Tag Archives: Las Vegas

Stewart Cink: His Work-in-Progress Swing Shot 64 in Vegas

Posted on Friday, October 17, 2014 1:16 am by Bill Rand

Ever since Stewart Cink’s brilliant, honest interview at the Humana Challenge prompted me to write a post about him in January of 2013, “Stewart Cink: A Long Way From The British Open,” he’s been on my long-term watch list. (I … Continue reading →

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Webb Simpson Defends in Las Vegas and Talks Ryder Cup

Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2014 1:09 am by Bill Rand

The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open gets underway Thursday at its regular haunt, the TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada. At just 7,255 yards in the high desert and warm air, the scores will be low even though it’s a … Continue reading →

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Sean O’Hair: A Fresh Start…Again

Posted on Sunday, October 20, 2013 12:45 am by Bill Rand

The headline out of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas is that Webb Simpson seems to be in control of the tournament at the 54-hole point. He has a 4-stroke lead over a childhood friend, Chesson Hadley. … Continue reading →

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Andres Romero: Explaining a 20-Shot Swing

Posted on Saturday, October 19, 2013 12:24 am by Bill Rand

By all that’s right and conventional, this post should be about Webb Simpson’s glorious 8-under 63 to take a four-stroke lead at the Shriners Hospitals For Children Open in Las Vegas. He bested his 64 from Thursday and suddenly finds … Continue reading →

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J.J. Henry: Out of the Blue in Vegas

Posted on Friday, October 18, 2013 12:15 am by Bill Rand

Nobody ever sees super-low rounds coming. You kind of have a sense that you’re playing well generally, you don’t have any vaunted expectations and so you relax. That’s what happened to J.J. Henry in the first round of the Shriners … Continue reading →

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Shriners Open: Back to Vegas

Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2013 12:16 am by Bill Rand

The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is the second event of the 2013-14 season and cranks up Thursday at the TPC Summerlin. You might think that the players who showed up would just be guys trying to hold on so … Continue reading →

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Ryan Moore: And Then There Were Two

Posted on Sunday, October 7, 2012 11:30 pm by Bill Rand

Ryan Moore won the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas by shooting 24-under par and holding off Brendon de Jonge by one stroke and rookie, Jonas Blixt, by four. It was an important win because it … Continue reading →

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Jonas Blixt: Knocking on the Door

Posted on Friday, October 5, 2012 11:54 pm by Bill Rand

The first two rounds of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open are in the books with two tied at the top, Jonas Blixt and Brendon de Jonge. Blixt shot a pair of 64s to get to 14-under and … Continue reading →

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The Fall Series: The Beginning of the End

Posted on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 11:47 pm by Bill Rand

Thursday morning, bright and early — 7AM to be exact — the “Last Chance Stretch” begins. The next four tournaments, known formally as the Fall Series, offer the players on the PGA Tour the chance to enhance their careers…or figure … Continue reading →

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Finally It’s Done

Posted on Sunday, October 2, 2011 11:53 pm by Bill Rand

Kevin Na was such a good player as a 17-year-old that he decided to give up his senior year of high school to turn professional. No college golf for him. During the broadcast of the final round of the Justin … Continue reading →

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