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How the Tour Forgot Its Place Against Football at Riviera

When the PGA Tour introduced the FedExCup to begin in 2007, it seemed like a lot of the rationale behind shortening the most relevant part of the season was because the Tour didn't want to compete wit...

Steve Stricker Reminds Me a Lot of Dick Vermeil

All weekend long, I was rooting for Steve Stricker to take the title at Riviera.  I had him in fantasy golf, he almost won this event last year, and I know that this guy really has worked hard to...

Feel Free to Bash Johnny Miller Now, If You Weren't Already

In light of the strong sentiment surrounding my post the other day concerning the turning public sentiment around Tiger Woods and his potential return, it seemed relevant to back that up with what Joh...

What Frank Nobilo Just Said is Inappropriate & Not Funny

During Golf Channel's telecast of the second round of the Northern Trust Open, Frank Nobilo was manning the highlights of Steve Stricker's impressive 65 that put him into second place.  Then they...

Fantasy Crystal Ball: Northern Trust Open

Last year, this tournament got underway in the shadow of the financial crisis and criticism of the tournament title sponsor over their (involuntary, so they say) receipt of TARP money.  This year...

Paddy Harrington Suggests PGA Tour Abstinence* Promise on Ping Wedges

Padraig Harrington's Tuesday press conference at the Northern Trust Open was a revealing read on a man who has clearly spent significant time deliberating this grooves issue.  Harrington made sev...

Jerry West Named Executive Director of Northern Trust Open

Jerry West - yes, Mr. NBA Jerry West - has been named the Executive Director of the Northern Trust Open by the PGA Tour.  This is part of the agreement by which the PGA Tour will basically run th...

Northern Trust Scrutinized for PGA Tour Sponsorship

The Associated Press is reporting that Northern Trust - sponsor of last week's PGA Tour event at Riviera - is coming under heavy fire for their involvement with the event and the amount of money they ...

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - 2/23/09

Twice a week, we will take a look at professional golf news and notes through the lens of the Western classic. The Good Phil Mickelson - Lefty successfull defended his Northern Trust Open by leadi...

The 19th Hole: I Still Don't Believe in Lefty

Earlier this week at our blog Waggle Room, I said that I simply could not believe that Phil Mickelson’s game was back until he played four good rounds in a golf tournament.  With Phil manag...


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