MAMARONECK, NY – One’s called “Sandman,” because he puts opponents in a sleeper hold until they succumb. The other, “Phatty” to his friends, is one of a fourball tandem known as “The Silent Assassins,” that used to go undefeated through state championship caliber fields. Yet this week these former rivals teamed up in...
Like Samwise Gamgee of Lord of the Rings fame, Fred Couples’s legs are too short, so he should use his head. Then again, that’s not his best part either… Couples appears to have hatchet-jobbed the 1st round pairings for the President’s Cup – creating milquetoast “strong-weak” pairings that seemed destined for bad chemistry...
Let’s break down the President’s Cup pairings like a fraction: USA Paul Azinger hit on a great system – the “Pod system” of keeping groups of four players together. Couples has one problem. Since he insists on Woods, then either Woods’s partner (Furyk) or one of Phil’s boys (Ricky Fowler) gets left home. My opinion is that if...
BOYNTON BEACH, FLA – It was Yankees-RedSox, Steelers-Patriots, and Celtics-Lakers all rolled into one, and it went into the bottom of the ninth, the two-minute warning, and the last possession of the ball before it was finally settled. A steely-nerved Delray Dunes Golf Road Cup team withstood Quail Ridge’s furious Sunday charge to eke out a narrow 12-10...
BOYNTON BEACH, FLA – With a roar worthy of the 18th green at Augusta National on Masters Sunday, Quail Ridge members rattled every palm tree from Seminole to Sawgrass celebrating head pro Dan Brosnihan’s miraculous birdie on the final hole that rescued their team’s chances to wrest the Golf Road Cup from their rival Delray Dunes. Snookered behind a...
BOYNTON BEACH, FLA – One of the undisputed truths of golf is that it is a celebration of both the unquenchable human spirit and the altruistic virtues even though the competition is as fiercely contested as though American hegemony were at stake with every shot. Football players “swagger.” Hockey players fight. Soccer players roll around on the...
***Mahan makes chopped salad out of the par-3 17th. Europe wins 14.5-13.5.*** ***UPDATE! 10:13*** McDowell wins 16 and is 2-up with 2 to play. Europe is assured of 14 points, but not yet 14.5. ***UPDATE!!!! 10:05*** The other choking dog of a Molinari brother blows a huge lead, including the last three holes to let Ricky Fowler tie the match! Now it’s 13.5-12.5...
***UPDATE*** in just a half hour two full matches have flipped. at 7:15 a.m. EST, the singles stand at 6-6. Just 1.5 more points have to flip for the U.S. to retain the Cup. Still, it looks like an uphill battle, but at least the Yanks look to be putting up a fight. Stricker reversed his opening match with Westwood and now leads 2-up with 3 to play. Bubba Watson and...
From Golf Observer: The conclusion of both the “first session” and “second session” went great for the Americans, who opened a 6-4 lead at Celtic Manor, but the third session of this long day was a different story. When darkness halted the proceedings, Europe held the lead in all six matches, which ranged from having four holes and nine holes...
Remember – you must win both games to win the bet, but you get to slide the line six points in either direction. Home team in CAPS. So, without further ado, your plays are: GREEN LIGHT: Cardinals + 14.5 at 49ERS EAGLES -1/2 over Redskins AMBER ALERT: Bengals +2.5 at BROWNS Texans +2.5 at RAIDERS RED DAWN: Europe wins the Ryder Cup. Most points U.S.: Dustin...
Robert Trent Jones, Jr. has been quite the jet-setter recently, working on projects from Morocco to Egypt, from to Eastern Europe to Asia, but this week all eyes are his work at Celtic Manor in Wales, the venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup. Opened in July 2007, the course combines the routing of nine holes from the original Robert Trent Jones-designed Wentwood Hills golf...
Let’s break down the U.S. Ryder Cup team using the “Pod System” implemented so successfully by Paul Azinger in 2008. The asterisks are the Captain’s Pick’s. Jay’s Group A Tiger Woods* Dustin Johnson Bubba Watson Hunter Mahan Let’s keep all the buddies and long hitters together. They’ll all work well together as...
Three quick recaps while I finish a set of course reviews: First Monty picked Padraig Harrington, Edoardo Molinari, and Luke Donald. Some people are criticizing these picks sharply (Bleacher Report), but if there is one mistake Bleacher Report repeats over and over, it’s that they base their picks too much at what they see on paper. The favorites are always...
The Potomac Cup returns to its roots, as the 10th annual battle between Maryland and Virginia amateur stars comes back to Cumberland, Maryland’s Rocky Gap Resort for a record fourth time. “For many of our early years, we were…seeking out quality golf courses on which to play the finals,” explained Steve Czaban, the tournament’s founder...
Int’l – vs. – USA Weir/Clark vs. Kim/Mickelson If they can keep it in the fairway, the USA’s length should provide more birdies. ADV = USA Scott/Els vs. Mahan/O’Hair I’m not betting on Scott until he proves he can win. Alternate shot may not be as strong for him as Four balls. ADV = USA Singh/Allenby vs. Cink/Glover Majors or not...