http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter The PGA Punter, aka Anthony Urquhart, writes about PGA Tour golf from a gamblers’ point of view. en-US-utf8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/24/wgc_accenture_match_play_semi_finals_why Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:56:34 +0000 PGA Punter General 5974@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ Some research published recently showed that when Tiger Woods is in a competition other players perform worse than when he is not. The suggestion is that his mere presence sows the seeds of failure in their minds. Someone who might have a thought about t… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/24/wgc_accenture_match_play_semi_finals_why#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=5974 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/23/wgc_accenture_match_play_round_three_sci Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:47:01 +0000 PGA Punter General 5969@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ Out Tucson way it ain't over till the Coyotes howl, and then some. I'm sure I wasn't alone in wondering what household chores I should be doing as Vijay Singh and Rod Pampling trudged round those extra holes in seemingly eternal stalemate. I'd picked the… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/23/wgc_accenture_match_play_round_three_sci#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=5969 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/22/wgc_accenture_match_play_round_two_can_s Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:12:38 +0000 PGA Punter General 5963@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ How Henrik Stenson is still in this thing is anyone's guess. Not only did he play the worst shot in the competition, if not the history of professional golf, on Wednesday (running it pretty close on the same 18th hole the next day), but Trevor Immelman s… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/22/wgc_accenture_match_play_round_two_can_s#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=5963 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/21/wgc_accenture_match_play_round_one_thank Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:14:21 +0000 PGA Punter General 5953@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ Wow! Wasn't that lucky! No, not Tiger Woods's recovery against J B Holmes, but the fact that his survival saves the competition from going prematurely flat. However, I throw the word in as it seems from comments I read there is a conspiracy afoot, of whi… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/21/wgc_accenture_match_play_round_one_thank#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=5953 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/20/wgc_accenture_match_play_preview_not_suc Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:14:37 +0000 PGA Punter General 5944@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ Welcome to the wacky world of match play. Or at least that is what everyone is trying to have us a believe with headlines like 'A lottery', 'Crap shoot', 'Tales of the unexpected', even 'March madness' (did I miss something?). I used to think the same, b… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/20/wgc_accenture_match_play_preview_not_suc#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=5944 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/18/northern_trust_open_round_four_why_micke Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:57:10 +0000 PGA Punter General 5933@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ Imagine Phil Mickelson as Tina Turner, only this time singing "What's luck got to do with it?" I know, it's a stretch, but the real question is how much he's entitled to sing it. He was, after all, extremely lucky with the weather, missing out on the w… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/18/northern_trust_open_round_four_why_micke#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=5933 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/17/northern_trust_open_round_three_two_defe Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:37:50 +0000 PGA Punter General 5925@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ The golfing gods left Phil Mickelson to his own devices Saturday, which at least means we have the vestiges of a competition on day four. This is now widely taken to be a virtual match play, quite appropriate given next week's little shindig in Tucson.… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/17/northern_trust_open_round_three_two_defe#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=5925 http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/16/northern_trust_open_round_two_just_heave Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:10:37 +0000 PGA Punter General 5921@http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/ It is as if all the heavenly bodies have aligned for Phil Mickelson to win this. Maybe they had a meeting up in Heavenly HQ and decided Lefty couldn't do it by himself. Did he get the best of the weather or what? At least he acknowledges the fact. Oh a… http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter/2008/02/16/northern_trust_open_round_two_just_heave#comments http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/pga.punter?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=5921