This week’s Global Golf Post column focused on Adam Hadwin, who tips it up today in the U.S. Open. Does Hadwin have a chance? Probably not. He’s not played well this year, which isn’t a good sign. That said, he’s one of...
Category - U.S. Open
Is too much being made of Rory McIlroy’s remarkable runaway win at the U.S. Open yesterday? Is Padraig Harrington speaking in hyperbole when he says the Irish twenty-something could break Nicklaus’ record? I look at that in my...
My second U.S. Open preview is live on Sympatico: Luke Donald isn’t big on expectations. Despite being ranked as the top golfer in the world, and in the midst of an incredible streak that has seen him out of the Top 10 only twice in his...
I read this quote on GeoffShackelford.com today: Reporting the U.S. Open is like covering an execution. A circus fire. Bring a hankerchief. The U.S. Open is a not a tournament, it’s hoodoo. It’s Hamlet with nine-irons. A pox, not a...
My take on the top picks in the U.S. Open went live on Sympatico this afternoon: The U.S. Open is always a war of attrition. Golf’s toughest major tests the patience of the best in the world, putting them in the heat – both metaphorically and...
What a remarkably sloppy U.S. Open final. Can anyone imagine Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els all being in contention, as well as young bomber Dustin Johnson, all being near the top of the leaderboard and a relatively uninteresting...
My latest Sympatico column went live yesterday. Here’s a taste: By the numbers Mike Weir shouldn’t have a lot of confidence heading into this week’s U.S. Open. He’s struggled with his driver all year, finding fairways...
My latest Sympatico column, with some comments from Richard Zokol, about the wonder of Pebble Beach is up at Sympatico: There’s a lot of debate about who is the hottest star at this week’s U.S. Open. Is it Phil Mickelson, who could...
Tiger Woods’ press conference today at the US Open captured the reporters’ interest — not that he had much to say. Apparently questions about his soon to be ex-wife, the potential of a massive divorce settlement and anything...