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Becoming the No. 1 player in the world is a lofty goal for every youngster who picks up a golf club. Adam Scott is no different than any other golfer in that regard. Being the best in the world in anything is a special achievement and deserves every accolade given. According to ESPN.com, when next week’s Official World Golf Ranking comes out, Scott’s name will be at the top of the list...
Published: May 15, 2014
Even the best golfers in the world look back on their seasons and wonder “what if?” No season is ever perfect; even the most spectacular and most productive years feature those “what if” moments that are lamented. Jordan Spieth certainly looks back at what happened at the Masters and Players Championship. Patrick Reed has to look back on his top-five proclamation and think about...
Published: May 13, 2014
Someday, Sergio Garcia is going to make a wonderful case study on how mental and emotional stability affect a professional golfer’s performance. There may have never been a golfer so driven or derailed by events in his life as Garcia. But that’s somewhere down the road. Right now, the 34-year-old Spaniard is in a happy place in his life and has begun to produce quality golf again. Moody,...
Published: May 13, 2014
There are all kinds of surprises. Pleasant and unpleasant. Shocking and horrifying. Jimmy Walker has to be the surprise of the year, getting his first three PGA Tour victories after 188 starts. But there are a handful of others who fit into the surprise categories. Here’s a list of my seven surprises thus far in 2014. Begin Slideshow Read More →
Published: May 2, 2014
It would seem as though any list of unpredictable golfers would have to include the name of 48-year-old John Daly, but unfortunately “Mr. Grip It and Rip It” has become too predictable. You may not know when it’s going to happen or how, but you know he’s going to do something unpredictable, and there’s a real good chance it’s going to be bad. So ranking the most...
Published: April 30, 2014
For some people, playing the stock market is an exciting adventure. They like experiencing the ups and downs of that financial roller coaster. For golfers on the PGA Tour, the ups and downs of a difficult career are not so much a thrill ride as a quest to establish themselves on the tour and build a quality lifestyle. Obviously, this is especially true for golfers under 25, some of whom constantly...
Published: April 30, 2014
As always, the Wells Fargo Championship this week in Charlotte, North Carolina, will have a high-quality field. This year, 10 of the top 30 players in the Official World Golf Ranking will be at the Quail Hollow Club in an attempt to win one of the favorite stops on the PGA Tour and make sure they are in top shape going into The Players Championship. Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose, Webb Simpson and Ernie...
Published: April 29, 2014
There are probably several ways to define a signature win for a professional golfer, but I think the most simple definition might be the victory that stamped the player as something special. Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters by a dozen shots, but I don’t rate that as his signature win. Phil Mickelson won the 2013 British Open, but I don’t think that was his signature. Adam Scott won the...
Published: April 25, 2014
Especially this season, with the No. 1 player in the world sidelined, competition is fierce on the PGA Tour with many players trying to take advantage of Tiger Woods being out of the picture. And there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. Just like there’s nothing like pleasant surprises that pop up when you least expect them in a hotly contested season. Here are five that have caught my...
Published: April 23, 2014
The world of golf is in an interesting place these days. Tournament fields are stronger from top to bottom than they ever were. Tournament purses have never been higher. Players can make oodles of money by playing well, even if they don’t win. And that’s perhaps why some of them have made this list of the 10 most disappointing golfers in 2014 thus far. Satisfaction sets in at...