Category Archives: Preview
Preview: Children’s Miracle Network Classic
The PGA TOUR is in Florida for the final tournament of the 2009 season – the Children’s Miracle Network Classic at Disney’s Magnolia and Palm courses. Davis Love III earned his 20th TOUR victory, earning a lifetime exemption on the PGA TOUR, with a final round 64 to beat Tommy Gainey by one shot.
Love comes [...]
Preview: Lorena Ochoa Invitational
The LPGA returns to North America for the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, presented by Banames and Corona Light, at the Guadalajara Country Club in Mexico. Last year, Angela Stanford made two birdies on the back nine to beat Annika Sorenstam and Brittany Lang by one shot.
This year, Stanford will have to fight back 36 of the [...]
Preview: Hana Bank KOLON Championship
The LPGA Tour is in South Korea for the Hana Bank KOLON Championship at the Sky 72 Golf Club. The event kicks off a two week Asian stretch on the LPGA schedule. Defending champion Candie Kung, who was runner-up at this year’s U. S. Women’s Open, looks to earn her first victory of the 2009 [...]
Preview: Viking Classic
The PGA TOUR heads to the Annadale Golf Club in Mississippi for the Viking Classic, where Will MacKenzie looks to find the magic that gave him a playoff victory here last season. The Fall Series has had its storylines but none are bigger than Rickie Fowler, who enters the Viking Classic as the hottest player [...]
Preview: Frys.com Open
Cameron Beckman returns to Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona to defend his 2008 title at the Frys.com Open. Last year, Beckman beat Kevin Sutherland in a playoff after carding seven birdies over the last 12 holes. Can he make a repeat performance?
Beckman will have to fight back a solid field with players like [...]
Preview: Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
With the Presidents Cup finished, the PGA TOUR heads to Las Vegas for the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at the TPC Summerlin. Marc Turnesa is the defending champion after going wire-to-wire for his first PGA Tour win.
Turnesa will have to fend off some red-hot players coming off an exciting Presidents Cup, [...]
Preview: Turning Stone Resort Championship
The PGA TOUR Fall Series kicks off this week in New York with the Turning Stone Resort Championship on the Atunyote Golf Club. Dustin Johnson is set to defend his first PGA title coming off a successful playoff run, finishing 14th in the FedEx Cup standings.
Johnson, who won this year’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, [...]
Preview: CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge
The LPGA Tour heads back to Blackhawk Country Club in California for the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge. In-Kyung Kim looks to successfully defend her first career LPGA victory.
Kim will have to fight off seven of the top 10 players on the LPGA money list, including world number one Lorena Ochoa. Jiyai Shin, who has [...]
Preview: THE TOUR Championship
It all comes down to this…THE TOUR Championship. Tiger Woods leads the PGA TOUR Playoffs into the final FedEx Cup event at East Lake Country Club, where he has the best chance of taking home the $10 million prize for the second time. But, changes made to the points system after last season also gives [...]
Preview: Samsung World Championship
The LPGA Tour is in California for the Samsung World Championship at Torrey Pines. This exclusive event pits the 20 of the games best players in fight for a $1 million prize. Paula Creamer won last year by one shot over Song Hee Kim. Creamer, still looking for her first win of 2009, would [...]
Preview: P&G beauty NW Arkansas Championship
The LPGA heads to Arkansas this week for the P&G beauty NW Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Counry Club. Seon Hwa Lee is set to defend her exciting 2008 win where she birdied the final hole to edge Jane Park, who shot a 10-under par 62 in the final round.
This year’s field will be strong [...]
Preview: BMW Championship
The PGA TOUR Playoffs roll on to the BMW Championship at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club with Steve Stricker as the FedEx Cup points leader, taking over the top spot from Tiger Woods after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship last week. Last year, Camilo Villegas grabbed his first TOUR victory at the BMW Championship [...]
Preview: CN Canadian Women’s Open
Katherine Hull returns to Canada to defend her 2008 CN Canadian Women’s Open victory. The tournament is hosted this year by the Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The top 50 players are on hand this week to challenge for Canada’s national championship. Top players looking for their first wins of the [...]
Preview: Deutsche Bank Championship
The FedEx Cup is under way with Heath Slocum grabbing a win in the PGA TOUR Playoffs first event – The Barclays – last week in New Jersey. Tiger Woods continues to play well but was, once again, let down by the putter as the world’s top ranked player finished second. This week, the [...]
LPGA pits USA against Europe in Solheim Cup
The LPGA is back on the schedule this week for the Solheim Cup, a biennial team match play event with teams made up of players from the United States and Europe. The U. S. team has a 7-3 record and is undefeated at home. This year, the Solheim Cup is hosted by Rich Harvest Farms, [...]
Preview: Wyndham Championship
The PGA TOUR moves to North Carolina for the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club. Carl Petterson looks to get back into the FedEx Cup playoff picture with a successful defense of his win last year.
Sergio Garcia and U. S. Open champion Lucas Glover highlight the field this week. With the majors in the rear-view [...]
Preview: PGA Championship at Hazeltine
The PGA TOUR returns to Hazeltine National Golf Club for the 91st PGA Championship – the final major tournament of the 2009 season. Back in 2002, the last time Hazeltine hosted this event, the course ranked as the second hardest course played that season. Things may not be too different as the world’s best converge [...]
Preview: Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
The Montreux Golf and Country Club plays host this week to the PGA TOUR’s Legends Reno-Tahoe Open as Parker McLachlin looks to successfully defend his first PGA victory.
McLachlin was impressive in his seven shot victory that saw him tie the course record with a second round 62. He looks to find that magic again as [...]
Preview: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
The stars are coming out this week on the PGA TOUR as the top players in the world head to Ohio and the Firestone Country Club for the World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational. Vijay Singh is ready to defend his title against the likes of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and British Open champion Stewart Cink.
Last year’s [...]
Preview: Buick Open
The PGA TOUR returns to Michagan for the Buick Open at Warwick Hills. Kenny Perry will not be on hand to defend his title as he is home with his ailing mother.
Tiger Woods leads the charge looking to rebound from his missed cut at the British Open and gain some momentum heading into the final [...]
Preview: RICOH Women’s British Open
The LPGA plays its third major championship of the 2009 season this week with the RICOH Women’s British Open being hosted at the Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in England. Jiyai Shin won this event last year as a non-LPGA member as she played full time on the Korean LPGA Tour. She is [...]
Preview: RBC Canadian Open
Rains didn’t damper Chez Reavie’s first PGA TOUR victory at last year’s RBC Canadian Open. Reavie shot a one-under par, 70, at the Glen Abbey Golf Club for a three shot victory. He looks to repeat this week but will have to face two national favorites – Mike Weir and Stephen Ames.
The Canadian Open is [...]
Preview: Evian Masters
The LPGA Tour is back on the schedule with the Evian Masters. Defending champion Helen Alfredsson is set to defend her title at the Evian Masters Golf Club. It was Alfredsson’s first win since 2003 but her third Evian Masters title (1994, 1998). She looks to join Annika Sorenstam as the only players to successfully [...]
Preview: Open Championship at Turnberry
The third major for the PGA TOUR season is here and the world’s best players are in Scotland for the 138th Open Championship at Turnberry Resort. Padraig Harrington looks to win his third straight Open Championship this week on the Ailsa Championship Course, looking to be the first since Peter Thompson (1954-56) to do so. [...]
Preview: LPGA Tour Championship