Tag Archives: Desert Mountain

Charles Schwab Cup: A very challenging third round

Posted on Sunday, November 2, 2014 8:31 am by Bill Rand

After a bruising battle with course and weather conditions, Kenny Perry — tied for the lead in the Charles Schwab Cup at just 8-under with Tom Pernice on the Cochise course at Desert Mountain — stopped by the media room … Continue reading →

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Jay Haas: Making the hard look easy

Posted on Saturday, November 1, 2014 12:10 am by Bill Rand

Jay Haas. So many flattering things have been said about him, the latest by fellow competitor, Michael Allen. Allen had just come off the Cochise course at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a nifty 4-under in the second round … Continue reading →

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Bernhard Langer: A stunning shot to remember…and how to make them

Posted on Friday, October 31, 2014 12:55 am by Bill Rand

Bernhard Langer entered the media room after his 4-under 66 on the Cochise Course at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona. That left him T2 with three others and one stroke behind the leader, Tom Pernice, Jr. One of the first … Continue reading →

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Schwab Cup: Wednesday Interviews

Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2014 2:08 am by Bill Rand

Well, the Champions Tour let it all fly with the interview schedule this afternoon at the Cochise course at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona. We had: Colin Montgomerie Bernhard Langer Jay Haas Fred Couples The first three were scheduled for … Continue reading →

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Colin Montgomerie: Exclusive Interview

Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 9:14 pm by Bill Rand

Because Colin Montgomerie has been such a lightning rod over the years and seems to have now settled into a more collegial way of being on the Champions Tour, I was very interested in getting him to compare notes on … Continue reading →

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Tee It Forward

Posted on Sunday, December 9, 2012 12:20 am by Bill Rand

One of the game changers that Jack Nicklaus is involved in is an initiative to get players to move up a set of tees or two as they grow older. Better to do that than to lose them to the … Continue reading →

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Jack Nicklaus: Mastery Interview

Posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 10:01 pm by Bill Rand

As I said in yesterday’s post, Desert Mountain celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a big bash at the Cochise/Geronimo clubhouse. And it all got kicked off with comments from our original developer, Lyle Anderson, and Jack Nicklaus, the designer of … Continue reading →

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Desert Mountain: The Champions Tour Returns

Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 11:05 pm by Bill Rand

After ten years away from the Valley of the Sun, the Champions Tour returns to Scottsdale, Arizona and the Desert Mountain Club for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup. And, once again, as it was from 1989 through 2001, the tournament … Continue reading →

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How To Take a Golf Lesson

Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 11:33 pm by Bill Rand

I did something today that I haven’t done in years. I took a golf lesson. When I quit chasing the Champions Tour, my life got reordered. After nine years of playing and practicing golf seven days a week, working out … Continue reading →

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Zach Johnson: Playing With the Big Boys

Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 11:39 pm by Bill Rand

By chance, I once played with a member here at Desert Mountain who, when he found out that I was a professional pursuing Monday qualifying on the Champions Tour, shared the following story. He was playing the Geronimo course with … Continue reading →

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