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After a second bout of rain swept through the Celtic Manor Golf Course of the 38th Annual Ryder Cup, the European Team has played unflappable and unstoppable golf. Though the US Team began the day with the lead, the Euro’s shined in the six fourball matches and ultimately took the lead, 9 and a half to 6 and a half. The rain may have subsided, but clearly a dark, ominous cloud hangs over the...
Published: October 1, 2010
The Celtic Manor Twenty Ten Golf Course showed it’s razor-edged teeth in the opening round of the 38th Ryder Cup, taking a massive bite out of both the Americans and Europeans’ confidence as buckets of rain doused golfers and fans alike. What was a 10 year project to design the ultimate, challenging golf course for the Ryder Cup took only a few short holes to put even the longest, most...
Published: October 1, 2010
Scott Van Pelt, renown ESPN host and golf analyst, expressed his discontent over the general underrated nature inscribed in the Ryder Cup. Between the time difference, other mainstream sporting events taking place, and overall ambivalence towards golf, Van Pelt believed the Ryder Cup would never achieve the same global captivation and intrigue as an event like the World Cup. But, that doesn’t...
Published: September 26, 2010
A three-foot putt equated to a $10 million dollar bonus. It may not make much sense, but in a game where people use a crooked stick to whack a tiny, white, dimpled ball, sometimes its better to just let it lie. With the flatstick in the hands of the unflappable Jim Furyk, a technician under even the most nerve-wrecking circumstances, there was no question he’d drain his final putt to win the...
Published: September 23, 2010
Dilemma: Will the players who’ve shined throughout this season be forced to wonder how this year would have been different if the Tiger Woods scandal was never exposed? Answer: It makes no difference. The 2010 season should receive its warranted repute for excellence, youthful talent, and overwhelming parity that delivered a fresh intrigue to professional golf. It was undeniably a season of transition...
Published: September 9, 2010
Will Cog Hill Golf Course, the site of the third event of the Fed-Ex Cup Playoffs, play host to another shocking final day performance? Matt Kuchar capitalized at the Barclay’s with a clutch final round and playoff-finish over Martin Laird. Then Charlie Hoffman fired a final round 62 at the Deutsche Bank Championship last week, blistering through the field and capturing the elusive victory. Depending...
Published: September 7, 2010
Thankfully, Corey Pavin‘s Ryder Cup press conference looked nothing like the Lebron James “Decision.” Pavin revealed his four Captain’s picks for the 2010 Ryder Cup Team– Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson, and wild-card Rickie Fowler– who will join the other exempt eight players in Wales where they will compete October 1-3. While the golf world has eagerly...
Published: September 3, 2010
“Taking the putter back more square made a difference I guess,” said Aussie Jason Day who couldn’t help but blush and smirk at his tournament leading eight-under(-par) 63 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, which got underway Friday morning at TPC Boston. Day was the story early at the second event of the Fed-Ex Cup Playoffs. The 23-year-old Aussie played nearly flawless golf, hitting...
Published: September 1, 2010
For a points system widely perceived as flawed, confusing, and virtually unnecessary, the Fed-Ex Cup’s first playoff event, the Barclay’s, generated suspense, drama, and ultimately a worthy victor in Matt Kuchar, finally silencing the naysayers. Despite Kuchar‘s radiant playoff victory over a disintegrated Martin Laird, there lurked players just one, two, and three shots behind a...
Published: August 29, 2010
Martin Laird may have led the field in putting all week, but he looked like a fish out of water as he three-putted his 18th hole to bogey and forced a playoff with Matt Kuchar at the first Fed-Ex Cup playoff event, the Barclay’s. In what is being considered one of the best shots of the 2010 PGA Tour season, Matt Kuchar struck a remarkable 7-iron from 182-yards in deep rough, which after catching...