That’s more like it – Ernesto the Prediction Iguana went 5-1 last week, and 2-1 in teasers. That brings the season totals to 15-9 overall, 5-7 in exact teasers. He’s headed off for his annual November vacation next week, so the cats all get a chance to show their prognosticating prowess, but before Ernesto and his girl take off to some iguana...
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ – Of the many accolades that our beloved Banks Course has earned since Stephen Kay’s masterful restoration, perhaps none was more important than the glowing comments from no less a personage than Ran Morrissett himself, owner and operator of GolfClubAtlas.com, a world-wide think tank of experts on the topic of golf design. As I took...
It was a wild week for Ernesto the Prediction Iguana, our intrepid animal kingdom prognosticator. He went 4-2, but by the skin of his teeth as he looked to go 1-5 early on. Thank you Patriots for your dominance and Ravens for the back door cover. The season total stands at 10-8. Ernesto got a stern talking to this weekend. He goes on vacation every November and the...
It was another 3-3 week for Ernesto the Prediction Iguana. He hit with the Patriots, Falcons, and Bills, but the Steelers stank up the joint in Miami, while Dallas shellacked the Packers. That brings the young season totals to 6-6, but Ernesto looks to rebound this week. As always, we do teasers here. Home team in CAPS, all lines from www.vegasinsider.com GREEN LIGHT...
It was a 3-3 week for Ernesto the Prediction Iguana, as he got snake-bitten twice in one game when the Ravens laid an egg against the hapless Redskins. Also, what the hell, Cincinnati? That was dismal the wa they laid down against the Cowboys. On that note, Hey Dallas: Tony Who? Anyway, here’s this week’s picks. Cash ’em in. Home team in CAPS. All...
Are you ready or some football picks? We are. Jay’s Plays NFL Picks is back for it’s 11th season. First we want to welcome back all our readers from Golf News Net. Glad to have you aboard again. Also welcome to all the listeners on the Jay’s Plays Radio Show. We’ve been kicking ass and taking names for much of the last decade, batting a...
Amidst a tumult and shouting that would have impressed even the great Grantland Rice himself, the United States defeated Europe 17-11, winning their first Ryder Cup since 2008. Patrick Reed preened like an NFL linebacker, Phil Mickelson made putts from Duluth, St. Cloud, and Monkato, and Ryan Moore – the last man to make the team – sank the Ryder Cup...
Here are the matchups for tomorrow’s singles at Hazeltine Natonal as the 2016 Ryder Cup turns towards the Sunday Singles. 1. PATRICK REED (USA) V. RORY MCILROY (EUR) Ohhhh, grab your popcorn. We finally get the marquis matchup we wanted to see at a Sunday singles. You KNEW Reed had to lead off, and you KNEW Europe had to front load, and for once, the stars...
It’s downright poetic: the “Greatest Event in Golf” (as countless golfers and pundits have described it) is being played in the most golf loving state in the union. This week the 41st Ryder Cup comes to Hazeltine National, the golf club specifically designed to bring the golf world’s pre-eminent events to Minnesota. Built in 1962 by Robert...
In honor of the passing of the King, we will simply post our fond remembrance, along with a schedule of events for this site and for Golf News Net for Ryder Cup week. Our Ryder Cup preview will go live tomorrow morning here and at GNN. Our metrics all point to a US win, even with the selection of Ryan Moore over Bubba Watson: form and personality over career resume...
As is his custom, using his website, Tiger Woods announced the conclusion of his rehabilitation from microdiscectomy surgery and released his future competitive golf schedule. Woods will play in the Safeway Open in Napa California to open the 2017 PGA Tour season October 13-16. Woods said he also intends to play the Turkish Airlines Open in November and his Tiger...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Good things happen when a Golden Age club not only hires the right golf course architect to perform a restoration, redesign, or renovation, but actually listens to his suggestions. It’s tough for Golden Age courses to embrace change sometimes, but by listening to the sage advice of internationally-acclaimed golf architect Kyle...
Rickie Fowler, JB Holmes, and Matt Kuchar became three of Davis Love’s four Captain’s Picks for the USA Ryder Cup team which will battle Europe at Hazeltine National Sept. 29 – Oct. Europe has won the last three Cups in a row. The final spot looks to be a battle between Bubba Watson and Bill Haas. Fowler will play well in a pod with Reed, Mickelson...
Here’s the list of the automatic qualifiers for the 2016 USA Ryder Cup Team. 1. Dustin Johnson 2. Jordan Spieth 3. Phil Mickelson 4. Patrick Reed 5. Jimmy Walker 6. Brooks Koepka 7. Brandt Snedeker 8. Zach Johnson On Monday, Sept. 12, the day after the BMW Championship, at 10 a.m. EST, US Captain Davis Love will hold a press conference at Hazeltine National to...
The New York Post got a video snippet from something un-cleverly called “Keeping Score,” a reality show about Hope Solo and two other members of the USWNT. Who knew it was to become the sports world’s “Weiner.” Solo’s post-firing reaction is caught on tape – boy, the irony. Why would she allow them to film this? In the same...