Month: February 2011
Thomas Bjorn Wins Qatar Masters
by Jeff Skinner After falling behind at the start of play, Thomas Bjorn stayed the course and managed to pull away from the field to win at the Qatar Masters. Bjorn’s final round 69 was enough to keep him four… Continue Reading
Dustin Johnson’s Swing Tips
Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey & His “Classic” Swing
by Jeff Skinner There are plenty of beautiful swings on The PGA Tour and there are some that only a mother could love. David Feherty said Jim Furyk’s swing looked like an “octopus falling out of a tree.” Tommy “Two… Continue Reading
Lucas Glover, Mountain Man of the PGA Tour
by Jeff Skinner So it was a little bit cold for the boys of the PGA Tour at The Waste Management Phoenix Open yesterday. With temperatures below freezing and the course frozen the tour delayed the start by four hours. … Continue Reading
Steve Stricker Plays Qatar This Week
by Jeff Skinner This season there has been much discussion concerning the strength of the European Tour versus that of The PGA Tour and this week isn’t any different. The European Tour’s Qatar Masters has eight of the top twenty… Continue Reading
Pipe Dream Doesn’t Cut It
by Jeff Skinner Like all television networks The Golf Channel is constantly trying to boost its ratings. One way The Golf Channel has tried to improve its numbers is with some new, original programming this season. Its new morning show,… Continue Reading
Super Bowl Party at the 16th Hole in Scottsdale
by Jeff Skinner The official name of this week’s PGA Tour stop is The Waste Management Phoenix Open but we’ll just call it Scottsdale. For a week The TPC Scottsdale course is turned into the biggest Pre Super Bowl party… Continue Reading
Tiger & Phil at Scottsdale
It’s that time again: time for the loudest, craziest hole in golf. The 16th at Scottsdale is equal parts Super Bowl, hockey game, stag party with a little golf thrown in. The rest of the course is pretty good too. … Continue Reading
Phil & Tiger, Two Golfers Heading in Different Directions
by Jeff Skinner For years now, whenever Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods were in the field there was always the anticipation of a showdown between the two. Rarely have we had the chance to see them go head to head… Continue Reading