Blixt Doesn’t Blink on His Way to the Greenbrier Classic Win

Blixt did not blink.   Twenty-nine-year-old Swede Jonas Blixt never let the crowded leaderboard affect his play on his way to a two-shot win at the 2013 Greenbrier Classic.  He never let the wet conditions and the impending darkness get into his mind.  And just before he hoisted the tournament’s championship trophy, he said, according to SkySports, “It has been a bad year... 

Greenbrier Classic Opening Round: Winter Rules Make for Summer Fun

The opening round of the 2013 Greenbrier Classic turned into a wet playground for many players. Because of the wet conditions and the all night Wednesday soaker, the tournament officials elected to allow the players to lift, clean and place the golf ball around the Old White TPC layout.  Almost like a wrinkle to a certain Kenny Chesney song: “No mud, no plugged balls, no problem.” Both... 

2013 Greenbrier Classic Makes Splash in West Virginia

Greenbrier Resort owner Jim Justice has reason to smile.  And it is only partially due to the success of his four-year-old PGA Tour event, the Greenbrier Classic. “I don’t know if many of you know this, but I do think we’re one of the big corn farmers in the United States, so I am sincere when I say I’m very thankful for the rain,” he said. On the eve of the Greenbrier... 

Rory Mcllroy’s Latest Wisdom; Not the Clubs, It Was a Toothache

Oh, these nagging injuries.  The NFL should be so lucky.  For a non-contact sport, the PGA Tour is rough and tumble in a powder-puff kind of way. In years past, there have been some really bizarre accidents and injuries leaving some of the world’s best players on the sideline. Hunter Haas almost tore the nail off of his right thumb in 2008.  Haas was trying to reverse the wheels... 

Rory Mcllroy’s Golf Club Change Brings a Vortex of Doubt

The heartbeat of the unknown. Rory Mcllroy‘s decision to climb aboard the Nike logo brings a familiar collective gasp from the gallery. Much like his tee shot on the 10th tee in the final round of the 2011 Masters, it has brought a “What have you done, Rory?” With the decision comes some unbridled expectations that can’t be answered in a swift stroke of the pen, like on a check... 

Charlie Beljan’s Win at Disney Begs the Question: Fearless or Foolish?

Was Charlie Beljan‘s win at Disney a monster victory on the PGA Tour or a foolish example of pushing one’s fortune? The margin for making it on the PGA Tour is about the distance between grooves on Charlie Beljan‘s sand wedge. When someone rises through the ranks and has an opportunity to reach two-years immunity on the PGA Tour, how to reconcile the cost? The former U.S. Junior... 

Golf’s Best Nicknames

It’s a zoo out there. Well, maybe not a zoo, but when it comes to golf legends, nicknames roll off the tongue as if the storyteller is walking through a zoo. Confused?   Take, for example, this anecdotal reference of some of the best golfers ever: If Tiger does not catch the Golden Bear’s record for majors, he might want to set his sights on Slammin Sam and his mark for the most PGA... 

Rory McIlroy: Why the Tug-of-War for His Endorsement Power?

Picture Nike’s Phil Knight at one end of the rope and Titleist President Wally Uihlein at the other. In the middle as the proverbial mark, Rory McIlroy. Has it come down to this?   Before Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan, there was a small company that spawned out of a basement where they made waffle running shoes in Oregon. Yes, they would put rubber into a waffle maker and then adhere the... 

Ryder Cup Mulligan: Love III Should Have Picked These Four Players

The final credits in the 2012 Ryder Cup movie have ended, and it’s hard to go back and change the cast. But it’s time to take a mulligan and re-think the four captain’s picks made by Davis Love III: Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk, Dustin Johnson and Brandt Sendeker.   When they were announced, they were called logical and sensible, and before the matches there were nods of approval... 

Jim Furyk’s 2012 Funk: A Series of Close Calls

For Jim Furyk, the 2012 season might best be described as a fishing tale about the one that got away.  Actually, it was two, er, three that got away. Three holes got away, and if played differently, Jim Furyk might have wound up winning the U.S. Open, grabbing the Brigestone title and helping the Americans grab the Ryder Cup. As he stood on the 18th green at Medinah, Furyk seemed disconsolate... 

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