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Snowfall in Arizona for the second time in three years has improbably delayed the early action at the 2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. As a result, none of the showdowns involving the match play event’s top seeds have gotten underway. Set up in a March Madness-style one through 16-seed format, the possibility of an upset of the most extreme magnitude is much more feasible in professional...
Published: February 16, 2013
Defending champion Bill Haas fired a seven under-par round of 64 to grab a three-shot advantage over Webb Simpson, Charl Schwartzel and John Merrick after Day 3 at the Northern Trust Open. Haas now stands at 12-under for the tournament and began the third round four strokes behind joint leaders Jacobson and Sang-Moon Bae. But Haas’ surge out to the front was a particularly scintillating stretch...
Published: February 14, 2013
The action in the PGA Tour’s Northern Trust Open is just getting underway Thursday at the historic Riviera Country Club, and with plenty of golf still to play it’s worth fleshing out who the favorites and dark horses are to win at week’s end. Luke Donald is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 3, followed by Adam Scott at No. 7, No. 8 Lee Westwood. Also featured is Bubba...
Published: February 12, 2013
The PGA Tour’s 2013 Honda Classic will be headlined by defending champion Rory McIlroy—and now too by Tiger Woods, who reportedly committed to entering the field on Tuesday. CBS 12 sports director Pat Murphy tweeted out the breaking news: Last year’s tournament in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. was the site of McIlroy clinching the No. 1 ranking in the world with a stunning two-shot...
Published: February 10, 2013
Brandt Snedeker is nothing if not consistent—and brilliant. The No. 6 player in the world posted his second consecutive round of 68 on Day 3 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am to tie for the lead at 12-under par with James Hahn. Although he settled for seven consecutive pars to close out the round, Snedeker did plenty of damage at Pebble Beach. After an even-par start through five holes,...
Published: February 9, 2013
Brandt Snedeker continued his sensational recent form by firing a bogey-free 68 on Day 2 of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He shares the lead at eight-under par with Ted Potter, Jr. Two consecutive runner-up finishes to Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson respectively preceded this event for Snedeker, who has emerged as one of the premier players in golf to start the 2013 season. Check out this...
Published: February 7, 2013
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations final is set, with Nigeria dominating Mali 4-1 and Burkina Faso pulling out a dramatic victory over Ghana in penalty kicks. Those clubs that suffered crushing defeats on Wednesday will meet in the third place playoff on Feb. 9, while the finalists will square off this coming Sunday in Johannesburg’s FNB Stadium. Unfortunately, neither of the matches can be seen...
Published: February 3, 2013
Phil Mickelson withstood a furious rally from Brandt Snedeker’s perpetually hot putter to win for the third time at TPC Scottsdale on Sunday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Beginning the day with a six-shot lead, Mickelson held on by posting a final-round 67 to finish at 28 under par for the tournament, which bested Snedeker by four strokes. This latest triumph marked Lefty’s...
Published: February 1, 2013
Phil Mickelson lit up TPC Scottsdale on Day 1 of the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open, lipping out a birdie putt on his 18th hole to settle for an 11-under round of 60. Mickelson leads by four over Brandt Snedeker, three-time major champion Padraig Harrington and others that shot 64 on Thursday. It was a particularly low-scoring day, which makes Mickelson’s ability to separate himself from...
Published: January 28, 2013
Tiger Woods had a tough finish to an even-par round of 72, but managed to trounce defending champion Brandt Snedeker and Josh Teater in a decisive, four-stroke victory at the Farmers Insurance Open on Monday. Rocking the red Nike polo typically reserved for Sunday triumphs, the prolonged tournament at Torrey Pines didn’t prevent Woods from emerging with his 75th Tour title and eighth at this...