Nike Air Rate Golf Shoes – First Look

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Gear
Tags: Nike

Nike Air Rate - click image for larger version

Here’s a first look at the cool Nike Air Rate Golf Shoes, recently submitted to the HOG Lab review queue. I’ll be putting these babies to the test and posting a review soon. Stay tuned.

Accenture Match Play Round Two Live Blog

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Categories: European Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods

6:11PM ET

Martin Kaymer had a chance to win on 18 with a 15 foot birdie putt. Kaymer and Justin Rose are going to extra holes. First match today after about a million yesterday.

Hunter Mahan thought he’d made birdie to go 1up on 17 over Robert Karlsson, but it slid off. But Karlsson missed his par putt to give Mahan a 1up lead going into the 18th.

5:57PM ET

The only #1 seed left is all square on the 18th tee: Martin Kaymer vs Justin Rose.

Robert Karlsson and Hunter Mahan are all square with two to play.

5:39PM ET

Geoff Ogilvy knocked out the Tiger killer Thomas Bjorn 1up.

Nick Watney knocks out the world #1 ranked Lee Westwood on the 18th hole.

4:12PM E

Luke Donald closed out Eduardo Molinari on the 17th hole.

Bubba Watson closed out Mark Wilson 6&5.

Jimenez wins 4&2 over Palmer.

4:00PM E

Rickie Fowler closed out Phil Mickelson 6&5. That is a butt kicking.

Miguel Angel Jimenez is 3up through 14 holes over Ryan Palmer.

Lee Westwood is 2down through 10 to Nick Watney.

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2011 Fantasy Golf – Week Two Results And Winner

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Categories: Fantasy Golf • Miscellaneous • Site News
Tags: Fantasy Golf

Fantasy Golf

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Accenture Match Play Round Two Matches And Picks

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Categories: European Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Tags: Phil Mickelson

Today’s Matches – Round Two Accenture Match Play

Lee Westwood vs Nick Watney – Westwood
KJ Choi vs Ryan Moore – Moore
Matteo Manassero vs Charl Schwartzel – Schwartzel
Luke Donald vs Eduardo Molinari – Donald

Phil Mickelson vs Rickie Fowler (this is the big one to watch) – Mickelson
Matt Kuchar vs Bo Van Pelt – Van Pelt
Graeme McDowell vs Ross Fisher – McDowell
Steward Cink vs YE Yang – Cink

Martin Kaymer vs Justin Rose – Kaymer
Robert Karlsson vs Hunter Mahan – Mahan
Rory Mcilroy vs Ben Crane – Mcilroy
Ryan Palmer vs Miguel Angel Jimenez – Jimenez

Thomas Bjorn vs Geoff Ogilvy – Ogilvy
Paul Casey vs Jason Day – Casey
Mark Wilson vs Bubba Watson – Bubba
Ernie Els vs JB Holmes – Holmes

My upsets of the day are JB Holmes over Ernie Els and Cink over Yang.

Accenture Match Play TV Schedule Today

Today’s coverage is on Golf Channel from 2-6 PM Eastern. Set your DVR.

Trading tweets with Tiger’s former coach Hank Haney

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Categories: PGA Tour • Tiger Woods

I feel special now, and not “special ED” as my kids would say… Tiger’s former coach Hank Haney tweeted with me today, following Tiger’s first round departure at the Accenture Match Play Championship:

Haney