Monthly Archives: August 2013

Safeway Classic: Christie Kerr On Hitting It Badly Plus Other Tidbits

Posted on Friday, August 30, 2013 11:55 pm by Bill Rand

In yesterday’s post about the first round of the Web.com Tour’s Finals, I made the point that there’s not always a correlation between playing well and scoring: …but there are all sorts of instances where a player scrapped it around … Continue reading →

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Web.com Tour: The Inspiration of Finality

Posted on Friday, August 30, 2013 12:27 am by Bill Rand

The great thing about golf is that it’s such a black and white world; you scored well or you didn’t. Frequently that’s because you played well or you didn’t, but there are all sorts of instances where a player scrapped … Continue reading →

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Web.com Tour Finals: The New Q-School Begins

Posted on Thursday, August 29, 2013 12:03 am by Bill Rand

Out with the old and in with the new. The old 6-round Q-School is a thing of the past replaced by a four-tournament, Web.com Tour scheme to determine who gets PGA Tour cards for the 2013-2014 season. The truth be … Continue reading →

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Lydia Ko’s Random Caddie

Posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:25 pm by Bill Rand

A 20-year member at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, this year’s venue for the CN Canadian Women’s Open, moved to Victoria three years ago. But Bruce MacMillan maintained his membership and well before the championship, he contacted his … Continue reading →

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Lydia Ko: Making Her Own Choices On Her Own Time

Posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 12:15 am by Bill Rand

Lydia Ko keeps setting new records. Last year she became the youngest player to win an LPGA Tour event, the CN Canadian Women’s Open, at 15 years old. This year, she successfully defended her title as a 16 year old … Continue reading →

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Adam Scott: Good Things Come To Those Who Wait

Posted on Sunday, August 25, 2013 11:08 pm by Bill Rand

Adam Scott didn’t think he had a chance to win The Barclays on Sunday. Conditions at Liberty National were tough on Sunday and he frittered away his chance on Saturday with a mediocre 1-over, 72 while the contenders were whipping … Continue reading →

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The Barclays: The Tiger Woods Question of the Day

Posted on Saturday, August 24, 2013 11:47 pm by Bill Rand

So cutting to the chase, this will be the question on everybody’s mind as Sunday’s final round at Liberty National Golf Club unfolds: can Tiger Woods, playing with a wincing bad back, catch a guy with a 4-stroke lead who … Continue reading →

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The Barclays: Second Round Still in Limbo

Posted on Friday, August 23, 2013 11:33 pm by Bill Rand

With 40 players still to finish their second rounds at Liberty National Golf Club, The Barclays is still up in the air in terms of who is precisely where on the leaderboard. Because of the five hours of rain delays … Continue reading →

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The Barclay’s: Jury Still Out on the First Round

Posted on Thursday, August 22, 2013 11:35 pm by Bill Rand

The most salient fact from Thursday’s action at The Barclays was that Tiger Woods completed his first round. A close second was that it took him 11 hours to do it. And that didn’t count getting up at 4:00 am … Continue reading →

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The Barclays: The Playoffs Begin!

Posted on Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:10 am by Bill Rand

Thursday is the first day of the playoff run to the FedExCup and the Tour Championship. Here’s the schedule: Aug 22 – Aug 25: The Barclays, Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, NJ Aug 30 – Sep 2: The Deutsche … Continue reading →

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