While Tiger was toiling in Orland club championship series, Phil was showing that he is now the one to beat this year. We all know that Tiger has been the one to beat for the last decade, but Phil is the better of the two right now. In addition, I propose that he is getting better while Tiger is trying to find himself again. What? Is this sacrilegious? How dare I put down the man who came out winning his first three real matches? How dare I even hint that he is anything less than ...

What I am about to say may be shocking… Basketball and baseball are falling by the wayside in this great nation. Not only are they no longer getting the participation they used to revel in, but we are no longer the best at it in the world. If the World Baseball Classic taught us anything is that we are no longer dominant in a sport we introduced to the world. Basketball struggled for a bronze medal in the last Olympics. The only thing the U.S. has to offer is money so athletes come to our leagues for ...

A March Madness style event would create a golf hysteria for the PGA. The PGA lacks a great one-on-one tournament. Contemplate, for a second, how much interest this could create. The upsets, Cinderella stories, perseverance, and excitement would lead to, oh no, a spotlight on the sport. Golf competes with other major sports for attention, and this NCAA tournament will certainly steal attention from this weekend’s Bay Hill Invite. Why not attempt something similar? Imagine the possibility. Tiger would start off playing against the 64th ranked player in the PGA tour. As ...

Usually when I write a piece, I try and shed light on a relevant topic. Today is different. I am so happy with my fairway woods by Titleist, I feel like screaming from a mountain top. Apparently, this is my mountain top. I play the 15* and the 19* for my 3 and 5 respectively. The 904f series is almost a year old now, and this is why I bring it up. They have great balance and the head is conducive to hitting it off of tight lies, groomed fairways, and the deep stuff. ...

How does he do it? Tiger seems so dominating this year, it is hard to think that winning at Doral would be any kind of entertaining. Tiger wins another one, blah blah blah. Not so, every hole of the tournament was exhilarating. If he wasn’t head to head with Phil Mickelson, he was playing keep away with David Toms and Camilo Villegas. For good measure, he gets on in two on the twelfth hole that is a ridiculous 600+ yards. All I have to say is, “We’re not worthy; we’re not worthy.”

Women vs. Men part II: The putting green evening out. This is a continuation of an earlier piece written last week. I proposed that women were finally receiving more notoriety, and deservedly so. Also, I stated that women were catching up to men in skill and comparability. I still believe this. The quote for popularity: “Annika, being the most dominant of the women in the LPGA, is one of the most recognizable women athletes in the nation. “You go girl.” Contrary to many other sports, the LPGA has not only allowed minors to participate, they have encouraged ...

Call me a pessimist. Call me what you want, but I worry. With each win Tiger attains with a less than impressive performance, I worry. Whether or not you are a Tiger Woods fan, you must admit that he brings great drama to the PGA tour. If he wins, he does so in dramatic, if not impressive, fashion. It is great television. Without him, tournaments are rendered, “he won, but Tiger wasn’t here” status. I agree with these statements. I don’t necessarily want Tiger to win, but I want someone ...

Cheese and Whine: Getting over the Leavy Superbowl as a Seahawk fan Like many Seattle Seahawk fans, I have forced myself into a good mood this week. With the feeling that someone just slapped my momma and stole my girlfriend resonating in my gut, I look for a reason to be happy. Tuff luck! My wife has no sympathy stating, “It’s just a game.” Further frustrating me is the fact that she is right. Darn her. On the bright side, the sun has come out for four consecutive days. Celebrating this highly anticipated event, ...

Women vs. Men: the putting green is evening out. The world of golf has long been dominated by MEN. We would even go so far as to prohibit women from our courses. For the longest time, the LPGA was right up there with what the WNBA is now. Who cares? But times, they are a changing. We all know the top earners for the men over the past few years: Tiger, Phil, Ernie, and Vijay, but wait. Unless you are among the people in-the-know, you are not aware of the other people that are on top of ...

How is it, everyone in the U.S. watching the final round of the Buick knew Tiger would win? Nathan Green had the tournament locked up heading into the tees on the seventeenth hole. Up by two strokes on the field, all he had to do was par out, and he would have been the Buick champion. On the first playoff hole he had, by far, the best drive and he blew it. Jose Maria Olazabal did nothing to tempt fate, on two playoff holes. It was as if fate had deemed it necessary for Tiger ...

Sorry for those of you who are looking for a golf blog. I figured with the upcoming Superbowl, this story would be appropriate. Also, I apologize for the length, I just couldn’t bring myself to cut anything out. When I was just a young lad dreaming of being the next Dan Marino, I envied his tan, his passing ability, and the love that the entire state of Florida gave him. He had the stature of a Greek god in my adolescent eyes. I imagined coming from behind passing to Mark Duper and Mark Clayton in my pretend ...

Roger Clemens, Matthew McConaughey, and Justin Timberlake make a mockery of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic: “Say man, you got a joint?” – Wooderson (McConaughey in Dazed and Confused) “Er. Not on me man,” answers a 14-15 year old incoming freshman, “Mitch.” “It’d be a lot cooler if you did,” replies McConaughey in his Southern drawl. This is the quote I think of every time I see Matthew McConaughey in real life. And while Dazed and Confused conjures up moments of nostalgia (some good and some bad), for the life of me, ...

On the 22nd of February, Vijay Singh turns 43 years old. Given his age, one might think that Vijay is ready to start falling from contention with the elite golfers of the world. The irony is that Vijay has been getting better, it seems, with age. At forty-one he finished first on the money list, ahead of Tiger, and last year finished second with over $8,000,000 in earnings. At this time, he seems not only viable competition for Tiger Woods, but possibly the better of the two. A Fiji native, this man seems poised to ...

You have probably heard the phrase, “I want to be like Mike.” This is a reference to wanting to play basketball like the great Michael Jordan. Kids all over the world began wagging their young tongues out while going for a picturesque lay-up. Not wanting to think about the many tongues that got accidentally bitten as a result of this phenomenon, this article will tell you why you shouldn’t want to be like Tiger Woods. Tiger has developed a new swing over the past two years. His swing has been carefully constructed since he dropped the coveted golf coach, Butch Harmon. ...

Imagine flying from one destination to another, forgetting which time zone you’re in. You have a home, but the only time you see it is when you decide that you do not need the money. Knowing the bartender’s name at each clubhouse doesn’t make you an alcoholic, it’s just networking. Your wife and kids have to take a flight to see you, but on the bright side, you are no longer scared of turbulence; you’ve been through it a hundred times! For these reasons, Tiger, Phil, and “The Goose” did not make it to Hawaii for The Mercedes Championships. The ...