Maybe lengthening the Atunyote course has worked, because the bombers were not exactly in the ascendant in round one. Joint leader Jeff Gove is certainly no heavy hitter - he couldn't get his measured drives to average more than 274 yards when the distan… more »

Back to earth with a bang this week as we return to what the PGA season is like when there's no FedEx Cup competition around. Only one player ranked in the top 30 and that's the under-achieving Henrik Stenson. So all you FedEx naysayers would be happy wi… more »

Tim, well done. Can't say I was overly enthused by the way your new competition ended in a piranha-like feeding frenzy, but against what was achieved overall that's a minor quibble. You know Tim, you can be a bit of a mean mother at times, but maybe yo… more »

If there's one thing I'm pretty sure of, it's that this wasn't what Tim Finchem had in mind. The PGA Tour commissioner must have foreseen Tiger Woods walking away with his beloved brainchild, the FedEx Cup, without too much hassle. Indeed, despite all th… more »

Where's Rory Sabbatini when you need him? Too far down the table to warrant any provocative remarks about Tiger Woods, that's for sure. Instead the media, stuck for storylines now that Woods has virtually wrapped up two competitions in the same amazing f… more »

Of course it's a coincidence, but isn't it kind of spooky that East Lake sits gripped by a relentless heatwave all summer, then as soon as the PGA's band of brothers sets foot on the course the heavens open? Maybe there's a marketing opportunity here tha… more »

How green is my golf course? Depends on who you read. For some the state of East Lake's greens is shocking enough to warrant the sacking of PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem, others are wondering what the fuss is all about. I had visions of balls hopping, ski… more »

You'd think they'd know when to quit, the FedEx Cup naysayers. Even though two competitions of the utmost quality have blown the wind out of their sails they try to struggle on with the oars. So now the FedEx Cup is a disaster because the greens at East… more »

How good was that? Steve Stricker's immaculate performance in Saturday's third round, with the eagle at the eighth the icing on the cake, reinforces the astonishing transformation in his fortunes. He is only the second player in 10 years to hit all of Co… more »

Could everyone just shut up about the FedEx Cup for a little and let us concentrate on another engrossing competition? It's tough finding the golfing wood for the whingeing trees. There was plenty of good golf on offer Friday, despite the rain and wind… more »

Battle fatigue looks to be setting in among our band of merrie golfing men. How else to explain Geoff Ogilvy propping up the leaderboard at 7 over after three top ten weeks? The stats suggested he might suffer, especially where the rough is punishing pla… more »

So now we know, thanks to Tiger Woods and Ernie Els. It's that dratted pension that's got all the top golfers so uppity. Why should they have to wait for their money until they're too old even to lift a golf stick, let alone swing it? Hang on though, did… more »

It's the new Phil Mickelson talking point: which is more important for Lefty, his victory in The Players or triumph in this bruising toe-to-toe encounter with the best golfer in the world? The Players is a major (ish) and they don't come much better th… more »

Tiger Woods may well feel he's been let out of jail as he prepares for Monday's final round. He left TPC Boston thinking he'd be six shots back, but the final gap is only half that. No great hurdle for the man who came from three shots back to sweep pa… more »

It's interesting how differently two people can say exactly the same thing. For Rory Sabbatini, getting paired with Tiger Woods in the final round of a competition is basically 'Yeah bring it on, Tiger's beatable'. For Phil Mickelson it's simply 'That wo… more »