There is No Rivalry Between Rickie Fowler and Rory McIlory

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, March 10th, 2015
Categories: Golf Media • Miscellaneous • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory
Tags: Golf Channel • Rickie Fowler • Rory McIlory

Rivalry is defined as “competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field.” It would seem Golf Channel (and other media) are guilty of trying to manufacture a rivalry which does not exist.

Slow news day I guess… Still this beats hot tour wives and girlfriends. At least it is about golf.

Let’s look at the wins for McIlory vs Fowler and see how much of a rivalry there really is at this point.

Rory McIlory has nine PGA Tour victories and seven international victories. Included in those are four major championships (one U.S. Open, two PGA Championships, one Open Championship). Current world raking: 1st.

Rickie Fowler has one PGA Tour win (2012 Wells Fargo) and one international win. No majors. Current world ranking: 11th.

The numbers speak for themselves. There is no rivalry. Not even a “budding” one. Until Fowler actually wins, this discussion is wasted brain cells.

2014 PGA Championship Commentary – Choo Choo! Hop on the Rory McIlory Bandwagon!

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, August 11th, 2014
Categories: PGA Championship • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods
Tags: Bubba Watson • Phil Mickelson • Rickie Fowler • Tiger Woods

I have now watched TV for a third time this year, during the PGA Championship. The first two times were the Masters and the Open Championship. I live a sheltered, golf blogger life I suppose.

I’ve considered the PGA Championship to be the red-headed stepchild of the major tournaments, but the finish this year was more exciting than the other three majors. All that despite a hoaky golf course in Valhalla which seemed to strictly dictate playing strategy on many holes, leaving no room for creativity by the players.

Choo Choo! Hop on the McIlory bandwagon!

Hop aboard the Rory McIlory bandwagon with me! I’m a fan! The McIlroy era has begun. Watch the golf media go all ape gaga over Rory now as Tiger fades. They’ll latch onto him like a baby monkey latches onto its mother. Soon we will be reading all the “will Rory break Jack’s major record?” drivel from the scribes. Quote me on it. Book it. So predictable.

The 2014 PGA Championship was a great major win for Rory because he found himself behind by two shots midway through the round. He found a way to come back and win by two shots. A different win than his previous front-running style wins.

Hard not to like this kid. He is still a kid, but growing up fast. There’s something authentic about Rory. He’s not a mercenary robot like Tiger Woods was. He has a human quality to him and an open, perhaps slightly naive quality to him. This makes him much more likable than Tiger ever was. Time will tell if the endless stupid media questions and taking what he says out of context will sour that likable human aspect. I hope not.

Rickie Fowler

I’ve poked fun at Rickie Fowler for quite some time now. For a few years now, this kid has been more well known for his apparel style than his golf game. That has changed as has my opinion. In EVERY major this year Fowler has been right there, even had a chance to win. I respect that. He’ll get one.

Phil Mickelson

Phil has had a very lackluster season so far. I was pleased to see Phil bring it this past weekend and he produced some great drama, even tying for the lead for a bit. Ironically it was his short game failing him on the 16th hole Sunday, which led to a bogey which put him one back of McIlory.

Henrik Stenson

Henrik Stenson had a share of the lead for a bit. When he three putted I ducked, and I’m 2,000 miles from Valhalla. Stenson is a ticking time bomb and I wonder what he destroyed after yesterday’s round. Still, he’s an amazing player. Just ask his accountant.

Lee Westwood

I like Lee Westwood. He had the lead after the first round. But I’m not sure he can get over the hump and win a major championship. Maybe he hung around too much with Colin Montgomerie?

Bubba Watson

I missed much of this. Apparently Bubba Watson had some not-so worthy f-bombs which fell in earshot of not only the TV microphones, but small children. His behavior was enough to warrant many articles and commentary, and an apology on Twitter.

Dustin Johnson

DJ took a leave of absence before the PGA to work out personal issues. Many rumors and articles cited a suspension for drug use but the PGA Tour denied DJ was suspended. Sounds like a self-imposed suspension.

You are a reflection of who you hang out with. ‘Nuff said.

Will Tiger Break Jack’s record? I might break your jaw if you ask that question one more time…

Tiger Woods

Last but not least Tiger Woods. After withdrawing from the WGC Bridgestone the previous week and almost crawling to his courtesy car, Tiger was back at the PGA and was there to “win.” He did not win. He did not make the cut after shooting consecutive rounds of 74.

Many pundits are theorizing that he came back from back surgery too soon. Tiger insisted he was 100% healthy. Sounds to me like he’s floating down the river of de-Nile.

I’m not sure what to make of Tiger these days. Part of me thinks he should retire now, or at least take the rest of 2014 off and get healthy.

Final Thoughts

The PGA Championship marks a little bit of a sad day. It is symbolic of the golf season winding down. Summer is more than half over and soon here in northern Utah the snow will be flying and the golf clubs will be shelved for months.

I’ve been thinking of quitting golf lately, but if I’m going to I’d like to do it on my own terms, when I’m pissed off at it!
Right now I’m suffering from a bad case of golfer’s elbow. That injury may bench me before the snow flies.

2014 PGA Championship Final Leader Board

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, August 11th, 2014
Categories: PGA Championship • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods
Tags: Bubba Watson • Jason Day • Phil Mickelsn • Rickie Fowler

POS	PLAYER	TO PAR	R1	R2	R3	R4	TOTAL
1	Rory McIlroy	-16	66	67	67	68	268
2	Phil Mickelson	-15	69	67	67	66	269
T3	Henrik Stenson	-14	66	71	67	66	270
T3	Rickie Fowler	-14	69	66	67	68	270
T5	Jim Furyk	-12	66	68	72	66	272
T5	Ryan Palmer	-12	65	70	69	68	272
T7	Jimmy Walker	-11	69	71	68	65	273
T7	Ernie Els	-11	70	70	68	65	273
T7	Victor Dubuisson	-11	69	68	70	66	273
T7	Hunter Mahan	-11	70	71	65	67	273
T7	Steve Stricker	-11	69	68	68	68	273
T7	Mikko Ilonen	-11	67	68	69	69	273
T13	Brandt Snedeker	-10	73	68	66	67	274
T13	Kevin Chappell	-10	65	74	67	68	274
T15	Charl Schwartzel	-9	72	68	69	66	275
T15	Marc Warren	-9	71	71	66	67	275
T15	Brooks Koepka	-9	71	71	66	67	275
T15	Lee Westwood	-9	65	72	69	69	275
T15	Adam Scott	-9	71	69	66	69	275
T15	Graham DeLaet	-9	69	68	68	70	275
T15	Jason Day	-9	69	65	69	72	275
T15	Louis Oosthuizen	-9	70	67	67	71	275
T15	Bernd Wiesberger	-9	68	68	65	74	275
T24	Justin Rose	-8	70	72	67	67	276
T24	Jamie Donaldson	-8	69	70	66	71	276
26	Joost Luiten	-7	68	69	69	71	277
T27	Jerry Kelly	-6	67	74	70	67	278
T27	Kenny Perry	-6	72	69	69	68	278
T27	Bill Haas	-6	71	68	68	71	278
T30	Thorbjorn Olesen	-5	71	71	70	67	279
T30	Alexander Levy	-5	69	71	68	71	279
T30	Danny Willett	-5	68	73	66	72	279
T33	Cameron Tringale	-4	69	71	71	69	280
T33	Daniel Summerhays	-4	70	72	68	70	280
T33	Nick Watney	-4	69	69	70	72	280
T36	Vijay Singh	-3	71	68	73	69	281
T36	Hideki Matsuyama	-3	71	72	70	68	281
T36	Richard Sterne	-3	70	69	72	70	281
T36	Jonas Blixt	-3	71	70	68	72	281
T36	Sergio Garcia	-3	70	72	66	73	281
T41	Koumei Oda	-2	74	68	71	69	282
T41	Jason Bohn	-2	71	71	71	69	282
T41	Brendon de Jonge	-2	70	70	72	70	282
T41	Luke Donald	-2	70	72	68	72	282
T41	Brian Harman	-2	71	69	69	73	282
T41	Ryan Moore	-2	73	68	67	74	282
T47	Shane Lowry	-1	68	74	74	67	283
T47	Robert Karlsson	-1	71	69	74	69	283
T47	Graeme McDowell	-1	73	70	71	69	283
T47	Marc Leishman	-1	71	71	72	69	283
T47	Pat Perez	-1	71	71	71	70	283
T47	Fabrizio Zanotti	-1	71	70	71	71	283
T47	Matt Jones	-1	68	71	72	72	283
T47	Scott Brown	-1	71	70	70	72	283
T47	Geoff Ogilvy	-1	69	71	71	72	283
T47	Edoardo Molinari	-1	66	73	71	73	283
T47	Branden Grace	-1	73	70	68	72	283
T47	Chris Wood	-1	66	73	70	74	283
T59	Brendan Steele	E	71	70	73	70	284
T59	Gonzalo Fdez-Castano	E	71	70	72	71	284
T59	Francesco Molinari	E	71	71	71	71	284
T59	Ian Poulter	E	68	73	71	72	284
T59	Patrick Reed	E	70	71	70	73	284
T59	Billy Horschel	E	71	68	69	76	284
T65	Bubba Watson	+3	70	72	73	72	287
T65	Chris Stroud	+3	70	73	73	71	287
T65	Kevin Stadler	+3	71	70	72	74	287
T65	J.B. Holmes	+3	68	72	69	78	287
69	Shawn Stefani	+4	68	75	72	73	288
T70	Freddie Jacobson	+5	72	69	73	75	289
T70	Colin Montgomerie	+5	70	72	72	75	289
T70	Zach Johnson	+5	70	72	70	77	289
73	Brendon Todd	+9	70	73	75	75	293
74	Rafael Cabrera-Bello	+10	69	71	74	80	294
CUT	Charley Hoffman	–	70	74	–	–	144
CUT	Erik Compton	–	71	73	–	–	144
CUT	Gary Woodland	–	72	72	–	–	144
CUT	Scott Piercy	–	73	71	–	–	144
CUT	Martin Kaymer	–	70	74	–	–	144
CUT	Tommy Fleetwood	–	73	71	–	–	144
CUT	Tim Clark	–	70	74	–	–	144
CUT	Padraig Harrington	–	73	71	–	–	144
CUT	Ryan Helminen (CP)	–	73	71	–	–	144
CUT	Russell Henley	–	69	75	–	–	144
CUT	Anirban Lahiri	–	72	73	–	–	145
CUT	Tom Watson	–	72	73	–	–	145
CUT	Davis Love III	–	72	73	–	–	145
CUT	Seung-Yul Noh	–	68	77	–	–	145
CUT	Johan Kok (CP)	–	78	67	–	–	145
CUT	Ben Martin	–	74	71	–	–	145
CUT	Russell Knox	–	75	70	–	–	145
CUT	Brian Stuard	–	71	74	–	–	145
CUT	Matt Every	–	73	72	–	–	145
CUT	Kevin Streelman	–	69	76	–	–	145
CUT	Ryo Ishikawa	–	72	74	–	–	146
CUT	Rory Sabbatini	–	75	71	–	–	146
CUT	Stuart Deane (CP)	–	75	71	–	–	146
CUT	David Hearn	–	74	72	–	–	146
CUT	Y.E. Yang	–	75	71	–	–	146
CUT	Keegan Bradley	–	74	72	–	–	146
CUT	Chris Kirk	–	74	72	–	–	146
CUT	Hideto Tanihara	–	74	72	–	–	146
CUT	Paul Casey	–	74	72	–	–	146
CUT	Kevin Na	–	74	72	–	–	146
CUT	Steven Bowditch	–	74	72	–	–	146
CUT	Roberto Castro	–	73	73	–	–	146
CUT	Jamie Broce (CP)	–	74	72	–	–	146
CUT	Ross Fisher	–	73	73	–	–	146
CUT	Harris English	–	74	72	–	–	146
CUT	Eric Williamson (CP)	–	74	73	–	–	147
CUT	Webb Simpson	–	73	74	–	–	147
CUT	Chesson Hadley	–	74	73	–	–	147
CUT	Charles Howell III	–	73	74	–	–	147
CUT	George Coetzee	–	73	74	–	–	147
CUT	Stewart Cink	–	72	75	–	–	147
CUT	Stephen Gallacher	–	70	77	–	–	147
CUT	Darren Clarke	–	79	69	–	–	148
CUT	Pablo Larrazabal	–	79	69	–	–	148
CUT	Jordan Spieth	–	71	77	–	–	148
CUT	John Daly	–	76	72	–	–	148
CUT	Tiger Woods	–	74	74	–	–	148
CUT	Hyung-Sung Kim	–	73	75	–	–	148
CUT	George McNeill	–	73	75	–	–	148
CUT	Scott Stallings	–	71	78	–	–	149
CUT	John Senden	–	75	74	–	–	149
CUT	Rod Perry (CP)	–	74	75	–	–	149
CUT	Miguel Angel Jimenez	–	72	77	–	–	149
CUT	Bob Sowards (CP)	–	75	75	–	–	150
CUT	Will MacKenzie	–	76	74	–	–	150
CUT	Steve Schneiter (CP)	–	72	78	–	–	150
CUT	Thongchai Jaidee	–	71	79	–	–	150
CUT	Thomas Bjorn	–	75	75	–	–	150
CUT	Shaun Micheel	–	72	79	–	–	151
CUT	Michael Block (CP)	–	77	74	–	–	151
CUT	K.J. Choi	–	72	79	–	–	151
CUT	John Huh	–	78	73	–	–	151
CUT	Jason Kokrak	–	78	73	–	–	151
CUT	Brian Norman (CP)	–	78	74	–	–	152
CUT	Rich Beem	–	74	79	–	–	153
CUT	Rob Corcoran (CP)	–	76	77	–	–	153
CUT	Matteo Manassero	–	80	77	–	–	157
CUT	Jim McGovern (CP)	–	83	74	–	–	157
CUT	Mark Brooks	–	78	79	–	–	157
CUT	David McNabb (CP)	–	77	80	–	–	157
CUT	Dave Tentis (CP)	–	79	79	–	–	158
CUT	David Hronek (CP)	–	81	77	–	–	158
CUT	Jerry Smith (CP)	–	80	78	–	–	158
CUT	Frank Esposito (CP)	–	83	78	–	–	161
CUT	Aaron Krueger (CP)	–	84	77	–	–	161
CUT	Dustin Volk (CP)	–	81	82	–	–	163
CUT	Matt Pesta (CP)	–	79	89	–	–	168
WD	Ben Crane	–	–	–	–	–	–
WD	Kiradech Aphibarnrat	–	–	–	–	–	–
WD	Boo Weekley	–	–	–	–	–	–
WD	Angel Cabrera	–	–	–	–	–	–
WD	Jason Dufner	–	–	–	–	–	–

2014 PGA Championship TV Coverage – Bonus Channels for DirecTV Subscribers

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, August 7th, 2014
Categories: PGA Championship • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods
Tags: Bubba Watson • Jason Dufner • PGA Championship • Phil Mickelson • Rickie Fowler • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods

DVR Alert!

Below is the PGA Championship TV schedule, along with information about bonus coverage and channels for DirecTV subscribers. For 24/7 coverage of Tiger Woods’s parking spot tune into Golf Channel.

2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla Television Schedule

Thu,Aug 07	TNT	1:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET
Fri,Aug 08	TNT	1:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET
Sat,Aug 09	TNT	11:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET
Sat,Aug 09	CBS	2:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET
Sun,Aug 10	TNT	11:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET
Sun,Aug 10	CBS	2:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET

Press Release From DirecTV

DIRECTV’s bonus coverage of major golf events concludes this year with the PGA Championship Experience, featuring professional golf’s last major, unfolding at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. Aug. 7-10.

Teaming up with TNT and CBS, DIRECTV will offer golf action on its exclusive four-screen Mix Channel, and alongside, access to an interactive menu of apps for an instant view of player stats, bios, scorecards and tee times.

The PGA Championship Experience Mix Channel (701) includes: the main TNT/CBS broadcast (702); Featured Group One (703); Featured Group Two (704) and Featured Hole(705). Any four channels on the Mix can be tuned to full-screen. The live coverage schedule is: 1 p.m. to 7p.m. EDT Thursday and Friday on TNT; On Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT on TNT and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on CBS; and on Sunday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT on TNT, and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. EDT on CBS.

Viewers who want more in-depth information on players and pairings can select the red button on their remote to bring up the following list of interactive features alongside the broadcast video: Player Scorecard offers key bioinfo, player headshots, scores and stats; Player Bio provides player biographies and their scorecards, and fans can add a player to their favorites list; Pairings and Tee Times displays all groups and tee times for the current round.

DIRECTV’s Mix Channel, interactive coverage includes all four of professional golf’s major tournaments along with select PGA tournaments this year. For more information visit: http://www.directv.com/sports/golf

This Week on Tour – PGA, LPGA, Champions, European Tours – Mickelson & McIlory in Action

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, May 1st, 2014
Categories: Champions Tour • European Tour • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory
Tags: Phil Mickelson • Rickie Fowler • Rory McIlroy • Zach Johnson

PGA TOUR
Wells Fargo Championship
Dates: May 1-4
Venue: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.

Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 3-7 p.m. (Live) / 7:30-11:30 p.m. (Replay)
Friday 3-7 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)

In the field: Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Zach Johnson, Justin Rose, Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler, Lee Westwood, Webb Simpson, Jonas Blixt and Derek Ernst.

LPGA TOUR
North Texas LPGA Shootout presented by JTBC
Dates: May 1-4
Venue: Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas

Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Live)
Friday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Live)
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Live)

In the field: Inbee Park, Suzann Pettersen, Michelle Wie, Lexi Thompson, Stacy Lewis, Na Yeon Choi, Cristie Kerr, Jessica Korda and Angela Stanford.

CHAMPIONS TOUR
Insperity Championship
Dates: May 2-4
Venue: The Woodlands Country Club (Tournament Course), The Woodlands, Texas

Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday 7:30-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 6:30-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 7-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

In the field: Fred Couples, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Nick Price, Kenny Perry, Mark O’Meara, Rocco Mediate, Mark Calcavecchia, Jay Haas, Fred Funk and Colin Montgomerie.

EUROPEAN TOUR
The Championship at Laguna National
Dates: May 1-4
Venue: Laguna National Golf and Country Club (Masters Course), Changi, Singapore

Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 6:30-10:30 a.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 6:30-10:30 a.m. (Tape Delay)

In the field: Peter Uihlein, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Ross Fisher, Chris Wood, Simon Dyson, Thomas Levet, Bernd Wiesberger and Brett Rumford.

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