JOHNS CREEK, GA – Ron Whitten’s recent Golf Digest article on the new turfgrasses being tested this week at Atlanta Athletic Club’s PGA Championship is another excellent observation by one of the most intelligent voices in the game. His knowledge of architecture and travel is unparalleled. In his article he mentions a number of southern and western...
A few quick bits of news and notes: 1. Mark Cannizzaro of the New York Post takes Tiger to task by analyzing his back-tracking quotes and disingenuous talking points in this article. From the piece: “The only thing more curious than Tiger Woods’ decision to have his alleged sex scandal accomplice buddy on his bag at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational this...
Well this is interesting. We usually interview the winning caddie, but not like this. Steve Williams (and that means Tiger Woods’s behavior) overshadowed the sparkling 17-under performance of Adam Scott, a flat out dismantling of Big Bad Firestone, including a jaw-dropping 66-65 finish. The things Williams said in his interview were thinly veiled venom against...
After sending a twisting, long-distance, double breaking putt towards the cup, the PGA of America left itself with just a tap-in, so allow me to do the honors: the PGA Championship is not “Glory’s Last Shot,” but “Glory’s Best Shot.” Make that small change and watch the slogan catch fire like a hit song by U2. Nobody gives a...
[***Editor’s Note*** For those of you who clicked here to read the rest of my British Open preview from the PGA.com website, please click here for the rest of that article.] Excellent news for fans of great golf course architecture comes out of Detroit today – Oakland Hills is discussing the possibility of hosting the 2020 U.S. Open with the U.S.G.A...
While I write my Travis Invitational preview this weekend and move the ball forward on my U.S. Open work, Tony Korologos will be handling Players Championship tournament coverage for all the Golf Space Team. Drop by and check up on everything from Tiger’s WD to a great interview with Y.E. Yang…in Korean:) Kinda reminds me of the time I tried to interview...
In 2018, the PGA of America will hold the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive C.C. in St. Louis – home of Trinity Bantam Jay Williamson as well as several prominent Senior Tour members such as Jay Haas and Hale Irwin. It will be the third time the club will host the event; Gary Player won the 1965 PGA Championship, and Nick Price won his first PGA Championship...
2011 Atlanta Athletic Club, (Highlands Course), Johns Creek, GA 2012 Kiawah Island, (Ocean Course), Kiawah Island, SC 2013 Oak Hill Country Club, (East), Pittsford, NY (Rochester) 2014 Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, KY 2015 Whistling Straits, (Straits Course), Kohler, WI 2016 Baltusrol Golf Club, (Lower), Springfield, NJ 2017 Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, NC 2018...
You might remember all the talk in late 2009 about how it looked like Tiger could run the table and win the Grand Slam of golf, (until a bunch of Ulricas and Jezebels got in the way), but 2011 looks like a great year venue wise for Woods as well. The Masters – Woods plays well at Augusta National. Even with his world in flames and his wife screaming like Nancy...
While I prepare some Jazzy Award presentations, here is the list of people who came in second to Tiger Woods at majors. This is a sure bar bet winner for you… THE MASTERS 1997 – Tom Kite 2001 – David Duval 2002 – Retief Goosen 2005 – Chris DiMarco THE U.S. OPEN 2000 – Ernie Els, Miguel Angel Jimenez 2002 – Phil Mickelson 2008...
I have had an epiphany – I want to die like Bat Masterson. I want die at my laptop, working on a story, doing what I love with everything I’ve got. “Jay, that’s sounds great, let’s just hope it’s 40 years from now,” said my friend and mentor. Well I hope you’re right about that. I hope I have many years of great stories...
Here by the sea and sand Nothing ever goes as planned… — The Who — HAVEN, WI – Not to take anything away from Germany’s Martin Kaymer, a worthy champion and a great rising star, but we’ll forever remember the defining moment of the 2010 PGA Championship as Dustin Johnson’s careless mistake grounding his club in a bunker on the...
Here’s the 24 hour delay on my favorite piece of the week. Man, the three-shot lead curse strikes again… HAVEN, WI – It’s 7:50 p.m. The sun is setting is setting on Whistling Straits, but third round leader Nick Watney is still on the practice range hitting balls. Most other players are at Stefano’s Italian restaurant in Sheboygan...
I just got off the phone with a former rules official who tells me he would have been aggressive about reminding Dustin about that being a bunker, but that’s 20-20 hindsight. In today’s piece, I call out the broadcast for misleading viewers, but also Dustin, a guy I covered from his college days at Coastal Carolina. From the article: Let’s get...
I wrote it here at Cybergolf. Watney channels his inner Retief, Dustin at Pebble, blows 3 shot lead. We are tied at the PGA. Meanwhile, that’s my fave piece of the week so far. From the article: “Tonight, Watney sleeps on a three-shot lead, but that may be the most unsafe margin in golf. Retief Goosen was in a similar situation in the 2005 U.S. Open at...