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2015’s Humana Challenge in La Quinta, California, is an unveiling of sorts. What will the 2015 model Phil Mickelson look like? Will this more aerodynamic hull come equipped with more than one top 10? Maybe even a win? The 2014 Mickelson rolled off the assembly line a lemon. So it is with anticipation that we watch Mickelson look to win his third Humana Challenge—his first since 2004. Jimmy...
Published: January 19, 2015
Day 1 left a sour taste in the mouths of several seeded women in the 2015 Australian Open, none more sour than No. 5 seed Ana Ivanovic who lost in three sets to Czech qualifier Lucie Hradecka. “It’s hard,” said Ivanovic on ESPN.com. “There is no easy way to [get over it], but to get back on the court and back working really hard and try to see next challenge and next event....
Published: January 17, 2015
The tennis gods served Roger Federer a 140 mph serve right down the T, and it’s not even worth challenging. Wait? Is he signaling to the umpire for a replay? Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clapclapclapclap! Ah! Definitely in. And tennis analyst John McEnroe says, “I wouldn’t have challenged that one.” Score one for the gods. Federer got hosed as the No. 2 seed in 2015 Australian Open. Craig...
Published: January 16, 2015
The 2015 Australian Open is pregnant with storylines. This tournament—this season—could be a watershed year with some of the all-time greats desperately holding on to the snowy cliff with the menacing youth standing above. Roger Federer just notched his 1,000th career win in Brisbane by defeating Milos Raonic. Maria Sharapova is knocking on Serena Williams’ door for the No. 1...
Published: January 13, 2015
Living in the Northeast, or anywhere along a line of latitude that points away from the sun in these solstice months, makes one just a tad bitter seeing grown men play golf on a Hawaiian island. A year ago, Jimmy Walker won the Sony Open and began his meteoric climb to the top of the FedEx Cup standings. This went on for most of the year. Walker went on to have a career year with nearly $6 million...
Published: January 8, 2015
The passage of time can get downright Interstellar. Gravity warps our perception of time. Minutes turn into hours—hours turn into years. It feels like yesterday when Rory McIlroy won the PGA Championship in the dark to win his fourth major golf tournament. He capped off a monster year, one that made ancient history of his Freaky Fridays. Now we’re on the brink of a new season that should,...
Published: September 12, 2014
Rory McIlroy has reached an altitude where it’s safe to turn on all electrical and portable devices, but the captain has asked that you remain seated with your seatbelt firmly secured. The turbulent ascent of McIlroy’s game through the first three legs of the FedEx Cup playoffs (T22, T5, T8) has calmed and, it appears, he’s set to soar far above and beyond the rest of this Tour Championship. McIlroy...
Published: September 9, 2014
Kei Nishikori‘s run through the U.S. Open was, to put it mildly, eventful. This was Mike Tyson’s Punch Out and he was Little Mac, ascending through better and better opponents before ultimately losing to a Marin Cilic who possessed a haymaker, knockout blow. Many players run into hurricanes on the court and like the real thing, they always have names. He survived Hurricane Cilic beaten...
Published: September 8, 2014
And then 30 players made it to the end. The final leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs heads to East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta for the big prize of $10 million. There have been three different winners of these events in the playoffs, and not a single person would have guessed who these winners were at the beginning of the run. Who would have though Hunter Mahan, Chris Kirk and Billy Horschel would have won...
Published: September 7, 2014
What a difference a few days make. Billy Horschel stood on the 18th fairway on Labor Day in the Deutsche Bank Championship and chunked his approach—and subsequently the tournament—into the thickets. He finished T2 and moved way up the FedEx Cup standings, setting the table for his run (literally) at the BMW Championship in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains. The BMW Championship saw the...