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Before The Hype Starts: Par 3 Holes Better Than Sawgrass's #17
It's time for the annual lovefest for "the greatest par 3 hole in golf" -- TPC Sawgrass's #17. The peninsula* green that is 17 is indeed a tough par in tournament form, but I think that it is a hole where marketing has created a myth that doesn't exactly jibe with the truth. You can’t open a...
It's Story Time: Stories of Mine From Years of Covering Golf
You know, I thought it would be kinda fun to share some stories of my adventures in golf reporting over the years. I figured I would start at one of the first tournaments I ever covered. It was 2003 and I was at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in March. It was my spring break in year...
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...
The Final Pairing was Running on Fumes on Sunday
if you know me, you know that I love going fast, gambling, and anything that involves skill. In other words, I have few games I like playing more than challenging my car's gas gauge in a game that I call "Running on Empty." (Don't sue me, Jackson Browne.) The game is simple. Drive the car...
Fantasy Crystal Ball: THE PLAYERS Championship
Be sure to check out our Waggle Room Fantasy Golf sponsors Fourteen Stix and Golf Stakes! This week, it's the "crown jewel" of the PGA Tour schedule and the 36th playing of the Players Championship. (If you type THE PLAYERS, it is like you are yelling the name of it from the top of a mountain.) ...
NHL Got Their Version of Tiger & Phil Last Night
I love the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I intentionally watch just enough hockey during the regular season to know who to watch when the playoffs roll around in April. There is almost nothing better in sport than a classic playoff hockey game. Being from the DC area, it has been really great to see...
Embrace the Gimmick that is the 17th at Sawgrass
Depending on who you talk to on which day at the Players Championship, they will tell you varied opinions of the island green, par 3 17th hole. Personally, I think it is a gimmick hole. Still, it is unique and compelling. If you can't hit a 140 yard shot to a relatively decent sized green, then...
Tiger Woods' Updated Schedule
News comes out today on Tiger's schedule for the next two weeks. As anticipated, Woods will play in the Quail Hollow Championship and the Players Championship in consecutive weeks. And, as you may guess, he's playing in his own AT&T National at Congressional. (I'll be there for that.)
Let's Play Dress Up With Sergio Garcia
An email came across my BlackBerry while at the Magic Kingdom the other day, and I just knew that I was going to write a post about it. It came from the PGA Tour and it said that they were conducting a contest to determine what outfit that defending champion Sergio Garcia would be wearing at the...
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