by Jeff Skinner When Rory McIlroy came onto the scene he was hailed as Ireland’s answer to Tiger Woods. He was even christened the “Celtic Tiger.” But although his golf game was similar to Tiger’s his demeanor certainly wasn’t. Where… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner This was the way it was supposed to be. In 2009 when Rory McIlroy won on the European Tour as a nineteen year old he was christened as the “Celtic Tiger.” He was going to be the… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Rory McIroy stopped Twittering for a bit recently and took time to write an essay for Sports Illustrated. While we normally get Rory’s daily life announced to us in blurbs of 140 characters or less, the essay… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Story of the Year: What else can it be but Tiger-Gate! Tiger and his Escalade and escapades dominated the news on and off the course all season. Beware…Tiger’s game is coming around and 2011 will have little… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner It was a wild tournament this week at The Quail Hollow Championship. First we watched Tiger Woods implode and miss the cut. Then Phil Mickelson gets sick and when he wasn’t tossing his cookies he was threatening… Continue Reading
At this weekend’s Honda Classic Tiger Woods will be replaced by The Celtic Tiger, Rory McIlroy. Rory will continue his march towards The Masters when he tees it up with other big names like Sergio, Els, Villegas, Boo, Jimenez and… Continue Reading
“Hooks and Slices” will bring you our view on whats happening in the golf world. Here are some thoughts on the WGC Match Play Championship: Geoff Ogilvy has got major game. It’s hard to determine what his weakness is. Driver,… Continue Reading
“Hooks and Slices” will bring you our view on whats happening in the golf world. WGC goes on What a wild tournament! Tiger’s early exit has not detracted from the quality of golf. The WGC Match Play Championship goes on… Continue Reading
“Hooks and Slices” will bring you our view on whats happening in the golf world. The unthinkable happened yesterday at the WGC Match Play Championships, Tiger Woods lost. Yes, believe it or not he is human. He actually makes bogeys… Continue Reading
“Hooks and Slices” will bring you our view on whats happening in the golf world. Yesterday’s first round of the WGC Match Play saw Tiger play well enough to advance, but some rust kept him from closing out Brendon Jones… Continue Reading