Tiger Woods is officially back after overcoming a major hurdle that has disrupted his glorious career for so long. With the win at THE PLAYERS Championship on Sunday, he got the better of a tournament that has been a significant test for him. Aside from his only other win there 2001, he has not fared well. It marked just second ... Read More »
When Tiger Woods took his 17th World Golf Championship trophy home on Sunday, he was quick to give credit to his good friend Steve Stricker for a putting lesson prior to the event. Woods finished with a two-shot win to notch his 76th PGA TOUR victory, just six off the pace of Sam Snead’s once-untouchable 82. But Woods, who struggled ... Read More »
While Tiger Woods was en route to winning his 76th PGA TOUR event at the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral on Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers were nearly 3,000 miles away turning their season around with a convincing win against the Chicago Bulls at Staples Center. The beautiful irony for the Southern California sports fan is that Woods, a Cypress, Calif. ... Read More »
Current world No. 2 Tiger Woods has made a habit of finishing tournaments over the course of his legendary career, but lately, he’s struggled to regain his top form on Saturdays and Sundays. Through two rounds at the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral, Woods leads by two shots and has played beautifully through two rounds. On Friday, he fired a 7-under ... Read More »
Given President Barack Obama’s status as the world’s most powerful leader, it was only a matter of time before the avid golfer teed it up with the sport’s greatest living legend, Tiger Woods. According to Golf Digest’s Tim Rosaforte, the two hit the links together for the first time at The Floridian in Palm City, Fla. The President is arriving ... Read More »
With a routine par on the No. 10, the second playoff hole, Southern California native John Merrick captured his first PGA TOUR victory at the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club. The win makes Merrick the first Los Angeles-area product to win the storied tournament. In doing so, he fired a final round, 2-under 69 to enter a playoff ... Read More »
John Merrick has yet to win a PGA TOUR event, but the UCLA alum and Long Beach, Calif. resident is three strokes back of leader Bill Haas through three rounds of the 2013 Northern Trust Open. Merrick followed up rounds of 68 and 66 with a 1-under 70 on Saturday to enter the final round at 9-under for the tournament ... Read More »
Phil Mickelson overcame some difficulty in the middle of his second round to card a 4-under 67 in the second round of the Northern Trust Open to vault himself into contention heading into the weekend. After an even-par 71 on Thursday, Mickelson birdied two of his final three holes to finish the weekday rounds T13. Coming off a win at ... Read More »
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