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Phil Mickelson has had four months to overtake Tiger Woods as the No. 1 golfer in the world. We know the reason he hasn’t done it yet has as much to do with the goofed-up rankings as it does with the arthritic condition Mickelson has. Arthritis and goofy numbers aside, there are plenty of reasons that Phil Mickelson is the best player in the game today. Sure, his gutsy...
Published: August 16, 2010
Kathy Bissell The final round of the PGA was enough to give even seasoned journalists heartburn. Favorites fell, contenders rose, the unexpected happened. Sunday was leaderboard whiplash of the first order. Lead changes happened at the speed of backspin. And then there was the bunkergate controversy over an area of land on the 18th hole. It ended in a playoff between two of the...
Published: August 16, 2010
The final round of the PGA Championship was enough to give even seasoned journalists heartburn. Favorites fell, contenders rose, the unexpected happened. Sunday provided leaderboard whiplash of the first order. Lead changes happened at the speed of backspin. And then there was the bunkergate controversy over an area of land on the 18th hole. It ended in a playoff between two of the six who were...
Published: August 16, 2010
Dustin Johnson took himself out of a playoff for the PGA Championship title when he grounded his club in what was deemed to be a bunker on the 18th hole. It appeared at first blush, to be a matted, trampled area of the rough, not necessarily a bunker. Johnson himself said that if he thought it was a bunker, he knows the rule on that. Each golfer is given a copy of supplemental rules...
Published: August 15, 2010
10.Like Pebble Beach, it has a watery coast. Only this one is fresh water with muskie and sturgeon, not whales and sea lions. Begin Slideshow Read More →
Published: August 15, 2010
Whistling Straits—Lake Michigan gleamed in the afternoon sun as the 78 golfers who had survived the fog delay and stop/start schedule teed off to start the third round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Some newer but not unknown names were on top when the day began: Matt Kuchar, Nick Watney as well as veteran Jim Furyk. The wind was down until about 3:30, and at that...
Published: August 14, 2010
Kathy Bissell Whistling Straits– Tiger Woods says his game is finally coming around, although his third round score of 72 doesn’t indicate that he’s all the way back to what everyone expects from him. Today, he felt his putting was still an issue. “I was playing too much break early,” Tiger Woods said about his recent putting woes. “Every putt I missed...
Published: August 14, 2010
With the foggy start, The PGA Championship looked like it was being played in San Francisco not Wisconsin. After a three hour delay, play began and eventually was suspended with 78 players on the course. Begin Slideshow Read More →
Published: August 12, 2010
Whistling Straits, WI — A three-hour fog delay was one of many surprises in the first round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits Golf Course. What does it mean? Half the field of 156 golfers will play until the mosquitoes bite at dusk. Then get up early Friday and hope that fog is not a problem then. The other interesting developments were better play by...
Published: August 12, 2010
Whistling Straits, WI — The PGA of America holds a Champions Dinner each year at the PGA Championship, and this year’s event was made extra special because the First Lady of South Korea, Kim Yoon-ok, sent four chefs to prepare authentic Korean dishes. Defending champions Y.E. Yang became the first South Korean and the first Asian to win a major championship last year when...