OFFICIAL: 2008 Northern Trust (Nissan) Open Thread

[nandoal28]

This is the OFFICIAL 2008 Northern Trust (Nissan) Open thread. At the historic Riviera CC in Los Angeles.

Northern Trust Open
Monday Feb 11 – Sunday Feb 17, 2008
Riviera Country Club · Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Purse: $6,200,000 Winning Share: $1,116,000
FedExCup Points: 25,000
http://www.northerntrustopen.com


All things about and through the tournament. There is no need each week to have ten different threads pretaining about a tournament.

[nandoal28]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/golf/l...ck=2&cset;=true

Life after Riviera brought big changes
Howell ended a long dry spell when he won there last year, but he has struggled since and runner-up Mickelson has surged.
By Thomas Bonk
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

[ganjagolfer]

hopefully next year it will be called the siemens wind turbine open

[flap]

I think Phill is ready he worked this week with Pelz on his putting and if he straightened it out he should right there and win.

[amedeiros]

Unfortunate that Tiger will not be there again, but I agree Phill should bring it home

[Eore]

i think ole adam scott will be winning this one

[jcrew]

kevin na has two 4th place finishes so far. i expect/want him to do well
looking at chIII's finishes so far.. a win would not be surprising. 3 top 25's (1 top 10) as well as an mdf
as long as mickelson doesn't pull another 11, he has a good shot
also i'm really pulling for anthony kim

[Clubswinger21]

For me, this is when the golf season really starts. I see Adam scott fairing well. Mike Weir, Charles Howell, Kj Choi come to mind for good showings.

Riveria's a great course, one of my favorite weeks all year.

[immts007]

Go JD!

Unfortunately, he'll probably crater before long

And I'm hoping Pavin can continue the kind of play he showed last Sunday.

[nandoal28]

Huge week for Phil! Most years when Phil plays well, he wins at least ONCE before the Florida swing. He needs to win this week.

[mn723]

i think ole adam scott will be winning this one

I'm pulling for A. Scott and he starts out the tourney with an eagle on #1!

[ram22592]

Not looking too good for my man Adam Scott, but Luke Donald had a good round today (-3). I thinl the field is very stond this year, lots of young talent. I was dissapointed to see Jonathan Byrd pull out, though.

Looking forward to a great tournament!

[ganjagolfer]

i think this week is the return of john daly -2

[immts007]

i think this week is the return of john daly -2

I'd love to see that. But he had a couple great rounds last season, only to crater shortly afterwards.

I'd LOVE to see him win a tournament.

[jcrew]

called it with na! lol hope i don't jinx him

[Ben]

I'll be there tomorrow, although not in the capacity I had planned for myself, I'd much rather be playing then watching as a spectator.

[g-funk13]

So, in typical Phil fashion, after making a 40 foot putt off the fringe for bird on #5, he follows that with a 5 foot par miss on #6. . . sheesh.

[nandoal28]

So, in typical Phil fashion, after making a 40 foot putt off the fringe for bird on #5, he follows that with a 5 foot par miss on #6. . . sheesh.

64 today for Phil. -10 for the tournament. Birdied 17 and the super difficult 18th coming in.