Stephen Ames is not the world's greatest scrambler. Until the weekend he was 123rd in the PGA Tour scrambling table. Sunday he vaulted 37 places, an achievement sealed by that match-winning effort of the last hole. You can imagine a little tightening of… more »

Scott Verplank had his chance Friday and blew it. Everyone else had the same opportunity Saturday and they blew it too. Or maybe more accurately the wind blew it, aided and abetted by the soggy course. Verplank is right to say it only needs one of abou… more »

Some careless headline writers got ahead of themselves after round two, trumpeting that Scott Verplank "took charge" of the Children's Miracle Network Classic. Quite the reverse. When he had the chance to slam the door firmly shut he left it wide open wi… more »

I never like to see a player I'm backing leading the first round of a tournament. How many times do they go on to win? Something in the order of one in 10 if I recall the last time I did the maths? So I'm very grateful to J P Hayes for going a shot clear… more »

I always shudder when I think of Disney's gaff at Orlando: it's the very aptly named Tower of Terror that gets me going after I foolishly allowed my not-so-wee bairns to drag me up it, and down, and up again, and ... you get the picture. Follow that with… more »

Considering its size and geographical position, Sweden seems to produce more than its fair share of top flight golfers. But then who would have once imagined it would hand us one of the world's greatest tennis players? I know those that show talent often… more »

They're still at it I see. I've heard all the excuses, but I still think a bit more urgency and better organisation could have got this done in regulation. At least the finishing post is finally in sight. The market is clear that this is still Daniel C… more »

From Mallorca to Miami and beyond, the weather is playing havoc with golf. Hardly surprising - it's almost November for goodness sake and I'm already writing up my Christmas list. There's no way the climate gods are going to take a weekend break either,… more »

What's surprising in conditions as taxing as those at Port St Lucie is that it's the old 'uns who are still leaders of the pack: three players over 40 in the top five. If nothing else, you'd think the distances involved would tire them out a little, and… more »

How many times heave we read of a golfer losing patience with his putter, finding a new one on the fly and blazing his way to the top of the leaderboard? Latest in line is first round leader Bob Estes, who tried four or five putters out at the start of t… more »

There's not much danger of wildfires at Port St Lucie this week; quite the reverse. While dry winds have been fanning the flames over in California, it's been a soggy time in Florida, to the point where officials are considering allowing players to lift,… more »

Before the tournament started Mike Weir's caddy, Brennan Little, described playing desert golf as "a little monotonous and dull". He may choose to revise that opinion after Sunday's nail-biting wind-blown victory. The irony of the result is that the wi… more »

Sunday is red flag day in lower Arizona, and that looks like being bad news for our merry band of golfers. It's the way the National Weather Service warns that it's going to be a trying day - high winds, low humidity, big fire risk. Actually, I fear the… more »

Ryan Moore has been a frustrating player to follow this season. His talent has been obvious, but only now is he starting to show the all-round consistency that suggests the problem with his injured hand is behind him. No one comes close to his figures… more »

Be careful if you're thinking of walking round the Raptor course in Scottsdale - the place is covered in rust. Strikes me a combination of a long layoff and general end-of-seasonitis are the main factors behind the lacklustre openings of Phil Mickelson,… more »