ATLANTA – Another day, another leader (or two) at the Tour Championship. For an event that carries a hefty prize of its own, plus a ticket to an unimaginably large purse in the FedExCup, the Tour Championship is seeing some very good golf punctuated by some very rugged golf. Jim Furyk, who had looked so […]
In golf, in your opinion, what is the biggest meltdown in Major Championship history?
September 22, 2012 by
QUESTION: Out of the U.S. Open, Masters, British Open, and P.G.A. Championship, what do you think is the biggest meltdown in major golf championship history? ANSWER: Answer by mblThere have too many for me to choose one. Van de Velde comes to mind but that was just one hole and one VERY bad bounce. Roberto […]
Jim Furyk rallies to lead as Tiger, Phil falter in Tour Championship
September 22, 2012 by
ATLANTA – Jim Furyk has had good times at East Lake. Eight figures’ worth of good times, to be exact. He won the Tour Championship here a couple years ago, and on Friday proved that he’s still got an eye for the course with a six-under performance that paced the entire field. He now sits […]
FedExCup profiles: Running down Nos. 20-16 at the Tour Championship
September 17, 2012 by
The Tour Championship is here, and 30 players still have a shot (mathematically, anyway) at one of sports’ richest single prizes. In the run-up to the tournament, we’ll run down each of the players. For each player to win the FedExCup, multiple other players have to finish below certain levels; we didn’t run down all […]
FedExCup profiles: Running down #30-#26 at the Tour Championship
September 16, 2012 by
The Tour Championship is here, and 30 players still have a shot (mathematically, anyway) at one of sports’ richest single prizes. In the run-up to the tournament, we’ll run down each of the players. For each player to win the FedExCup, multiple other players have to finish below certain levels; we didn’t run down all […]
FedExCup profiles: Running down #25-#21 at the Tour Championship
September 15, 2012 by
The Tour Championship is here, and 30 players still have a shot (mathematically, anyway) at one of sports’ richest single prizes. In the run-up to the tournament, we’ll run down each of the players. For each player to win the FedExCup, multiple other players have to finish below certain levels; we didn’t run down all […]
Five things we learned from the BMW Championship
September 12, 2012 by
Let’s be honest, we’re all incredibly busy. Nobody has time to sit down and watch four rounds of golf coverage — unless, of course, you watch TV for a living, and if that’s the case, please email us your number. So in an effort to condense the tournament coverage for you into a few quick […]
Five things we learned from the BMW Championship
September 12, 2012 by
Let’s be honest, we’re all incredibly busy. Nobody has time to sit down and watch four rounds of golf coverage — unless, of course, you watch TV for a living, and if that’s the case, please email us your number. So in an effort to condense the tournament coverage for you into a few quick […]
This guy hits like you: Webb Simpson cold shanks it at the BMW Championship
September 8, 2012 by
Here’s something you don’t often see: a professional golfer, the reigning U.S. Open winner no less, absolutely making a hash of a tee shot on the sixth at the BMW Championship. Webb Simpson shanked this shot so badly that he couldn’t even locate it. He ended up double-bogeying the hole, part of a wretched 75 […]
Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods continue to roll along at the BMW Championship
September 8, 2012 by
Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods were in the zone on Thursday afternoon. Putts were dropping, drives were finding the fairway with regularity, and irons were flying true. Neither admitted it after the round, but they were in their own little bubble for much of the day, smiling, laughing and trying to one-up each other on […]
