The PGA Tour crowned Webb Simpson as their PLAYERS Champion today but he didn’t win the tournament today. Simpson’s final round amounted to a victory lap, a walk in the park as he had used his first three rounds to… Continue Reading
At the conclusion of play Saturday, as I walked through the press area just outside the scorer’s building, I came across Paul Tesori doing an impromptu interview with a handful of sports writers and a film/sound crew from Golf Channel.… Continue Reading
Saturday is moving day on the PGA Tour but the only player making a significant move was Webb Simpson, who entered the round with a five stroke lead and lengthened that lead by two strokes. He finished seven shots ahead… Continue Reading
Webb Simpson took this championship by the throat today, shook it vigorously, twirled it over his head and only relinquished his strangle hold, slightly, when he sent his tee ball on #17 for a swim. The rest of the field… Continue Reading
Late Thursday afternoon I settled into a prime piece of real estate on the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course, the back row of the public stadium seating behind seventeen green, just right of the huge video board. The top level of… Continue Reading
When The PLAYERS rolls around each year talk inevitably turns to the question of it’s status in the pantheon of world golf- is this the 5th Major? The old adage seems to apply, that if it walks like a duck,… Continue Reading
Yesterday at the Wells Fargo Championship Jason Day proved the old adage “There is more than one way to skin a cat.” Professional golfers used to live by the mantra “fairways and greens” in hopes of hitting the ball in… Continue Reading
March is a prime time for cold, snow bound, frustrated northern golfers to head to warmer southern shores to get an early start to their golf seasons. There are dozens of resorts and golf Mecca’s in the southeast, from Myrtle… Continue Reading
Most golf fans have a list of famous courses they long to play and here in the U.S. not many are more familiar to fans, serious or casual, than TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida. Corporate home of the PGA… Continue Reading
1. I think Jason Day’s win at The PLAYERS was damn impressive. He took apart TPC Sawgrass the first two rounds with a 63-66 start. If the Tour doesn’t screw up the greens on Saturday he could have made a… Continue Reading