Archive for June, 2008

Tiger Injuries Amplified By US Open = He’s Out For The Year

Tiger Woods today announced his intention to seek surgery for a torn ACL, as well as seek treatment for a stress fractured tibia, due to his recent overly aggressive rehab exercise regimen. He also stated that he would not be playing for the remainder of the 2008 season. In post tournament interviews, Tiger now reveals [...]

Tiger Takes The Win On The 91st Hole-Rocco Exceeds His Expectations

While being a Tiger fan for years, I always root for the underdog….and Rocco Mediate played the round of his career today…one of the most impressive feats I have ever seen in professional golf…hat’s off to the man from Naples…a 45-year old who survived back surgery and several inconsistent years of play to give [...]

Tiger’s Miracle Birdie Putt On 18 Clinches A Monday Playoff With Rocco

I always naively believe that when the chips are down, Tiger will somehow falter…somehow fail to make the impossible shot…and he always proves me wrong…WHAT A FINISH….he staggered out the gate with a disappointing double, and continued to struggle the entire round…Lee Westwood gave a great showing…but couldn’t keep the drives on the fairway, and [...]

Day 3 At Torrey Pines: 3 Miracles Put Tiger In The Final

What a day of golf…local favorite Phil ends the day at +10….thanks to an ugly 9…with three consecutive bad chips..Tiger fights the knee and has an incredible eagle on the back keeping him in contention at the top, as well as an impossible eagle chip and a 40 foot downhill eagle putt on 18 to [...]

The US Open Day 2: Four Putts, Lip-Out’s Abound and Tiger Roars!

The second day of the US Open at Torrey Pines is coming to a close…our first round leaders Hicks and Streelman are no where to be found on the top of the leader board….today was a day of 4 putts and too many lip-out’s to even begin to fathom….Vijay 4 putted, with three of them [...]

Day One At Torrey Pines Has Our Top Dogs Struggling

As we finish day one of US Open at Torrey Pines, we find our top players fighting to keep their heads above water…Tiger, Phil and Adam Scott all had a difficult day…Tiger stumbled out of the gates with a 1st hole double bogey, errant drives, and some tough putts…it seems as if the rust on [...]

2008 US Open Preview: Torrey Pines To Challenge All

What a week for our man Tiger who returns to the tour this week..the US Open at Torrey Pines….the spotlight will be on both #1 and #2 this during these exciting four days of golf…both Tiger and Phil share a common bond with this course as locals…both have won here on multiple occasions over their [...]

The Heron Bay Foursome

On New Year’s Eve 2004 when my wife and I closed on our new home and moved onto the golf course at the TPC Heron Bay (former home of the Honda Classic)….it seemed ironic as this was the course where I first learned to play golf back in 1995…little did I know about the many [...]

Deer Creek Golf Club: The Best Public Golf Course In South Florida

To all golfers here in South Florida, and to those who visit us from time to time from across the globe, after playing most, if not all public golf courses here in South Florida, I’m proud to give The Deer Creek Golf Club my top award. Recently renovated in 2004, this Deerfield Beach-based gem offers [...]

The Most Important Shot In Golf: The Approach Shot

Golf is a game of minimizing mistakes and controlling your emotions…when looking at the 4 dimensions of golf shots (Driving, Irons, Short Game, and Putting) you have in your arsenal, the 2nd shot, or Approach Shot as it’s classically called, is the most important shot in your game…why?….have you ever heard the phrase “drive for [...]