Monthly Archives: January 2013

John Hurley: A Monday Qualifier Gets In

After following Monday qualifier, John Hurley, in the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, I asked for an interview and introduced myself. My name is Bill Rand and I write a daily golf mastery blog called, Eye on … Continue reading

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Kyle Stanley: Sophomore Slump

A year ago at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, Kyle Stanley had merely to play his layup shot into the par-5 18th, two-putt, and he would have his first PGA Tour victory. And so he did…play his layup … Continue reading

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Padraig Harrington: Self-Aware, Inquisitive and Charming

Padraig Harrington is known for his prolific, thoughtful answers to just about any question you ask him. And because there are so many pearls in his answers, almost all of the following is in his own words: He is playing … Continue reading

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Farmers Insurance Open: Mastery Moments

The Farmers Insurance Open was finally completed on Monday at Torrey Pines. Monday because the weekend didn’t produce the usual La Jolla Chamber of Commerce weather for the tournament. Saturday was lost to dense fog and Sunday was lost at … Continue reading

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Tiger Woods: Who Would Bet Against Him?

The players at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines played from just about sunrise to just about sunset on Sunday in an effort to get as many of the remaining 36 holes in as they could. A fog-saturated Saturday … Continue reading

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Torrey Pines: Playing Like a Kid

As everybody probably knows, the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines was obliterated by a fog bank that just would not go away. And it teased all day long. At one point, the first group went … Continue reading

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Tiger Woods Leads Torrey Pines by Two

Tiger Woods put on a masterful display on the North course at Torrey Pines, shooting 7-under 65 in the Farmers Insurance Open. That got him to 11-under and two shots ahead of Billy Horschel, a 4th year player who says … Continue reading

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The Torrey Pines Turnabout

After Thursday’s first round in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California, there are a bunch of low scores. But the problem for most of those players is that they shot those scores on the North … Continue reading

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In Defense of Phil Mickelson’s Tax Comments

Phil Mickelson, in a moment he says he now regrets, expressed his incredulity that his total tax hit in his beloved California was going to be “62 or 63%” in 2013. The state’s share of that was just increased from … Continue reading

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Brandt Snedeker: The Champion Reflects Back, Patiently

Brandt Snedeker won in a playoff at the Farmers Insurance Open last year at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California. It’s an idyllic course perched on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean (the one with the hang gliders floating serenely … Continue reading

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