I THOUGHT DANIEL WEXLER would be a great source to turn to for commentary on the 2008 Ryder Cup and a couple of other topics. This from his bio:“Daniel Wexler is one of America’s leading golf historians and writers, having authored five prominent boo…

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For those of you that sat perplexed watching Sergio Garcia passionately plead his case during yesterday’s final round of The Barclays, let’s try and shed some light. From what I could decipher over hand gestures and partial audio, Sergio was asking for relief from an abnormal ground condition from…

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Vijay Singh is on a late-season run. (Mike Davis/Flickr)FINALLY. ON THE FIRST HOLE of a three-way sudden-death playoff at The Barclays, Sergio Garcia holed an improbable birdie putt from long range.It was the kind of dramatic tournament-clinching putt …

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After a nearly perfect tee ball and an even better approach on the par five 17th hole, Vijay Singh stood and watched, for quite some time, Sergio Garcia hand him The Barclays title, first of the FedExCup playoff events. Sergio’s tee shot on the same hole hooked when it shouldn’t and his second…

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Final results:*1 Vijay Singh (-8)T2 Sergio Garcia (-8)T2 Kevin Sutherland (-8)T4 Matthew Goggin (-7)T4 Ben Curtis (-7)T4 Kevin Streelman (-7)*Won on second hole of sudden-death playoff.?The Armchair GolferRelated:2008 Barclays TV ScheduleSteve Strick…

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Yes, that’s how they want it spelled, FedExCup. Some marketing genius justified his existence in coming up with it. It doesn’t translate well to the established tournaments though. TheUSOpen doesn’t quite carry the same panache.

I wanted to see if Tiger Woods could win the darn thing without…

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THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF ON TOUR, and he has an Irish brogue and answers to “Paddy.” Padraig Harrington is his full name, and he’s one cold-blooded major winner, snatching two in a row and three of the last six.On Sunday at Oakland Hills, Sheriff …

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Continue reading → Sheriff Harrington Wins Shootout at PGA Championship

Crucial late round putting gave Padraig Harrington his second major trophy in as many starts. His victory in the 90th PGA Championship placed him halfway to the coveted “Paddy Slam”. Harrington’s second consecutive 66 gave him a two shot victory over a game Sergio Garcia and early 4th round leader…

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Unlike his reaction to past defeats, Sergio Garcia kept things positive when addressing the media after losing by two strokes at the PGA Championship. Garcia told Peter Kostis after his round: The best thing about it is I can’t ask…

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Super power hitter J.B. Holmes stood alone as the only player under par after two rounds of the 90th PGA Championship. His mind boggling bomb strategy paid off today because, by his own admission, he was hitting his driver straight. Some of his tee balls were reportedly in the 400 yard range. His…

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It’s hard to believe that Sergio Garcia is outside of the top-10 in Ryder Cup points. Because of the American media’s obsession with Paul Azinger’s four captain’s picks, I had no idea that Garcia was 24th in the standings. With…

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Defending championPadraig Harrington(Doyle/Flickr)RAINY, WINDY, CHILLY. Welcome to Royal Birkdale and the 137th Open Championship. The Brutish, er, British Open.Old Man Par and Royal Birkdale won today as 156 players donned long sleeves and rain gear t…

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Lee WestwoodI THOUGHT I’D GET SOME HELP figuring out the British Open, so I turned to the scribes, a few national golf writers and sports columnists. I dashed off an email to three and heard from one, Ian O’Connor, a FoxSports.com columnist and the…

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I’m sure most of you have heard the news already but it was announced today that Tiger is shutting down for the rest of the 2008 season.
His reason? Oh, just a torn ACL and fractured tibia.
Yup, that’s right. Tiger Woods played 91 holes to win the U.S. Open with a broken leg and busted knee. [...]

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Thanks to the people at majorchampionships.com for the transcript of Sergio Garcia’s press conference. While driving home from work, I heard Garcia’s Tiger Woods-Big Brown comparison in the press room. Who knew Sergio knew anything about horses… Q. As a…

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Defending champ CabreraFIRST OF ALL, AN APOLOGY. I’m not usually a negative guy, but it’s just too hard to pick a major winner. Last year at Oakmont I picked Tiger and he lost by a shot. I was crushed. (OK, not really.)Anyway, this year I thought I’d t…

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MY FRIEND, BRIAN, who supplies photography for this blog, is sticking up for Monty after my post about the most overrated tour players. This is bumped up from the comments section, with Brian’s permission:Sorry, I know it’s not your list but a Scot…

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Jack’s tournament, the 2008 Memorial at Muirfield Village may be more conspicuous this year for who’s not playing. Widely considered one of the best tourneys outside the majors, the withdrawals are stacking up at an unheard of rate. Tiger Woods, knee. Vijay Singh, rib injury. Steve Stricker, elbow….

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ACCORDING TO SOURCES, Paul Goydos, the affable journeyman who finished second to Sergio Garcia at The Players Championship, will offer individualized instruction to PGA Tour players to help them develop and enhance their personalities.Many golf observe…

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Continue reading → Paul Goydos to Become Tour’s First Personality Coach

I had a feeling when Tim Finchem greeted Sergio Garcia and Paul Goydos during the playoff on the 17th tee box, that the commisioner “deep-down” wanted a Garcia win. Finchem knew that a Garcia victory would be much more beneficial…

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I guess I didn’t ever witness much of Sergio Garcia’s bad behavior, or if I did, I didn’t pay it much mind. I did witness him choke over the years and struggle with his putting and actually wanted to see him overcome that and win. Yes, I admit I was rooting for Sergio Garcia this [...]

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Sergio Garcia stiffed his tee shot on the par 3 17th on the 1st and only playoff hole to edge Paul Goydos and capture the 35th THE PLAYERS Championship. Goydos’ tee ball had ballooned to a water logged landing enabling Sergio three putts to win from four feet. He only used two. Garcia is only the…

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Continue reading → Garcia Edges Goydos in Playoff at THE PLAYERS Championship.

(Speedpics Flicks/Flickr)IT WAS THE SEVEN FEET that Sergio Garcia conquered on the 72nd hole that won him one of the most-coveted trophies in golf, The Players Championship.Garcia’s seven-foot par putt on the last green was struck with a smooth, deci…

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Continue reading → Sergio Garcia Rolls Into Redemptionville

You can say all you want about Sergio Garcia’s erratic putting the past three years, but on Sunday at the Players, minus one stroke on 16, he putted lights out. The 46-footer on 14 and the testy 7-footer on 18…

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Continue reading → Garcia wins biggest event of his career

Kenny Perry (Fritsche/Flickr)I DIDN’T GET the memo. No one told me they changed The Players Championship to The Old Players Championship.You got your Kenny Perry, age 47. You got your Bernhard Langer, age 50. (Langer now hangs out on the Champions To…

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Kenny Perry forged a one stroke lead after day 2 of THE PLAYERS Championship. His 70 gave him a single stroke lead over first day leader Sergio Garcia and Paul Goydos, both tied together at -5. Perry stroked only 25 putts on the slick TPC Sawgrass greens whereas Garcia needed 31 whacks with the…

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Continue reading → Kenny Perry Leads THE PLAYERS After Day 2, Annika’s Back at Michelob.

As we mentioned, anyone can win here at THE PLAYERS Championship. It’s a crapshoot. Great golf course, lots of drama, everyone has a shot. What else is there to ask? On the strength of 11 one putt greens Paul Goydos grabbed a one shot lead over Kenny Perry and three over a late fading Sergio…

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Sergio Garcia’s putter didn’t desert him in the first round of THE PLAYERS Championship today. He maintained his reputation for being one of the, if not the best, ball strikers on tour by nailing 71% of the fairways and hitting 89% of the greens in regulation. Put that together with 29 putts and…

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Continue reading → Sergio Garcia Surges to THE PLAYERS Championship Lead After Round #1.

I’m a pretty unabashed Tiger Woods fan. Normally the teams and athletes I cheer for are perennial underdogs but my loyalty to TW is an exception.
So I’m naturally a bit bummed out today that Tiger couldn’t pull out a win at this year’s Masters.
I think it says a lot about not only Tiger’s game but [...]

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Continue reading → Tiger Woods Is Only Human

Yesterday I made my first-ever trip to Augusta National Golf Club for the Masters Tournament. It was Monday, the first practice day. Following are a few photos to get started. More to come.Departing: The Armchair Golfer and daughters.My Masters compani…

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In solid wire-to-wire fashion, K.J. Choi won the Sony Open in Hawaii, his seventh PGA Tour title. The Sony Open doesn’t have the toughest field, but a Tour win is a Tour win. These guys are good, after all.Choi is winning with more regularity, and hi…

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Sergio Garcia came close at Carnoustie.(Brian Doyle/Flickr)Golf Central is running an online poll to determine the putt of the year.And the nominees are…• Zach Johnson’s birdie on the 15th hole during the first round of The Barclays• Tiger Woods’…

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Sergio Garcia and Greg Norman watch Jack Nicklaus tee off.(Gunnsteinn Jónsson/Flickr)In a story published yesterday at Golf.com, Jack Nicklaus said that specializing in golf at a young age is idiotic.“To play all the sports is great,” Jack was quo…

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Lefty bombs away.(BBC SPORT)No. 10 K.J. Choi, South KoreaDriver: Nike SasQuatch Sumo2 (8.5°) Average Drive Distance: 284.1 yards (T133) Driving Accuracy: 64.71% (66th) Total Driving Rank: T111No. 9Rory Sabbatini, South Africa Driver: Nike SasQuatch Su…

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(Getty Images)Playing yesterday in the shadow of Tiger Woods, Justin Rose had another solid finish at the BMW Championship.As reported by BBC SPORT, the 27-year-old Rose is now Britain’s top golfer, climbing to No. 13 in the world rankings. Rose over…

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Sergio Garcia at The Barclays. (Photo courtesy of John Coyne)I like the new high-tech PGA Tour scoreboards as shown alongside Sergio Garcia in the above photo. I had read about them but didn’t see them live until I attended the Wyndham Championship in …

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(Getty Images)As I write this it’s 3 a.m. in Carnoustie, Scotland. Sergio Garcia is fast asleep. (Hopefully.)Garcia has a three-shot lead heading into the final round of the British Open. He has led wire-to-wire with rounds of 65, 71 and 68. Steve Stri…

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