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By any measure, it was a pretty good Sunday for Bubba Watson. The 36-year-old Floridian woke up within a shot of the lead at the Travelers Championship, saw the deficit become a three-shot advantage after the final round’s midway point and endured some iffy decision-making down the stretch before vanquishing Paul Casey in a sudden-death playoff. It was the eighth win of his career, his second...
Published: June 22, 2015
So, how was that for a Sunday round of golf? Five players had at least a share of the lead. Two players saw three-stroke leads evaporate. And a five-minute stretch with the last pairing on the 18th green saw a potential win for Dustin Johnson, a potential Monday playoff and a shocking three-putt from 12 feet to hand the 115th U.S. Open title to Jordan Spieth. “I’m in shock,” Spieth...
Published: June 15, 2015
The PGA Tour’s TV slogan, “These guys are good,” is particularly applicable when majors arrive. Though fans, media and others are enamored with the sport’s biggest names—Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods, etc.—the reality is that there are dozens of players legitimately capable of stringing together four rounds this weekend at Chambers Bay and walking away...
Published: June 7, 2015
If nothing else, golf fans got their money’s worth at the Memorial Tournament. David Lingmerth and Justin Rose exchanged clutch putts on the 72nd hole of regulation play then had to play three more holes in sudden-death fashion before the Swede finally vanquished the Englishman to capture his first career PGA Tour event. It was the longest playoff in the tournament’s 40-year history. The...
Published: May 25, 2015
Just after the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in nearby Fort Worth was hampered by occasionally torrential Texas rain, the 2015 AT&T Byron Nelson Championship will tee it up in the aftermath of some pretty severe weather at the TPC Four Seasons Resort at Las Colinas in Irving. Thirty-one miles to the northeast of the Colonial site, the TPC course was drenched by 3.75 inches of...
Published: May 25, 2015
Let’s face it, folks. As career skids go, a guy could do a lot worse. Since reaching the list of major champions with a wire-to-wire masterpiece at the Masters, 21-year-old wunderkind Jordan Spieth had proceeded to finish tied for 11th at the RBC Heritage and tied for 17th at the WGC-Cadillac Match Play before missing the cut at The Players Championship two weekends ago. And he collected precisely...
Published: May 17, 2015
You’ve really got to hand it to Rory McIlroy. Not only is the Irish-born 20-something a certified whiz with a bag of golf clubs, but he’s also shown a genuine ability this week to work a room—in particular, a media room. Days after tacitly dismissing a rivalry with recent Masters wunderkind Jordan Spieth, McIlroy went ahead and set Quail Hollow Country Club ablaze with precisely the...
Published: May 11, 2015
It was the stuff hyperbolic dreams are made of. As Sergio Garcia crossed from the front to the back nine with a two-shot lead at The Players Championship on Sunday afternoon, the NBC announce crew was already preparing its anecdotal redemption package. Hosts Dan Hicks and Johnny Miller recalled the 35-year-old Spaniard’s history of high-profile disappointments—including a soggy 17th-hole...
Published: April 6, 2015
As the folks at CBS will tell you, it’s a tradition unlike any other. And whether it’s a stirring rally from a past-prime veteran, an epic field-lapping by an untested youngster or the always compelling snatching of defeat from the jaws of victory by a green jacket-less wannabe, the Masters always translates to four unforgettable days at Augusta National Golf Club. The only question now—a...
Published: August 11, 2014
In a way, it shouldn’t be all that special. Because Phil Mickelson’s been making something out of nothing since the moment he became a recognized commodity—typically with nothing beyond a lofted wedge in his hand—it should come as no surprise that he’s discovered a similar capacity to prolong his career beyond its forecast relevance. Nonetheless, when he puts on a display...