Ryder Cup 2010: Do the Players Really Care?

When you think of Mark Calcavecchia, you think, “Yeah, he’s a tough guy.”  But when he lost a match in the 1991 Ryder Cup, he went to the beach at Kiawah Island and cried.  When you think of Fred Couples, you think, “Way too laid back to worry about anything.”  But when he lost a meaningful point in the 1989 Ryder Cup, he was choking back tears. So no matter... 

PGA Tour: Who’s the Best?

When it comes to the best who ever played the game, without a “golf medium” to contact the dearly departed, it’s hard to know who Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen or Bobby Jones thought were the best of their eras.   Most golf fans today, most golf reporters today don’t even have a good grasp of the skill level of golfers who hit their prime in the 1970s and 1980s,... 

Redemption Sunday for Dustin Johnson

Kathy Bissell Lemont, Il—At last.  A good Sunday for Dustin Johnson.  After disappointments at the US Open and the PGA Championship, Dustin Johnson came through in style against a strong field at the BMW Championship. Unlike many in the field who had years of experience at Cog Hill’s Dubsdread course, Johnson said he had not played the course before.  He was determined to... 

Tiger Woods Out of PGA Tour Championship

For the first time in a year when he has been healthy, Tiger Woods will not be in the Tour Championship. He needed to finish fifth or better to make enough points to be in the top 30. “That’s just the way it is,” Woods said philosophically after concluding his round at the BMW Championship. “I didn’t play well early in the year, and I didn’t play well in the middle... 

Charlie Wi Attacks Stack and Tilt Detractors

Kathy Bissell Charlie Wi, who played on the Buy.com, Nationwide, and Asian Tours before advancing to regular status on the PGA Tour, has taken on those who criticize the Stack and Tilt golf teaching method promoted by Andy Plummer and Mike Bennett.  The system was described by the duo in Golf Digest as one where the “body never moves off the ball.”  For a while, Mike Weir and... 

Can Tiger Woods Still Win the Fed-Ex Cup?

This week, for Tiger Woods, it’s all about moving up the points list.  At the start of the Deutsch Bank he had 734 points total.  After two rounds, he was projected to finish with 929 points.  But points are not awarded after two rounds.  Woods still has two days to climb farther up the ladder to see how high he can get. Despite the importance of the points, priority number... 

Golf Power Rankings: Top Players of the 1990s

Everyone has their favorites when it comes to today’s players.  But in the recent past, who were the standouts?  From 1990 to 1999, who moved the needle? Who lifted the trophies? Where does Tiger Woods fall on that list?  How about Phil Mickelson? Who was a factor in the days of the Clinton Administration when donuts were the food of choice, and the idea of exercise was new to... 

Jim Furyk’s Alarm Fails, Misses Tee Time

Call it the power of technology to go wrong at the worst time.  This morning Jim Furyk’s cell phone, which he also uses as an alarm clock, didn’t go off.  The hotel had power, but his phone had died.  “I don’t know if something happened with the charger or what,” Furyk said in a statement issued late morning. “I woke up at 7:23 and tore out of there,... 

Can Tiger Woods Make It to the Tour Championship?

Kathy Bissell For the first time since the FedEx Cup started, the winner isn’t 99% decided before the Playoffs start.  This time around, we don’t already know who will end up with the $10 million. Tiger Woods will have to play his you know what off to win it for one thing.  He’s now in 112th position. The 111 guys ahead of him aren’t interested in cutting him any slack... 

Tiger Woods: Can He Make It To The Tour Championship?

Kathy Bissell For the first time since the FedEx Cup started, the winner isn’t 99% decided before the Playoffs start.  This time around, we don’t already know who will end up with the $10 million. Tiger Woods will have to play his you know what off to win it for one thing.  He’s now in 112th position. The 111 guys ahead of him aren’t interested in cutting him any slack... 

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