Valspar Championship Finish Had More Lead Changes Than a NASCAR Race

If you went to the kitchen for a snack or a beverage while watching the last nine holes of the Valspar Championship, you probably missed a lead change or two. For a time, particularly during the last hour of the telecast, there were three tied for the lead, three additional players one shot back and another pack of professionals right behind them, ready to pounce. It was like the fox had been smelled,... 

Patrick Reed: Why We Need to Pay Attention to the New Kid with Guts

Maybe you were on the sofa or at the 19th hole or watching on your iPad or phone and hoping for a Tiger Woods charge up the leaderboard at the WGC-Cadillac on Sunday. You weren’t alone. When Woods was done in by a bunker on the sixth hole, you, like many, were disappointed. But let’s give some credit to Patrick Reed. Here’s a guy who works hard on his game, believes in himself and... 

Trump Gives Doral Resort New Look

Donald Trump is part of the way through a multimillion dollar renovation of Trump Doral.  He has created a new exterior on the back of the clubhouse, renovated the TPC Blue Monster at Doral, renovated villas and named them for well-known players, changed the interior of the resort and, in general, upgraded everything.  While some criticize The Donald for wanting to make a splash, in this... 

Tiger Woods to Play Without Practice Round; McIlroy Says Higher Scores at Doral

Doral, Fla. — Tiger Woods, looking fresh, relaxed and friendly, met with the media for a health update before going out to walk the new TPC Doral Blue Monster golf course. “It’s been a long couple of days of just treatment nonstop, trying to get everything calmed down, first of all, get all the inflammation out,” Woods said about his recently injured back. It is not the... 

Legends of Golf Finds New Sponsor, Moves to Branson, Adds Par-3 Course

The Legends of Golf, the tournament that started the Champions Tour back in 1978, has a reeled in a new sponsor, moved to a new location and will add a par-3 course to the competition. Champions Tour players John Cook and Tom Watson were on hand in Branson, Mo. for the announcement, as was PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem. After the 2013 Legends of Golf, it became apparent that Liberty Mutual, which... 

Pre-Seeding Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson Could Make Match Play a Really Big Show

The biggest issue with the Accenture Match Play tournament is there’s no controlling who gets to the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. While many fans like the idea of the challenge to win in 18 holes, more people like the idea of watching top players like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in matches. Enthusiasm wanes for all but the diehard fans when No. 59 and No. 62 are playing each other... 

What Happens Next? Fun of Accenture Match Play Is Guessing the Outcome

No matter who is in the field or who is eliminated, the fun of Accenture Match Play is the guessing. Will Henrik Stenson go all the way to the finals? Will Rory McIlroy last until the end or lose in the first round? Will Justin Rose play like he did at the U.S. Open? Will Zach Johnson use his veteran moves to take down opponents with his short game? They are the top four seeds in the event and deserve... 

Butch Harmon: Is He the Winningest Man on the PGA Tour?

If Steve Williams can count Adam Scott’s victories at the World Series of Golf and at The Masters as wins, how many do you think Butch Harmon can count?   Butch would probably say one: the 1971 Broome County Open. He is a realist. Yet, looking at the landscape of the PGA Tour, Harmon’s name keeps popping up. You know about Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, never mind Greg Norman, who... 

Jack Nicklaus Thinks USGA Will Change Golf Ball; Learned to Be Patient Closer

Jack Nicklaus received the National Golf Course Owners Association Award of Merit recently in Orlando. At the dinner where the award was presented, he commented on several topics, including the golf ball. He believes the USGA is close to making a change to roll back the golf ball distance. “I don’t think the rules are right about the golf ball,” he said. He pointed the finger at... 

Woods Better at Dubai, Talks Game and Majors; McIlroy’s Star Shines Once More

After a week when the stock market tumbled and Tiger Woods failed to miss a Saturday cut at a golf course where he’s won eight times, you had to wonder if the axis of the earth had shifted permanently.  The answer to at least half of that, the Tiger Woods half, is no.  Things are almost back in place.   At the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, Woods opened with a four-under round, but... 

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