Today is 9-9-9
September 9, 2009 or 09/09/09! That won’t happen again.
Presidents Cup 2009 Captain’s Picks Announced
The Presidents Cup isn’t the Ryder Cup. But watching the Presidents Cup every other year beats the alternative, watching no golf. Team captains Greg Norman (my pal) and Fred Couples (my swing clone) announced their picks today.
Picks and HOG 2-bit analysis
Freddie picked Lucas Glover and Hunter Mahan for the USA Team. These are very solid players. Very strong picks.
The Shark picked Ryo Ishikawa and fellow Aussie Adam Scott for the International Team. I’d call that one one for two. Ishikawa is very young, but could be a fearless good pick. I’m afraid that the Aussie connection may not pan out for the International Team though. Adam Scott has not been playing well. But you never know. Sometimes players perform better in a team environment, like Monty and Sergio Garcia.
Presidents Cup dates and location
October 8-11 (one of those days is my birthday, so get me a present soon)
Harding Park Golf Course
San Francisco, California
Golf on TV this week
Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Categories: Champions Tour • European Tour • Golf Media • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Tiger Woods • Web.com Tour
Categories: Champions Tour • European Tour • Golf Media • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Tiger Woods • Web.com Tour
BMW Championship
PGA TOUR
Thursday 9/10 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET GOLF
Friday 9/11 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 9/12 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET NBC
Sunday 9/13 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET NBC
Mercedes-Benz Championship (Euro)
European Tour
Thursday 9/10 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET GOLF
Friday 9/11 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 9/12 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET GOLF
Sunday 9/13 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET GOLF
P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons
LPGA Tour
Friday 9/11 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 9/12 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET GOLF
Sunday 9/13 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET GOLF
Utah Championship Presented by Utah Sports Commission
Nationwide Tour
Thursday 9/10 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET GOLF
Friday 9/11 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 9/12 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM ET GOLF
Sunday 9/13 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM ET GOLF
Is the PGA Tour playoff system finally right?
Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, September 7th, 2009
Categories: PGA Tour • Tiger Woods
Tags: FedEx Cup • PGA Tour • Steve Stricker • Tiger Woods
Categories: PGA Tour • Tiger Woods
Tags: FedEx Cup • PGA Tour • Steve Stricker • Tiger Woods
I’ve been critical for the first two years of the PGA Tour “playoff” system, and for good reason. It was a bogey. Big name players like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were skipping playoff rounds. Last year Padraig Harrington won two majors but didn’t qualify? That is actually a double bogey.
Has the tweaking of the playoff system finally worked?
Perhaps the tweaking and refining the FedEx Cup system has finally paid off. During this weekend’s 2nd round of the playoffs, I watched every minute of all four days of television coverage. I usually only do that during major championships. Not only that, I was excited. I was rooting for players like Steve Stricker and Paddy and Sean O’Hair.
Or…. Have players like Steve Stricker made it more exciting?
Maybe the system’s tweaks aren’t why I’m interested more this year. Maybe the playoff is more exciting because of the players themselves? The playoff isn’t a runaway for Tiger Woods now that Steve Stricker has taken the lead and Tiger has moved to 2nd place. Now there’s some real pressure and excitement.
Whatever the reason, I hope playoffs in the years to come can be as exciting as this year’s.
Better late than never
I should have shelved my Hogan irons long ago. That and performed an exercism on my game. My MacGregors are working very well right now. The ball striking which has been missing all year and crushing my confidence, is back.
I’m finally feeling the ball compress when I hit iron shots. I’m finally seeing the ball launch nice and high, flying far. I’m finally hitting my shots the distances I’m accustomed to. I’m shaving the skins of golf balls with crisp strikes. It is no longer a mystery how far, usually short, my approach shots will go.
Finally, thank the golf gods, I’m seeing shots go AT the pin. For a while I was just hoping to hit a green.
It is too late for me to compete in much here except my league, which goes to the end of October. All the major local tournaments are over and the season will be winding down in a couple of months here, when the snow flies. So my A game missed out on the major tournaments here. But I finally feel like I can hit a golf shot. I can’t express what a relief that is. I’ve been close to hanging up the sticks until next year. Close.
Better late than never.
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