Monthly Archives: January 2015

Justin Thomas continues to impress

I’ve been impressed with Justin Thomas ever since I first mentioned his name here as the winner of the Popup Player of the Day after a second round 61 in this year’s Sony Open in Hawaii to tie for the … Continue reading

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Being in the energy bubble with Tiger Woods

Even with my Inside The Ropes credential for Thursday’s first round in the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the marquee group of Patrick Reed, Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth just didn’t have enough pull to tempt me out of the media … Continue reading

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Justin Thomas: Exclusive interview on the golf mastery process

Justin Thomas is the young man who took our collective breath away last week when he was in contention to the very end of the Humana Challenge that Bill Haas won by a shot. If Thomas hadn’t hit his 2-iron … Continue reading

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Chasing Tiger Woods

Tiger is famous for being one of the first guys out in practice rounds and Tuesday morning was no different. I had been plotting to join him once I knew he was going to play in the Waste Management Phoenix … Continue reading

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TPC Scottsdale Facelift

You can read all you want about the hole by hole details of the updating of the TPC Scottsdale — I know because I did it — but it’s not the same as walking the course and taking a look. … Continue reading

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Bill Haas: Not that sure on Sunday morning

Bill Haas hit an 8-iron at a low and away ball hanging on the edge of an 18th hole fairway bunker that got him back in play on the par 5 fairway. From there he hit another 8-iron off an … Continue reading

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Justin Thomas: Coming of age

I was unable to get this post out last night on my normal schedule, but Justin Thomas is such a compelling story I decided to put out a rare daytime post. Thomas is in the final group today at the … Continue reading

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Phil Mickelson: Seeing and feeling his way into form

The boys are pretty much having their way with the courses at the Humana Challenge in La Quinta, California. They’re on the Palmer Private and Nicklaus Private at PGA West and La Quinta Country Club just down the road. They … Continue reading

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Patrick Reed: Interview with pgatour.com’s Brian Wacker

I made a valiant effort to sift through today’s twelve player transcripts from the first round of the Humana Challenge in La Quinta, California. I got through eight of them looking for players talking about the principles of mastery as … Continue reading

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Jason Dufner: On the discipline of lifestyle changes

Jason Dufner picked a great week to begin his 2015 domestic campaign. The Humana Challenge in La Quinta, California, has come to life again this week just as a slimmed down Dufner rolls out the results of his stark diet; … Continue reading

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