Recent Posts Tagged With 'fedex cup'

• PGA Tour Season Needs a Better Ending

  Posted on Monday September 28th, 2009 at 16:13 in Tiger Woods, pga tour, masters, u.s. open, fedex cup, sergio garcia, tour championship

  (Editor’s note: Robert Bruce of Game Under Repair argues for a more dramatic, clear-cut conclusion to the PGA Tour season.)Contributed by Robert BruceSpecial to ARMCHAIR GOLFDOES THE PGA TOUR have an identity problem? Take this pop quiz:1) Name the...

• A Trophy Each for Tiger and Phil

  Posted on Sunday September 27th, 2009 at 20:19 in Tiger Woods, pga tour, jack nicklaus, fedex cup, kenny perry, tim finchem, dave stockton, east lake golf club, phi mickelson

  Tim Finchem is all smiles with you know who. (Keith Allison/Flickr)TIM FINCHEM MUST BE GLOATING somewhere tonight. The revamped FedEx Cup points system and playoffs run managed to put Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, the game’s two most popular play...

• Putting Lesson Helps Phil Mickelson

  Posted on Friday September 25th, 2009 at 19:49 in Tiger Woods, pga tour, phil mickelson, padraig harrington, fedex cup, tour championship, sean o'hair, dave stockton, east lake golf club

  As good as it looks, this one didn’t go down.(Goodwyn/Flickr)PHIL MICKELSON HAS HAD his share of troubles off the course this season. On the course, the putter has been giving Lefty trouble for quite some time.A putting lesson from Dave Stockton, w...

• 2009 Tour Championship TV Schedule and Tournament Notes

  Posted on Friday September 25th, 2009 at 19:46 in pga tour, fedex cup, camilo villegas, east lake golf club, 2009 tour championship

  THE 2009 TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, the FedEx Cup Playoffs finale, gets underway on Thursday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.Purse: $7.5 millionWinner’s share: $1.35 millionDefending champion: Camilo VillegasPlayer previewsHow each player could ...

• Math Plays Through in FedEx Cup

  Posted on Thursday September 24th, 2009 at 20:11 in Tiger Woods, pga tour, fedex cup, tour championship, vijah singh

  Help! Math will determine the FedEx Cup winner.(Marvin/Flickr)GOLF IS A SIMPLE GAME. The player with the fewest strokes wins. Hand him or her a shiny trophy and one of those oversized checks, snap some photos and everything’s good.Unless it’s the...

• 2009 Tour Championship: East Lake Is Waterlogged

  Posted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 at 18:54 in fedex cup, tour championship, east lake golf club

  (Editor’s note: The below course report was filed before 15 inches of rain drenched the Atlanta area this past weekend, bringing East Lake to the saturation point. The course was closed today but the Tour Championship is still scheduled to begin on...

• Fat Lady Doesn’t Show as Tiger Cruises to Victory

  Posted on Sunday September 13th, 2009 at 20:26 in Tiger Woods, fedex cup, yogi berra, jim furyk, bmw championship, cog hill, tour championship

  Yogi Berra. His saying is funny, solid unless Tiger has big lead.(Bari D/Flickr)SORRY, YOGI. THIS ONE was over before it was over. The fat lady didn’t sing. She didn’t even show. She was probably watching U.S. Open tennis or the NFL.Tiger Woods f...

• 2009 BMW Championship TV Schedule and Tournament Notes

  Posted on Thursday September 10th, 2009 at 16:28 in pga tour, fedex cup, camilo villegas, leaderboard, cog hill, 2009 bmw championship

  Camilo Villegas defends.(nsaplayer/Flickr)THE 2009 BMW CHAMPIONSHIP, the third of four FedEx Cup Playoffs events, is underway at Cog Hill in Chicago, Illinois.Purse: $7.5 millionWinner’s share: $1.35 millionDefending champion: Camilo VillegasLive r...

• How to Throw a Club by Top 100 Teacher Charlie King

  Posted on Monday September 7th, 2009 at 20:17 in Tiger Woods, pga tour, fedex cup, steve stricker, deutsche bank championship, bmw championship, charlie king, club-throwing

  Is Tiger hindered by his club-throwing technique?(Keith Allison/Flickr)A LOT HAS BEEN MADE of Tiger Woods’ club-throwing tantrum in the first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship, the second of four FedEx Cup Playoffs events.While many are fixat...

• 2009 Deutsche Bank Championship TV Schedule and Tournament Notes

  Posted on Thursday September 3rd, 2009 at 15:40 in pga tour, vijay singh, fedex cup, leaderboard, 2009 deutsche bank championship

  THE 2009 DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP, the second of four FedEx Cup Playoffs events, gets underway on Friday at TPC Boston in Boston, Massachusetts.Purse: $7.5 millionWinner’s share: $1.35 millionDefending champion: Vijay SinghInside the fieldInside ...

• Golf’s Twilight Zone, Starring Heath Slocum

  Posted on Monday August 31st, 2009 at 17:23 in Tiger Woods, fedex cup, the barclays, steve stricker, deutsche bank championship, daniel chopra, heath slocum, ryuji imada

  TIGER WOODS MISSED a seven-foot birdie putt on the final hole of The Barclays that would have tied him for the lead. Meanwhile, Heath Slocum slammed home a 21-foot tournament-winning putt on the 72nd hole.Welcome to golf’s Twilight Zone.Did you see...

• Was Liberty National Better as a Munitions Dump?

  Posted on Saturday August 29th, 2009 at 21:27 in fedex cup, tom kite, pga tour. tiger woods, paul goydos, steve marino, liberty national

  (Image: Heritage-Links.com)Out here, guys bitch about everything. They even bitch about the ice cream.−Ed Dougherty, former PGA Tour playerI WAS REMINDED OF the above quote (one of my favorites) from reading some of the pros’ comments about Liber...

• ARMCHAIR GOLF Blogarama

  Posted on Thursday August 27th, 2009 at 17:12 in Tiger Woods, fred couples, fedex cup, liberty national

  (Mike Licht/Flickr)Marci Diehl offers a three-word golf and life mantra: Let It Happen. (Changing Your Grip)Heather Jones would love the Solheim Cup even more if the TV coverage picked up the pace. (Real Women Golf)The Golf Girl blogs about her golf ...

• 2009 Barclays TV Schedule and Tournament Notes

  Posted on Wednesday August 26th, 2009 at 19:58 in pga tour, vijay singh, fedex cup, leaderboard, liberty national, 2009 barclays

  THE 2009 BARCLAYS begins on Thursday at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, New Jersey.Purse: $7.5 millionWinner’s share: $1.35 millionDefending champion: Vijay SinghFedEx Cup Playoffs previewInside the fieldInside the courseThursday and Fri...