PGA TOUR
Wells Fargo Championship
Dates: May 1-4
Venue: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 3-7 p.m. (Live) / 7:30-11:30 p.m. (Replay)
Friday 3-7 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)
In the field: Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Zach Johnson, Justin Rose, Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler, Lee Westwood, Webb Simpson, Jonas Blixt and Derek Ernst.
LPGA TOUR
North Texas LPGA Shootout presented by JTBC
Dates: May 1-4
Venue: Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Live)
Friday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Live)
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Live)
In the field: Inbee Park, Suzann Pettersen, Michelle Wie, Lexi Thompson, Stacy Lewis, Na Yeon Choi, Cristie Kerr, Jessica Korda and Angela Stanford.
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Insperity Championship
Dates: May 2-4
Venue: The Woodlands Country Club (Tournament Course), The Woodlands, Texas
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday 7:30-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 6:30-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 7-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
In the field: Fred Couples, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Nick Price, Kenny Perry, Mark O’Meara, Rocco Mediate, Mark Calcavecchia, Jay Haas, Fred Funk and Colin Montgomerie.
EUROPEAN TOUR
The Championship at Laguna National
Dates: May 1-4
Venue: Laguna National Golf and Country Club (Masters Course), Changi, Singapore
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 6:30-10:30 a.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 6:30-10:30 a.m. (Tape Delay)
In the field: Peter Uihlein, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Ross Fisher, Chris Wood, Simon Dyson, Thomas Levet, Bernd Wiesberger and Brett Rumford.
LPGA TOUR
Kraft Nabisco Championship
Venue: Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Course), Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday Noon-3 p.m. & 6-9 p.m. (Live) / 1-4 a.m. (Replay)
Friday Noon-3 p.m. & 6-9 p.m. (Live) / 1-4 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 5-9 p.m. (Live) / 1-5 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 5-9 p.m. (Live) / 1-5 a.m. (Replay)
LPGA’s first major championship of 2014
In the field: Inbee Park, Stacy Lewis, Lydia Ko, Karrie Webb, So Yeon Ryu, Shanshan Feng, Paula Creamer, Lexi Thompson, Anna Nordqvist and Michelle Wie.
PGA TOUR
Shell Houston Open
Dates: April 3-6
Venue: Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)
Friday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 1-3 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-1 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 1-3 p.m. (Live) 10 p.m.-1 a.m. (Replay)
Tournament Airtimes On NBC (Eastern):
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Live)
In the field: Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Henrik Stenson, Jordan Spieth, Matt Kuchar, Dustin Johnson, Brandt Snedeker, Ernie Els, Jimmy Walker and Steve Stricker.
Drive, Chip and Putt Championship National Finals
Date: April 6
Venue: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga.
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Sunday 8-9 a.m. (Live, Pre-Game Show) / 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live, Tournament Coverage)
Tiger Woods
Anyone else other than me recall all the comments on Tiger Woods’s back before the surgery? It was a bulging disc which would NOT require surgery? Apparently they were wrong and Tiger is out next week following back surgery as announced yesterday.
Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson pulled an “oblique” muscle at the Valero Texas Open. He’s already been practicing at Augusta so he will be there. How much that injury influences his swing is the question. I know, as most golfers do, that swinging in a manner as to avoid pain does not generally produce great shots.
Will Phil contend? Let’s talk about making the cut first.
Hunter Mahan
Tiger is not the only one with back issues. Hunter Mahan withdrew from the Arnold Palmer invitational with a sore back. Will he be ready? I wouldn’t be putting any money on him.
Jason Day
Who has been in contention seemingly for the last several years coming down the stretch at the Masters? Jason Day. Personally I’ve had a feeling that this will be his year. But Day is fighting a thumb problem. I sure hope the thumb does not bother him. I plunked down $25 in Vegas on Day to win the Masters at 14/1 odds. The odds were 30/1 at one point but I missed out on that one.
Rory McIlory
No, Rory McIlory is not injured but I feel compelled to comment about him. He has been relatively quiet so far. Arguably nobody else in the world as the arsenal and is more equipped to win the Masters than Rory. Is this his year? Maybe, but that would really screw up my Jason Day bet!
PGA TOUR
Valero Texas Open
Dates: March 27-30
Venue: AT&T Oaks Course, TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 9 p.m.-Midnight (Replay)
Friday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 9 p.m.-Midnight (Replay)
Saturday 1-3 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 p.m. (Live, Spotlight Coverage) / 9:30 p.m-2:30 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 1-3 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 p.m. (Live, Spotlight Coverage) / 9 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)
Tournament Airtimes On NBC (Eastern):
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Live)
In the field: Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar, Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Jimmy Walker, Ernie Els, Jordan Spieth, Padraig Harrington, Ryan Moore and Charley Hoffman.
LPGA TOUR
Kia Classic
Dates: March 27-30
Venue: Aviara Golf Club, Carlsbad, Calif.
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 6:30-9 p.m. (Live)
Friday 6:30-9 p.m. (Live) / 3-4:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 7-9 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 7-9 p.m. (Live)
In the field: Inbee Park, Suzann Pettersen, Stacy Lewis, Paula Creamer, Lexi Thompson, Michelle Wie, Lydia Ko, Karrie Webb, Na Yeon Choi and Beatriz Recari.
EUROPEAN TOUR
Eurasia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM
Dates: March 26-28
Venue: Glenmarie Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Wednesday 8:30 p.m.-3 a.m. (Live) / 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Replay, Thursday)
Friday Midnight-3 a.m. (Live) / 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday Midnight-3 a.m. (Live) / 4:30-11 a.m. (Replay)
Team Europe: Miguel Angel Jimenez (playing captain), Thomas Bjorn, Jamie Donaldson, Victor Dubuisson, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Stephen Gallacher, Pablo Larrazabal, Joost Luiten, Graeme McDowell and Thorbjorn Olesen.
Team Asia: Thongchai Jaidee (playing captain), Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Gaganjeet Bhullar, Nicholas Fung, Hyung-Sung Kim, Anirban Lahiri, Prayad Marksaeng, Koumei Oda, Siddikur Rahman and Hideto Tanihara.
PGA Tour
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Dates: February 6-9
Venues: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore Course), Spyglass Hill Golf Course; Pebble Beach, Calif.
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-9:30 p.m. (Replay) / 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)
Friday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-9:30 p.m. (Replay) / 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-11 p.m. (Replay)
Sunday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 7 p.m.-Midnight (Replay)
In the field: Phil Mickelson, Brandt Snedeker, Dustin Johnson, Hunter Mahan, Graeme McDowell, Jordan Spieth, Jim Furyk, Nick Watney, Patrick Reed and John Daly.
Celebrities in the Field: Peyton Manning, Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, Jeb Bush, Matt Cain, Don Cheadle, Kenny G, Wayne Gretzky, Aaron Rodgers, Ray Romano, Darius Rucker and Alex Smith.
Champions Tour
Allianz Championship
Dates: February 7-9
Venue: Broken Sound Club (The Old Course), Boca Raton, Fla.
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 1-3 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 3-5 p.m. (Live) / 11:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 3-5 p.m. (Live) / 12:30-2:30 a.m. (Replay)
Notables in the field: Tom Lehman, Kenny Perry, Rocco Mediate, Fred Funk, David Frost, Mark Calcavecchia, Mark O’Meara, Billy Andrade, John Cook, Jay Haas and Hale Irwin.
European Tour
Joburg Open
Dates: February 6-9
Venue: Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 5:30-9:30 a.m. (Live)
Sunday 5:30-9:30 a.m. (Live)
Notables in the field: Charl Schwartzel, Alvaro Quiros, Thomas Aiken, Branden Grace, Richard Sterne, George Coetzee, Robert Rock, Tom Lewis and Simon Khan.