Keep your warm cider, pumpkin pie and Thanksgiving. I’ll be out, trying squeeze in one more round before winter.
Some of my best memories in golf come on the short, crisp, leaf-strewn days of fall in the Northeast. The grass is always greener, the oppressive heat of the summer is a distant memory and the crowds have thinned out.
So as most of the country bids farewell to the 2010 playing season, packs up their gear and cleans out the trunk, I say, “welcome to fall, embrace it, and enjoy it.”
The LPGA gives in.
Hello golf fanatics and welcome to another fact filled edition of Hittin’ the Links. With the PGA Tour season over for 2010 we turn our attention to the Q-Schools going on around the land. This is the real pressure-packed season.
In this newest volume we begin with a peek at Tiger’s new PR campaign, check out the old guy Q-School results, and investigate why the LPGA might need to reevaluate their “L,” Also on tap we find out about some errant-shot litigation, peruse the 2010 season in review, and get some results from around the world. Read on!
Expecting the unexpected: the 2010 PGA Tour season.
The 2010 PGA Tour season was certainly a wild one. After Tiger’s Thanksgiving escapades of late 2009 revealed a lot of dirty laundry, Phil Mickelson and John Daly got a different kind of groovy. Phil started his season well, by winning the Masters, as did Dustin Johnson, who won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. DJ subsequently choked away two majors but won a Playoff event to finish on a high note. Johnson was unable to take home the big trophies though, as Jim Furyk won the FedExCup and the European team capped off a strong year with a win in the Ryder Cup. Finally, adding to the international resurgence, Lee Westwood is now the number one ranked golfer in the world.
Which popular golfer will find the winner’s circle more often in 2011?
It’s November, and that means it’s time to start looking forward to the 2011 golf season. The PGA Tour wrapped up its Fall Series last weekend, and the players won’t play competitive golf again until early January with the exception of Tiger’s tournament in California. Over the next month or so, I’m going to discuss and break down ten questions I have for 2011.
The first question focuses on the two most popular figures in golf, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. The 2010 season wasn’t great for either, although Lefty did win The Masters. Nonetheless, both will be looking to perform much better next year. Which golfer will win more events in 2011? Keep reading to find out.
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It’s back to Q-School for 126 and above.
Hello golf fans and welcome to yet another Hittin’ the Links. Well it’s official; the 2010 PGA Tour season has come to a close. The haves now attack silly season to pad their wallets, and the have-nots head off to Q-School to try and get their Tour cards back.
In this edition of HTL we start off with a look at the ace sisters, check out the final 2010 PGA Tour money list, and see who made $1 million on Sunday. Also on tap, we take a look at Tiger’s new house, investigate some father-son time, and do a wrap-up of this weeks events. Read on!
How to keep golfing when the weather gets rough.
For all of us northern golfers, this time of the year marks the traditional end of the season. Luckily, now more than ever, you don’t have to go from November to April with no golf. You can play almost real-world golf in your basement, you can get in a little putting practice, and there are even several ways to actually hit some golf balls. These winter golf methods will not only keep the rust off, but they can actually help to advance your game.
Ryan Moore wears ’em. Freddie arguably made shoes like this cool. Do they stand up to a test of golf?
We first mentioned the TRUE Linkswear shoes in our Bag Drop article. The first and only “TRUE” shoe – the “Tour” model – was introduced back in September and has been shipping since earlier last week.
I’ve had the opportunity to try out a pair of the Tour shoes (I’ll likely slip and call it the TRUE several times throughout this review, but for now the terms are almost synonymous) for the past several weeks, and though I don’t want to give away the ending, I will say this: Ryan Moore ain’t a dummy for wearin’ them.
Freddie Couples is done with the PGA Tour, there is a Re/Max upset, and Tiger just wants 2010 to be over!
Hello Golf Fans and welcome to Hittin’ the Links. HTL is back after a one week hiatus and is packed full of all that is going on in the golf world.
In this newest edition we begin with a look at Tiger’s less than stellar year, check in at the Re/Max Long drive competition, and find out what Phil and Tiger are doing with swords. Also on tap, we investigate the most powerful people in golf, see what Freddie Couples has planed for 2011, and do a wrap-up of some of the week’s events. Read on!
Lee Westwood might be on top of world right now, but his reign as golf’s top player could be short lived.
Ladies and gentlemen, Lee Westwood is now officially the number one ranked golfer in the world. Given that he took the top spot from media machine Tiger Woods, I probably don’t even have to tell you that. Although the story of Westwood’s fall from a top player early last decade is a good one, nice stories don’t a great golfer make. Even including his European Tour play, Westwood has no career majors and fewer wins the last two years than Tiger Woods, newly vegetarian Phil Mickelson, Martin Kaymer, and Steve Stricker. While his consistent play over the last few years has put him at the apex of his sport, here are five reasons that Lee Westwood won’t last as the top golfer.
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