Casey Ends Nine-Year PGA Tour Winless Drought Denying Woods Valspar Success
Palm Harbor, Florida …
Paul Casey ended a nine-year PGA Tour drought in denying Tiger Wood by one shot with victory in the Valspar Championship.
Casey, who had played alongside Woods on day three and ended four shots adrift of Woods, snatched seven birdies in a closing 65 to win with a 10-under par tally on the Copperhead course.
The 40-year old Cheltenham-born Casey last won on the PGA Tour in capturing the 2009 Houston Open and in the intervening period has contested 151 Tour events before ...
Woods One Stroke & One Round From Ending 54-Month Winless Drought
Palm Harbor, Florida …
The sports world awaits what could be one of the biggest news stories in many a decade with Tiger Woods just one stroke behind and one round shy of victory in the Valspar Championship.
It’s been 54-months since Woods last victory at the 2013 WGC – Bridgestone Invitational and the now 42-year old is set to dispel any criticism, and not that he has not already done in 13 rounds this new season, with what would be a 80th PGA Tour success.
Woods went into day ...
Cameron Smith Quietly Confident Of Masters Return.
Palm Harbor, Florida ….
Aussie sensation Cameron Smith is quietly confident of finding his way into the Masters field despite being currently ranked No. 52 in the world.
Smith has three opportunities to pick-up the two spots that would see him qualify automatically for this year’s first Major commencing April 8th at Augusta National and those being a strong finish in the Valspar and then an equally strong showing in next week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational and the following week’s ...
Woods Primed To End Five-Year Winless Drought In Valspar Debut.
Palm Harbor, Florida …
Tiger Woods is brilliantly primed to end a near five-year victory drought in grabbing a share of the clubhouse lead on day two of the Valspar Championship near Tampa in Florida.
Woods was in the lead at five-under par near lunch on day two of the event before his only dropped shot in missing the final green right and then taking three shots to hole out in a round of a three-under par 68.
It left Woods sharing the clubhouse lead on four-under par with Surrey’s ...
Woods Paints A Brutal But Pleasing First Round Valspar Picture.
Palm Habor, Florida ……
Tiger Woods could not have been more pleased nor could a record crowd in walking from the Copperhead course after dealing with ‘brutal’ conditions and post a one-under par 70 on the opening day of the Valspar Championship at the Innisbrook Resort.
Woods heads into the second round sharing eighth place and only four shots behind 26-year old Canadian Correy Conners who heads the field by a shot after signing for a four-under par 67.
The 14-time Major ...
Woods Lucky Not To Injure Forearm In 16th Hole Valspar Brush With Tree.
Palm Harbor, Florida ….
Tiger Woods was lucky to avoid a serious arm injury late on the opening day of the Valspar Championship near Tampa in Florida.
Woods, contesting just a fourth PGA Tour event and an 11th round on his return to full-time competition, found his ball up against a tree well left at the 16th and opening hole of the three-hole closing ‘Snake Pit’ stretch on the Copperhead course.
Woods assessed his shot and clearly brushed the tree with his left forearm and letting go ...
Speith Says It’s A ‘Crapshoot’ Whether Rory, Phil Or Himself First Get To Be A Grand Slam Champion.
Palm Harbor, Florida …
Jordan Spieth reckons it is a crapshoot as to whether Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson or himself gets to become a Grand Slam champion first.
McIlroy’s the first cab off the potential Grand Slam rank in 2018 and heading into next month’s Masters looking to secure an Augusta members green jacket that would see him beat both Mickelson and Spieth into the most exclusive club in golf.
In fact, McIlroy, Mickelson and Spieth are the only ‘active’ players ...
