Woods Flirting With Players Championship Cut Line.
Ponte Vedre, Florida ….
Tiger Woods is staring at an anxious afternoon wait before knowing if he will play all four rounds of the Players Championship at Ponte Vedre in Florida.
Woods added a one-under par 71 to his opening 72 near lunch to be right on the projected cut-off mark at one-under on the TPC Sawgrass Stadium course.
Woods second round in the hot and humid conditions was a mix of just two birdies, at his seventh and 12th holes and with his only bogey at the 18th that he was playing ...
‘DJ’ Quickly Spoils Rose’s World No.1 Players Championship Victory Aspiration.
Ponte Vedre, Florida ….
For a handful of holes early in his round Justin Rose revealed he had visions of finishing ahead of World No. 1 Dustin Johnson on day one of the Players Championship here at Ponte Vedre.
Rose teed-up on the famed TPC Sawgrass course as the World No. 5 and realistically in with a chance of becoming the first Englishman to top the World Rankings since Luke Donald in just a few weeks shy of six years ago.
Indeed, Rose commenced his round from the 10th hole and then after ...
‘Golf’s A Beach’ Says McIlroy Ahead Of The Players.
Ponte Vedre, Florida …
‘Golf’s a beach’ declared Rory McIlroy heading into this week’s lucrative Players Championshiap.
McIlroy is teeing-up on the Pete Dye designed TPC Sawgrass for a ninth occasion in 10-years but it has only been the past five years he’s been able to snare four top-10s.
And McIlroy reckons that has much to do with a decision to stay off course and in one of the many hotels located on the closeby Atlantic Ocean beach front.
“It’s funny as I started staying ...
Scott Returns To His Original Long Putter To Help Boost Flagging World Ranking
Ponte Vedre, Florida ….
Adam Scott has returned to using his original long putter in the goal of qualifying for next month’s U.S. Open and also returning to the pointed end of the World Rankings.
The 37-year old Australian has slipped to World No. 71 and with the top-60 in the world as late as June 11th qualifying automatically for the June 14th commencing Major at Shinnecock Hills on New York’s Long Island.
As well, Scott’s five-year exemption in winning the 2013 Masters ended ...
Woods Confirms For 2018 Open Championship At Carnoustie
The last time Tiger Woods teed-up on the first at Carnoustie in the 2007 Open he went out-of-bounds left and into the Barrie Burn.
Now in confirming Woods has entered this year’s 147th Open at Carnoustie there may be some comfort the Barrie Burn, that runs for most of the length of the first fairway is now a lateral hazard.
Woods has conquered the one true test to become Champion Golfer of the Year on three occasions having lifted the iconic Claret Jug twice at St Andrews (2000, 2005) and ...
Woods Accepts Mickelson’s Challenge .. We’ll Play For Whatever Makes Him Uncomfortable.
Ponte Vedre, Florida …
Tiger Woods did not hesitate for one second in accepting long-time arch rival Phil Mickelson throwing down the gauntlet in a ‘high stakes, winner takes all’ showdown call ahead of this week’s Players Championship at Ponte Vedra in Florida.
Woods and Mickelson find themselves grouped, and along with Rickie Fowler, for the opening two rounds of this week’s Players Championship om the TPC Sawgrass course at Ponte Vedre in Florida.
It will the first Tour occasion ...
Fowler Looking To Be More Than A Sawgrass Spectator Alongside Woods & Mickelson.
Ponte Vedre, Florida …
Fellow former Players Championship winner Rickie Fowler will be looking for more than just being an interested spectator when he joins Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson for the opening two rounds of the Players Championship.
Long-time arch rivals Woods and Mickelson will tee-up alongside each other on TPC Sawgrass for a first occasion since 2001.
And while Fowler, who captured the 2015 Players with a birdie at the first play-off hole, is friendly with both Woods and Mickelson, ...
