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How Wimbledon Proves Sudden Death Is Unnecessary
Wimbledon scoffs at fifth or third set tiebreaks. How could a match that has gone the distance be relegated to the equivalent of the NHL shootout to determine who moves on in a major championship? Even the NHL scraps the shootout during the playoffs in favor of a more pure way of finishing the...
The Best Worst Year For Major Championships Ever
We can all pretty much agree that this season's major championships have been dramatic, thrilling, and great for the sport. If you don't, then I'm not sure what you were watching. But, many also lament that the people who won the majors were not necessarily the best storybook endings. That said,...
The Players Championship Is Now The Fourth Major
The below is all a hypothetical argument. Frankly, a case could be made one way or the other for either tournament to be the fourth major. There may even be others that could be considered. But, I want to get a discussion going on what makes a major championship. So, I pose the question: why...
Are We Reliving Tiger Woods' 2003 Season?
Tiger Woods picked up his fourth win on the PGA Tour this season by taking what may be the final Buick Open at Warwick Hills on Sunday. Woods has won at Bay Hill, Memorial, and his own AT&T National. Those wins all came against good fields, though perhaps a tinge weaker than in past years. ...
How Tough Are The Majors?
As the final major of the 2009 LPGA season draws near, I thought I'd type a few hundred words about a phrase we hear and read many times during championship weeks of both gender's major golf tournaments. That phrase generally gets worded like this: "a major championship is much more difficult to...
Is New York City a Must for Major Championships?
The US Open returned this week to New York City - well, Long Island to be more specific - for the 2009 edition of the national championship at Bethpage Black. The Big Apple is a common stop for the US Open. Bethpage is a relative newcomer to the New York rotation that also consists of Shinnecock...
Is Woods' Major Obsession Costing Him?
We saw earlier this week that the golf.com angle about Tiger Woods' performance at the Masters was that he might completely revamp his swing, fire Hank Haney, etc. That argument was made five years ago when Woods had his worst PGA Tour season and was on his way to losing to world number one...
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