The 17th hole at the TPC of Sawgrass is the worst golf hole in the world on which to start a sudden death playoff. It’s not just that there is no room for error. It’s that there is no room for uncontrollable externalities such as wind, rub of the green, or timing. Paul Goydos hit [...]
Sergio Garcia won THE PLAYERS Championship by paring the first playoff hole against Paul Goydos. Sergio won by playing accurate golf from tee to green and putting better than he has in three years. Confidence is a fickle attribute to acquire, retain, and, if lost, reacquire. This afternoon, Sergio took a major step towards recapturing [...]
Some will have you believe that the next scheduled Major for the 2008 PGA Tour season is the U.S. Opon at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California. It’s not. THE PLAYERS Championship is the perennial “fifth-major.” I’m using this post to make it official, as it clearly should be. The Purse — It has the [...]