Picture this: It is Sunday afternoon during the final round of the ANA Inspiration, the LPGA’s first major of the year. And, Lexi Thompson, one of the best players in the world is up 2 strokes on the nearest competitor after 54…
It took him 19 years and 73 career starts, but on Sunday, Spaniard Sergio Garcia, 37, ended his long wait for a major championship victory when he defeated Justin Rose in a sudden death play-off to win his first Masters. So, what made…
All four of last season’s majors were collected by first-time champions. And, so far during the early part of 2016-17, we’ve seen several first-timers take home tournament trophies (Cody Gribble, Mackenzie Hughes, Hudson Swafford, and Jon Rahm). With all this quality and…
When American golfer Justin Thomas played his first year on the PGA Tour in 2015, he was 21 years old. He went 0-30. During his second year on Tour, he won 1 time out of 28 starts (CIMB Classic). So, I…
This is my 5th Annual Frankengolfer column, where I reveal who the best players were statistically from the previous season in 4 major categories and piece them together into the ultimate PGA golfer. My original concept for this series was…
Dear Jay Monahan, Yesterday, I heard that you will be taking over for Tim Finchem on January 1, 2017 as the next Commissioner of the PGA Tour. Congratulations! You must be excited and well, maybe even nervous. It’s a huge…
I’ve seen several theories as to which players should be on golfing’s version of an imaginary Mount Rushmore, but I’ve never found any that includes all four of the icons I’ve chosen. But, my altar of golf is not based…
When I first read Pete “P.J.” Willett’s sharp words about Americans earlier this week, I was stunned, just like everyone else. P.J. Willett, the brother of top English golfer Danny Willett and this year’s Masters champ, absolutely lambasted American golfers…
I recently posted an article which discussed how PGA players have finally warmed to the idea of winning the FedExCup. Since the procedure(s) for predicting winners of this title has been ironed out over the last several years, it has…
Who cares most about the FedExCup Playoffs? The PGA Tour? The Players? The fans? If you answered the PGA Tour – You’re probably right. Introduced in 2007, the FedExCup was designed to help keep the top Tour players engaged through…
This article is the first in a new series I am calling: “Former Player Spotlight”. Over the years, I’ve noticed the contributions of many players who may not necessarily be household names, but who left a mark on the sport…
After his recent victory at the Hero World Challenge, PGA Superstar Bubba Watson said : “If I ever become No. 1 in the world, ever, somehow, I’m walking away,” he said. “I’m going to walk away on top.” This, coming…
