Tag Archives: Preview
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: Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic
The LPGA Tour moves to Ohio this week for the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic at Highland Meadows Golf Club. Paula Creamer is the defending champion and will be playing despite the tendinitis in her thumb that caused her to withdraw from the Wegmans LPGA.
Creamer will have her work cut out for her as nineteen [...]
Preview: AT&T National hosted by Tiger Woods
The PGA TOUR heads to Bethesda, Maryland for the AT&T National, hosted by Tiger Woods. Congressional Country Club plays host to the event won last year by Anthony Kim. Kim returns to defend his second title of the 2008 season coming off two solid starts at the U. S. Open at Bethpage Black and the [...]
Preview: Wegmans LPGA
After a week off, the LPGA Tour is back with the popular Wegmans LPGA at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York. Eun-Hee Ji looks to regain the magic that led to her come-from-behind victory at last year’s event.
The Wegmans LPGA field is led by Paula Creamer, Yani Tseng and Jayai Shin. Also, both [...]
Preview: Travelers Championship
Following a wet U. S. Open, the PGA TOUR heads to Connecticut for the Travelers Championship at the TPC River Highlands. Stewart Cink is ready to defend his victory against a field that may be a little weary from the long U. S. Open week.
Cink will have to battle another tough field that will attack [...]
Preview: U. S. Open at Bethpage Black
There is a new buzz surrounding this week’s PGA TOUR tournament. Not only is Tiger Woods the defending U. S. Open champion but, he won the last Open at Bethpage Black in2002 Woods comes to Long Island as the odds on favorite thanks in some part to his win a couple of weeks ago at [...]
Preview: McDonald’s LPGA Championship
It's major time on the LPGA! The LPGA moves to the Bulle Rock Golf Course in Maryland for the McDonald’s LPGA Championship, presented by Coca-Cola. Then rookie, Yani Tseng won here first major last year, outlasting Maria Hjorth in a four-hole playoff.
Preview: St. Jude Classic
As the PGA TOUR gets ready for the U. S. Open, many top players will be fine tuning their game at the St. Jude Classic on TPC Southwind, looking to gain some momentum into a longer Bethpage Black course.
Preview: LPGA State Farm Classic
The LPGA Tour is back on course in Springfield, Illinois for the 34th LPGA State Farm Classic at Panther Creek Country Club. Ji Young Oh returns to defend her first Tour victory, which she won in a playoff over Yani Tseng.
Oh is currently ninth on the LPGA money list thanks to her victory a few [...]
Preview: The Memorial Tournament
Tiger Woods is back as the PGA TOUR moves to Ohio for The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. This event is know as Jack’s tournament, as host Jack Nicklaus designed and built the course.
Kenny Perry returns to Muirfield as defending champion and looks to get back to the winning ways he saw earlier this season. Perry [...]
Preview: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
The PGA TOUR finishes the Texas swing at Hogan’s Alley for the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. As per last week’s announcement, Phil Mickelson will not be on hand this week to defend his title at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
Preview: LPGA Corning Classic
This week the LPGA heads to upstate New York for the LPGA Corning Classic, an event that will unfortunately end its 31-year run on the LPGA following this season. Defending champion Leta Lindey was forced to withdraw due to back spasms that has left her sidelined for more than a month. She won last year with a [...]
Preview: HP Byron Nelson Championship
The PGA TOUR continues the Texas swing as it heads to Dallas for the HP Byron Nelson Championship at the TPC Four Seasons at Las Colinas. Adam Scott won last year after sinking a 48-foot putt on the third playoff hole over Ryan Moore.
Phil Mickelson leads a talented field that includes Vijay Singh, Anthony [...]
Preview: Sybase Classic
The LPGA heads to New Jersey for the Sybase Classic presented by ShopRite. Lorena Ochoa is the three-time defending champion and is looking to make it four in a row at the Upper Montclair Country Club.
Ochoa beat Morgan Pressel and four others by one shot in last year’s event. Pressel is back to try to [...]
Preview: Valero Texas Open
The PGA TOUR moves to Texas this week for the Valero Texas Open at The Resort Course at La Cantera Golf Club in San Antonio. Zach Johnson won last year with weekend rounds of 62 and 64 to defeat Charlie Wi, Mark Wilson and Tim Wilkinson by two shots.
Johnson returns to his only win of [...]
Preview: Michelob ULTRA Open
The LPGA is back this week for the Michelob ULTRA Open on the River Course at the Kingsmill Resort & Spa in Williamsburg, Virginia. Last year, Annika Sorenstam won by seven shots for her third victory of the 2008 season. Days later, Sorenstam announced she will be retiring from competition.
Lorena Ochoa leads the field that [...]
Preview: THE PLAYERS Championship
The PGA TOUR rolls into TPC Sawgrass for THE PLAYERS Championship where Sergio Garcia is set to defend his title against one of the toughest fields of the season. Often called the fifth major, THE PLAYERS is an event that the pros have to earn their way in as there exemptions are not given out. [...]
Preview: Quail Hollow Championship
The Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina plays host this week on the PGA TOUR for the Quail Hollow Championship, where Anthony Kim is ready to defend his first TOUR victory. He will face a great field that includes the two best players in the game – Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Woods won [...]
Preview: PGA Championship at Hazeltine