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  1. What Can We Expect from Kenny Perry in 2009?

    Kenny Perry’s consistently stellar play in 2008 was shocking to say the least. Perry won three events, had seven top-10 finishes and was fifth on the PGA Tour’s money list with earnings of more than $4...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about about 13 hours ago 0 comments

  2. Five Players Who Could Win Their First Major in 2009

    As we head into the 2009 PGA Tour season, there are many questions surrounding some of the game’s top players. No one knows when Tiger Woods will return and how affective he will be once he does...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about about 19 hours ago 0 comments

  3. PGA Tour Announces 2009 FedEx Cup Playoff Format

    On Tuesday, the PGA Tour announced its latest modifications to a FedEx Cup format that was in desperate need of yet another face-lift...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 3 days ago 4 comments

  4. After Tiger Woods, Financial Crisis Hits Fred Couples

    Just two days after GM announced that will be discontinuing their sponsorship deal with Tiger Woods, Fred Couple appears to be the next big-name golfer to be hit by the financial crisis...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 5 days ago 0 comments

  5. The Five Most Influential Golfers of All Time

    Throughout golf’s rich history there have been many players that have had a lasting impact on the game. However, these five players have had a more significant impact on the game at large than any of the others...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 6 days ago 3 comments

  6. The Financial Crisis Hits Tiger Woods, and He Won't Be the Last

    We all knew that the current financial crises would affect the PGA Tour in one way or another. What we didn’t know, however, was that Tiger Woods, of all people, would be the first one ...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 7 days ago 7 comments

  7. Will 2009 Be Sergio Garcia's Year?

    Several years ago, someone somewhere came up with the phrase “the best player to have never won a major.” If you didn’t know any better you’d think that whoever thought ...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 7 days ago 1 comments

  8. PGA Tour: Biggest Questions for the 2009 Season

    The 2008 PGA Tour season has provided us with some shocking moments to say the least. Tiger Woods won the US Open on one leg before shutting it down for the rest of the season to undergo reconstructive knee surgery...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 10 days ago 0 comments

  9. Jason Hak: The Next Tiger Woods?

    On Friday, 14-year-old Jason Hak became the youngest player ever to make the cut in a European Tour event. Hak, who was born in Hong Kong but now makes his home in Lake Mary, Florida, shot ...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 10 days ago 1 comments

  10. Paul Azinger in 2010? Why Not?!

    The USPGA typically selects a new Ryder Cup captain within two months of the conclusion of the previous Ryder Cup. However, this year, the USPGA has still not yet named name the 2010 American Ryder Cup team captain...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 12 days ago 1 comments

  11. What Ever Happened To Match Play?

    In golf’s early years, match play style tournaments were far more widespread than they are today. The US Amateur, which was considered one of golf’s majors many years ago as well as the PGA Championship, were both match play events...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 13 days ago 5 comments

  12. Recent Technological Advancements Have Allowed Men To Watch Sports In Peace

    It is a tale as old as time. Man wants to sit on the couch and wants sports, while woman wants to do absolutely anything other than sit on the couch and watch sports...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 14 days ago 1 comments

  13. Erik Compton's Miraculous Run Ends

    Author John Feinstein referred to Q-School as golf’s fifth major in his widely popular book Tales from Q-School. The PGA Tour Qualifying School events are arguably the most pressure-packed tournaments in all of golf...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 14 days ago 0 comments

  14. Sam Snead: A Forgotten Great

    When thinking of the greatest golfers of all time, names such as Nicklaus, Jones, Hagan, Hogan, and Woods are typically the first that come to mind...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 15 days ago 3 comments

  15. The Demise Of The Sunday Afternoon Charge

    In professional golf, there are four events each year that garner more attention and provide a greater test of skill than any of the others; the Majors...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 17 days ago 2 comments

  16. One Record That Will Never Fall

    In the coming years we will more than likely see the rewriting of just about every golfing record there is. Tiger Woods is on pace to completely shatter Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 career major wins...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 19 days ago 10 comments

  17. Tim Finchem's Legacy Will Largely Depend on the FedEx Cup

    Not since the days of the great Bobby Jones has America experienced such tremendous growth in the popularity of golf. Never in the history of the sport has the popularity of the game of golf spread like wildfire to nearly every corner of the world...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 20 days ago 4 comments

  18. Sergio Garcia Surpasses Phil Mickelson to Become World's Second Ranked Player

    While the bottom half of the PGA Tour were battling it out for their 2009 PGA Tour cards at Disney World, the big dogs were over in China competing in the HSBC Champions' tournament...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 21 days ago 3 comments

  19. Davis Love III Achieves A Career-Long Dream

    Disney World has made billions upon billions of dollars through branding itself as the place where miracles happen and dreams come true...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 22 days ago 2 comments

  20. Jeff Overton Braves the Pain to Retain His PGA Tour Card

    Jeff Overton currently sits in the much sought after 125th spot on the PGA Tour’s money list heading into this week’s Children's Miracle Network Classic, which began today in Lake Buena Vista, Fla...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 25 days ago 0 comments

  21. Can Ernie Els Make it Back to the Top?

    Ernie Els burst onto the PGA Tour in 1994 and within just a few months, he had captured his first major when he won the US Open at Oakmont Country Club...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 25 days ago 4 comments

  22. Will the Race to Dubai Divert Golfers from the PGA Tour?

    We are all painfully aware of the complete economic meltdown we have experienced here in America over the past few months. At the end of the day, sports are a business and a big business at that...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 26 days ago 1 comments

  23. The Most Powerful Player in the History of the Game

    When watching old-time golf films, the first noticeable difference between the game then and now, other than the ridiculous looking outfits, is the difference in equipment...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 28 days ago 12 comments

  24. David Toms Throws in the Towel for 2008

    David Toms has 12 career PGA Tour wins, but is probably best known for his spectacular hole in one on the 15th hole of his final round at the 2001 PGA Championship, eventually leading to his first and only major win...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about 29 days ago 1 comments

  25. Erik Compton: The Personification Of Courageousness

    Tiger Woods winning the US Open on one leg this past June was certainly impressive. Ben Hogan’s return to win the 1950 US Open at Merion a year after a car accident that nearly took ...

    Written by Martin Fitzpatrick about about 1 month ago 2 comments