REMEMBER LEN MATTIACE? The player who tragically posted a snowman on the 71st hole of the 1998 Players Championship and lost by four shots to Justin Leonard?The guy who won twice in 2002 (Nissan Open and FedEx St. Jude Classic)? The tour pro who shot a…

Continue reading → Len Mattiace Resurfaces in South Africa

Phil MickelsonI DON’T PRETEND TO UNDERSTAND the inner workings of the world golf rankings. But I do know that Sergio Garcia recently supplanted Phil Mickelson as world No. 2.During the 2008 season, Sergio won The Players Championship and had three ru…

Continue reading → Phil Mickelson: ‘I Won’t Answer That Directly’

ILLINOIS NATIVE D.A. WEIBRING turned pro in 1975. Since then he had played in 64 major championships on the PGA and Champions tours and never won. Until last Sunday.The 55-year-old journeyman came from four strokes down with 14 holes to play to win the…

Continue reading → D.A. Weibring Is 1 for 65

Tommy Armour IIIHEY, HAVE YOU NOTICED? Old is the new good on the PGA Tour.The magic age might just be 48. I mean, 48-year-olds are coming out of the woodwork.You have your Kenny Perry, winner of two 2008 events and a lock for the U.S. Ryder Cup team t…

Continue reading → These (Old) Guys Are Good

OK, KENNY. Nice work. You were due.The old man (47) by PGA Tour standards finally broke through at the Memorial Tournament after coming close the last few weeks at The Players Championship and AT&T Classic.With his third Memorial victory, Kenny Perry i…

Continue reading → Kenny Perry Collects Third Memorial Win

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…

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

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…

[ ... ]

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…

Continue reading → Sergio Garcia Rolls Into Redemptionville

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…

Continue reading → The ‘Old’ Players Championship

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…

[ ... ]

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…

[ ... ]

Continue reading → Goydos, Yes Goydos Leads THE PLAYERS - Annika By 3 At Michelob.

A PAST GUEST of Armchair Golf, six-year PGA Tour player Pat Perez stops by early next week for a Q&A. The world No. 55 golfer is two over heading into the weekend at The Players Championship.Next week Double P talks about why he has to get into the U.S…

Continue reading → Pat Perez Interview After The Players

“I think they should blow it up.”?Ernie Els, on the 17th at TPC SawgrassERNIE ELS HAD JUST birdied the 16th hole at TPC Sawgrass and stood at two under in his opening round at The Players Championship. Then he made a mess of Pete Dye’s revenge,…

Continue reading → The Players: Pass Ernie Els the Dynamite

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…

[ ... ]

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

(Russ Glasson/Flickr)The ardent golfer would play Mount Everestif somebody put a flagstick on top.?Pete DyeDO YOU EVER WATCH a golf telecast and secretly wish you could try your luck on a certain hole?The par-3 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass brings out th…

Continue reading → 17th at TPC Sawgrass: ‘Most Terrifying Two Seconds’

Let’s get one thing straight. Average golfer in no way supports or encourages illegal wagering of any type or form. The comments here are for amusement purposes only! Average golfer has never “knowingly” placed a wager on any type of sporting event, although he’s been known to randomly profit from…

[ ... ]

Continue reading → THE PLAYERS Championship - Winner Predicted.

(C. O’Neal/Flickr)CAN PHIL MICKELSON make some noise at TPC Sawgrass this week?The defending champion doesn’t have Tiger Woods to contend with, not that El Tigre has had a lot of success at Ponte Vedra Beach. Both Phil and Tiger have won The Players …

Continue reading → The Players: Phil Mickelson Ready to Defend