The season long run for the Fed Ex Cup ended on Sunday with high drama. Bill Haas took home the $10 million bonus along with a $1.44 million check for winning the Tour Championship on the third playoff hole by extending the playoff after a ballsy par save on the second playoff hole. Even after the amazing par save from the edge of the water hazard on the 17th hold in sudden death, Haas put his tee shot on the par-3 18th in the center of the green, while Hunter Mahan put it in the front … [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...]
Fed Ex Cup Showdown
So I was reading an article on PGATOUR.com trying to explain the numerous scenarios that could play out today in the final round of the Tour Championship and who could possibly be crowned the next Fed Ex Cup Champion. Halfway through the article I gave up and skimmed the rest of the article. There are so many different scenarios and I am just going to let the TV telecast explain it to me during the round tomorrow. It sure is setting up to be a great finish though. It doesn't look like Phil … [Read more...]