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It’s hard to believe, but the Big Break is back, and it’s number 7?! Seems like only yesterday when Big Break I premiered and the guys were stuck in “resort cabins” in Michigan during the monsoon season. It’s come a long way, at least from a facilities perspective, and now they’ve brought back previous participants (and one winner) to battle each in a “Reunion” theme.
The premiere episode was entertaining for sure and it was interesting to see how quickly everyone jelled and you can definitely tell the presence of tv cameras doesn’t bother them. The choices of …read more

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Okay, it’s time to review the World Rankings and see how things are shaping up. Granted, it’s early in the season but there are already some surprises. Remember the “Big 5″ from a couple of years ago when it was Woods, Els, Goosen, Singh, and Mickelson? They were supposed to be the world-beaters and dominate the game for years to come. Evidently, some of the younger players didn’t get the memo.
Now the top 5 consists of Woods, Furyk, Mickelson, Scott, and Henrikson. This is the top 5 in the world folks, a very heady …read more

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Fred Funk kept the magic alive for the 50-and-over crowd by winning the Mayakoba Classic in Mexico this past weekend. Note that this tournament was not a Champions Tour event, but a regular PGA Tour event, and he beat all the flat-bellies again. Now granted, this was a watered-down field and didn’t have some of the top players on the regular tour, but you still have a 50-year-old beating up on the kids.
This is the reason Funk wants to continue to play the regular tour. He feels that he can be very competitive on certain tracks and …read more

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In one of the most exciting match play events I’ve seen in a while, Henrik Stenson beat Geoff Ogilvy 2 and 1 at the Accenture Match Play Championship today. There was a real ebb and flow to the match with Ogilvy leading after 18 then Stenson taking control when Ogilvy hit a couple of loose shots on the incoming nine of the afternoon match.
As I’ve said before, there’s absolutely no quit in the International players. These guys play each hole and each shot as if it’s their last one, and the outcome (both good and bad) leads …read more

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It’s not a surprise to me (except for the fact that Tiger’s out), but the European/International players have dominated this year’s Accenture Match Play Championship in Tuscon. Chad Campbell was the lone American left in the semi-finals but he choked his way out of the tourament and lost to defending U.S. Open Champion Geoff Ogilvy. In the other semi-final, Henrik Stenson buried Trevor Immelman 3 & 2, but the match wasn’t really that close.
This could have been the Ryder Cup matches because the International players seem to just pull out all the stops when it comes to match …read more

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Okay, we can put the Tiger Woods streak to bed now. Woods lost to Nick O’Hern today in overtime no less at the Accenture Match Play tournament in Tuscon. Woods made some horrendous swings today and ended up putting himself in dire situtations that even he couldn’t get himself out of. However, I think this will bode well for Tiger simply because he can concentrate on winning majors again and not worry about all the hoopla surrounding the “streak”. I’m still picking Phil to win the Masters, but this loss might light a major fire …read more

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When I first saw this headline today on numerous websites, I thought it was a parody or joke of some kind. As it turns out, a lawsuit has been filed on Zoeller’s behalf, but it’s complicated. Allegedly, someone posted defamatory information about Zoeller on the communal encyclopedia, Wikipedia. In a nutshell, Wikipedia is an online encylopedia by everyone and for everyone. Literally. Virtually anyone can edit a definition on the site to enhance or clarify something that’s already been written. Great in concept, but has it’s drawbacks.
As you can tell from Zoeller’s Wikipedia …read more

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Anything can and does happen during match play, it’s still surprising to see Ernie Els on the way out of the Accenture Match Play Championship already. Bradley Dredge (Euro Tour) ousted Els 4 and 2 and it wasn’t as close as the score indicates. Give credit to Dredge (who’s an excellent golfer) because he just kept the pressure on and when Els’ putter failed him, it was Dredge’s match to take.
Tiger won his match against J.J. Henry, but it really could have gone either way. Woods sprayed the ball a couple of times but ended up with …read more

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Okay, I’ll say up front, before the WGC Match Play event this week that Tiger’s streak is null and void, regardless of the outcome of this tournament. There are so many debates on his streak and now it’s getting nauseous just reading all the variations and hype surrounding his streak. Some say that the streak is null and void because it crossed calendar years, unlike Byron Nelson’s, the measuring stick for all winning streaks.
Tiger is actually trying to win his 8th straight PGA Tour event. Now, one could get picky and say that while the WGC Event …read more

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You’da thunk Phil lost the U.S. Open again, at least based on the beating he’s taking today on various golf sites. I watched the same golf tournament as everyone else, but I didn’t see the total meltdown that everyone is seeing. Yes, Phil hit a couple of loose shots coming in, and yes that stubbed chip shot on the green was way out of the ordinary, but give Charles Howell III some credit as well. Howell III shot a 65 on a tough golf course, while paired with Phil Mickelson! Howell III put himself in position to …read more

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