Category Archives: The Playoffs

Ben Martin: Last week’s winner talks about the heat

Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 11:43 pm by Bill Rand

Ben Martin won last week’s Shriners Open in Las Vegas and he took a little time in the Media Center at this week’s McGladrey Open at Sea Island, Georgia to decompress. “Yeah, obviously last week was a big step in … Continue reading →

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Martin Laird: Children bring perspective to golf

Posted on Saturday, October 11, 2014 1:02 am by Bill Rand

Martin Laird tooled around the North course at the Silverado Country Club in Napa, California, with a second 67 to take a 1-shot lead in the Frys.com Open. He leads Sang-Moon Bae and Zachary Blair by 1 and the trio … Continue reading →

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The 2014-2015 PGA Tour season begins again

Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2014 12:25 am by Bill Rand

Where has the time gone? We are not even over the drama of the Ryder Cup and the new year begins again next week. Technically, it’s not a new year because it’s only October, it’s a new season. This was … Continue reading →

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Billy Horschel: Dreams really do come true, literally

Posted on Monday, September 15, 2014 1:08 am by Bill Rand

Billy Horschel actually pulled it off. In his new disguise as a calm, patient player that he put together after missing the cut at the Barclays, he won the Tour Championship and the FedExCup and the $11.44 million that comes … Continue reading →

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The Tour Championship: Does the money matter or not? Two views

Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2014 1:57 am by Bill Rand

Billy Horschel and Rory McIlroy are tied for the 54-hole lead of the Tour Championship at 9-under par. Horshel got there by shooting 1-under to McIlroy’s 3-under. They have a 2-shot lead over Jim Furyk and 3 over Rickie Fowler, … Continue reading →

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Billy Horschel: Another 36-hole lead, by two this time

Posted on Friday, September 12, 2014 11:41 pm by Bill Rand

Billy Horschel has a two-stroke lead at the Tour Championship over Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and Chris Kirk and seems to be just churning along at the top of the leaderboards. Ever since he missed the cut in the first … Continue reading →

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The Tour Championship: The first round sets up for a great tournament

Posted on Friday, September 12, 2014 1:10 am by Bill Rand

The first rounds of these big tournaments are a little like opening up Christmas packages. You wait for what seems an interminable period of time to find out what you got. In the case of the Tour Championship, what was … Continue reading →

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The Tour Championship: Jim Furyk chats about Tour life, FedExCup and friendships

Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2014 1:32 am by Bill Rand

The Tour Championship begins Thursday in Atlanta at the East Lake Golf Club. There were three good interviews with Rory, Billy Horschel and Chris Kirk, but the one that grabbed my attention was Jim Furyk’s. Now I realize that Furyk’s … Continue reading →

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Morgan Hoffman: Why we love the game, the possibility of golf

Posted on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 12:27 am by Bill Rand

Before we move on to the Tour Championship, we need to spend one more post on the BMW Championship. We need to give Morgan Hoffman his due. Hoffman earned his Tour card after finishing 19th on the 2012 Web.com money … Continue reading →

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Billy Horschel: I’m alright and nobody worry ’bout me

Posted on Monday, September 8, 2014 12:51 am by Bill Rand

Billy Horschel managed to finish off a tournament in style by winning the BMW Championship at Cherry Hills Golf Club in Denver, Colorado, by two shots over Bubba Watson and another over Morgan Hoffman. This tournament was the gateway tournament … Continue reading →

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