The PGA Tour kicks off 2011 tomorrow in Maui at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. This limited field event is reserved only for 2010 tournament winners. It's a fun event to start the year and a great tournament to watch on TV since the scenery is so beautiful. Kapalua Plantation Course has some of the best views, and frankly I’m getting tired of seeing all the great pictures on Twitter which these guys continue to post. Oh well, here is the first edition of Front9Back9's Golf Picks … [Read more...]
Top 10 Golf Courses I Need To Play
I recently turned 30 and not too long after my birthday I realized something. I realized there are quite a few golf courses that I need to start playing. These are courses that are open to the public. If I included any courses that are private, then I would never get my list done. You see, I have a full time "real" job during the day and I only dream of one day running this blog and my other web properties for a full time living. If that every happened, maybe one day I will have more time … [Read more...]
These chicks just never give up do they?
It's been a long week, you worked 65 hours this week, yet only got paid for 40. Your rent is late again and you are two months behind on your electricity. Each time your boss comes to your desk, you imagine yourself picking up the stapler and hitting him or her in the back of the head. But now, it's finally payday Friday, and your buddies want you to meet them at the local watering hole. You instead, have to pass. Why? Because you are going to go to the newest and hippest spa in NYC and … [Read more...]
5 Golfers Who Need to Have a Big 2011
My list of 5 Golfers Who Need to Have a Big 2011 includes top talent. Some of these golfers are considered by most to be among the best players in the world. So why are they on my list if they are so established? These five players either need to back last years hype or have done nothing since their last victory. Stewart Cink- Cink needs to prove his 2009 Open Championship wasn't a fluke. Since that victory, he missed the cut at Augusta last year and made no noise in the other three … [Read more...]
Happy New Year from Front9Back9 Golf Blog: Here are my 2011 Golf Resolutions
I want to take a minute and wish the readers of Front9Back9 Golf Blog a HAPPY NEW YEAR. May 2011 bring you health, wealth and happiness for you and your family and friends. Thank you for supporting Front9Back9 Golf Blog and 2011 will be a great year for the blog, so I hope you are along for the ride. Below I have included four golf resolutions for myself and this blog for 2011. If you have some golf resolutions, please feel free to share them below. 1.) I want to play in three local … [Read more...]
5 Predictions for the 2011 PGA Tour golf season
With 2011 less than ten hours away and the Hyundai Tournament of Champions less than a week away, I think it is a good time to make my predictions for the 2011 PGA Tour golf season. It will be fun to see how my predictions pan out at the end of 2011. So here we go: 1.) Tiger Woods will win five times in 2011, including two major championships. Crazy talk? Maybe.. But I think Tiger Woods has put 2010 behind him, and I think he is poised for a huge breakout. This could be the best sports … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods had a rough 2010. But today, with only three days until the start of a new year, Tiger Woods turns 35. What do you do if you are Tiger Woods on your birthday? Maybe throw a big party at your new mansion and invite Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley? Or maybe jump on your G5 and fly to the end of the world away from the lime light to hook up with a lady friend? Who knows, but one things for sure, Tiger Woods is glad 2010 is coming to an end and he can start fresh in 2011. … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas and Season’s Greetings from Front9Back9 Golf Blog
Gifts have been opened and breakfast has been eaten. Now it's time to relax with family for the rest of the afternoon before going over to my fiance's for another dinner. I want to thank all of the readers of Front9Back9 Golf Blog and wish you all a very special day with your family and friends. Merry Christmas to you all!! … [Read more...]
Golf+Dubai+Tiger= Awesome
Each week, professional golf tournaments hold Pro-Am events on the days leading up to the actual start of the tournament. The players are typically required to play in these events, and regular every-day scrubs fork over ten's of thousand dollars for the chance to play with the best players in the world. But now, the Dubai Desert Classic is offering a chance of a lifetime for one lucky amateur golfer. In early February, Tiger Woods will show up in Dubai to compete in the Dubai Desert … [Read more...]
New York Court of Appeals shoots down “Fore” dismissal lawsuit
If you are a golfer, one of the first things you learn as a youngster is yelling "fore" when you hit an errant shot is a part of golf etiquette. In a ruling handed down by the New York Court of Appeals, the golf etiquette we learned before we ever hit our first tee shot, means nothing, at least in the eye of the court. In 2002, Dr. Azad Anand was hit in the head by his playing partner, Dr. Anoop Kapoor, who failed to yell "fore." Dr. Anand claimed in a lawsuit it was reckless for his … [Read more...]
Front9Back9’s Top Golf Stories of 2010
It’s that time of the year again. Yes, the time of the year when everyone starts putting together their “top 10” or “best stories of the year” articles. So with 2011 only a few weeks away, I have compiled my list of Top Golf Stories of 2010, complete with Tigers and Irishman and Youngsters galore.. So here you go, Front9Back9’s Top 10 Golf Stories of 2010. 10.) Grooves debate- The groove change in 2010 was by far the biggest equipment change in many years on tour. Phil Mickelson … [Read more...]
One question: What was the point of CNN’s “Downfall: The Tiger Woods Scandal?”
Two things I want to disclose before getting deep in this post. 1.) I hate CNN. 2.) I am a Tiger Woods homer. If you have ever read my blog you probably already know I will defend him. So here we go... First off, the setting for the interview with Earl Woods Jr. and a golf course in the background is pretty lame. Does Earl Woods Jr. even play golf or did they just do that because his half-brother Tiger is the best golfer in the world? Second off, to include skank Joslyn James just goes … [Read more...]
Report: Davis Love III to captain 2012 United States Ryder Cup team
According to a source close to the decision, Davis Love III has been named the captain of the 2012 United State Ryder Cup team. The Golf Channel first reported the story and the official announcement is not expected until sometime the first of the year. The move really comes as no surprise, and Love III has been the overall favorite by many people, including me back in October. Davis Love III served as a co-captain to Corey Pavin in Wales, when the U.S. team lost the cup to Europe. So … [Read more...]
Did anyone know Tiger Woods had a tough year?
Tiger Woods had a rough year. If you did not know that, you must have been born yesterday. On Friday, the Tiger Woods saga was voted the top sports story of 2010. Not much of a surprise to me. The title over at Golf Week duped me. The way it read was "Tiger Woods' saga is AP Story of the Year." To me, the title makes it sound like it's the top overall story of the year, but the the first paragraph clears things up when it says it was voted #1 "sports story." So is Tiger Woods the top … [Read more...]
Tiger, Phil, Jim… Take a hike
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk, please take a hike. It's 2011 and you are no longer needed. That is the message PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem conveyed in his final teleconference of 2010. Well to be fair, that wasn't exactly what he said. It was more along the lines of: I've never in my tenure seen so much buzz and interest about rookies and young players creating exciting performances. Finchem continues to say the buzz has led the PGA Tour to believe they need to focus … [Read more...]
The Golf Channel launches new show: Pipe Dream
The Golf Channel is a big part of my TV watching duties, and I think they have done a pretty decent job in making "reality" type shows over the last few years. The Big Break series, The Haney Project and a few others are all on my DVR list. Now comes another interesting story which I will be sure to tune in to. "Pipe Dream" is a new series featuring a golf pro by the name of Mark Burk, who at age 53 is trying to get his life back on track, and in the meantime get his golf game back along … [Read more...]
2011 PGA Tour Schedule
The PGA Tour finally got around to releasing the 2011 schedule this past weekend, with just four weeks to spare until the Hyundai Tournament of Champions begins at Kapalua. There are a few new sponsors on board this year as well as five new courses. I have picked out a few things below that stick out to me: The Valero Texas Open, the PGA event in my hometown of San Antonio, has moved again this year to the week after The Masters. This week was typically when the Heritage took place at … [Read more...]
Front9Back9 Weekend Tap-ins
The first weekend in December normally is pretty boring in the golf world, but this one turned out to be pretty entertaining. Here is a quick recap of what happen this past weekend. If you don't know already, Tiger Woods blew a four shot lead and lost his own tournament at the Chevron World Challenge. Tiger says it's a positive step and he's fine with blowing his lead. I doubt that. He probably got up this morning and made himself do 1,024 pushups and situps. Either way, he is close and … [Read more...]
Close, but not close enough
In what normally shapes up to be a boring December golf tournament, the final round of the Chevron World Challenge turned out to be a spectacular event. Tiger Woods dominated Sherwood Country Club the first three days of the tournament, but a little pesky Irishman hung around, sort-of the same way he just hung around at Pebble Beach in the U.S. Open, and sank two huge putts to rip the heart from Tiger Woods. To be honest, Tiger blew the tournament. It was the first time he has lost a golf … [Read more...]
Jim Furyk and Rickie Fowler take home PGA Tour awards
Congratulations to Jim Furyk and Rickie Fowler for taking home some hardware today. Jim Furyk was voted PGA Tour Player of the Year by the players and Rickie Fowler was voted Rookie of the Year. No real surprise with Rickie Fowler. He is the youngest player since Tiger Woods to win the Rookie of the Year. Tiger was 20 years old in 1996 when he took home the award and Fowler is 21. He finished 32nd in the Fed Ex rankings and ended the year ranked 25th in the World Golf Rankings after … [Read more...]