HOORAY FOR USA’S XANDER SCHAUFFELE, gold medal winner in the Olympic Men’s Golf Competition. It’s the first American gold in golf in more than a century. Schauffele edged a charging Rory Sabbatini (the silver winner playing for Slovakia) by a stroke. The bronze medalist was Taiwan’s C.T. Pan, who reached the podium by winning a … Read more
THE 2012 HONDA CLASSIC IS IN PROGRESS at PGA National Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Tom Gillis currently leads at 8 under after shooting a 64 in the second round. First-round leader and U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love (6 under) is set to tee off at 1 p.m. ET. Vaughn Taylor is … Read more
Editor’s note: The Rules Geek is an occasional and potentially annoying feature at ARMCHAIR GOLF. IMAGINE ARRIVING 20 SECONDS LATE for a tee time. No big deal, right? Wrong, as Rory Sabbatini found out at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions a couple of weeks ago. Sabo showed up 20 ticks late for his second round … Read more
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, all. A quick update on “The Stones”: Bridgestone Phil Mickelson is going for No. 1. Lee Westwood is going home. Tiger Woods is going everywhere except in the fairway. South African Retief Goosen leads the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational after two rounds at 7-under par. Mickelson and Justin Leonard are one shot back. … Read more
THE 2010 HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP is in progress at TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. Steve Elkington is the current leader at 8 under. Purse: $6.5 million Winner’s share: $1.17 million Defending champion: Rory Sabbatini The field The course Tee times The live report Tournament news Tournament website 2010 HP Byron … Read more
(Photos courtesy of Rob Hayashida of Golf Views) ARMCHAIR GOLF is in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, for the Puerto Rico Open. RORY SABBATINI TYPIFIED PLAYERS I watched on a windy Saturday at the Puerto Rico Open. Putts didn’t drop for the South African and the frustration showed. In fact, of the several groups I watched, … Read more
2010 SBS Championship Recap Winner: Geoff Ogilvy Score: 22 under, 270 (69, 66, 68, 67) Quote: “I like the golf course, I think it’s fair to say.” Fact: Won with clean-shaven look instead of last year’s stubble. Thought: Will Geoff win his second major in 2010? YOU CAN CHANGE the name of the tournament from … Read more
(JimmysAwards.com) FACING THE REALITIES of the economic crisis head on, the PGA Tour is considering and implementing a number of belt-tightening moves for the 2009 season. A tour insider, speaking on the condition of anonymity, previewed several things the tour and players are doing. Those giant winner’s checks and ostentatious trophies are out. The tour … Read more
Larry Nelson Consider it a Rodney Dangerfield list. They’re PGA Tour players who don’t get the respect they deserve. Here’s Golf.com’s most underrated players of the last quarter century: Larry Nelson John Daly Jose Maria Olazabal Mark Calcavecchia Tom Kite Bernhard Langer Rory Sabbatini Calvin Peete Larry Nelson. OK, I’m on board. Nelson won three … Read more
At GolfDigest.com, Johnny Miller opines on the game’s best performers, from driving to putting. “You might be asking why Tiger’s name isn’t on all of them — some would argue that it could be,” Johnny writes. “But from my spot in the NBC tower, I definitely see players who have an edge over Tiger and … Read more