I haven’t given an update lately on my pursuit of domination in the PGA Tour Fantasy golf game. In all honestly, I am really sucking it up. My best week of golf picks was the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. In the overall standings, I am sitting in 1,920th place with a total of 2,594 points. The first place guy has a total of 5,144 points, so you can see I have some ground to make up. This week I am going to have a big jump. I have exchanged texts with my selected players this week … [Read more...]
Tiger Who? Jordan Spieth Shows Tiger What’s Up at Torrey
Tiger Woods is going for a record 9th tournament win at Torrey Pines this week. His playing partner on the other hand, is trying for only his second PGA Tour victory. While the two are years apart in wins and age, apparently playing alongside the number one player in the world doesn't phase Jordan Spieth. Playing the much easier North Course at Torrey Pines, Spieth came out and blisterd the course firing a 9-under 63 to take a one shot lead at the Farmers Insurance Open. Tiger Woods … [Read more...]
Front9Back9’s Golf Picks: Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Have I mentioned before how much I hate the new PGA Tour wraparound season? It’s just stupid. First off, I could have sworn the new season started back in October with the Fry’s.com Open. Funny thing, we haven’t had a meaningful tournament since the Mayakoba in mid-November. And by meaningful, I mean something that counts towards PGA Tour Fed Ex Cup points. So for six weeks, we’ve had to watch the same “silly season” events we see every year. Memo to PGA Tour Brass: Either cancel the … [Read more...]
David Duval Looking to Find Some Winning Form in 2014
The game of golf is a truly fickle game. For the dedicated weekend duffer, breaking 80 for the first time in your life can be a grand experience. But you're brought right back down to earth the next time you go out and that 79 turns into a 92. That's golf. Everyone knows it's undeniable. But nobody knows this better than David Duval. At 42-years old, David Duval is giving it one last shot at PGA Tour stardom. On Tuesday, Duval sent out a series of Tweets that carried over to Wednesday, … [Read more...]
Wouldn’t It Be Funny If Tiger Woods Won the FedEx Cup After Sucking This Week
I know, it's been a while since I last posted. In fact, my last post was the Monday after the U.S. Open. Time flies when you have an 8-month old son crawling around the house along with new job responsibilities at work and beginning efforts to get a real estate investing business off the ground. Either way, I've neglected Front9Back9.com and I am going to make a better effort at building it back up. So let's do a quick recap of what has happened in the golf world since my last post back in … [Read more...]
Chip-Ins & Chunks: Tiger, Kuchar and Some Guy Named Conrad
Chip-Ins & Chunks is a new feature I’m starting here at Front9Back9.com to highlight the best and the worst from the past weekend in golf. Tell me what you think below or let us know on Twitter @Front9Back9. Chip-Ins - The Good Is Matt Kuchar One of the Favorites at U.S. Open? Matt Kuchar cruised to his second victory of 2013 with a big win yesterday at the Memorial. With a final round 68, Kuchar moved to #4 in the World Golf Rankings and #2 in the Fed Ex Cup race. Kuchar has … [Read more...]
My Valero Texas Open Volunteering Experience
It’s Sunday evening and the last four days have been long - I’m sunburned and my feet and calves hurt. If you’re anything like my wife though you probably don’t want to hear my complaining – she claims it’s all self-inflicted since I didn’t use sun block on Friday and I eat too much and don’t work out enough. If you didn't know, the Valero Texas Open has just completed here in San Antonio and Martin Laird pulled off an unexpected victory and stamped his ticket to Augusta. Me on the other … [Read more...]
Is Tiger Woods About to go on Another Multi-Year Domination Run That Ends with his Retirement?
Let’s start by looking at the facts. 1.) Tiger Woods is 37-years old. 2.) Tiger Woods has 14 major championships under his belt. 3.) He’s two years in with his new swing coach. 4.) Tiger Woods is poised to win his third PGA Tour tournament of 2013 before The Masters. What does all this mean? To be honest, it might mean nothing at all. But for me, it begs the question: Is Tiger Woods about to go on another multiple-year domination run that ends with his retirement? It’s an … [Read more...]
What does Rory McIlroy signing with Nike mean for Tiger Woods?
If you follow golf news closely and believe all the speculation floating around during the past week, then you would know Rory McIlroy has reportedly signed a $200 million endorsement deal with Nike to become the new face for golf. Team Rory and Team Nike have no comment for the moment (shocker!), but reports say Rory was seen filming a new Nike Golf commercial with Tiger Woods and two other PGA Tour pros who are rumored to be joining Nike in 2013- Nick Watney and Kyle Stanley. When Nike and … [Read more...]
Valero Texas Open and Greg Norman Productions Team up to operate historic tournament
The possibility of having Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy playing in San Antonio might have gotten a little closer on Tuesday. The Valero Texas Open and Greg Norman Productions announced a multi-year deal on that brings some clout to an already historic PGA Tour event. Greg Norman’s company will take over leadership and operations of the Valero Texas Open immediately and get to work at hopefully making the event one of the premier stops on the PGA Tour. Larson Segerdahl will be … [Read more...]
Oosthuizen Goes Low, Tiger Still Lurks and DJ Makes His Case
With Brandt Snedeker and Dustin Johnson both making a good case on why they deserve one of the four Ryder Cup captain's picks, Louis Oosthuizen ended up stealing the show on Sunday. Oosthuizen shot a 29 on the front 9 and after letting a few get away on the back 9, he finished the day with a blistering 63. That number is good for a 3-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and six shot lead over Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson. I believe Dustin Johnson is already a lock for one of the final Ryder Cup … [Read more...]
Davis Love III Makes His Ryder Cup Picks
Okay, so he doesn’t actually announce his picks until Tuesday morning, but I decided to make it easy for Davis and announce my selections for the United States team now. If he follows Front9Back9, which I am sure he does, then my picks should help him sleep a little better tonight because these four players will help ensure the Ryder Cup won’t be leaving the United States. Dustin Johnson – Dustin has been playing great golf lately, with three top-10 finishes in his last five tournaments. … [Read more...]
Front9Back9 Golf Picks & Predictions: Deutsche Bank Championship
The PGA Tour Playoffs move to TPC Boston this week and it's an understatement to say there is a lot riding on this tournament. It seems people are more interested in who is going to be the final four Captain's picks for the Ryder Cup then the fact $10 million is up for grabs in a few weeks. To be fair, the attention will probably shift more to the Tour Championship once Davis Love III makes his picks on Monday. But until then, the attention will be on the 5-6 players who are on the short … [Read more...]
Another Over-Par Weekend Drops Tiger Woods Down The Leaderboard
I rushed back home from a weekend at the coast with the hopes I would get to see Tiger Woods making a run up the leaderboard. Instead, I got home in time to see him miss another putt on the 12th hole for a double bogey and then make three more bogeys in the final six holes to shoot a final round 76. This capped off another over-par weekend for Tiger after starting with two solid rounds on Thursday and Friday. This begs the question whether the pressure of weekend golf is actually getting to … [Read more...]
Front9Back9 Golf Picks & Predicions: The Barclays
First and foremost, it's been quite a while since I last wrote anything. In fact, it's been a little over two months. That's pretty sad for someone who loves the game of golf so much and basically watches every tournament every weekend. I am going to make a better attempt to get back into it more consistently going forward, and I hope you still visit! The first leg of the the PGA Tour Playoffs start tomorrow, and what a better way to kick it off then with the event being held at the famed … [Read more...]
Dustin Johnson Wins FedEx St. Jude Classic Before CBS Coverage Starts
I hate when the PGA Tour does this. I understand it, but I hate it. As coverage of the FedEx St. Jude Classic starts right now on CBS, I already know who wins. Why would I sit around and watch it for the rest of the afternoon like I had planned on doing. Tee times were pushed up and the guys are playing threesomes today all due to the fact thunderstorms are moving into Memphis later this afternoon. With the U.S. Open at Olympic Club starting next week, they can't take the chance of having … [Read more...]
8 Players To Watch at Olympic Club
Everyone else is making their list on which players to watch next week during the U.S. Open at Olympic Club, so I thought what better a time to make up my list. Here are the eight players I think are the most compelling to watch next week in San Francisco. 1.) Tiger Woods Are you surprised Tiger Woods is on my list? Coming off his win at The Memorial, Tiger should be primed to add another major victory in his pursuit to track down Jack Nicklaus’ major championship record. Or, just … [Read more...]
Why Do I Continue to Root for Tiger Woods?
It’s a question I have been thinking about for some time now and it's a question I sometimes struggle to come up with a good answer. Why Do I Continue to Root for Tiger Woods? It's a complicated question because I have rooted for the guy for so long now. But with the act he put forth today during his Honda Classic news conference, I wonder if I should just forget about this guy going into the future. So I decided I would try to put it in writing and figure out what reasons are left to … [Read more...]
Caddy survey reveals PGA Tour players cheat…Surprised?
When I first read this article in the January issue of Golf Magazine, I really wasn't too surprised to find more than half of the 50 caddies surveyed have witnessed some form of cheating during a PGA Tour event. Think about it. With the amount of money on the line and the amount of prestige that comes along with winning on the PGA Tour, it's human nature for these players to try and gain even the smallest competitive advantage. The caddies were surveyed anonymously so they can speak their … [Read more...]
Tiger Off to Another Strong Start
I recently put out a guest blogger request on Twitter and I am happy to say I have found a good article for the first ever guest post on Front9Back9 Golf Blog. This comes from Cory Walton in San Antonio, who is currently trying to finish strong towards his electrical engineering degree from University of Texas San Antonio. Cory is a huge sports fan and you can read his blog at From The Cheap Seats. Tiger Woods holds on to a three stoke lead at the Chevron World Challenge after posting a … [Read more...]