Green Posse

Six years and 151 events. Call Brian Bateman patient. Call him opportunistic (Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh both missed this year’s Buick Open). But more than anything, call him a winner.
Bateman finished with a birdie on the final hole Sunday at Grand Blanc to take the prize. And what did he have to say afterward?
Every player from Tiger Woods to Brian Bateman has to win their first one.
Here’s the thing. Not everyone has to win their first one. Some guys never do. It’s awesome that Bateman has had the chance to taste victory at the highest level of his profession.
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The Players Championship starts this week and there’s been a whole lot of spectacle surrounding it already. After last year’s tournament, the PGA leveled the clubhouse and built a brand new mansion that also doubles as a clubhouse for the world’s best golfers. The PGA also renovated some of the greens and bunkers and generally made changes to the course that will allegedly make it play a little tougher this year.
However, in spite of the PGA blue-suits wanting to make this the 5th major, I just don’t see the point. The title “Grand Slam” implies certain things: …read more

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