PGA Tour: It’s Time to Jump Head First into the Asian Market

There’s no question that the center of the golf world is rapidly moving East. The number of core American golfers (those playing eight rounds or more per year) has fallen between three and 4.5 percent every year since 2006. More than 800 golf courses have closed in the United States since 2000. Over the past two years alone, 249 golf courses have closed in America vs. just 91 new openings. While... 

The Most Historically Significant Golf Tournaments Ever Played

Organized golf tournaments first began in the 1860s, and there have been millions of tournaments played throughout the world since that time. Although there have been many memorable tournaments and victories throughout the history of the game, this is my attempt to identify the most historical significant golf tournaments every played. The tournaments are listed in chronological order, and like any... 

Why Tiger Woods May Not Be Ready for the 2012 Masters

“It’s a progress, a progression. You take it step by step.”—Tiger Woods, August 4, 2011 in Akron, Ohio. “I’ve just got to keep playing. It’s just something that comes over time of just playing and getting the feel for it.”—Tiger Woods, August 7, 2011 in Akron, Ohio. “It’s a process. I haven’t played, so for me to get my playing... 

PGA Tour: Is the Belly Putter Good for Golf?

“Nerves and the skill of putting is part of the game…take a tablet if you can’t handle it, ” said Ernie Els in 2004 referring to Trevor Immelman’s use of a belly putter. Fast forward seven years and Els could be seen walking around the greens of TPC Boston yielding his own belly putter after trying everything under the sun to regain his ability to sink short putts.  Adam... 

Fred Couples: Has He Taken a Bigger Risk by Making Tiger Woods Play Fall Series?

Any way you look at it, Fred Couples has taken a massive risk by selecting Tiger Woods as one of his two captain’s picks for the 2011 U.S. Presidents Cup team. Woods has played just three tournaments since the Masters. In those tournaments he has one withdraw, tied for 37th place, and most recently he missed the cut at the PGA Championship. Couples had been flip-flopping on the whole Woods saga... 

2011 Presidents Cup: Fred Couples Puts Tiger Woods on His Heels

Tiger Woods being left off of the Presidents Cup Team? Five years ago that statement would have sounded about as ridiculous as a Wall Street executive apologizing for being greedy. But this is not 2006, and even U.S. Presidents Cup captain Fred Couples seems to have been rattled by the state of Woods’ game at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, where he tied for 37th, and the PGA Championship,... 

Tiger Woods: Why He May Surprise Us All This Week

When Tiger Woods says that he’s “healthy” and “ready to go,” it must be taken with a grain of salt. After all, he was singing the same tune just hours before he withdrew from the Players Championship after nine holes and then went on the DL for 11 weeks. However, if Woods is indeed telling the truth about the state of his health, which would be an extreme anomaly these... 

The 2011 Open Championship: This Is One Cool Tournament

The Masters is known for ultra-exciting Sunday charges accompanied by the deafening Augusta roars. The U.S. Open used to be the toughest test in all of golf before the USGA let the game get away from them in recent years. The PGA Championship is, well, that major that takes place a few weeks after the Open Championship. Aside from being the oldest of the four professional majors, the Open Championship... 

2011 Open Championship: 12 Dark Horses Who Could Win at Royal St. George’s

The last time the Open Championship was held at Royal St. George’s back in 2003, Ben Curtis shocked the world by winning the first major he ever attended. Curtis was beyond a dark horse heading into the 2003 Open Championship.  Aside from your most ardent golf fans, no one even know who Curtis was until Saturday rolled around at Royal St. George’s.   Royal St. George’s has... 

Tiger Woods: Where’s the Respect at the AT&T National?

If you believe that many PGA Tour professionals have gained a sense of entitlement over the past decade or so, well, you’re right. One needs to look no further than this week’s AT&T National for proof of that. The obscene amount of money in professional golf today can be traced back to just one man: Tiger Woods. Tournament purses have increased by more than 200 percent since Woods arrival... 

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