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Less than a week after the Ryder Cup debacle by the Americans, Tiger Woods has another stroke play event by the throat. This time it’s the WGC American Express Championship, in Chandlers Cross, England. Woods has eagled the 18th hole three consecutive days and has a 6-shot lead heading into the final round.
If there was ever any doubt about whether Woods gets up for stroke play more than team match play, then this should put all that to rest. There’s nothing wrong with Woods being more motivated by individual stroke play events rather than team events. …read more

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Phil Mickelson’s camp announced today that lefty has hung up the cleats for the season, and probably not a minute too soon for Phil. That means he won’t play in the PGA Grand Slam in November in Hawaii, which traditionally hosts the 4 major winners for a silly-season event right before Thanksgiving.
What a swing of emotions this year has been for Mickelson. He won the Masters in April and the entire golfing world had him proclaimed as the next Tiger beater. He was, in Sports Illustrated eyes, the Peoples Choice, and the Michelin Man lookalike became everyman’s …read more

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The Golf Channel’s Big Break VI had its premiere this week and the show has a different twist this time around. There are a total of 19 contestants, 8 women vying for a sponsor’s exemption on the LPGA, and 9 senior players, vying for a sponsor’s exemption on the Champions Tour. This contest is played at Donald Trump’s Trump National Resort, located outside of Los Angeles, and “The Donald” himself is going to add his own twists to the contest as it goes along.

Based on observations from this first episode, it appears the women are more talented than …read more

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Byron Nelson passed away Tuesday at the age of 94, and the world in general will be a mouring a true gentleman, all senses of the word. Nelson was was one of the most respected professional golfers to ever grace the fairways, here and abroad, and he touched everyone he came in contact with.
Nelson had a magical year in 1945 when he won 18 tournaments, including 11 in a row at one point. Chances are slim that the 11-consecutive tournaments will ever be broke, simply because the world golf tours are extremely deep in talent, and some professional …read more

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Another year of the Golf Channel’s spirited analysis and tournament brodcasts have come and gone, and it’s time to look back at how they’ve performed.
First off, the Sprint Desk lost Kraig Kann, but gained Kelly Tilghman in the process, and it’s been a seamless move as I’m concerned. Both Tilghman and Kann are excellent moderators of the Sprint Desk though Tilghman probably asks the more pointed questions of her co-hosts. In my personal opinion, Tilghman and Kann are the A-Team of the Golf Channel and no matter what role they play, it will have a positive …read more

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Tiger Woods made some post-match analysis and comments of the Ryder Cup debacle his observations were similar, if not identical, to what most people feel as well. The European Tour actually owns the World Golf rankings now as these numbers indicate:

There are 10 Europeans in the top 25, and six are under 30 years old.
There are 8 American in the top 25, and none are under 30 years old.
The remainder of the top 25 is comprised of Austrailian, New Zealand, and Canadian golfers.

So the statistics bear out that Europe comprises 40% of the top 25. And 25% of …read more

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Europe put on their game face today and beat the U.S. team in Sunday singles and in the process retained the Ryde Cup by winning 18.5 – 9.5, and it wasn’t even that close. The Americans needed to basically sweep the singles matches in order to have any chance of winning, but this European team is so strong that the odds were slim and none of that happening.
It’s going to be a field day for writers, analysts, and commentators, as they dissect the second consecutive lopsided loss by the U.S. in the Ryder Cup. However, I don’t think …read more

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Wow. What else can you say at this point? The Americans got their collective clocks cleaned by the Europeans once again, and once again, the Euros are in great shape heading into the Sunday singles matches. The A-Team of Woods-Furyk was the only winning team in the afternoon Foursomes and it’s a good thing they got a point, or it would be all over, save for the crying.
While watching the matches today I was particularly watching the Americans demeanor during the day and even in the morning matches, most of the Americans looked like they’d rather be …read more

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Well, it shouldn’t be too surprising, but the Americans find themselves in the hole already after day 1 at the Ryder Cup in Ireland. Without trying to sound too critical, the Americans just don’t seem to be themselves when the Ryder Cup matches start every two years. Woods-Furyk won the opening match in the morning, but it was more sleight of hand than it appeared, as Tiger was all over the course in the morning.
Conversely, Sergio Garcia owns the Ryder Cup like no one else ever has. The man just plays phenomenal golf in September, every …read more

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Johnny Miller, golf analyst for NBC, and former PGA stalwart, has riled someone up again. This time it’s the American Ryder Cup team that’s bore the brunt of his latest comments. Miller was quoted in the Idaho Statesman as saying, “This is probably on paper the worst Ryder Cup team we’ve ever fielded”. Some will take issue with Miller’s comments, but I think he’s saying what a lot of people are thinking, but not saying.
Even though Miller has been reigned in by NBC this year, he’s free to voice his opinion when not wearing a …read more

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