HOG World Tour Visits Salt Lake City’s Soon to be Closed Wingpointe Golf Course

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, August 18th, 2015
Categories: Golf • Golf Courses • HOG World Tour
Tags: Salt Lake City • Utah • Utah Golf • Wingointe

Sadly, an Arthur Hills “links” style course here in Salt Lake looks to be closing at the end of this season. I could go into the politics of why this is happening, and talk about mismanagement and all that, but I’ll just say that we have a lot of new bike trails in town now.

View of Salt Lake City from Wingpointe’s 4th tee – click to see more

I played Wingpointe a few days ago and the greens were as good as ever. Unfortunately the fairways are not that great and the only good lie a player is guaranteed is on the tee. But that’s the nature of the beast when you are on soil full of salt from the Great Salt Lake.

Wingpointe Golf Course

That round a few days ago might be my last there. As much as I love the design and the greens, the whole experience is tainted by the poor fairways.

I have many great memories at Wingpointe, like the time I shot 31-41 for a very irritating 72. Won a tournament there too a couple of years ago.

Sad to see this course closing. It won’t be the last golf course closure here in Salt Lake I’m afraid.

Bye wingy.

Go Ahead, Make My Jason Day

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, August 17th, 2015
Categories: PGA Championship • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory
Tags: Jason Day

Today is a Jason Day to remember. It is a Jason Day I get to write all my Jason Day idioms. Without further delay, here are my Jason Day idioms, all in a Jason Day’s work of course.

Go ahead, Make my Jason Day.
Jordan Spieth was a Jason Day late and a dollar short.
Jason’s PGA Championship win was all in a Day’s work.
With each passing Day I knew Jason would win a major
Jason held the lead, not giving any competitors the time of Day
The Monday after the PGA Championship will be a Day off for Jason
Jason’s diet looks to be three square meals a Day
I’d love to golf like Jason, but I won’t give up the Day job
I’d love to be as good at golf as Jason, but there aren’t enough hours in the Day for me to practice
Years from now we’ll look back and say, “back in the Jason Day…”
It was night and Jason Day
Jason had a field Day at Whistling Straits
A Jason Day of reckoning
It took forever and a Jason Day to win the the PGA
Jason put in a hard Day at work Sunday at the PGA
Rory McIlory will live to fight another Jason Day
From this Day forward, Jason is a major champ
Rome was not built in a Jason Day
It was plain as Jason Day who the best golfer at the PGA was
Live to see the light of Jason Day
Time to call it a Jason Day
I’m going to take a Jason Day off tomorrow

Cheers.

Spieth Tops Latest Golf World Rankings – Woods Drops to 286th

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, August 17th, 2015
Categories: European Tour • FedEx Cup • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods
Tags: Bubba Watson • Golf World Ranking • Jordan Spieth • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods

Ranking 8-17-15	Name	Events Played
1	Jordan Spieth	56
2	Rory McIlroy	46
3	Jason Day	39
4	Bubba Watson	45
5	Justin Rose	52
6	Jim Furyk	42
7	Dustin Johnson	40
8	Rickie Fowler	53
9	Henrik Stenson	52
10	Sergio Garcia	49
11	Zach Johnson	52
12	Adam Scott	42
13	Louis Oosthuizen	46
14	Jimmy Walker	53
15	Matt Kuchar	54
16	Hideki Matsuyama	53
17	Brooks Koepka	56
18	Patrick Reed	57
19	J.B. Holmes	46
20	Branden Grace	57
21	Martin Kaymer	55
22	Shane Lowry	52
23	Billy Horschel	57
24	Phil Mickelson	44
25	Chris Kirk	51
26	Danny Willett	56
27	Paul Casey	52
28	Brandt Snedeker	52
29	Bernd Wiesberger	59
30	Bill Haas	53
31	Marc Leishman	51
32	Kevin Na	53
33	Robert Streb	51
34	Ian Poulter	48
35	Lee Westwood	54
36	Kevin Kisner	57
37	Ryan Palmer	48
38	Anirban Lahiri	54
39	Gary Woodland	51
40	David Lingmerth	57
41	Thongchai Jaidee	62
42	Jamie Donaldson	55
43	Ryan Moore	48
44	Russell Henley	53
45	Charl Schwartzel	60
46	Charley Hoffman	53
47	Keegan Bradley	54
48	Victor Dubuisson	50
49	Francesco Molinari	60
50	Marc Warren	58
51	Webb Simpson	49
52	Hunter Mahan	53
53	Brendon Todd	57
54	Danny Lee	65
55	Byeong Hun An	54
56	Tommy Fleetwood	61
57	Steven Bowditch	65
58	Joost Luiten	54
59	John Senden	55
60	Andy Sullivan	57
61	Miguel A Jimenez	50
62	George Coetzee	56
63	Graeme McDowell	51
64	Ben Martin	55
65	Luke Donald	52
66	Kiradech Aphibarnrat	59
67	Alexander Levy	59
68	Matt Every	52
69	Scott Piercy	41
70	Matt Jones	53
71	Cameron Tringale	59
72	Soren Kjeldsen	57
73	Stephen Gallacher	57
74	Alexander Noren	19
75	Justin Thomas	54
76	Richie Ramsay	47
77	Brian Harman	59
78	Brendan Steele	52
79	Russell Knox	57
80	Pablo Larrazabal	54
81	Chris Wood	47
82	James Morrison	57
83	Harris English	55
84	Daniel Berger	49
85	Tyrrell Hatton	55
86	Rafael Cabrera Bello	57
87	David Howell	60
88	Tim Clark	40
89	Tony Finau	54
90	Jason Bohn	50
91	Cameron Smith	33
92	Hiroshi Iwata	53
93	Jason Dufner	45
94	Eddie Pepperell	50
95	Shawn Stefani	46
96	George McNeill	48
97	Graham Delaet	49
98	Kevin Streelman	56
99	James Hahn	53
100	Troy Merritt	52
286	Tiger Woods	25

Jason Day Finally Seizes the Day

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, August 16th, 2015
Categories: FedEx Cup • Jordan Spieth • Miscellaneous • PGA Championship • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods • U.S. OPEN
Tags: Jason Day • PGA Championship

2015 PGA Championship Commentary

A Day of Reckoning – Jason Day Wins His First Major at the PGA Championship

I swear I’m almost as relieved Jason Day captured a major championship as Jason Day must be. I even cried too, along with the wife, and she doesn’t know golf. Jason has been so close and had so many heartbreaking finishes. Day’s is a truly great story of resilience, persistence, tenacity, and heart. Hats off to Jason Day for a truly amazing and inspiring week of golf, and the years of his journey to get to this point.

Day’s historic day was capped off with a finish at -20, never before achieved in a major… ever.

“The way that I felt confidence wise with my game, I just felt like no one was going to stop me today even though this was one of the hardest rounds I have ever had to play. Playing with Jordan was very difficult, just being able to watch what he was doing. But on top of it, grinding it out as hard as I possibly could. It is a fantastic feeling, I can call myself a major champion now and it feels really, really good.” ~Jason Day

Jordan Spieth

Jordan Spieth is amazing, in a totally different way than Tiger Woods was in his prime. I can’t pinpoint what makes Spieth so good. He’s not super long. He’s not the best ball striker on tour. He’s not the best putter on tour (he’s really good, don’t misunderstand). His short game isn’t the best on tour… But what he seems to have is the ability to PLAY GOLF. He’s as strong mentally as anyone and the pressure simply does not get to him. In fact, it seems to make him play better. A look at his stats on the year prove that. His scoring in majors is better than in non-majors!

Spieth locks up 2nd place in class, giving thumbs-up to Jason Day when he knew the tournament was Day’s. Spieth’s second place finish at the PGA moves him to #1 in the world golf rankings. Everyone knew he was playing the best golf on the planet, even Rory McIlory. McIlory shows nothing but class in this tweet:

2 inevitable things happened today, @JDayGolf winning a major and @JordanSpieth getting to 1 in the world! Congrats guys!! Inspiring stuff!

— Rory Mcilroy (@McIlroyRory) August 16, 2015

Tiger Woods

What can you say about Tiger Woods, who missed his 3rd consecutive cut in a major with scores of 75 and 73. The numbers don’t lie. Tiger has dropped to 285th in the world rankings.

Branden Grace

Branden Grace has come out of nowhere (at least in my small cranium) and is suddenly a regular contender in majors. 3rd place finish.

Justin Rose

Justin Rose is a total stud. Rose was in the mix with a 4th place finish. More importantly though his eyewear apparel script was some kind of Elton John, The Fly, Elvis hybrid. Nicely done.

Whistling Straits

I didn’t hear or read one complaint about the golf course this week, unlike Chambers Bay and the 2015 U.S. Open. The course was fantastic and the PGA wasn’t afraid to set it up for low scoring. Majors don’t have to be even-par events. The excitement this week was fantastic and the setup truly produced the player who was the best in the field.

Sad Day

With the PGA Championship’s conclusion comes my yearly moaning that the golf season is for the most part over. The FedEx Cup does not tickle my interest whatsoever, and the Presidents Cup is not far behind that. I will likely tune in to professional golf next when the 2016 Masters Tournament is on.

DVR Alert – PGA Championship TV Schedule

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, August 13th, 2015
Categories: Jordan Spieth • PGA Championship • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods
Tags: Bubba Watson • PGA Championship • Phil Mickelson • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods • Whistling Straits

Before you head to the office, or the golf course, be sure to set your DVR to record the PGA Championship on TNT today. Below is the PGA Championship television schedule.

Thu, Aug 13 TNT 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
Fri, Aug 14 TNT 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
Sat, Aug 15 TNT 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET
Sat, Aug 15 CBS 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET
Sun, Aug 16 TNT 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET
Sun, Aug 16 CBS 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET

While you are at work you can see lots of great video coverage and follow the leaderboard at http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/. There are also PGA Championship mobile apps for your smartphone or tablet providing even more viewing options.

Who will win? Check the apparel scripts for that answer.

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