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All the hype and suspense radiating from the AT&T National Tournament remains concentrated on Tiger Woods and his potential to clench his first win of 2010. Don’t be fooled. This event will certainly dazzle and thrill fans, featuring one of the most competitive and eclectic fields of the PGA Tour season July 1 through July 4. Tour pros will compete at the stunningly picturesque Aronimink...
Published: June 26, 2010
They tend to lead tournaments after the first day–then miss the cut. They tend to win a tournament, and then go years without another victory. They tend to reveal glimpses of brilliant golf, but suffer from rampant, mediocre play. They are the under-achievers of the PGA Tour; archetypes of inconsistency. From short-hitting lefty’s, like Mike Weir, to gargantuan righty’s, like...
Published: June 22, 2010
Golf is the ultimate judge of one’s character. The US Open, held this past weekend at the sublime Pebble Beach golf course, revealed an indelible difference between professional golf’s two most talented competitors. And all it took was one word. Awful. When Tiger Woods used the word ‘awful’ to describe the quality of Pebble Beach’s putting greens after his first round...
Published: June 22, 2010
It may seem taboo. It may seem like something inappropriate for dinner conversation. It may seem like the kind of thing that can only be whispered. But it must have crossed your mind sometime between Tiger Woods’ missed cut, injury withdrawal, and most recent tie for 4th at the US Open: What if Tiger was still Tiger? What if: – there had been no ‘indefinite leave’? –...
Published: June 21, 2010
The truth is, they all had a chance to capture the win Sunday. Graeme McDowell just made the fewest mistakes. The brutally difficult conditions of Pebble Beach Golf Course truly showed the course’s teeth Sunday at the 110th US Open. Birdies were rare and so were smiles, sighs of relief, and any semblance of confidence among the elite golfers of the world. Except for Graeme McDowell that is. The...
Published: June 16, 2010
Triumph. Humiliation. Trouble. Pressure. Risk-reward. These are the words that come to mind when I think about the enormous challenge of Pebble Beach. Why? Imagine standing at the edge of a cliff. The sound of waves crashing alerts your eyes to the left, where the pure blue of the ocean extends to the vast horizon. Suddenly, a howling wind from the left threatens to blow your hat off, signaling the...
Published: June 16, 2010
When Jack Neville and Douglas Grant designed the Pebble Beach Golf Course in 1919, their primary objective was to place as many holes as possible along the sublime and beautiful Monterey coastline. But they didn’t just want it to be scenic. Howling winds, thick grass, slick greens, and the thunderous sound of waves crashing have challenged players for decades to defy the arduous conditions and...
Published: June 11, 2010
To think of the US Open as just another golf tournament is like calling Jordan just another basketball player and De Niro just another actor. It’s blasphemy. It’s erroneous on all counts. It’s a distorted perception of reality. The only thing that is certain about the US Open: nothing is certain. Never has that statement been as legit and verifiable as with the 2010 US Open, which...
Published: June 8, 2010
Revolution is not a word commonly associated with golf. But try not to associate ‘revolution’ with America in 1776, the storming of the Bastille in Paris, or Berkeley in the 60s. Instead, think of it with regard to questioning established beliefs, exploring new ideas, and radical change. Q.E.B. (Questioning Established Beliefs) : Tiger Woods’ domination of golf has subsided. With...
Published: June 7, 2010
The blinding orange clothing of a 21-year old hot-shot. The firmly concentrated gaze of an overdue Brit. A slew of the most talented golfers in the world competing on a brutally arduous course. When was the last time that Sunday on the PGA Tour was this riveting? The Memorial Tournament did more than just challenge the elite “golf ball whacker” guys in the world, but it revealed the grit...