Some will question what Rickie Fowler was thinking when he laid up on the par 5 15th, but no-one will question the sweet little 6-under 65 shot by Hunter Mahan to get his second PGA Tour victory. The yearly tradition known as the Waste Management Phoenix Open, where the 16th hole is the rowdiest setting in golf, is in the books and Hunter Mahan gets a nice boost to number six in the Fed Ex points and secures himself his second PGA Tour victory before the age of 30. Fowler laid up from just … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2010
Gatorade Cuts Off Tiger
The ripple effect from Tiger Woods' sex scandal has shown it's head again. Gatorade announced they will cut ties with Tiger Woods, but keep their relationship with The Tiger Woods Foundation, which makes no sense to me. Why would they continue with his foundation? Gatorade was one of Woods' biggest sponsors and is now the third major sponsor to drop him, which is fine with Mark Steinberg, Tiger's agent. This is all fine and dandy if you ask me. Tiger Woods has been playing golf his entire … [Read more...]
John Daly Showing Some Leg
John probably feels great after dropping over 100 pounds over the last year. And now he shows how good he feels with a new sponsor. Slix underwear has signed Daly to a new endorsement contract and John is already strutting his stuff on their homepage. John tweeted about it yesterday and the pictures of him showing some leg are making their rounds. I found them over at Huffington Post and the new underwear will go along well with the Loudmouth Golf pants. I checked out the Slix website and … [Read more...]
Stevie Gonna Kick Your Ass
Whenever Elin Woods tells Tiger it's OK to go back to playing golf, I hope you are not planning on going to the golf course, having a few beers, and yelling things like "What room number do I send the Hooker to" when Tiger walks by. If you do, his caddy, Steve Williams will come kick your ass. Williams told The Sun-Herald in Queensland: "There are always going to be people who are going to knock you ... Being the No. 1 player in the world and being as successful as Tiger has been, there … [Read more...]
Congrats to Cameron Beckman
If you didn't know, there is a PGA Tour event going on down in Cancun, Mexico. The Mayakoba Golf Classic plays second this week to the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship but is no less important than any other PGA Tour event on the schedule throughout the year. As any pro golfer out there will tell you winning on tour is still tough no matter where you are. So my congratulations go out to Cameron Beckman for winning this weeks Mayakoba Golf Classic. Beckman is a fellow San Antonio … [Read more...]
WGC Accenture Update
Sitting here watching The Golf Channel and Ian Poulter is currently 3 up on Paul Casey after 13 holes. Of course the final match goes 36 holes if necessary so Paul Casey doesn't need to press too much just yet. I was not even close to picking these two players in the final group so don't ask me to pick anything for you. I picked Geoff Ogilvy to win it again but he was ousted in the third round. Oh well... I can't get over how they can drop such a beautiful golf course right in the middle … [Read more...]
Reaction To Tiger Woods Statement
It has been almost 24 hours since Tiger Woods made his statement to the media and the world. The statement was carried live on all the major news networks, The Golf Channel, ESPN, and streamed live across the internet. ESPN Radio here in San Antonio along with our other sports station, Ticket 760, had the statement live as well. I imagine that was the case across the nation as well. Sports Center this morning had pictures from Miami to Stockholm to Thailand showing the press conference. … [Read more...]
Tiger Woods to Make a Statement on Friday
Finally, the moment we have all been speculating on for almost three months now. Tiger Woods is going to finally sit down and face the music. Well not really, but he is going to talk to the media. And let me make one thing very clear. He is going to talk to the media and "It is NOT a press conference." Yes this is the statement from his website and his agent wants everyone to understand that this is not going to be a press conference and Tiger will read a statement. Tiger will speak to … [Read more...]
Well, I am NOT a Very Good Bracketologist!!
After the first day of competition in the WGC Accenture Match Play it doesn't look like I did too well with my picks. I picked Padraig Harrington to come out of the Bobby Jones bracket and Harrington got beat 3 and 1. In the Ben Hogan bracket I still have Rory Mcilroy alive. In the Gary Player bracket I have Geoff Ogilvy and finally in the Sam Snead bracket I have Stewart Cink still alive. Huh.. Maybe I am still doing alright. I still have three of the four still remaining in the … [Read more...]
And The Winner Is…
The WGC Accenture Match Play Championship tees off tomorrow, and I am picking Tiger Woods to take it all... Oh wait, Tiger is still getting his life together. I will take Phil Mickelson... Oh wait, Phil is taking a vacation with his kids. So the two most popular players are not playing this week. So why watch right? WRONG!! There are still some very intriguing match ups and it should be an exciting weekend. Who do I pick to win it? Well I thought you'd never ask. Coming out of the … [Read more...]
Nick Faldo Sporting Some Deep Rough on his Face
Today during the final round coverage of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, when CBS put Jim Nantz and Nick Faldo on the screen, Faldo seems to have forgotten to shave over the last week or so. I can't remember Nick ever having a beard before. I Googled it and couldn't find any pictures from his playing days of him sporting some rough-age on his mug. It looks good I guess. Who am I to judge some guys beard... Just thought it looked weird on him. You know what also looks weird.. Jim Nantz … [Read more...]
Rooting for Duval
Just sitting here watching the final round of The Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, and Dustin Johnson and Paul Goydos seem to be tightening up right now on the back nine while david Duval is 3 under on the 14th and sitting at -15 overall, two back of the leaders. Johnson and Goydos have both just missed the green on the par 3 12th and will need good shots to try and save par. I really hope David Duval gets a victory soon. I think it's a great story to come back and win after all he has been … [Read more...]
Fantasy Golf Free-Fall
So the last two weeks have been a free-fall in my Fans of Devil Ball Fantsay Golf League. I went from 27 to 38 to sitting at 53rd place as of now. I don't know what is going wrong. Phil and Justin Leonard and Mike Weir and basically everyone I have picked so far has failed miserablly. So here we go, week 6. I am starting Luke Donald and having Phil back him up in my A group. In the B group I am staring Dustin Johnson and Sergio. Backing them up Jim Furyk and Alex Prugh. In my C group … [Read more...]
My Prediction for a Tiger Comeback
The rumors are all over the internet. Tiger Woods has completed his sex rehab in Mississippi and his wife Elin flew there last Friday in the middle of the night to pick him up. The reports also state he has been reunited with his kids, which he hasn't seen in over a month, and he and his wife are planning to get away for a bit to be by themselves to work on their marriage some more. Rumors have been rampant all week as well that his return was to be in Arizona in two weeks at the WGC … [Read more...]
PGA Tour Treatment for You and Me
If you're like me, you sometimes dream of the good life the stars on the PGA Tour live. If you ever wander what it's like to play TPC Sawgrass, TPC Boston,TPC San Francisco Bay or The Wynn Club in Las Vegas, here is your chance to actually play the same courses. The newly formed PGA Tour's "The Tour Club" allows you access to 35 golf courses across the country. All 29 TPC courses along with 9 affiliate courses are included. The Tour Club was formed to be an all access way for corporations … [Read more...]