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Great News! Only 361 Days to the 2020 Masters Tournament

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, April 14th, 2019
Categories: PGA Tour • Pro Golf • The Masters • Tiger Woods
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The Masters Tournament never disappoints. Never. What an incredible week. Congratulations to Tiger Woods on the historic win, his 15th major. Please people, don’t ask if Tiger will break Jack’s major championship record.

The golf media world is about to go all in on Tiger again. Be ready for it.

Tiger vs Phil in Vegas Thanksgiving Weekend – Tiger to Play Match Left-Handed

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018
Categories: Boneheads • Miscellaneous • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
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The big match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson is now set.  The stage is Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas.  The winner will take home $9 million.  I thought it was going to be $10 million, but oh well.

Who is my pick to win this match?  I’m going to go with Phil Mickelson.  Based on the promotional photo for the event, Tiger Woods is apparently going to be playing left handed clubs.  Check out the lefty driver:

Despite having “face twist” technology, Tiger’s driving has been quite bad this season.  Perhaps he’s switching to left-handed to improve his driving accuracy.

The event will be on pay per view.  Tiger vs Phil TV information is here.

How to Make Tiger Woods vs Phil Mickelson for $10,000,000 Truly Interesting

Written by: Tony Korologos | Saturday, July 7th, 2018
Categories: Golf • Miscellaneous • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
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The hot golf news over the last few days is that there will be a pending winner take all golf exhibition between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.  The winner will take home a cool $10,000,000.  That’s great and all, but there’s no thrill in this if the money is simply coming from sponsors of the event and advertising revenue.

My Proposal

People wonder how pro golfers can be so relaxed when playing for so much money.  The reason is they’re playing for someone else’s money.  The best way to make this Tiger/Phil event interesting would be to make each player bring $10,000,000 OF THEIR OWN MONEY to the event.  The $20,000,000 pile of cash would then be on display for the fans to google over, and the players would (hopefully) get a little squirmy knowing that THEIR cash is on the line. The look would be cool. Security guys, Brinks truck…the whole deal.

I know I get nervous when I’m playing to keep my own money, especially when it is a $2.00 Nassau and there’s a press going on the final hole.  Nothing makes your butt cheeks tighten up over a 3-foot putt like knowing it’s to save yourself from losing $4.00.

Hooked on Golf Blog Exclusive: Sergio Garcia 2018 Masters Nappy Scripting

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, April 2nd, 2018
Categories: PGA Tour • Pro Golf • The Masters • Tiger Woods
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Welcome to the best week in golf, Masters week! The best part of the Masters tournament isn’t the incredible golf course or the amazing competition, or the traditions. Noooo. The best part is the apparel scripting.  Today I have a Hooked on Golf Blog exclusive apparel script for Sergio Garcia and his wife Angela, the 2018 Masters Nappy Scripting.

Sergio Garcia Masters Nappy Scripting

Sergio Garcia Masters Nappy Scripting

This is truly “a nappy script like no other.” I love how the script pays some respect to Augusta National’s security team, the course, his friend Rickie Fowler, and Tiger Woods. Well played. FORE!

Stay tuned for more exclusive HOG Masters coverage.

Genesis Open Preview

Written by: HOG Staff | Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
Categories: FedEx Cup • Jordan Spieth • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods
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Dustin Johnson

World number one Dustin Johnson heads to Pacific Pallisades this week to defend the Genesis Open title that he won by five strokes last year. Riviera is perfectly suited to Johnson’s game, thanks to his phenomenal power off the tee, and he has achieved T4 finishes in each of the last four years. Recent winners include Bubba Watson (twice) and James Hahn, both hit ferocious distances, so it is a course geared up for bombers. But the field is strong and deep, the presence of Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy means four of the world’s top eight will be in the mix.

Watson, meanwhile, will be hoping for a strong comeback after having the worst year of his career in 2017. He missed the cut in three of the four majors and has not won a tournament since 2016, sending him plummeting down to 117 in the world rankings. Riviera is the perfect setting to launch his return to greatness as the two-time Masters winner claimed victory here in 2014 and again in 2016, when he was ranked second in the world. If he can rediscover his magic touch around the greens he will be a force to be reckoned with, but that is a big if.

Phil Mickelson

Phil Mickelson

Another man hoping for a return to glory is crowd favorite Phil Mickelson, who is now 47 years old and has not won since 2013. He has come mighty close on several occasions, and remains a magnificently talented player, but if he is to force his way into Ryder Cup contention he needs to secure a victory somewhere along the line. He won here in 2008 and 2009 and finished runner-up in 2012, so it is as good a place as any to return to the summit once again.

And then there is Mickelson’s old nemesis Tiger Woods, who will dominate headlines in the build-up to the tournament. He finished T23 on his return to action in the Farmers Insurance Open last month, and said he is looking forward to hosting and playing at the Genesis Open this week. After a long injury layoff, fans will be eager to see if he can recapture the sort of form that led him to eclipse Mickelson and hold down number one spot in the world rankings for many years.

But right now, it is the elite men that head the betting, and deservedly so. Make sure to look at Betonline for odds on the event, and you will see that Johnson is the clear favorite heading into the tournament. His record at Riviera is amazing: he won last year, finished runner-up in 2014 and lost a playoff in 2015. Last year, his five-stroke win catapulted him to the top of the world rankings and he consolidated his place by winning his next two tournaments, the WGC Mexico Championship and the WGC Dell Technologies Matchplay. He was the clear favorite heading into the Masters, only to fall down the stairs and find himself ruled out due to injury. But he has maintained his number one ranking, despite the ascent of Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm and the return to greatness of Jordan Spieth.

Riviera is a second shot test, where precision on approach is paramount to success. Spieth will be a danger here as he is turning a corner on greens and has three T25 finishes in five appearances at Riviera. He needs a win ahead of The Masters and will be going all out for victory. Thomas never knows when he is beaten, while McIlroy can win anywhere and has made a strong start to 2018, but right now Johnson is the man to beat.

 

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