ABOVE: There was a lot of this in 2018-19. BRANDT SNEDEKER IS A VERY GOOD PUTTER. This is not a new idea for many of us who have followed the PGA Tour through the years. But this stat, reported by GolfDigest.com, is startling nonetheless. Especially for amateurs who are known to tremble over those short … Read more
Embed from Getty Images AT GOLFDIGEST.COM, BRIAN WACKER WRITES about “The Unwritten Rules of the PGA Tour Driving Range.” If you’ve attended a tour event or major championship, chances are you’ve spent time at the range watching the players warm up and work on their long games. Like me, you may have sensed there’s a … Read more
THEY COULDN’T FINISH THE FARMERS Insurance Open at Torrey Pines yesterday because the weather showed up and battered the field. The players who finished their final rounds averaged higher than 78. Meanwhile, Brandt Snedeker put together a 69 in the wet and windy (up to 40 m.p.h.) conditions. “It will stand as one of the … Read more
Kevin Na is in contention at the U.S. Open. (©USGA/Darren Carroll) HEADING OFF IN SATURDAY’S 3:25 p.m. pairing at the U.S. Open are Kevin Na and Brandt Snedeker, both at 3 under par for the championship. Na is a notoriously slow player. Sneds plays fast, really fast. This pairing might not be so good for Brandt … Read more
By Golf Channel News The following tournament lineup, TV schedule and other information were supplied by Golf Channel in a news release. AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM (PGA Tour) Dates: February 6-9 Venues: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore Course), Spyglass Hill Golf Course; Pebble Beach, Calif. Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel … Read more
THE 2013 TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, the finale of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, is under way at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Tiger Woods is the points leader heading into the event. The winner of the FedEx Cup will receive $10 million. Purse: $8 million Winner’s share: $1.44 million Defending champion: Brandt Snedeker 2013 Tour … Read more
TIGER WOODS, THE MAN WITHOUT A MAJOR since the summer of 2008, is the man to beat at the 2013 British Open according to oddsmakers. Who do you like? The following odds are courtesy of Bovada (as of Monday). The Open Championship 2013 – Outright Winner Tiger Woods last won the British Open in 2006. … Read more
Brandt Snedeker (Allison) BRANDT SNEDEKER FELT IT WAS JUST a matter of time before he won. He was coming off two consecutive runner-up finishes and five top-three finishes in his last eight starts. Why wait any longer? Why put off the seemingly inevitable? So Snedeker, the co-leader with James Hahn after 54 holes of the … Read more
A guy and Phil Mickelson. (Little Zey) PHIL MICKELSON RAN AWAY WITH the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Lefty’s wire-to-wire victory began with a 60 and he never let off the gas, finishing at 28 under par, four shots clear of runner-up Brandt Snedeker. I’m not a numbers geek, but I can’t help but notice the … Read more
Tiger Woods at AT&T National. (Allison) TIGER WOODS WON THE FARMERS Insurance Open. Yawn. Do you really expect me to get excited? After all, Tiger has won this tournament seven times. Add the 2008 U.S. Open, and he’s won eight times at Torrey Pines as a professional. Then, if you throw in his amateur career, … Read more