Spieth Tops Latest Golf World Rankings – Woods Drops to 286th

Ranking 8-17-15	Name	Events Played
1	Jordan Spieth	56
2	Rory McIlroy	46
3	Jason Day	39
4	Bubba Watson	45
5	Justin Rose	52
6	Jim Furyk	42
7	Dustin Johnson	40
8	Rickie Fowler	53
9	Henrik Stenson	52
10	Sergio Garcia	49
11	Zach Johnson	52
12	Adam Scott	42
13	Louis Oosthuizen	46
14	Jimmy Walker	53
15	Matt Kuchar	54
16	Hideki Matsuyama	53
17	Brooks Koepka	56
18	Patrick Reed	57
19	J.B. Holmes	46
20	Branden Grace	57
21	Martin Kaymer	55
22	Shane Lowry	52
23	Billy Horschel	57
24	Phil Mickelson	44
25	Chris Kirk	51
26	Danny Willett	56
27	Paul Casey	52
28	Brandt Snedeker	52
29	Bernd Wiesberger	59
30	Bill Haas	53
31	Marc Leishman	51
32	Kevin Na	53
33	Robert Streb	51
34	Ian Poulter	48
35	Lee Westwood	54
36	Kevin Kisner	57
37	Ryan Palmer	48
38	Anirban Lahiri	54
39	Gary Woodland	51
40	David Lingmerth	57
41	Thongchai Jaidee	62
42	Jamie Donaldson	55
43	Ryan Moore	48
44	Russell Henley	53
45	Charl Schwartzel	60
46	Charley Hoffman	53
47	Keegan Bradley	54
48	Victor Dubuisson	50
49	Francesco Molinari	60
50	Marc Warren	58
51	Webb Simpson	49
52	Hunter Mahan	53
53	Brendon Todd	57
54	Danny Lee	65
55	Byeong Hun An	54
56	Tommy Fleetwood	61
57	Steven Bowditch	65
58	Joost Luiten	54
59	John Senden	55
60	Andy Sullivan	57
61	Miguel A Jimenez	50
62	George Coetzee	56
63	Graeme McDowell	51
64	Ben Martin	55
65	Luke Donald	52
66	Kiradech Aphibarnrat	59
67	Alexander Levy	59
68	Matt Every	52
69	Scott Piercy	41
70	Matt Jones	53
71	Cameron Tringale	59
72	Soren Kjeldsen	57
73	Stephen Gallacher	57
74	Alexander Noren	19
75	Justin Thomas	54
76	Richie Ramsay	47
77	Brian Harman	59
78	Brendan Steele	52
79	Russell Knox	57
80	Pablo Larrazabal	54
81	Chris Wood	47
82	James Morrison	57
83	Harris English	55
84	Daniel Berger	49
85	Tyrrell Hatton	55
86	Rafael Cabrera Bello	57
87	David Howell	60
88	Tim Clark	40
89	Tony Finau	54
90	Jason Bohn	50
91	Cameron Smith	33
92	Hiroshi Iwata	53
93	Jason Dufner	45
94	Eddie Pepperell	50
95	Shawn Stefani	46
96	George McNeill	48
97	Graham Delaet	49
98	Kevin Streelman	56
99	James Hahn	53
100	Troy Merritt	52
286	Tiger Woods	25

DVR Alert – PGA Championship TV Schedule

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, August 13th, 2015
Categories: Jordan Spieth • PGA Championship • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods
Tags: Bubba Watson • PGA Championship • Phil Mickelson • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods • Whistling Straits

Before you head to the office, or the golf course, be sure to set your DVR to record the PGA Championship on TNT today. Below is the PGA Championship television schedule.

Thu, Aug 13 TNT 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
Fri, Aug 14 TNT 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
Sat, Aug 15 TNT 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET
Sat, Aug 15 CBS 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET
Sun, Aug 16 TNT 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET
Sun, Aug 16 CBS 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET

While you are at work you can see lots of great video coverage and follow the leaderboard at http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/. There are also PGA Championship mobile apps for your smartphone or tablet providing even more viewing options.

Who will win? Check the apparel scripts for that answer.

Twitter Blowing Up. Not Because of GOP Debate But Because Rory McIlory is Heading to the USA

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, August 7th, 2015
Categories: European Tour • Miscellaneous • PGA Championship • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory
Tags: Rory McIlory

This is from Rory McIlory’s Twitter:

🇵🇹✈️🇺🇸👍🏼✌🏼️⛳️ pic.twitter.com/Ko0LX9mEo7

— Rory Mcilroy (@McIlroyRory) August 7, 2015

In case anyone forgot, McIlory is still the #1 golfer in the world. He has been off nursing an injury, but as the above photo seems to indicate, he is headed to the USA. Why would he be headed here? Where is he going? My guess is the private jet will be landing at the nearest airport to Kholer, Wisconsin. There’s a little golf tournament here next week at a course called Whistling Straits, the PGA Championship.

Decisions and Rules of Golf Club Throwing

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, May 22nd, 2015
Categories: Boneheads • European Tour • Golf • Golf For Women • Golf Rules and Regulations • Miscellaneous • PGA Tour • Pro Golf
Tags: BMW • Rory McIlory • Rules of Golf

Rory McIlory Club Throw

A couple of months ago Rory McIlory launched an iron into the lake at Trump Doral. In an awkward moment, the Donald gave Rory the club back on the range the next day. Then this past week McIlory tossed a 3-wood at the BMW after he was dissatisfied with his shot.

Last week I watched a golfer on my home course, a former basketball player who is well known in Salt Lake (no it is not John Stockton or Karl Malone), toss his driver off of the 18th tee behind him. The white-headed TaylorMade bounced across the pavement of a local road and ended up near the 4th tee. He had thrown his club out of bounds. I yelled over to him, “you threw your club out of bounds. You are going to have to throw another one off the tee.” He didn’t think that comment was very funny. I did though.

These club throwing events I’ve witnessed recently have inspired me to post the Rules of Golf Club Throwing, so those of you golfers who throw a club know exactly how to proceed after.

Rule 69.6: Throw Club In Hazard

In the case of the first McIlory toss into the lake at Doral, rule 69.6 comes into play. The rule states that if a club is thrown into a hazard the golfer has several options:

Incur one throw penalty. Re-throw the club from the original position.
If the club is throwable from the hazard, the player can throw it from the hazard as long as he doesn’t ground the club or move loose impediments.
Incur one throw penalty. Take a two club drop no nearer the hole at the point in which the club entered the hazard, then throw the club from there.
Incur one throw penalty. Pick a point on the opposite side of the hazard, equidistant to the point the club entered the hazard and throw the club from there.

Rule 69.6 A: Throw Club Out Of Bounds

In the case where the basketball player threw his club out of bounds from the tee there is only one option:

Incur one throw penalty. Re-throw club from tee or original position club was thrown from.

Rule 69.6 B: Thrown Club Lost

I watched a player throw his driver in disgust up at Soldier Hollow Golf Course a couple of years ago. He threw the driver into some very deep grass. The grass was not a hazard area and it was not out of bounds. A player in my group yelled over to the thrower, “you will have to throw a provisional in case you can’t find the first one.”

The options a player has after throwing a club which may be lost are as follows:

Throw a provisional club. Declare to playing partners that the club is a provisional. In the event the first throw is not found, the provisional throw becomes the club in play and a one throw penalty is assessed.
The player can declare the first throw lost and throw a second club, under penalty of one throw.
The player can proceed to look for the first thrown club and throw it as it lies if found. If the club is not found, the player must return to the original throwing position and take a “throw and distance” penalty, throwing a new club.

In the case of McIlory’s throw at the BMW yesterday, the club was not lost and not in a hazard, or unthrowable. The throw would simply count as a throw and he would throw the next one where it lies.

2015 Masters Tournament Round Three Pin Sheet

Written by: Tony Korologos | Saturday, April 11th, 2015
Categories: PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • The Masters • Tiger Woods
Tags: Adam Scott • Bubba Watson • Jason Day • Jordan Spieth • Masters Tournament • Phil Mickelson • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods

For you to follow along at home, the 2015 round three pin sheet. Some of the usual pins on holes like 13 and 16, but 12 is a little different than last year.