The PGA TOUR stays in California for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where Dustin Johnson is the defending champion. Phil Mickelson is the fields headliner once again as he goes for his fourth win at this event.
Mickelson is coming off a disappointing finish at last week’s Northern Trust Open, one that saw him fall back a spot in the world rankings. Jim Furyk and Padraig Harrington are the two other top 10 ranked golfers in the field this week. Other notable players inside the ropes this week are Ryan Palmer, Matt Kuchar and Brandt Snedeker, who all look to continue their solid starts in the 2010 season. Also, rookies Rickie Fowler and Ryo Ishikawa look to notch their first PGA TOUR wins. Notable players to watch this week are Vijay Singh, Davis Love III, Retief Goosen, Steve Marino, Sean O’Hair and Adam Scott, who missed the cut last week in his season debut. Also in the field is John Daly, who made noise a couple of weeks ago hinting at retirement.
What about the wedges?
The news heading into last week was about the PING Eye-2 wedges that some players – notably Phil Mickelson – played. To recap, the wedges are exempt to the new rule against square grooves in clubs. The rule really came to light when Mickelson played the PING’s at the Farmers Insurance Open, sparking criticism from Scott McCarron who claimed it went against the spirit of the rule. Previously, John Daly and Dean Wilson used the clubs at the Sony Open.
The question this week : will Mickelson put the PING wedge in the bag this week?
Interest has seemed to spark from this and rumored new that Tiger Woods will return for the Accenture Match Play Championship was shot down by Woods’ caddie Steve Williams. I personally didn’t believe that Woods would come back before the Masters, if at all, especially to a tournament with a sponsor that dropped him amid the scandal.
PGA TOUR heads to Pebble Beach
Mickelson is coming off a disappointing finish at last week’s Northern Trust Open, one that saw him fall back a spot in the world rankings. Jim Furyk and Padraig Harrington are the two other top 10 ranked golfers in the field this week. Other notable players inside the ropes this week are Ryan Palmer, Matt Kuchar and Brandt Snedeker, who all look to continue their solid starts in the 2010 season. Also, rookies Rickie Fowler and Ryo Ishikawa look to notch their first PGA TOUR wins. Notable players to watch this week are Vijay Singh, Davis Love III, Retief Goosen, Steve Marino, Sean O’Hair and Adam Scott, who missed the cut last week in his season debut. Also in the field is John Daly, who made noise a couple of weeks ago hinting at retirement.
What about the wedges?
The news heading into last week was about the PING Eye-2 wedges that some players – notably Phil Mickelson – played. To recap, the wedges are exempt to the new rule against square grooves in clubs. The rule really came to light when Mickelson played the PING’s at the Farmers Insurance Open, sparking criticism from Scott McCarron who claimed it went against the spirit of the rule. Previously, John Daly and Dean Wilson used the clubs at the Sony Open.
The question this week : will Mickelson put the PING wedge in the bag this week?
Interest has seemed to spark from this and rumored new that Tiger Woods will return for the Accenture Match Play Championship was shot down by Woods’ caddie Steve Williams. I personally didn’t believe that Woods would come back before the Masters, if at all, especially to a tournament with a sponsor that dropped him amid the scandal.