Category Archives: Watch List
Picks: Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
The Legends Reno-Tahoe Open plays opposite the Bridgestone Invitational but still delivers a top-notch field on a very unique course - Montreux Golf and Country Club. Parker McLachlin comes into this week trying to relight some of the magic that had him win here by seven shots.
Picks: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
The World Golf Championship events bring out the best players in the world unlike any non-major tournament. The series offers fans more opportunities to see the best play the best. Vijay Singh won the Bridgestone Invitational last year and is looking for his first win in 2009. Also, Tiger Wookds is coming off a win [...]
Picks: RBC Canadian Open
The Canadian Open is a top-class event that draws many top players despite being the week after the Open Championship. Then rookie Chez Reavie won for the first time on the PGA last year and looks to repeat. But, he will have to face Canadians Mike Weir and Stephen Ames, who both look to raise [...]
Picks: Evian Masters
The LPGA heads to Europe for one of the more exciting events on Tour, the Evian Masters. Helen Alfredsson won at the Evian Masters Country Club for her first win in five years and she is looking to be the first to repeat since Annika Sorenstam. She will have to face the likes of Lorena [...]
Moving Day: Open Championship
The leaders tell two different stories. Tom Watson has won five major championships, including one here at Turnberry. Steve Marino got into the Open Championship as an alternate and carded a great second round in tough conditions. With rain in the forecast for the weekend in Scotland, the Open Championship is primed for a classic [...]
Picks: The Open Championship at Turnberry
The third major on the PGA TOUR schedule is here and the drama is set as Padraig Harrington looks to win his third straight Open Championship as Tiger Woods wants to raise his fourth Claret Jug. Will either top the leaderboard on Sunday or will young stars like Anthony Kim, Martin Kaymer or Rory McIlroy [...]
Picks: Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic
The LPGA is in Ohio for the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic at Highland Meadows Golf Club. Paula Creamer is the defending champion but has struggled with injuries this season, most recently last week. Creamer withdrew from the Wegmans LPGA with a thumb injury and is set to go this week after consulting with her [...]
Picks: AT&T National hosted by Tiger Woods
The PGA TOUR is in Maryland for the AT&T National, hosted by Tiger Woods. Woods missed his event last year because of knee surgery but he is in the field this week as he tries to unseat Anthony Kim. Kim is coming off his two best consecutive starts and could be poised for a repeat [...]
Picks: Wegmans LPGA
The LPGA is back on the course for the Wegmans LPGA in Pittsford, New York. Hosted by Locust Hill Country Club, the Wegmans LPGA provided a little drama last year as Eun-Hee Ji came from behind to beat Suzann Pettersen over the final nine holes. Oh will try and repeat but will have to outlast [...]
Picks: Travelers Championship
The Travelers Championship is the perfect tournament to follow the U. S. Open. The TPC River Highlands is a terrific course and the players love coming to Connecticut for this five-star event. Stewart Cink is looking to defend his 2008 title but will have to face a solid field on a course primed for scoring [...]
Picks: U. S. Open at Bethpage Black
Bethpage Black is set to host a very highly anticipated U. S. Open this weekend. Tiger Woods is one year removed from the greatest Open in PGA history and faces a longer, tougher Black Course on Long Island. The usual suspects are all considered contenders – Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington – but it [...]
Moving Day: McDonald’s LPGA Championship
Can a rookie win the McDonald’s LPGA Championship for the second straight year? Anna Nordqvist is trying to accomplish that feat as she heads into the weekend with a one shot lead over Nicole Castrale at the Bulle Rock Golf Course. Some of the starts moved up the leaderboard in round two as Katherine Hull [...]
Moving Day: St. Jude Classic
Thunder storms halted the St. Jude Classic, delaying the second round until Saturday morning. Brian Gay kept his spot at the top of the leaderboard with a 66 in the second round. Can he keep the edge heading towards the final round? I like Woody Austin…he has played well the last few weeks and is [...]
Picks: McDonald’s LPGA Championship
The LPGA starts the second major of the season with the McDonald’s LPGA Championship, presented by Coca-Cola. Yani Tseng returns to defend her title, which made her the second youngest major tournament champion in LPGA history. She will have to fend off Lorena Ochoa and the other top golfers, including Suzann Pettersen, Paula Creamer and [...]
Picks: St. Jude Classic
This weeks St. Jude Classic should provide a nice look into how the some of the PGA TOUR’s top golfers will do in the upcoming U. S. Open. Phil Mickelson is in the field this week to prepare for Bethpage Black. Other top golfers playing this week are Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington and Camilo Villegas. [...]
Moving Day: LPGA State Farm Classic
Suzann Pettersen is in the hunt again, looking for that elusive victory in 2009. She is tied with Hall of Famer Se Ri Pak, who has held a share of the lead after both rounds. The pair will have to battle through the weekend as 32 plyaers are within five shots of their 10-under score.
Moving Day: The Memorial Tournament
It is shaping up to be a good weekend in Ohio at The Memorial Tournament. Jack Nicklaus' Muirfield Village played tough in the afternoon sun. Jim Furyk and Jonathan Byrd are tied for the lead at seven-under but there are more than 30 players, including the game's best - Tiger Woods, within six shots. With two rounds to play...
Pettersen, Pak tied at LPGA State Farm Classic
Suzann Pettersen and Se Ri Pak are tied for the lead at the LPGA State Farm Classic with a 10-under par score on the Panther Creek Country Club course in Springfield, Illinois.
Picks: LPGA State Farm Classic
Can Ji Young Oh successfully defend her State Farm Classic win, which was her first career victory? She is having a great season thus far, including a win a few weeks ago at the Sybase Classic but she will have to fend off some top flight, and hungry, players looking for their first win of [...]
Picks: The Memorial Tournament
Tiger’s back! In case you forgot, Woods is still the best player in the world and is in the field this week at The Memorial, where he has won three times in 1999, 2000 and 2001. It almost gives you the feeling that Woods is due for a win this week at Jack Nicklaus’ tournament [...]
Moving Day: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Moving day takes on a new meaning this week as the field and their caddies will be dressed in pink for the Pink Out at Colonial. It is a TOUR-wide show of support for defending champion Phil Mickelson and his wife Amy, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last week. Contributions are being collected by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation.
Picks: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Rory Sabbatini looks to keep the hot hand at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, an event he won in 2007. Coming off an impressive victory last week at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, Sabbatini is one of our favorites to win. Who else can top the leaderboard this week at Hogan's Alley?
Moving Day: LPGA Corning Classic
Karine Icher looks comfortable on the Corning Country Club course as she takes a two-shot advantage over Hee-Won Han heading into the weekend at the LPGA Corning Classic. She will have to keep it steady to raise her first LPGA trophy. Icher and Han could run away with it but Na Yeon Choi and Suzann [...]
Moving Day: HP Byron Nelson Championship
Rory Sabbatini and John Mallinger share the lead at the HP Byron Nelson Championship in a tight leaderboard that has 35 players within five shots of the lead. Moving day is where champions make their move and, with names like Dustin Johnson, Fred Couples, Charles Howell III and Vijay Singh in the mix, the weekend [...]
Picks: PGA Championship at Hazeltine