The Toughest Courses on the PGA Tour in the Past 10 Years

Of the 52 courses played on the PGA Tour last year (including both setups at Chambers Bay), only 18 of them saw a four-day over-par field average. In other words, most of the time, courses are set up to be played under par, and the best golfers in the world are happy to accommodate.  Obviously, the majority of the most difficult courses are U.S. Open tracks, thanks to the diabolical work of Mike... 

Preview and Predictions for the 2016 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

The PGA Tour stays south but moves east about 540 miles this week, heading from Texas to Louisiana for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.  On the heels of Charley Hoffman’s Valero Texas Open win, the Californian will lead a brigade of 156 golfers to TPC New Orleans and a track which Justin Rose blitzed last year to the tune of 22-under par. Rose, along with world No. 1 Jason Day and world... 

The Growing Problem of Golf and Its Olympics Irrelevance

In the 1,224 days since I wrote “Why Golf Shouldn’t be in the Olympics,” my opinion has since been significantly bolstered. Many of the tensions I highlighted in 2012 are coming to the fore, and they will only continue to do so as the August competition in Rio de Janeiro approaches.   Forget about Zika or the debacle of course construction and consider this: In the past week,... 

Preview and Predictions for the 2016 Valero Texas Open

From Hilton Head to San Antonio we go this week for the Valero Texas Open. Texas winds wreaked havoc on the field last year. The first-round scoring average (76.695) was the highest outside of a major since 1999 as players contended with gusts nearing 40 mph. The scoring average for the week was 2.521 strokes over par: the highest outside of the majors. Fortunately for players (and fans), Aeolus... 

7 PGA Tour Golfers Having Surprisingly Good Seasons so Far

A “surprisingly good season” on the PGA Tour is a relative term. Adam Scott, for example, with his pair of consecutive victories and two second-place finishes on the heels of a disappointing 2015, has surprised. When a tour rookie, Smylie Kaufman, for example, raises a trophy, that is a surprising development. Surprising, as when CBS Sports’ Jim Nantz asked Kaufman what car he was... 

Preview and Predictions for the 2016 RBC Heritage

From Rae’s Creek to the Calibogue Sound: With Danny Willett’s three-stroke major triumph at Augusta National behind us (and thankfully behind Jordan Spieth as well), the PGA Tour heads to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, this week for the RBC Heritage.  Nine of golf’s top 30 players in the Official World Golf Ranking highlight the 132-man field. And world No. 1 Jason Day will... 

Early Odds to Win the 2016 US Open, Post-Masters Edition

With the 2016 Masters in the books and surprise winner Danny Willett cloaked in the green jacket, and because sports fans are impatient creatures, it’s already time to look ahead to the June 16-19 U.S. Open from one of the toughest venues in golf: Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Even the most casual observer of the game could figure out who tops this list of favorites. Positioning... 

Masters 2016: The Biggest Takeaways from Augusta

A final round that looked very much like an inevitable Jordan Spieth romp for much of the day turned into something much different. And the surreal scene of Spieth slipping the green jacket on Danny Willett still hasn’t set in. In this piece last year, I wrote:  The biggest takeaway from this year’s Masters? Twenty-one-year-old Jordan Spieth is the best player in golf right now. He... 

Ranking the Top 25 Golfers Heading into the 2016 Masters

With the ceremonial opening tee shots drawing near, it’s time for our annual pre-Masters power ranking. Jordan Spieth topped the 2015 edition. (And rightfully so, as it turned out.) What goes into the breakdown? A look at recent play at Augusta, key statistical indicators, a golfer’s last five starts and a glance at his Official World Golf Ranking and Sagarin Ranking.  How do... 

Masters Picks 2016: Dark-Horse Candidates to Win the Green Jacket

When evaluating your Masters Tournament picks, it could pay to look beyond favorites such as Jason Day, Adam Scott, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy.  Taking a glance, major sportsbooks list nearly 30 players at better than 100-1 odds. As that’s roughly one-third of the field, 100-1 seems like an appropriate cutoff for dark-horse candidates. So, with odds ranging from 250-1 to 120-1 (via Vegas... 

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