2013 PGA Tour Championship Field

The 2013 Tour Championship field is set. The top 30 players listed below make it to the Tour Championship at East Lake this week. Despite the penalty controversy, Tiger Woods managed to overtake Henrik Stenson and comes in with the lead. Notably absent from this list is Rory McIlory.

The table below shows the current FedEx Cup standings on the left, player name in the middle and current points on the right.

1	Tiger Woods	2500
2	Henrik Stenson	2250
3	Adam Scott	2000
4	Zach Johnson	1800
5	Matt Kuchar	1600
6	Steve Stricker	1400
7	Graham DeLaet	1200
8	Phil Mickelson	1000
9	Justin Rose	800
10	Brandt Snedeker	600
11	Jim Furyk	480
12	Nick Watney	460
13	Jordan Spieth	440
14	Jason Day	420
15	Hunter Mahan	400
16	Keegan Bradley	380
17	Gary Woodland	360
18	Bill Haas	340
19	Kevin Streelman	320
20	Jason Dufner	310
21	Webb Simpson	300
22	Billy Horschel	290
23	Charl Schwartzel	280
24	Roberto Castro	270
25	Sergio Garcia	260
26	Boo Weekley	250
27	Brendon de Jonge	240
28	D.A. Points	230
29	Luke Donald	220
30	Dustin Johnson	210

Tiger Woods BMW Invitational Rules Controversy

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, September 16th, 2013
Categories: FedEx Cup • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Tags: FedEx Cup • PGA Tour • Tiger Woods

Did Tiger see his ball move at the 2013 BMW?

Admittedly, I have not watched the BMW Championship. Like many golf viewers, I find my interest in watching professional golf wanes as college and NFL football season begins. It also wanes when the final major championship is over, the PGA Championship.

Jim Furyk shot a 28 on the back nine Friday at the BMW, his first nine hole. Amazing. 6th time in PGA Tour history. 59’s are becoming more and more common. The bar is moving lower and lower. Nice job Jim.

I did manage to watch footage of Tiger Woods’s rules violation Friday. I tend to not write much about Tiger as the rest of the golf media nauseatingly over-covers him. But I felt this time I would share some thoughts on his quadruple bogey Friday.

On his first hole Friday, Tiger knocked a shot into some trees. Inside the trees Tiger then began moving loose impediments. No problem. He was working away at moving small twigs and rocks until he came upon a larger twig next to his ball. He started to move the twig and the ball moved. He immediately stopped moving the twig and paused. It was at that time that I expected Tiger would have called a rules official or his playing partner over to inform them that he caused his ball to move. He did nothing of the sort. He proceeded to hit his shot, make double bogey on the hole and move on.

A few holes later Woods was assessed a two stroke penalty for causing his ball to move. Woods denied that he moved the ball. PGA Tour rules official Slugger White played the video for Woods several times before Woods accepted the penalty and walked off.

Later unverified reports stated that Woods punched a wall in anger. He still contends that the ball “oscillated,” meaning that it moved but returned to its original position. The video however, shows clearly that the ball did move.

The penalty would have only been one stroke if Woods would have proceeded properly and put his ball back to its original position. Since Woods didn’t return the ball to the proper position, he was assessed another penalty stroke.

What I Saw

I clearly saw the ball move, as did the PGA Tour’s rules official Slugger White. I find it odd that Woods stopped at the very moment the ball moved, no longer moving any more impediments, yet says he didn’t see the ball move. Tiger would have been a hero to the press if he would have called the penalty on himself. He would also be one one shot closer to the lead.

What are your thoughts on this? Did he see the ball move and knowingly cheat by not calling a penalty on himself? Only one person really knows, Tiger. Perhaps he saw the ball oscillate and return to its original position? Or did he not see anything? If you think he didn’t see anything, how could he not, as he was moving a stick right by the ball? If he didn’t see the ball move, why did he suddenly stop when the ball moved?

I’d like to hear your opinion on this.

Golf on TV This Week – BMW Championship – FedEx Cup Playoffs 3rd Round

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, September 11th, 2013
Categories: European Tour • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods • Web.com Tour
Tags: FedEx Cup • Golf Channel • LPGA • PGA Tour • Phil Mickelson • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods

PGA Tour
BMW Championship – 3rd FedEx Cup Playoff Event
Dates: Sept. 12-15
Venue: Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Ill.

Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Replay)
Friday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 1-3 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (NBC Replay)
Sunday Noon-1:30 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-2 a.m. (NBC Replay)

NBC Airtimes (Eastern)
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 1:30-6 p.m. (Live)Evian Championship

LPGA Tour
Evian Championship
Dates: Sept. 12-15
Venue: Route du Golf. The Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France

Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live) / 8:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Friday 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live) / 8:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday 6:30-11:30 a.m. (Live) / 8:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Sunday 8:30 a.m.-Noon (Tape Delay) / 9-11 p.m. (Replay)

NBC Airtimes (Eastern)
Sunday Noon-1:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Web.com Tour – 3rd Playoff Event
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship
Dates: Sept. 12-15
Venue: The Ohio State University Golf Club, Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio

Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 7-9 p.m. (Tape Delay) / 5-7 a.m. (Replay)

European Tour
KLM Open
Dates: Sept. 12-15
Venue: Kennemer Golf & Country Club, Zandvoort, Netherlands

Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 2-6 a.m. (Tape Delay)
Monday 2:30-5 a.m. (Tape Delay)

Sony Open Leader Board Through 2nd Round

Written by: Tony Korologos | Saturday, January 14th, 2012
Categories: PGA Tour • Pro Golf
Tags: PGA Tour

Below is the full leader board through two rounds for the PGA Tour’s Sony Open. Table one shows all those who made the cut and table two is all the players who missed the cut.

SONY OPEN Leader Board Through Two Rounds
1	Matt Every	-10	66	64	130
T2	David Hearn	-8	66	66	132
T2	Carl Pettersson	-8	65	67	132
T4	Pat Perez	-7	66	67	133
T4	Brendon de Jonge	-7	71	62	133
T4	Doug LaBelle II	-7	66	67	133
T7	Kyle Stanley	-6	66	68	134
T7	Bud Cauley	-6	66	68	134
T7	Charles Howell III	-6	67	67	134
T7	Sean O’Hair	-6	67	67	134
T7	William McGirt	-6	67	67	134
T7	Jeff Maggert	-6	69	65	134
T7	Spencer Levin	-6	67	67	134
T7	Johnson Wagner	-6	68	66	134
T7	Keegan Bradley	-6	67	67	134
T7	Kris Blanks	-6	68	66	134
T17	John Senden	-5	68	67	135
T17	Duffy Waldorf	-5	69	66	135
T17	Billy Mayfair	-5	68	67	135
T17	Harrison Frazar	-5	67	68	135
T17	Steve Stricker	-5	66	69	135
T17	Gavin Coles	-5	69	66	135
T17	Michael Thompson	-5	70	65	135
T17	Will Claxton	-5	66	69	135
T17	Tadd Fujikawa	-5	69	66	135
T17	Chris DiMarco	-5	70	65	135
T17	Stephen Ames	-5	67	68	135
T17	Ken Duke	-5	66	69	135
T17	Graham DeLaet	-5	63	72	135
T30	Sang-Moon Bae	-4	68	68	136
T30	Jerry Kelly	-4	70	66	136
T30	Ted Potter, Jr.	-4	68	68	136
T30	Roberto Castro	-4	67	69	136
T30	Chris Stroud	-4	68	68	136
T30	Stewart Cink	-4	70	66	136
T30	Josh Teater	-4	69	67	136
T30	Brendon Todd	-4	68	68	136
T30	Bobby Gates	-4	68	68	136
T39	Scott Piercy	-3	69	68	137
T39	Zach Johnson	-3	72	65	137
T39	Steve Wheatcroft	-3	69	68	137
T39	Koumei Oda	-3	72	65	137
T39	Tommy Biershenk	-3	71	66	137
T39	Corey Pavin	-3	70	67	137
T39	D.A. Points	-3	68	69	137
T39	J.J. Killeen	-3	68	69	137
T39	John Huh	-3	72	65	137
T39	Harris English	-3	67	70	137
T39	Colt Knost	-3	66	71	137
T50	Seung-yul Noh	-2	66	72	138
T50	Daniel Summerhays	-2	69	69	138
T50	Brian Harman	-2	72	66	138
T50	Nathan Green	-2	69	69	138
T50	Greg Owen	-2	69	69	138
T50	Vijay Singh	-2	71	67	138
T50	Rory Sabbatini	-2	67	71	138
T50	Webb Simpson	-2	66	72	138
T50	K.J. Choi	-2	65	73	138
T50	Jhonattan Vegas	-2	67	71	138
T50	Brian Gay	-2	69	69	138
T50	John Rollins	-2	70	68	138
T62	George McNeill	-1	69	70	139
T62	Ryuji Imada	-1	71	68	139
T62	Tommy Gainey	-1	73	66	139
T62	Chris Kirk	-1	69	70	139
T62	Joe Ogilvie	-1	71	68	139
T62	Kevin Chappell	-1	72	67	139
T62	Erik Compton	-1	71	68	139
T62	Jarrod Lyle	-1	69	70	139
T62	Alex Aragon	-1	69	70	139
T62	Alexandre Rocha	-1	70	69	139
T62	Chad Campbell	-1	70	69	139
T62	Jeff Overton	-1	69	70	139
T62	Justin Leonard	-1	71	68	139
T62	Tim Herron	-1	68	71	139
T62	Tom Pernice Jr.	-1	69	70	139
T62	Jason Kokrak	-1	69	70	139
T62	Tadahiro Takayama	-1	70	69	139
T62	Billy Hurley III	-1	68	71	139
T62	Jonas Blixt	-1	72	67	139

PLAYERS WHO FAILED TO MAKE THE CUT
Jimmy Walker	72	68	140
Hunter Haas	72	68	140
Marco Dawson	71	69	140
John Mallinger	72	68	140
Michael Bradley	72	68	140
David Toms	73	67	140
Toshinori Muto	72	68	140
Russell Knox	70	70	140
David Mathis	72	68	140
Chad Collins	72	68	140
Rocco Mediate	71	69	140
Cameron Beckman	68	72	140
Kyle Reifers	65	75	140
Mark Wilson	73	68	141
Scott Stallings	67	74	141
John Merrick	72	69	141
Shane Bertsch	72	69	141
Arjun Atwal	70	71	141
Ryo Ishikawa	71	70	141
Blake Adams	71	71	142
Jonathan Byrd	74	68	142
Briny Baird	75	67	142
Jason Dufner	71	71	142
Ricky Barnes	67	75	142
Troy Matteson	73	69	142
Jim Carter	72	71	143
WC Liang	70	73	143
Richard H. Lee	70	73	143
Hideki Matsuyama	71	72	143
Patrick Sheehan	71	72	143
Steve Marino	74	69	143
Ryan Palmer	69	74	143
Danny Lee	72	71	143
Martin Flores	68	75	143
Stephen Gangluff	72	71	143
Edward Loar	70	73	143
Matt Bettencourt	75	69	144
Robert Allenby	73	71	144
Miguel Tabuena	71	73	144
Cameron Tringale	70	74	144
Nick Mason	71	73	144
Davis Love III	70	75	145
Paul Goydos	75	70	145
Parker McLachlin	71	74	145
Daniel Chopra	71	74	145
Miguel Angel Carballo	71	74	145
Jesper Parnevik	76	70	146
Sunghoon Kang	72	74	146
Kevin Na	75	71	146
Mark Anderson	72	74	146
Troy Kelly	72	74	146
Roland Thatcher	73	73	146
Scott Dunlap	73	73	146
Jason Bohn	74	72	146
Derek Lamely	71	75	146
Shigeki Maruyama	74	72	146
Gary Christian	73	73	146
John Oda	73	73	146
Charlie Beljan	73	74	147
Scott Brown	74	73	147
Kevin Kisner	73	74	147
Kyle Thompson	75	73	148
Eric Dugas	73	75	148
Heath Slocum	76	75	151

Can Tseng hang? #1 female golfer could play in PGA TOUR’s Puerto Rico Open

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, November 4th, 2011
Categories: Golf For Women • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf
Tags: LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Yani Tseng

Yani Tseng, the #1 female golfer on this planet, may get a sponsor’s exemption to play in the PGA TOUR’s Puerto Rico Open. I’ve covered the Puerto Rico Open, which struggles to get a good field and major air time. It goes up against the World Golf Championships Cadillac Championship which is in Doral at the TPC Blue Monster, March 5-11. The WGC event pulls the top 50 players in the world, so the Puerto Rico Open struggles for sloppy seconds.

So a great way to create a buzz and generate a lot more media attention for the Puerto Rico Open would be to have the #1 female golfer in the world tee it up against the men. That is apparently the plan of the general chairman of the event, Sidney Wolf:

“Having the number one player here would open our event to a broader audience. It could open up the possibility of a LPGA event here, and ultimately help us raise funds for our charities. It would also create awareness of Puerto Rico globally, which would economically be very positive for the island.”

Tseng however, hasn’t accepted the exemption because strangely she hasn’t been contacted.

“It’s a little odd that this came through the media without Yani being contacted first about her interest. The Puerto Rico Open still hasn’t contacted anyone from Yani’s team. This is all coming to her indirectly through the media.” ~Ernie Huang, Tseng’s management team

Can Tseng Compete On The Course?

The PR Open is held at Trump International Golf Club, a fairly flat track with some rolling hills lining the holes. The length of the course is a massive 7,569 yards at SEA LEVEL. With an LPGA leading driving distance of 267.911 (yes they go three decimal points on the LPGA), that would put her at quite a disadvantage. The PGA TOUR average in driving distance is 290, and her 267.911 would be good enough for 187th place on tour in that category–dead last. Tseng would definitely need to rely on her short game and putting to make up for her distance disadvantage.

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