Moncada adjusting to life at Douglas Golf Course
Gilbert Moncada, the new golf pro at the Douglas Golf Course, has been busy the past three months heà¢s been on the job trying to help the 18 hole facility achieve its full potential.
Golf fees to go up at Los Angeles County public courses
Los Angeles County public golf course fees are going up. The county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to raise the 18-hole weekend golf course greens fee from $33 to $35. The weekday 18-hole golf course fee will rise from…
When Will Tiger Woods Win His First Tournament of the Year?
Guys used to tease me that if they did not get their drives to the ladies’ tee, they would have to play “Texas Rules,” which they said meant playing the rest of the round with their you know what out. Luckily the PGA Tour has rules against that or Tiger Woods would have had a situation in the second round when his tee shot on the second hole hit the rough short of the ladies’ tees. The shot …
Woods, Mickelson, McDowell fizzle as glamour group at Doral
DORAL, Fla. — As Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Graeme McDowell began their second round Friday afternoon at the WGC-Cadillac Championship, it felt, just for a moment, like there was magic in the air. The sun was out. The breeze was light. The bleachers were packed. The ovations were spirited. All three players made birdies on the opening hole, with Tiger canning the longest putt, a 15-footer …
Tiger’s caddie has become quite the frequent flyer
Tiger Woods, right, and his caddie, Steve Williams, wait to tee off on the 11th hole during practice for the Cadillac Championship golf tournament in Doral, Fla., Wednesday, March 9, 2011.
Wagner wins Mayakoba Golf Classic
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Johnson Wagner won the Mayakoba Golf Classic on Sunday for his second PGA Tour title, beating Spencer Levin with a par on the first hole of a playoff.
GOLF / Tourney compelling, even without Tiger
Just imagine the sheer panic among NBC officials when Tiger Woods ‘ 19th-hole drive strayed into the desert Wednesday. Woods’ wayward shot took any hope of robust television ratings right with it, as he departed the…
William McGirt enjoys best week on PGA Tour
It was an eventful week for William McGirt at the Phoenix Open. The Fairmont native experienced the loudest hole in golf. He made the cut for the first time in a PGA Tour event. And he earned the biggest paycheck of his career, nearly $55,000.
Golf-Wilson’s birdie wins Phoenix Open in playoff over Dufner
Mark Wilson rolled in a seven-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the frost-delayed Phoenix Open over fellow-American Jason Dufner at TPC Scottsdale on Monday.
PGA Tour Confidential: The Waste Management Phoenix Open
Huge, rowdy crowds came out again in Phoenix last weekend — especially at the par-3 16th hole. Should other Tour stops try to replicate that scene? Our panel debates this, Phil’s progress, Tiger’s Dubai prospects and more.