northern-trust-open Stories - Waggle Room
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 with the start of the professional and collegiate football season. In all actuality, that was...
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 get his game to where it is. Opening up a six shot lead after 54 holes, it seemed almost inevitable...
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 Johnny Miller said on-air at the Northern Trust Open on Saturday. "His integrity’s been...
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 cut to a Scott Walker interview with the humble Wisconsin native, then a commercial. Coming back from...
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, an off-course, but golf related story drives headlines. Phil Mickelson won the Northern Trust Open...
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 several, almost-off-the-cuff sounding suggestions for how the Tour could get around the loophole without...
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 the Northern Trust Open in concert with the charitable sponsor, the LA Junior Chamber of Commerce. Your...
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 spend to bring and host employees and other VIPs. They are receiving this scrutiny because 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 leading the field in eagles and not making a single score worse than bogey. Fred Couples - The Prez Cup...
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 managing to defend his Northern Trust Open title at Riviera by a shot on Sunday, one might expect then that...
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