10 Bold Predictions for the 2012 Golf Season

If you thought there were some shocking moments during the 2011 season, well, 2012 might just take "shocking" to a whole new level.We are now entering completely uncharted territory in professional golf.We have a group of very successful veteran players that may or may not be on the decline.And we have a group of young players that may or may not wind up being golf's "next big thing."Will Tiger Woods... 

Rory McIlroy Battling Luke Donald, Dengue Fever

We’ve all seen golfer overcome injuries. We’ve all seen golfers triumph in the face of divorce and personal tragedy. We’ve all seen golfers overcome jet lag, flus, colds, and even heat stroke to win some of the game’s biggest titles.    Well, now we might see a golfer overcome Dengue fever to win the Dubai World Championship and claim the European Tour money title.... 

Rory McIlroy and the Mysterious Case of the Missing U.S. Open Trophy

Horizon Sports has been representing Rory McIlory for less than two months, and they already find themselves involved in one of the most bizarre situations they have or ever will face.   Horizon is attempting to retrieve McIlroy’s U.S. Open Trophy from Chinese Customs Officials, who are unwilling to release the trophy. McIlory had planned to showcase his U.S. Open trophy during his recent... 

Tiger Woods’ Chevron Win Was Just Another Step in the Right Direction

Tiger Woods won a “silly season” event.   He made some crucial putts down the stretch and edged out Zach Johnson by a single stroke to capture his first title in more than two years. Was it a step in the right direction? Sure. But let’s just take a deep breath and relax before we start handing Woods green jackets, Claret Juggs and Vardon Trophies. To take a word directly out... 

PGA Tour: It’s Time to Jump Head First into the Asian Market

There’s no question that the center of the golf world is rapidly moving East. The number of core American golfers (those playing eight rounds or more per year) has fallen between three and 4.5 percent every year since 2006. More than 800 golf courses have closed in the United States since 2000. Over the past two years alone, 249 golf courses have closed in America vs. just 91 new openings. While... 

The Most Historically Significant Golf Tournaments Ever Played

Organized golf tournaments first began in the 1860s, and there have been millions of tournaments played throughout the world since that time.Although there have been many memorable tournaments and victories throughout the history of the game, this is my attempt to identify the most historical significant golf tournaments every played.The tournaments are listed in chronological order, and like any "all-time... 

Why Tiger Woods May Not Be Ready for the 2012 Masters

“It's a progress, a progression. You take it step by step.”—Tiger Woods, August 4, 2011 in Akron, Ohio. “I've just got to keep playing. It's just something that comes over time of just playing and getting the feel for it.”—Tiger Woods, August 7, 2011 in Akron, Ohio. “It's a process. I haven't played, so for me to get my playing feel, my playing skills, it's... 

PGA Tour: Is the Belly Putter Good for Golf?

"Nerves and the skill of putting is part of the game...take a tablet if you can't handle it, " said Ernie Els in 2004 referring to Trevor Immelman’s use of a belly putter. Fast forward seven years and Els could be seen walking around the greens of TPC Boston yielding his own belly putter after trying everything under the sun to regain his ability to sink short putts.  Adam Scott, Jim Furyk... 

Fred Couples: Has He Taken a Bigger Risk by Making Tiger Woods Play Fall Series?

Any way you look at it, Fred Couples has taken a massive risk by selecting Tiger Woods as one of his two captain's picks for the 2011 U.S. Presidents Cup team. Woods has played just three tournaments since the Masters. In those tournaments he has one withdraw, tied for 37th place, and most recently he missed the cut at the PGA Championship. Couples had been flip-flopping on the whole Woods saga for... 

2011 Presidents Cup: Fred Couples Puts Tiger Woods on His Heels

Tiger Woods being left off of the Presidents Cup Team?Five years ago that statement would have sounded about as ridiculous as a Wall Street executive apologizing for being greedy.But this is not 2006, and even U.S. Presidents Cup captain Fred Couples seems to have been rattled by the state of Woods’ game at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, where he tied for 37th, and the PGA Championship, where... 

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