Tag Archives: Accenture Match Play Championship
New Titleist Irons for Sharp Shooting Rory McIlroy
MARANA, Ariz. — Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy is not a serious gearhead. He knows things that any professional golfer needs to know, like his ideal launch angle and spin rate off the tee, and he has a modest collection of about 15 Scotty Cameron putters and headcovers at home, but he does not tinker … Continue reading
WGC-Accenture Match Play marks first global gathering of the year
Golf at the highest level has become such a global game it’s tougher than ever to pinpoint the best professional tour, the most fertile country for world-class players, the most impressive young talent, or even, in the absence of Tiger Woods, the top player. With Woods out indefinitely, the game is a land grab contested … Continue reading
Breaking down the opening matches at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
MARANA, Ariz. The WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship has 64 entrants and beautiful brackets just waiting to be filled in like the NCAA Basketball tournament. The difference is, there are no gimmes in match play golf. Eighteen holes are not enough for the best players to separate themselves from the rest of the field. Even … Continue reading
Ping Eye2 Controversy a Headache for Hunter Mahan
MARANA, Ariz. — The controversy sparked by Phil Mickelson, John Daly and other golfers who recently started using Ping Eye2 wedges made before 1990 has created a problem for Hunter Mahan. Mahan has been using a pre-1990 58° Ping Eye2 lob wedge for years. He likes the look and feel of the … Continue reading
PGA Tour: Fantasy Fix
Welcome to the latest edition of Fantasy Fix, where we count ourselves among the minority that actually cares about the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Yes, that’s right, we’ve reached our first double-dip week, where the upper echelon of the PGA Tour makes its way to the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship event, while others play in a … Continue reading