2013 Presidents Cup Round One Results

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, October 3rd, 2013
Categories: European Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Tags: Dustin Johnson • Jason Dufner • Phil Mickelson • Presidents Cup • Tiger Woods

PRESIDENTS CUP ROUND RESULTS
TEE TIME	RESULT
11:45 am	Day/DeLaet (INT) 1 up Mahan/Snedeker (USA)
11:59 am	Scott/Matsuyama (INT) vs Haas/Simpson (USA) All Square
12:13 pm	Oosthuizen/Schwartzel (INT) 2 and 1 Mickelson/Bradley (USA)
12:27 pm	Els/de Jonge (INT) 1 down Stricker/Spieth (USA)
12:41 pm	Cabrera/Leishman (INT) 5 down Kuchar/Woods (USA)
12:55 pm	Grace/Sterne (INT) 5 down Johnson/Dufner (USA)

Golf on TV This Week – Presidents Cup, Reignwood LPGA Classic, Seve Trophy

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
Categories: European Tour • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Tags: Bubba Watson • Dustin Johnson • Fred Couples • Phil Mickelson • Presidents Cup • Tiger Woods

Presidents Cup
Dates: October 3-6
Venue: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio

Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. (Live) / 8 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)
Friday 1-6 p.m. (Live) / 8 p.m.-1 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 8 p.m.-2 a.m. (NBC Replay)
Sunday 8 p.m.-2 a.m. (NBC Replay)

Golf Channel on NBC Airtimes (Eastern):
Saturday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (Live)
Sunday Noon-6 p.m. (Live)

United States Roster – Tiger Woods, Brandt Snedeker, Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar, Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Steve Stricker, Bill Haas, Hunter Mahan, Zach Johnson, Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth.
International Roster – Adam Scott, Jason Day, Charl Schwartzel, Ernie Els, Louis Oosthuizen, Hideki Matsuyama, Branden Grace, Graham DeLaet, Richard Sterne, Angel Cabrera, Marc Leishman, Brendan de Jonge.

Reignwood LPGA Classic
Dates: October 3-6
Venue: Pine Valley Golf Club, Beijing, China

Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 3-5 a.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 4-6 a.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Headlining the Field – Inbee Park, Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis, Morgan Pressel, Michelle Wie, Yani Tseng, Beatriz Recari, Azahara Munoz, Anna Nordqvist, Jessica Korda and Karrie Webb.

Seve Trophy
Dates: October 3-6
Venue: Saint-Nom-la-Breteche Golf Club, Paris, France

Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 9-11:30 a.m. (Live)
Friday 9-11:30 a.m. (Live)
Saturday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday Noon-3 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Team Continental Europe – Jose Maria Olazabal (captain), Thomas Bjorn, Gregory Bourdy, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Nicolas Colsaerts, Mikko Ilonen, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Joost Luiten, Matteo Manassero, Francesco Molinari and Thorbjorn Olesen.
Team Great Britain & Ireland – Sam Torrance (captain), Paul Casey, Jamie Donaldson, Tommy Fleetwood, Stephen Gallacher, Scott Jamieson, Simon Khan, Paul Lawrie, David Lynn, Marc Warren and Chris Wood.

Great or Disappointing? Comments on Tiger Woods’s 2013 Season

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, September 30th, 2013
Categories: PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Tags: FedEx Cup • John Daly • PGA Tour • Phil Mickelson • The Masters • Tiger Woods

Will Tiger Break Jack’s record? I might break your jaw if you ask that question one more time…

The results are in… Love it or hate it, Tiger Woods has won his 11th PGA Tour Player of the Year award, as voted on by his peers. While I may have preferred to see Adam Scott or Phil Mickelson win POY, based on the pure numbers I can’t say I disagree with the outcome.

The Numbers

Tiger won five times on tour in 2013: Farmers Insurance Open, WGC Cadillac, Arnold Palmer Invitational, THE PLAYERS (always write “The Players” in ALL CAPS, it’s what they do) Championship, WGC Bridgestone. Two of the five events were World Golf Championships events. These events have stronger fields in terms of world rankings.

Five wins makes a great career for most tour players. For perspective, these PGA Tour players have recorded five wins in their entire careers: Nick Watney, Justin Rose, Scott Verplank, Billy Mayfair, Hunter Mahan, Tom Lehman, Padraig Harrington, Bill Haas, Luke Donald, John Daly.

Tiger led the season long FedEx Cup points standings until the final round of the playoffs where he “ran out of gas.”

Woods led the world golf rankings by a large margin over #2 Adam Scott.

Woods also led the money race, finishing at $8,553,439. The closest competitor was Henrik Stenson at $6,388,230.

Tiger also won the Vardon Trophy for adjusted scoring average at 68.985.

Looking at these numbers it is an easy pick, as Scott and Mickelson both only had two wins.

No Majors

The funny thing about this season is that most Tiger Woods fans would call his season disappointing. I can’t say I disagree there, based on the standard which has been set.

I believe that major championships, just like in FedEx Cup points and world rankings, should have considerably more weight in calculating awards like Player of the Year. A major in my mind is worth several regular tour victories. How many? I’d say at least three. That’s why I would have had no problem voting for Adam Scott or Phil Mickelson, if I had a vote to begin with.

Rules Infractions

2013 was quite a year for Tiger with regards to rules infractions. First was the bizarre situation at The Masters where Tiger’s approach on the par-5 15th doinked off the pin and into the water. He then made an improper drop and later signed an incorrect score card as he did not assess himself the penalty. Nobody would have known about the improper drop had Woods not commented that he dropped his ball farther away from the original position. But the Masters rules committed ruled in his favor before his round concluded and Woods was not disqualified. Tiger haters were throwing fits online, calling for him to be disqualified, while fans argued the opposing view.

Then there was the drop on the 14th hole at THE PLAYERS (always write “The Players” in ALL CAPS, it’s what they do) Championship. Woods pulled his tee shot left into a water hazard. The position which he dropped was harshly questioned on the air by Johnny Miller.

Finally there was the infamous ball moving problem on Friday of the final FedEx Cup event at East Lake. Tiger was in some trees and moving loose impediments from near his ball. His ball moved at which time he immediately stopped as if to say “uh, oh. I just caused the ball to move.” But he didn’t call a penalty on himself, nor did he call a rules official over. After video review, PGA Tour rules official Slugger White tacked on two more shots to the already double-bogey Woods scored on the hole. Despite seeing the video several times, Woods still refused to admit moving the ball.

Final Comments

Tiger is a very polarizing figure no doubt. Reading social networking threads and blog comments regarding Tiger can be quite entertaining as the fans and haters tend to go at each other’s throats digitally.

I was quite surprised to hear Tiger cite “running out of gas” as a reason for his poor performance down the stretch of the FedEx Cup playoffs. When I first heard that statement I thought, “what the #$&? He’s a world class athlete!”

But Woods is not getting any younger. Perhaps all the wear and tear on those knees and back are catching up to him? Maybe. I suspect the bulk of the fatigue Woods was referring to was mental. Anyone who plays golf would understand that.

How many majors Tiger wins from this point on, if any at all, remains to be seen. Any conjecture is just that, conjecture. Personally I’m very tired of the constant “will Tiger break Jack’s record?” dribble from the mainstream golf media. Its so old, and its getting older. Maybe that dribble will “run out of gas” too.

I hope so.

Rank	Player / Country	Points	Events
1	Tiger Woods, USA	13.22	42
2	Adam Scott, AUS	9.25	41
3	Phil Mickelson, USA	8.52	49
4	Henrik Stenson, SWE	8.23	52
5	Justin Rose, ENG	7.78	52
6	Rory McIlroy, NIR	7.50	48
7	Steve Stricker, USA	6.88	40
8	Matt Kuchar, USA	6.64	52
9	Brandt Snedeker, USA	6.27	52
10	Jason Dufner, USA	6.08	52
11	Graeme McDowell, NIR	5.52	52
12	Zach Johnson, USA	5.52	52
13	Jim Furyk, USA	5.21	50
14	Keegan Bradley, USA	5.11	52
15	Luke Donald, ENG	5.10	51
16	Jason Day, AUS	4.91	45
17	Sergio Garcia, ESP	4.65	50
18	Lee Westwood, ENG	4.62	52
19	Charl Schwartzel, RSA	4.51	52
20	Ian Poulter, ENG	4.47	48
21	Jordan Spieth, USA	4.37	40
22	Ernie Els, RSA	4.31	52
23	Dustin Johnson, USA	4.26	48
24	Webb Simpson, USA	4.18	52
25	Hunter Mahan, USA	4.09	52
26	Bubba Watson, USA	4.06	47
27	Nick Watney, USA	3.99	52
28	Louis Oosthuizen, RSA	3.99	52
29	Bill Haas, USA	3.96	52
30	Hideki Matsuyama, JPN	3.63	40
31	Matteo Manassero, ITA	3.10	52
32	Graham Delaet, CAN	3.01	50
33	Rickie Fowler, USA	2.98	50
34	Billy Horschel, USA	2.91	52
35	Jonas Blixt, SWE	2.91	52
36	Branden Grace, RSA	2.90	52
37	Kevin Streelman, USA	2.90	52
38	Richard Sterne, RSA	2.85	44
39	Peter Hanson, SWE	2.84	52
40	Scott Piercy, USA	2.80	52
41	Bo Van Pelt, USA	2.78	52
42	Martin Kaymer, GER	2.77	52
43	Jamie Donaldson, WAL	2.66	48
44	Ryan Moore, USA	2.62	48
45	Miguel A Jimenez, ESP	2.59	48
46	Thomas Bjorn, DEN	2.58	50
47	Francesco Molinari, ITA	2.56	52
48	Boo Weekley, USA	2.47	52
49	Thorbjorn Olesen, DEN	2.46	52
50	D.A. Points, USA	2.40	52

2013 FedEx Cup Final Money List

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, September 23rd, 2013
Categories: FedEx Cup • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods
Tags: Bubba Watson • FedEx Cup • PGA Tour • Phil Mickelson • Rory McIlroy • Sergio Garcia • Tiger Woods

Rank	Player Name	Winnings
1	Henrik Stenson	10,000,000
2	Tiger Woods	3,000,000
3	Steve Stricker	2,000,000
4	Adam Scott	1,500,000
5	Zach Johnson	1,000,000
6	Matt Kuchar	800,000
7	Jordan Spieth	700,000
8	Graham DeLaet	600,000
9	Phil Mickelson	550,000
10	Justin Rose	500,000
11	Webb Simpson	300,000
12	Brandt Snedeker	290,000
13	Dustin Johnson	280,000
14	Jim Furyk	270,000
15	Nick Watney	250,000
16	Billy Horschel	245,000
17	Jason Day	240,000
18	Keegan Bradley	235,000
19	Jason Dufner	230,000
20	Hunter Mahan	225,000
21	Roberto Castro	220,000
22	Sergio Garcia	215,000
23	Gary Woodland	210,000
24	Bill Haas	205,000
25	Kevin Streelman	200,000
26	Brendon de Jonge	195,000
27	Charl Schwartzel	190,000
28	Luke Donald	185,000
29	Boo Weekley	180,000
30	D.A. Points	175,000
31	Harris English	165,000
32	Matt Jones	155,000
33	Kevin Stadler	150,000
34	Chris Kirk	145,000
35	Charles Howell III	142,000
36	Jimmy Walker	140,000
37	Bubba Watson	138,000
38	Rickie Fowler	137,000
39	John Merrick	136,000
40	Daniel Summerhays	135,000
41	Lee Westwood	134,000
42	John Huh	133,000
43	Chris Stroud	132,000
44	Russell Henley	131,000
45	Kevin Chappell	130,000
46	Rory Sabbatini	129,000
47	Brian Davis	128,000
48	David Lynn	127,000
49	Scott Piercy	126,000
50	Rory McIlroy	125,000
51	Ryan Moore	120,000
52	Jonas Blixt	115,000
53	Ian Poulter	114,000
54	Patrick Reed	113,000
55	Graeme McDowell	110,000
56	David Hearn	110,000
57	Brian Gay	110,000
58	Matt Every	110,000
59	Marc Leishman	110,000
60	Nicholas Thompson	110,000
61	Charley Hoffman	110,000
62	Jason Kokrak	110,000
63	Scott Stallings	110,000
64	Bryce Molder	110,000
65	Angel Cabrera	110,000
66	Michael Thompson	110,000
67	Ken Duke	110,000
68	Ernie Els	110,000
69	Sang-Moon Bae	110,000
70	Brendan Steele	110,000
71	Ryan Palmer	80,000
72	Freddie Jacobson	80,000
73	K.J. Choi	80,000
74	Martin Laird	80,000
75	David Lingmerth	80,000
76	Stewart Cink	80,000
77	Kyle Stanley	80,000
78	Josh Teater	80,000
79	Cameron Tringale	80,000
80	Tim Clark	80,000
81	John Rollins	75,000
82	Camilo Villegas	75,000
83	Bob Estes	75,000
84	Martin Kaymer	75,000
85	Jerry Kelly	75,000
86	Justin Leonard	75,000
87	Martin Flores	75,000
88	Scott Brown	75,000
89	Bo Van Pelt	75,000
90	Luke Guthrie	75,000
91	Robert Garrigus	75,000
92	Brian Stuard	75,000
93	Derek Ernst	75,000
94	Brian Harman	75,000
95	Stuart Appleby	75,000
96	Richard Lee	75,000
97	Greg Chalmers	75,000
98	Pat Perez	75,000
99	Erik Compton	75,000
100	William McGirt	75,000
101	Aaron Baddeley	70,000
102	George McNeill	70,000
103	James Driscoll	70,000
104	Geoff Ogilvy	70,000
105	Ted Potter, Jr.	70,000
106	J.J. Henry	70,000
107	Carl Pettersson	70,000
108	Jeff Overton	70,000
109	John Senden	70,000
110	James Hahn	70,000
111	Mark Wilson	70,000
112	Charlie Beljan	70,000
113	Jason Bohn	70,000
114	Lucas Glover	70,000
115	Jeff Maggert	70,000
116	Justin Hicks	70,000
117	Morgan Hoffmann	70,000
118	Chez Reavie	70,000
119	D.H. Lee	70,000
120	Andres Romero	70,000
121	Johnson Wagner	70,000
122	Scott Langley	70,000
123	Charlie Wi	70,000
124	Steven Bowditch	70,000
125	Ben Crane	70,000
126	Robert Streb	32,000
127	Peter Hanson	32,000
128	Nicolas Colsaerts	32,000
129	Brad Fritsch	32,000
130	Padraig Harrington	32,000
131	Bud Cauley	32,000
132	Ricky Barnes	32,000
133	Fabian Gomez	32,000
134	Greg Owen	32,000
135	Shawn Stefani	32,000
136	Chad Campbell	32,000
137	Woody Austin	32,000
138	David Toms	32,000
139	Jim Herman	32,000
140	Tommy Gainey	32,000
141	Ryo Ishikawa	32,000
142	Tag Ridings	32,000
143	Trevor Immelman	32,000
144	Dicky Pride	32,000
145	Brendon Todd	32,000
146	Vijay Singh	32,000
147	Doug LaBelle II	32,000
148	Ben Kohles	32,000
149	Brandt Jobe	32,000
150	Justin Bolli	32,000