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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
A perfect start to the year for Ogilvy
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) Geoff Ogilvy has not played a competitive round of golf in nearly a month. His heart is still at home, where his wife gave birth to their third child less than a week ago. At any other tournament, it might not be the ideal preparation to defend a title. The Match … 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
Hot? Fred Couples. Not? Phil Mickelson.
Hot 1. The Clambake. Perfect weather, a smashing new golf course, Sunday dramatics at Pebble, a compelling winner … it’s hard to imagine there will be a better non-major all year. 2. Match Play Wednesday. It’s one of my favorite days of the year, a sunrise-to-sunset day that is the ultimate physical and mental … Continue reading
USGA Meets with Ping About Eye2 Irons
Officials from Ping and the USGA met Wednesday in hopes of working out a reasonable solution to the controversy surrounding the use of Ping Eye2s with square grooves. At 3:16 pm Thursday I got the following e-mail statement from the USGA: Officials from the USGA and PING met yesterday in Dallas to discuss the … Continue reading
PGA Tour: Johnson, Goydos Tied
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Dustin Johnson is powering his away around the Monterey Peninsula. Paul Goydos is poking along. Two golfers who couldn’t be any more different were tied for the lead Saturday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Johnson reached the 595-yard opening hole at Spyglass Hill with a hybrid and made a … Continue reading
Familiar Story
The shot wasn’t heard round the world, but the reverberations are still being felt some two decades later. From the right rough on the 16th hole at the TPC-Eagle Trace in Coral Springs, Fl., 26-year-old Mark Calcavecchia “gashed a shot out of the hay” with his Ping Eye 2 8-iron that landed on a peninsula … Continue reading
Northern Trust Open: Stricker Doesn’t Let Go
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even with a big lead, Steve Stricker expected a tough day. Everyone else expected him to win. Turns out both sides were right. Stricker watched a six-shot lead slip to two after just five holes Sunday at Riviera before he steadied himself and closed with a 1-under 70 for a two-shot … Continue reading
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Ping Responds to Eye2 Wedge Controversy
Using a loophole in the new groove rules, several players, including John Daly and Phil Mickelson, have made the controversial decision to play Ping Eye2 wedges in recent PGA Tour events, prompting some criticism from fellow Tour pros. John Solheim, Ping’s chairman and CEO, issued a statement on the issue last night. … Continue reading