Tag Archives: Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods: Swing bound

Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2015 11:54 pm by Bill Rand

Tiger Woods had another catastrophic day of golf, this time in the first round of the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay. He shot 10-over 80, quite a disappointment in the face of all of his certain improvement at home. Since … Continue reading →

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Chambers Bay: The course is the show

Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 11:54 pm by Bill Rand

My memory isn’t what it used to be, but I can say that I cannot remember a U.S. Open where the golf course was a bigger show than the players or the event itself. Oh, there was 2004 at Shinnecock where … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods: Memorial Exit Interview

Posted on Sunday, June 7, 2015 11:50 pm by Bill Rand

Not to beat a dead horse — I’ve been writing about him all week long — but Tiger Woods had interesting things to say about the golf mastery process on his way to the parking lot. More on that in a moment. … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods: Stays faithful to the mastery process

Posted on Friday, June 5, 2015 11:49 pm by Bill Rand

Tiger Woods remained faithful to the transformation of his swing at The Memorial Tournament on Friday and made the cut on the number. He had to make a 5½-footer on 18 to do it though. That said, he made that … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods: On commitment and the need for tournament rounds

Posted on Friday, June 5, 2015 12:05 am by Bill Rand

When I began my weekly, 20-minute radio segment Thursday morning (NBC Sports Radio, AM 1060, Phoenix, 7:32 PT), Tiger Woods was 3-over par right out of the gate in the first round of The Memorial Tournament and had then birdied 13 … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods: On his game, his kids and Chambers Bay

Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 11:50 pm by Bill Rand

Tiger Woods was in the media center at Muirfield Village Golf Club, home of Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament. He comes in having only played five events so far this year, beginning with his Hero Challenge (T17) in December and ending … Continue reading →

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Jordan Spieth: On what the zone feels like

Posted on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 11:55 pm by Bill Rand

Here we are coming into the next “Big Deal” tournament of the season, The Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida. It began with the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai back in November, moved on to the WGC-Cadillac Championship … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods at the Masters: Happy to be here, ready to go

Posted on Thursday, April 9, 2015 1:05 am by Bill Rand

A lot of choice detail came out of Tiger Woods’ Masters media session on Tuesday. Tiger isn’t known for being particularly expressive with the media although when I saw him in Phoenix, his body language seemed open, unhurried and willing. … Continue reading →

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Jordan Spieth: Not on a run

Posted on Sunday, April 5, 2015 1:05 am by Bill Rand

Jordan Spieth has a one-shot lead at the 54-hole mark of the Shell Houston Open. Ever since his unofficial win in Tiger’s Hero World Championship, he’s been on quite a run. Except he doesn’t think of it that way: Honestly, … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods: Back spasms drive him from the Farmers

Posted on Friday, February 6, 2015 1:32 am by Bill Rand

The headline coming out of the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open should have been that Lexi’s big brother, Nicholas, shot 8-under on the North Course at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California, and has a 1-shot lead. Michael … Continue reading →

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