Monthly Archives: February 2011

David and Goliath

The World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship managed to finish on Sunday even with an overnight blanket of snow that had to melt by the noon tee times, much colder weather than earlier in the week and a ten minute … Continue reading

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The Class of the Field

And so, with Saturday’s 36-hole, marathon-of-a-day shootout behind us, we finally know who our two players are who will be playing for the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. With his win in two matches yesterday, German, Martin Kaymer not … Continue reading

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Going With The Flow

There are two major things going on here at the WGC Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Valley Golf Club near Tucson. The first is the vagaries of match play. Sometimes from a promotional and television point of view, … Continue reading

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These Guys Are Tough

Take heart all you hackers! Tour pros make big mistakes too…they just aren’t as affected by them. I came out of the media center “tent” (don’t be deceived; it’s huge and fabulous) yesterday morning at 8:58 intent on getting to … Continue reading

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Possibility

Yesterday was the kickoff to the WGC World Match Play Championship. The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain just north of Tucson, was in impeccable condition. The fairways were lush, the greens mowed tight and rolling true and it ended up … Continue reading

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Conversations With Masters

Here at the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Dove Valley Course in Tucson, I continued my efforts to pry into the minds of best golfers in the world. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to ask questions … Continue reading

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February Madness

College basketball has its perennial rite, March Madness, with its 64 teams and four brackets to decide who the national champion is. Golf has the same thing except it’s 64 players and they are the best players in the world. … Continue reading

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In From The Cold

Aaron Baddeley had a very rewarding, 2-shot win yesterday at the Northern Trust Open. He managed to get it around Riviera Country Club in 2-under in his final round. It helped that the Los Angeles weather cooperated; cool and sunny … Continue reading

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Steamroller

Back in mid-December, I wrote in “Mind Meld” about the efforts of the Asian players on the LPGA Tour to ingratiate themselves with the American public. This is more important than ever because the LPGA has backed themselves very close … Continue reading

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Kikuya

When the players think about the Riviera Country Club, site of the Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles, they think of a storied golf course trod by players from the greatest eras in golf. There’s the likes of Ben Hogan, … Continue reading

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