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Kevin Stadler, Allen, Riley Use Wyndham Championship to Make FedEx Cup

Posted: Aug 23rd 2009 6:54PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: PGA, FedEx Cup

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FanHouse is fighting the rain at Greensboro's 2009 Wyndham Championship.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Neither Michael Allen or Chris Riley will be remembered at the Wyndham Championship. Allen will end up with a top-five finish, and Riley led heading into the fourth day, but because they failed to make the playoff (or much noise on Sunday at Sedgefield for that matter) no one will discuss their presence here.

Kevin Stadler, who did make the playoff will be remembered, naturally. But for a bigger reason, all three golfers will probably look back at the 2009 Wyndham a little more fondly. That's because their respective performances this week guaranteed them a spot in the FedEx Cup and the opportunity to make some more money in the 2009 PGA season.
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Nick Price Respects the Game

Posted: Apr 21st 2009 5:09PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: British Open, PGA, Champions Tour

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In 1994, Nick Price was at the top of the golf world. A victory at the British Open at Turnberry followed by a PGA Championship in the same year had Price ranked as the top golfer in the world. Fifteen years later, Price was invited to play in the first British Open at Turnberry since his historic victory, but has said he might decline the offer to give a younger player a chance to start his own record book, like Price did by finishing second at the British in 1982.
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Phil Mickelson Wins Northern Trust Open For Second Straight Year

Posted: Feb 22nd 2009 7:12PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, PGA

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It was a tale of two Phil Mickelsons this week at Riviera Country Club. Two days, Thursday and Saturday, he had the game that won him three majors and 34 PGA Tour tournaments over his illustrious career. The other two days it seemed like anything could happen on any given hole.

The real Phil showed up at the end of Sunday's final round, with a stealth 9-iron on the 16th hole, a two-putt birdie on the 17th hole and a sneaky par putt that found the center of the cup for a par on the 18th and gave him his first win of 2009 at the Northern Trust Open.

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Rough Putting: Five Young Whippersnappers to Keep an Eye on in '09

Posted: Jan 7th 2009 1:00PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, PGA

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Golf season starts tomorrow, which means it is time to actually start thinking of the best game with dimples. While the giants take a nap, others will play at the Mercedes Championship, and golf will be around the rest of the year. FanHouse spent a couple of minutes thinking what is to come in 2009. Here is what transpired.

It all starts tomorrow, people. The 2009 PGA season gets underway at the Mercedes Championship. Except that four of last year's champs -- who also happen to be the four best players in the world -- won't be there. Tiger, Sergio, Phil and Paddy are skipping out on the free trip to Hawaii, although I suspect the other 33 players in the field aren't complaining.

Last season, Anthony Kim and, to a lesser extent (because we've known about him for a while ... and because Brinson has some worries), Camilo Villegas emerged as "the latest young golfer who will supposedly challenge Tiger Woods." And to be fair, both had a lot success. While they continue the seemingly impossible task of supplanting Woods atop the rankings, there are other young players hoping to do the same. The difference: we haven't heard much about them. Until now, anyway. Here's a look at five guys to watch as '09 unfolds.
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Play Suspended at Oakland Hills, Tiger Woods Somehow Made It Bearable

Posted: Aug 9th 2008 6:58PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, PGA, PGA Championship

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The PGA of America just announced that play will be suspended for the day at Oakland Hills because supposedly, and correct me if I'm wrong, it's hard to play golf when the greens look like an above ground swimming pool.

Tomorrow at 7:15 AM Eastern sharp, the golfers will be at their balls and ready to go.

At first glance, Andres Romero, who shot the best round of the week by two shots with his five-under 65 and vaulted up the leaderboard 40 spots to a tie for eighth looked to be the happiest person in the world. That might not be the case, however, as the course will now have soaked fairways and saturated greens, lowering the scores for Sunday.

A tournament that looked like it might hover around even par to win has just changed outfits and a 65 might be out there for some of the leaders.

Eight golfers have yet to even hit their first tee shot, with guys like Sergio Garcia and Phil Mickelson still a ton of golf to finish up tomorrow. This tournament will not conclude until Monday as long as the weather stays away for the next two days, so the marathon day tomorrow should be exciting to watch.
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Camilo Villegas Is Muscling Himself Up the Leaderboard at the PGA

Posted: Aug 9th 2008 2:02PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, PGA, PGA Championship

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With a golf course playing as tough as Oakland Hills this week, red figures are few and far between.

Camilo Villegas and company are trying to change that. The flashy Florida Gator is five-under on his round today through 13 holes, taking the "just hit it close all day" approach to championship golf.

Villegas is joined by Graeme McDowell and Andres Romero as a couple of foriegn-born golfers using birdies as acceleration to pass a number of people on their way up the leaderboard. Camilo is having the best round of the tournament today, making five birdies and no bogeys, including a putt on the par-3 13th that was heading for the left lip but got rejected like Dikembe Mutombo had taken up this crazy game.

The Colombian known more for his looks and phsique than his golf game had never played up to his standards in majors until this year's U.S. Open, where he finished a career-high ninth at Torrey Pines. A man that can always make a load of birdies (ninth of tour this sesaon with 3.68 a round), Villegas is still searching for his first win on tour.

Posting one or two over in the clubhouse today before the leaders head out sure would look good coming 9 PM tonight. With the wind picking up and the weather appearing to worsen as the day progresses, Villegas could make tons of waves if he could get through Oakland Hill's personal Amen Corner, 16, 17 and 18.

UPDATE: Of course, right when I post this, Villegas makes a bogey on 14. We bloggers should get a real job.

Previewing The Tiger-less British Open

Posted: Jul 16th 2008 4:00PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: British Open, Golf, PGA

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The 2008 British Open is the only major championship since 1996 that we can say with certainty, "Tiger Woods will not be winning." With the best player in the world out for the rest of the season, it will be interesting to see what type of golfer steps up to claim the Claret Jug.

Will it be a top tier golfer, pouncing on the major without the best around? Will it be an up-and-comer that could use the British breakthrough? Could we see another stealth golfer steal the jug away from the field, unknown to everyone except the guy that puts the media guides together?

Here are a few to watch this week at Royal Birkdale, their best finish and something about them.
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British Open Live Chat, 1 PM

Posted: Jul 16th 2008 12:55PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: British Open, Golf, PGA

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With golf's four major championships, it's a rule that the Masters has the beauty, the U.S. Open the grind, the PGA Championship the other and the British Open has both the history and the it factor.

No other major championship can a ball land in the middle of the fairway and roll into the rough, make pros play bunkers shots backwards or even have people hitting golf balls off roads. It's a test of golf that covers every shot you've ever hit, and might make you use any of them at some point during the 72 holes.

Today, at 1 PM Eastern, we'll be chatting about everything British Open.

Will Sergio Garcia toss that monkey off his back? Can Phil Mickelson really win a major he's only had one top-10 in ever? Is there any chance a young gun, like Andres Romero or Anthony Kim, rise to the occasion and steal a major while Tiger Woods watches from Florida?

Sign in, chat about anything golf related and don't forget your knickers and rain gear.
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The Young Gun Era Begins Now

Posted: Jun 19th 2008 5:00PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, PGA

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Since learning that 2008 will continue on without golf's daddy, one thing has become extremely apparent -- someone could really become someone over these next few months.

Since Tiger Woods broke on the scene in 1997, winning the Masters by more strokes than Blue in Old School, we have had exactly one young guy attempt to make a name for himself in major championships. That, sadly, was Sergio Garcia at the 1999 PGA Championship, battling Woods to the end at only 19-years-young.

At that point, golf was buzzing. We had a young, brash European (!) who not only could challenge our best golfer, but someone who would be on the posters facing Tiger at the Ryder Cup. Exciting, meet interesting.

Sadly, Garcia forgot how to putt about seven years ago and has never really found it, flashing in the pan every now again, like the '07 British Open, but always getting to the end of the puzzle and finding out your dog ate the last piece.

Now, Garcia is a 28-year-old veteran, with a grizzled beard, some negative incidents and is not the face of youth on the PGA Tour anymore.
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FanHouse U.S. Open Media Guide, Page 12

Posted: Jun 11th 2008 4:32PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, PGA

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If you drink a Red Bull with just a splash of orange juice, it really gets you going, at the FanHouse Media Guide!
  • Carl Pettersson -- t-17 -- He's only missed three cuts this season, the last on April 20. A tie for 10th in the Memorial and medalist at the toughest sectional qualifying site shows he's peaking at the right time.
  • Scott Piercy -- DNP -- I bet you didn't know Piercy has won more money in a golf tournament than Tiger Woods ever has. A Hooters Tour player, Piercy won the Ultimate Game at the Wynn Las Vegas Golf and Country Club a year ago, banking $2 million with rounds of 68-65.
  • D.A. Points -- DNP -- They say PGA Tour Qualifying School is the most grueling act in sports, so nobody better to ask than Points. The University of Illinois All-American has gone through Q-School six different times since 2000. Points has made seven of 11 cuts this season on the Nationwide but made more money with a t-14 at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am than all of his Nationwide tournaments combined.
  • Michael Quagliano (a) -- DNP -- The Duke golfer landed in the sectional qualifying field as an alternate, but shot 11-under in his two rounds to land a free trip to Torrey Pines. His dad was an Olympic rowing coach.
  • Brett Quigley -- t-28 -- Struggled last season with cartilage problems in his knee but has started to play better, making seven of his last eight cuts including a tie for sixth at The Players Championship.
  • Jeff Quinney -- CUT -- Quinney has never made a cut in a major, but what appears to be his breakthrough season could change that this week. He has three brothers, all of which played a Division I sport.
  • Rob Rashell -- t-42 -- In his only stint on the PGA Tour, Rashell made six of 25 cuts. This year he's flat dominating the Gateway Tour, notching two wins and $103,572, leading the Player of the Year list. In his last six events, Rashell has two wins and three top five finishes.
  • John Rollings -- t-42 -- Rollins is still looking for his first top-10 of 2008, but some good finishes of late have helped his chance of retaining his card. He has qualified for the U.S. Open the last five years, making the cut three times.
  • Andres Romero -- DNP -- In both his Masters and British Open debuts, the 27-year-old finished in a tie for eighth. Romero says his favorite drink is Fernet-Branca and Coke, which sounds way more exciting than a stupid Miller Lite (I'm....boring).


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