Green Posse

Lorena Ochoa set a professional golf (mens or womens) record yesterday by shooting a 62, the lowest score ever for a major championship.  Teenage phenom Michelle Wie shot a very solid 66 and is second heading into the second round at Rancho Mirage, California.  Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel both shot 69s and Annika Sorenstam shot a 1 under 71 in the opening round.
Phil Mickelson leads the Bell South Classic after one round and is looking for a win here to springboard his confidence heading into the Masters next week.  Mickelson traditionally plays a tournament the week before the Masters …read more

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The LPGA’s first major of the year, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, begins this week in Ranch Mirage, California.  And while Annika Sorenstam is the overwhelming favorite, she’s got the LPGA’s version of the young guns snapping at her heels.  The LPGA hasn’t had this excitement since Nancy Lopez dominated the tour her rookie season in 1978 by winning 5 consecutive tournaments.  Annika welcomes the challenge of the younger players and all the media coverage its brought to the LPGA as well.
Annika is my pick to win the event, but watch for Paula Creamer, Natalie Gulbis, and Cristie Kerr to be …read more

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It’s never too early for a silly-season event, but they are usually held in the fall/winter months when most of the tour players have long hung up their clubs for the season.  Enter this year’s Tavistock Cup.  For those not aware of the Tavistock Cup, it’s an event where very rich players playing each other for “fun” at each other’s exclusive country clubs in the greater Orlando area.  Yes, there’s money involved and it’s even broadcast live on the Golf Channel for those fortunate enough with banker’s hours.
Last year’s event was quite good actually, with the tournament coming down to …read more

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PGA Tour
The PGA Tour continues its Florida Swing this week without the defending champion Kenny Perry though. He’s scheduled to have knee surgery and is expected to be out 4-6 weeks. Tiger Woods is the easy favorite, but he hasn’t played this tournament particuarly well, and he’s probably more in the mind set of prepping for the Masters.
LPGA Tour
Annika Sorenstam continues to prove she’s the reigning queen of the LPGA by winning her first event of the year (again). While there are certainly plenty of “young guns” on the LPGA tour waiting to inherit the crown, Sorenstam …read more

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Stephen Ames, the 42-year old journeyman professional from Trinidad became the 2nd oldest player ever to win the Players Championship in Ponte Vedra, Florida.  Ames definitely caught lightning-in-a-bottle today and shot a 5-under, 67 to win by 6 shots over Retief Goosen from South Africa.
Ames has only won one other tournament on the PGA Tour, but you would have never known it by his spectacular play, especially down the stretch.  While 4 of the top 5 in the world were falling by the wayside, Ames kept hitting fairways and greens en route to the biggest win of his career.  Ironically, …read more

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