Tiger Woods: Six Things He Can Do to Get Ready for the U.S. Open

Tiger Woods needs to get ready for the U.S. Open in a way he never has before, because he certainly doesn’t want to show up there and shoot a 42 on the front nine and then pull out like he did at The Players Championship.  Tiger hasn’t won at all in almost two years, and hasn’t won a major in over three years.  Apart from that, he doesn’t hit it as far as he used to,... 

US Open 2011: Phil Mickelson & 7 Contenders with a Shot at the Next Major Title

They call it the U.S. Open because anyone who manages to qualify can play, and anyone who plays obviously has a chance to win. Cinderella come-from-nowhere stories aside, here’s seven contenders who can come-from-somewhere to win. Obviously everyone will have an eye on Charl Schwartzel who emerges from the Masters with a brilliant winning performance that had him playing steady all week, and... 

KJ Choi and David Toms Provide Good Theater at Players Championship

The home of theater golf was home to some pretty good theater Sunday when K.J. Choi edged out David Toms on the first playoff hole at the Players Championship. Toms let Choi in the door when he turned a potential eagle/sure birdie into a bogey at the 16th hole Sunday, hitting what looked like it should have been a pretty simple hybrid fade into the water instead of onto the green. Toms battled back... 

Bubba Watson: How Good Would Air Bubba Be If He Kept His Feet on the Ground?

When Bubba Watson catches air and still makes solid contact with his driver, it’s an amazing feat, but it isn’t helping him get his career off the ground.  With all the excess body movement, he still hits it way past a lot of people and keeps it straight enough to do well enough on tour. But what kind of dominant force would he become if he played like the rest of the pros, with his... 

Tiger Woods: Minor Injury Now Equals Major Setback

Apparently, Tiger Woods can’t play anymore for awhile, as he is now limping around in a cast or some sort of stabilizing device to help him recover from a knee and Achilles tendon injury he suffered while trying to hit a shot out from under a tree. With his current driving accuracy, ranked 176th and distance figures, ranked 65th, he better get that knee real strong because when he returns... 

Rees Jones: Adds Length to Give US Open Players the Congressional Blues

When Ernie Els won the US Open in 1997 at Congressional, par was 70 and the Blue Course was 7,213 yards long. This year, when they tee it up in June for the 2011 U.S. Open in Bethesda, MD, they will be playing the same course, but they won’t be playing the same course. The new extended holes the pros will face add 355 yards to the 1997 total, bringing this year’s version of Congressional... 

Tiger Woods’ Biggest Issues: 176th in Driving Accuracy, 121st in Putting Average

Recent stats from the PGA Tour quantify the problems Tiger Woods is having in trying to re-establish his old winning ways. Speculation and predictions are all part of the picture, and there are huge intangibles in terms of spirit and the will to win, but to put things in perspective, it’s often good to resort to facts. And the current facts on Tiger are not good news for everyone who wants to... 

Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods: Golf’s 2 Biggest Question Marks

There are two huge question marks heading out of this year’s Masters and into the US Open June 16-19 at Congressional in Bethesda, Md. One question mark is Tiger Woods and the other is Rory McIlroy.  Tiger has been a huge question mark since November of 2009, but the recent Masters elevates doubt to the highest alert level it’s been since his career went south that night in Florida.  Certainly... 

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