Jim Furyk and 10 Golfers Who’ll Be in the Hunt at the Heritage at Hilton Head

Kathy Bissell Harbour Town Golf Links isn’t for everyone.  Accuracy is important. The holes are tight. Narrow, tree-lined corridors are the predominant feature, and the wind can play havoc with every shot. Tiger Woods will never play the course. Harbour Town greens are small targets, so the bonus for hitting them is that putts are not as long as at some other courses, TPC at San Antonio,... 

Masters Results: What Does Tiger Woods’ Performance Mean for His Future?

Masters Results: What Does Tiger Woods‘ Performance Mean for His Future? Whew.  What a final round at Augusta National.  It was true leaderboard whiplash with as many as seven different players holding the top slot at one time or another.  Tiger Woods even held the lead, although fleetingly, proving his point of yesterday that he did still have a chance to win.  “Absolutely,”... 

Masters 2011 Leaderboard: 10 Predictions for Rory McIlroy and Co. on Sunday

There are some certainties heading into the final round of The Masters, because it’s golf, because it’s Augusta National and because the leader is young, trying to win his first major championship. It’s Rory’s green jacket to win.  Or lose.  Rory McIlroy has a four shot lead on the nearest competitors, none of whom are named Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson.  Next... 

Tiger Woods: What He Needs to Do to Remain in Contention at the Masters

After struggling through the first 27 holes of the Masters, Tiger Woods finally found his stride. Although he started bogey-birdie-bogey, he soon righted the round after posting a second bogey at the seventh. From there, Woods had seven birdies in 11 holes to finish the day at -7 for the tournament. He is in third place behind leader Rory McIlroy at -10 and Jason Day at.-8. He is tied with K.J. Choi... 

Masters 2011 Leaderboard: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson Middle of the Road on Day 1

If you didn’t watch the first round of the Masters all the way to the end, you missed some exciting shots. Long-hitting Alvaro Quiros from Spain was grouped with Venezuelan Jhonnathan Vegas and Gary Woodland. It was like a long-drive contest had suddenly started up on the back nine at Augusta National. Woodland hit his drive 343 yards on the 15th hole. The other two were not far behind. Hours... 

Masters 2011: Tiger Woods and 15 US Players Who Might Win, 9 Who Won’t

As much as golf tournaments are about picking who will win, it’s also about who won’t. The factors that rule people in or out are experience, age, how they’ve performed at the highest levels and what kind of shots they hit compared to the golf course they are playing. Former winners and those who play well should do well in The Masters, but golfers are unpredictable. They can wake... 

Costliest Rulings in Recent Golf History

Kathy Bissell No one is alive who remembers rulings that happened in the 1920s or 1930s.  But there are many that live in our collective consciousness thanks to television.  Soon it will be thanks to YouTube. Some are notorious. Some are just embarrassing or seemingly obscure. Some cost players a tournament. Those are the biggest, most expensive ones. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

Martin Laird’s Comeback Secures Victory at Bay Hill; Bubba Long at 5th Hole

Kathy Bissell   Bay Hill Golf Course, Orlando, Florida— Wind was supposed to be the story at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Invitational on Sunday, where leaders fell back and challengers charged. But errors actually told the tale, and it seemed for a while that no one wanted to win.  Leaderboard whiplash set in. First, the overnight leaders struggled. Scottish player Martin Laird,... 

Rickie Fowler Buys Bubba Watson Dinner after Third Round at Bay Hill

HUMOR—Good friends Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson are in the mix for Sunday at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Invitational. Tonight, Fowler buys dinner for Watson. “I was talking off four tee, and we mentioned dinner, and I said, ‘High score buys!’ “ he explained. “I made too many bogeys.”   Fowler is just one back of Watson, but he is looking forward... 

Tiger Woods Falters With 2 Water Balls

“I had two water balls out there and a couple short missed putts,”  Tiger Woods said about his two over par round.  He was clearly not happy with his play but believed it was not that far away from being good.  He still likes the new putter.  He has had 88 putts through three rounds, 30 on Saturday. “I felt comfortable all week.  My pace has been pretty good,... 

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