf professionally is to win majors. As a tie for third at the Open Championship was Woods’ best finish in a major in 2012,... 

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