FedEx Cup points update – Who is OUT after two rounds?

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Categories: PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Tags: Tiger Woods

Yesterday I posted a table of players who made it into the next round (3) of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Today we are looking at the rest of the top 150–the 80 players who did NOT make it into the BMW Championship or round three of the playoffs. There are some surprisingly big names in this list, Tiger Woods of course being the biggest. Poor Kevin Na missed it by literally a hair, 10 points. Other big names which surprise me are Retief Goosen, Stuart Appleby, Ian Poulter, Padraig Harrington, Anthony Kim and Graeme McDowell.

Players who are OUT of the FedEx Cup Playoffs (more…)

FedEx Cup points update – Who’s in for round three at the BMW championship?

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Categories: PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods

The table below shows the top 70 players in FedEx Cup points through the conclusion of last week’s Deutsche Bank Championship. Players on this list are eligible and will likely compete in the 3rd round of the playoffs in 1.5 weeks at the BMW Championship. If you don’t see a player’s name here, that player didn’t make it.
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2011 Fantasy Golf – Week 30 Winner

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Categories: Fantasy Golf • Miscellaneous • Site News
Tags: Fantasy Golf

Fantasy Golf

I want to reiterate that it is NOT too late to join the HOG Space fantasy golf league, which is free! There are still MANY prizes available to win. Do it!

Week #30 (Deutschbank) Winner

Congratulations to “To Hook Or Fade” for the win this week!
Contact me to claim your prize. Should have some new Tornado Tees soon!

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Par-4 eagle highlights my best round ever at Black Mesa

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Categories: Golf • Golf Courses • HOG World Tour

Unfortunately I’ve returned from my Labor Day weekend HOG World Tour stop at Black Mesa Golf Club in New Mexico. I had a fantastic time as always at what is possibly my favorite course on this planet. This time I stayed in the new Santa Claran hotel which is associated with the course. I’ll be posting a review of the Santa Claran soon so stay tuned. It was hard to leave the Mesa. In fact on the way home we stopped by there for lunch just to soak it in for a few more minutes before driving the 9.5 hours it takes to get from there to my garage.

My shot of the week happened Sunday on the 14th hole while playing with club director of golf, head pro and good friend Tom Velarde, as well as his daughter and son-in-law. I was playing quite well, in the middle of the best round I’ve ever played there. My shots were under control for the most part, including a perfectly executed “punch driver” into a gale force wind to pin high on the par-3 8th. After three solid shots I made birdie on the par-5 13th just before 14 to get to +2 on the round.

My granny over-the-top dual chicken wing 4 plane swing takes on hole 14 at Black Mesa. Click to enlarge, if you dare.

14 (above) is a short uphill risk/reward par-4 which long players could possibly drive. The hole was playing about 340. I was short left of the green on an up slope. My drive had bounced through a bunker about 30-40 yards from the green, and ended up in grass so long that I found a brand new ProV1 one foot from my ball. I opened up my 60 degree wedge and made perfect contact. The ball was on a good line, but I couldn’t see it finish because I was so far below the green. I could only see the top half of the stick. I saw it bounce and then heard a clank, then a scream from Tom’s daughter saying it had gone in. I’d one-hopped it in for eagle!

I ended up shooting 37/37 for a very rewarding 74 on a very tough course which I typically “hope” to break 80 on. That 74 broke my previous low score at Black Mesa by four shots. (more…)

HOG World Tour visits The Hideout

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, September 4th, 2011
Categories: Golf Courses • HOG World Tour

Greetings from Black Mesa / Espaniola New Mexico. I’m about to head out to round two at Black Mesa, but first I’d like to mention a course I visited yesterday on the way here.

The Hideout Golf Course has beautiful tree lined holes and a lot of great elevation changes. Click for more images.

I’ve heard many great things about a course in southeastern Utah in a small town called Monticello. The course name is The Hideout. The Hideout is an 18 hole, tree lined track which looks amazing. I didn’t get to play it, but I was able to putz around on a cart and take a few pictures. Time didn’t allow me to see all 18 holes. I have started a Hooked On Golf Blog Hideout Image Gallery so you can see what pics I did manage to capture.