Rickie Fowler and the 5 Young Guns Ready to Win a Major Championship

The wealth of young talent in professional golf today makes me think the future of the game is in good hands. Rory McIlroy, Charl Schwartzel, Louis Oosthuizen, Keegan Bradley and Webb Simpson. These players aren’t even in the prime of their careers yet, and they have already won major championships—McIlroy at the 2011 U.S. Open, Schwartzel at the 2011 Masters, Oosthuizen at the 2010 British... 

Open Championship 2012: Tiger Woods, 25 Early Favorites for Golf’s Next Major

With two major championships now complete in this 2012 golf season, it’s not too early to begin looking towards the 141st Open Championship—aka the British Open—now less than a month away at Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. Defending champion Darren Clarke will lead a field of the world’s best golfers in pursuit of the coveted Claret Jug. The last... 

Travelers Championship Leaderboard: Top Storylines Heading into Weekend

Before the weather in Cromwell, CT caused a suspension of play during the second round of the Travelers Championship, defending champion Fredrik Jacobson had already taken care of his business for the day. Jacobson followed his opening round of five-under 65 with a similarly impressive score of four-under 66 on Friday to take a one-shot lead into the weekend. This is precisely the way he started his... 

6 Surprising US Open Contenders Who Can Win the Travelers Championship

It’s not always easy for a professional golf tournament to attract a stellar field of players the week after a major, but the Travelers Championship has done a pretty good job of it. Again. Since 1952, when it was known as the Insurance City Open, previous winners have included names like Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead, Lee Trevino, Greg Norman and Phil Mickelson. TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn,... 

Tiger Woods: 3 Things We Learned About Tiger at the 2012 US Open

After a couple days to ponder exactly what happened to Tiger Woods over the weekend at the 2012 US Open, I’m still struggling to get a handle on the moment. It looked like Tiger’s tournament to do with as he pleased after opening rounds of 69 and 70 found him very comfortably tied for the lead at one-under par. He was hitting a lot of fairways and greens—not exactly like the “old”... 

US Open 2012: Top 5 Golfers at Olympic Club Without a Major Title

When 156 of the world’s best amateur and professional golfers tee it up at the 112th United States Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco in two weeks, the usual cast of favorites will be in attendance to stake their claim for one of golf’s greatest prizes. Tiger Woods, fresh off his second win of the year at the Memorial Tournament will be expected to do well. Last year’s US Open... 

US Open 2012: 5 Byron Nelson Standouts Ready to Shock at the Olympic Club

With the 2012 US Open just a little more than three weeks away, it’s time to start getting serious about picking the contenders. The Olympic Club in San Francisco will play host to the 112th playing of golf’s toughest test, and the field is naturally an impressive one. Sure, there’s the world’s top-ranked player and defending champion Rory McIlroy. His play at a couple events... 

Why Rickie Fowler Will Win a Major Championship in 2012

This is what we know: The monkey that had been stubbornly sitting on top of Rickie Fowler’s shoulders for the past three years is gone. His playoff victory over Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points at the Wells Fargo Championship a couple weeks ago gave him his first-ever PGA Tour win. It was a victory I saw coming when I made my bold predictions for the 2012 PGA Tour season back in January. But now... 

Bubba Watson: Why He Will Win at Least 2 More Major Championships

Bubba Watson is no longer just a PGA Tour sideshow. Since he joined the elite ranks of professional golf in 2006, Watson certainly displayed plenty of potential—and he even won a few tournaments along the way—but fans flocked to see him play golf primarily for one reason: he hit the ball “Bubba Long.” If you haven’t seen him in person, I can tell you from watching him... 

Players Championship 2012: 6 Favorites Who Will Chase Golf’s Largest Purse

There are still a few weeks remaining before the PGA Tour makes its annual stop at the Players Championship, but the buzz surrounding this year’s event is already intense. The Players Championship. It’s like a fifth major. It has all the elements of a great golf tournament—a very strong field; the iconic course with the signature “Island Green” at No. 17; large, enthusiastic... 

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