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Video: ‘Golf Boys’ reunite at the Waste Management Open [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: February 5, 2012, 6:50 am] It wasn't exactly the Beatles or R.E.M. getting back together, but on Saturday afternoon at the Waste Management Open, the "Golf Boys" got back together for a one day only concert -- OK, so it really had to do with Bubba Watson and Ben Crane being paired together -- that, shockingly, occurred on the stage ... I mean, 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale. While the impromptu concert only had two of the four members, Crane and Watson tried their best to serenade the crowd -- I can't type those words with a straight face -- with "Oh Oh Oh" (if you haven't seen the music video, check it out). Credit to the two guys for pulling this off on the rowdy 16th -- especially Crane who pulled out the helmet and goggles for the occasion. Golf has a tendency to be viewed as a stuffy sport, but this hole at the Waste Management Open continually proves that some of the guys on tour know how to have fun. But don't quit your day job, fellas. I'm not quite sure you're ready to go on tour with those voices. Video: Spencer Levin only 18 holes away from first PGA Tour win [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: February 5, 2012, 6:44 am] It's a different week and a different stop on the PGA Tour, but it's difficult to watch the Waste Management Open and not feel a little Déjà vu. That's because for the second tournament in a row, a relative unknown will be going into the final round of a PGA Tour event with a sizable lead over the field. One week after Kyle Stanley, who was looking for his first tour win, took a five-shot lead into Sunday at the Farmers Insurance Open, Spencer Levin -- he fired a solid 3-under 68 on Saturday -- will do the same thing with a six-shot lead in Scottsdale. He'll also be looking for his first win. Let's just hope Levin doesn't suffer the same gut-wrenching fate as Stanley. But if Levin does stumble on Sunday, he'll have some big names waiting in the wings to capitalize, including Webb Simpson (11-under) and Bubba Watson (10-under), who are both within striking distance. Of course, Kyle Stanley is also in contention at 9-under. Now I'm not saying he's going to win tomorrow, but if the golf gods want to throw him a bone after last week's train wreck, I don't think anyone would complain. Pat Perez, Johnson Wagner give away $10,000 at Scottsdale golf shop [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: February 4, 2012, 11:28 am] You have to hand it to TaylorMade Golf: the golf manufacturer sure knows how to build up the hype for their new products. After running a series of commercials with the likes of Dustin Johnson launching the new RocketBallz 3-wood over 300 yards, and then kicking off the new RocketBallz and R11S line with a midnight launch, TaylorMade took things even further on Friday, sending staffers Johnson Wagner and Pat Perez to a local Scottsdale golf shop to give away $10,000 in cash for trying out the new line. Free cash for trying out a new club? Sounds good to me. Golfers were asked to try out the new RocketBallz 3-wood and were paid $10 per yard, up to $100, for every yard they gain with the new club over their current 3-wood. Needless to say, people showed up for the chance to take home some free cash, and try out one of the most talk-about products in golf. Give TaylorMade credit for thinking up these crazy ideas. While some might question the need to constantly build up products with countless gimmicks, it's clear from the buzz surrounding the clubs that gimmicks are definitely working. Video: Spencer Levin takes three-shot lead into the weekend [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: February 4, 2012, 7:16 am] There's something about the West Coast Swing that seems to bring out the best in Spencer Levin. After posting three top-20 finishes last year, Levin went low at the Farmers Insurance Open, blistering the course with a 62 on Thursday before stumbling down over the final three days. And just like clockwork, he's back in contention a week later at the Waste Management Open. Only this time around he's opening for a better ending. Levin fired a 6-under 65 on Friday to grab a three-shot lead over Harrison Frazar at the midway point in Phoenix. Other notables within shouting distance are Webb Simpson (8-under) and Kyle Stanley (7-under). Play was once again delayed due to frost that forced tournament officials to call play on Friday due to darkness. 34 players will have to come out on Saturday morning -- at 9:30 a.m. ET-- to finish their rounds. Video: Spencer Levin takes five-shot lead into the third round [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: February 4, 2012, 7:16 am] There's something about the West Coast Swing that seems to bring out the best in Spencer Levin. After posting three top-20 finishes last year, Levin went low at the Farmers Insurance Open, blistering the course with a 62 on Thursday before stumbling over the final three days. And just like clockwork, he's back in contention a week later at the Waste Management Open. Only this time around he's hoping for a better ending. Levin fired a 8-under 63 on Friday to grab a five-shot lead over Harrison Frazar at the midway point in Scottsdale. Other notables within shouting distance are Webb Simpson (8-under) and Kyle Stanley (7-under). Play was once again delayed due to frost, forcing tournament officials to, once again, call play on Friday due to darkness. 34 players will have to come out on Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. ET to finish their rounds. Video: Ryan Palmer grabs first round lead at Waste Management Open [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: February 2, 2012, 8:41 pm] Ryan Palmer hit only 6 of 14 fairways during the opening round of the Waste Management Open but somehow managed to find a way to put together a 7-under 64 to take a one-shot lead over Webb Simpson on Thursday. Bubba Watson is also in contention at at 5-under, but his round was cut short after just 15 holes due to darkness. A four-hour frost delay forced officials to delay the start of the tournament, leaving 42 players stranded when the sun finally set. Players still left on the course will have to return and finish their rounds at 9:30 a.m. ET on Friday. Gary Woodland nearly aces one of the trash cans at TPC Scottsdale [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: February 2, 2012, 6:27 pm] With the exception of maybe Dustin Johnson, there's no question Gary Woodland is the best all-around athlete on the PGA Tour. Simply put, the dude is a freak of an athlete on the golf course, continually bombing it a country mile and flying the green from 249 yards with an 8-iron. To make you even more envious, he also played college basketball -- before attending Kansas on a golf scholarship -- and can dunk with relative ease. The guy puts the average pro to shame, so it shouldn't come as surprise that Woodland nearly aced the par-4 10th on Thursday, crushing his drive 320 yards before his ball came to rest next to a ... trash can? OK, so Woodland didn't come close to holing out on the 10th. But he did come close to knocking it right in the trash can from 300-plus yards out, which is still pretty impressive. Of course, all this happened at the Waste Management Open, making the whole Woodland-trash-can-ace connection even more hilarious. Better yet, he went on to par the 10th, thereby ensuring the hole wasn't complete garbage. And on that note, I'm going to end tonight's comedy hour. Phil Mickelson offers to redesign Torrey Pines North course for free [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: February 1, 2012, 12:10 pm] Like most professional golfers, there's very little Phil Mickelson will do for free on the golf course. When you're one of the best on the planet, you expect to get paid handsomely for your time. However, when it comes to Torrey Piness -- a course Mickelson grew up playing  -- he's apparently willing to make an exception. As first reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune, Mickelson is currently in talks with the Torrey Pines and the city of San Diego to renovate the North course for free. While doing the design work pro-bono might come as a surprise to some, other architects have done similar projects in the past, including legendary course designer Pete Dye, who designed Wintonbury Hill GC in Connecticut for $1. Mickelson has not publicly discussed his ideas for the North, but those familiar with his thoughts on the course say his top priority would be to keep it enjoyable for the average golfer. He is said to be sensitive to the concerns by locals who don't want the demanding South Course to have a twin brother. Just to bring you up to speed on the North course, it has always been the South's  little brother, and when Torrey hosted the 2008 U.S. Open on the South, the quality gap between the two courses widened. After hearing complaints about the ease of the layout, tournament officials decided to tighten the fairways and grow the rough, turning it into one of the toughest driving courses on tour in 2011. Of course, players then started to complain that the course was too difficult. Mickelson, who was born and raised in San Diego, would most likely be entrusted with updating the bunkering and working on some of the green complexes on the course. Whether he goes beyond some minor touchups and does a complete overhaul remains the be seen. Shotgun Start: Previewing the Waste Management Open [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: February 1, 2012, 9:19 am] It's tournament time! We continue the season at the Waste Management Open, a tournament that's known for having one of the rowdiest crowds on the PGA Tour. Here's a tournament primer to get you prepared for the week. The course: TPC Scottsdale has been hosting the Phoenix Open since 1987, just one year after the course officially opened to the public. At 7,216 yards, the course isn't long by tour standards -- it's currently ranked as the 42nd easiest course on tour (out of 51) -- but the lack of length usually ends up adding to the drama -- especially on Sunday afternoon. Only 558 yards, the reachable par-5 15th hole starts a four-hole finish that's one of the best on tour. The 162-yard par-3 16th is known as the loudest hole on the PGA Tour, and with the addition of new grandstands that encompass most of the hole, it can sometimes feel like you're in pressure cooker. Throw in the drivable 17th and difficult 18th and you have a fantastic risk-reward finish. The schedule: The tournament runs Thursday-Sunday. It'll be broadcast on the Golf Channel from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday, and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday on CBS. The field: Webb Simpson (6) and Dustin Johnson (9) may be the only OWGR top 10 players in the field this week, but that doesn't mean the Waste Management Open is without top-tier talent. Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples, and Rickie Fowler are three fan favorites in the field this week, and the addition of Bill Haas, Keegan Bradley, Matt Kuchar and Brandt Snedeker round out a solid tournament field. The video: Check out this PGA Tour recap of some of the Waste Management Open's most memorable moments. Your turn. Who are your picks for this week? Swing away! Video: Check out the greatest aces on the PGA Tour [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: February 1, 2012, 9:11 am] Here's a little midweek video for you to enjoy: six minutes of aces on the PGA Tour (not including those pesky majors with their video-rights issues). Some beauties here, including young pups that look a lot like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, and Leif Olson's skip-shot which deserved to be much higher. Enjoy. Nine things to do at the Waste Management Open [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: January 31, 2012, 4:46 pm] Let's face it, the Waste Management Open is 20 percent golf tournament, 65 percent party, and 15 percent headache the next day. Few golf tournaments outside of majors get this many people excited for so many different things, and for good reason, because the entire week is the greatest show on grass. But what to do if you're in Phoenix for the week? Holes to visit? Places to hit up? Events to attend? We've got you covered for the 2012 Waste Management Open. -- Spend an entire afternoon on the 16th hole -- Sure, this seems like a no-brainer, but hear me out. The 16th hole is the biggest draw of the tournament, and one of the easiest places to watch golf on the entire course, but instead of just going and plopping down for 45 minutes, spend an afternoon there. Head into the grandstands behind the green. Walk over to the ones south of the bunker, and then finish in the rowdiest place on the hole, just north of the tee box. Those are where the fans get the craziest, and where the best caddie bets are placed. Trust me, walking from grandstand to grandstand will not be something you regret. -- Find out where Camilo Villegas is, and then follow his gallery -- Scottsdale is known for the beautiful female contingent. This is where they will all be for about 4.5 hours. -- Find a way to get into the corporate tents north of the 17th green -- You'll hear all week about Greenskeeper tickets, but the best badge to have of them all is the one that gets you just north of the 17th green. My favorite spot on the course, it's the best place to see drives find the green, find the pond, or find the tough pitching area just to the right of the green. It's also the most relaxing area on the golf course, which would be like finding the quietest place at Coachella, but still ... -- Walk the front nine -- 160,000 people show up at TPC Scottsdale on Saturday, and about 15 of them make their way out to the far sides of the course. If you're into watching golf, head out to No. 5 or 6 and enjo Phil Mickelson’s 9,500-square-foot home is on the market for $7 million [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: January 31, 2012, 8:59 am] Chances are you'll never have a swing anywhere close to as good as Phil Mickelson's, but if you have $7.095 million lying around, you can at least live like the four-time major champion. That multi-million dollar price tag is the current asking price for Mickelson's 9,500-square-foot, five-bedroom Tuscan-style estate in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. If the price tag hasn't scared you off yet, you should also know the estate has some nice additions, including putting green -- Mickelson flop shot not included -- and a swimming pool. Based on the pool's proximity to the green, I'm going to guess Phil perfected the skip shot off the water in this backyard. As far as what's inside the house, here's a brief rundown: -- The single-level floor plan (without any steps) includes soaring ceilings, trussed beams, and hand distressed walnut flooring, all helping to provide an intimate living environment for this highly functional, well-designed home. -- Intricate mosaics were painstakingly applied over six months by renowned artisan Petri Bersage, the same artisan noted for his work at the Bellagio. -- Entertainment center, trophy room (or library/office), exercise room, steam room, sauna and safe room are all part of the main estate. -- Two unique and spacious guest houses - both finely appointed. And it can all be yours for $7.095 million! No word yet if Mickelson would be willing to throw in a golf lesson or two for that price. David Feherty joins Yahoo! Sports Radio to talk his new show [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: January 31, 2012, 8:16 am] David Feherty has a new season of his talk show "Feherty" (catchy title) coming up on the Golf Channel starting this week, and he joined our very own Yahoo! Sports Radio to talk about his plans, his hopes, his dreams, and so forth. Topics included Tom Watson and Tiger Woods and included plenty of one-liners. Here, check it out for yourself: Season 2 of "Feherty" begins on Feb. 27, with a live performance from the Super Bowl airing this Saturday on the Golf Channel. Close off the Farmers Insurance with its finest shots [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: January 31, 2012, 6:22 am] All right, now we're getting somewhere. The golf season always starts a bit slowly, as everyone shakes off the holiday dust and sparkle, but these shots here from this past weekend at Torrey Pines are a sight to behold. Greg Chalmers, Keegan Bradley, eventual champ Brandt Snedeker and many others give us some beauties here. Oh, we're rolling now. GolfTube: CBS lucks out with crazy finish at Farmers Insurance Open [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: January 30, 2012, 12:15 pm] Sizing up the TV coverage from the Farmers Insurance Open ... and away we go. If somebody would have told you on Sunday morning that the finish at Torrey Pines would be better than the one going on over in Abu Dhabi, you most likely would have laughed and told them to head back to their home on the funny farm. With Tiger leading after 54 holes in Abu Dhabi and Kyle Stanley holding a 5-shot lead at Torrey, it was clear at the start of the day that the real golf action was going on across the pond. At least that's what most of us thought. Because by the time the final putt dropped on Sunday evening at the Farmers Insurance Open, most golf fans were probably ready to admit themselves to the nearest mental institution, after watching one of the most bizarre finishes in some time. Of course, the CBS crew was there to capture every moment leading up to Kyle Stanley's meltdown on the 18th hole. Opening the broadcast year at Torrey Pines, the network lucked out with what could be one of the best endings of the year. CBS anchor Jim Nantz started to run down the list of first-time winners at Torrey Pines, mentioning the name of Jay Haas, Fuzzy Zoeller and Phil Mickelson, setting the stage for what most thought would be a victory stroll down the 18th hole for Stanley's first PGA Tour win.. "Smiles have broken out in the Stanley camp," Nick Faldo said, as Stanley and his caddie, Brett Waldman, stood off to the side of the 17th green. "It's a big week for young Kyle Stanley," Ian Baker-Finch noted. "That three-shot advantage instead of a two-shot with one to go is so much different." Ah, famous last words from the broadcast booth. It didn't seem awkward at the time, but going back over the footage, caddie Brett Waldman was so calm walking up the 18th fairway to Stanley's third shot that he even took time to say hello to his kids on television. It would end up being the last lighthearted moment for Waldman and Stanley. Jim Nantz proceeded to ask Nick Faldo about what it felt Oops! Someone thought Kyle Stanley was a lock to win at Torrey Pines [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: January 30, 2012, 8:50 am] Kyle Stanley appeared to be a mortal lock to win the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday afternoon. Holding a three-shot lead as he stepped onto the 18th tee box, tournament officials assumed it would be OK if they started putting Stanley's name on the trophy and the oversized check. Boy was that a mistake. Stanley, as you probably already know, went on to triple the 18th hole and lose on the second playoff hole to Brandt Snedeker. While Snedker got the trophy on Sunday, I'm guessing he's probably still wondering where his oversized check went. It happens to be under the 18th hole grandstand ... with Kyle Stanley's name on it. I'm going to guess tournament officials didn't have a bottle of Wite-Out on hand to fix the mistake. (via GeoffShackelford) Kyle Stanley falls apart at Torrey Pines [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: January 29, 2012, 6:36 pm] There is a saying, "I wouldn't even wish that on my worst enemy" that people use quite about. Normally it's about personal stuff like losing your job, having family issues or if you know Billy Cundiff. But more times than you'd think, it is the perfect saying for the game of golf. Q-school comes to mind. So does Scott Hoch. And after Sunday, Kyle Stanley might make that list. Leading by five shots heading into Sunday, and up to seven at one point during the final round, Stanley stumbled a little over his final nine holes but looked like as long as he had an active pulse on the final hole, a birdie-friendly par-5 at Torrey Pines, he'd walk away with his first PGA Tour title. Stanley had a three shot lead and had played the final hole 1-under the two other times he'd played it that week, but in golf, there is a little thing called your mind that means way more than stack and tilt, your lie or what iron you have into the green. Stanley had 240 yards into the 18th after a solid tee ball, but decided to lay-up, a decision that 99.9 percent of the time seems like the incredibly correct play. The .01 percent of the time it doesn't? When you spin your third shot back into the pond, hit your next ball on the green and three-putt, leading to a triple-bogey 8 that put Stanley in a playoff with Brandt Snedeker, the eventual champion. Golf is a silly, silly sport. Ask Jean Van de Velde, Robert Garrigus, and now, Stanley, who most predicted would have a solid 2012, and it seemed through 71 holes, was living up to those early year assumptions. Hopefully he can bounce back from this, but for now, it is perfectly okay to feel bad for a young, talented American kid worth millions of bucks. None of those bills will wash away the only snowman you'll see in San Diego this year. Video: Graeme McDowell gets an incredibly lucky bounce on the 18th hole [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: January 29, 2012, 11:44 am] If you didn't believe in the luck of the Irish before today, this clip should go a long way to making you a convert. Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell is one of the best golfers on the planet at the moment, but the shot he hit during Sunday's final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship had nothing to do with skill, and everything to do with some ridiculously good luck. How crazy was McDowell's shot on the 18th hole? Put it this way: His hole-in-one on the par-3 12th was a mere afterthought when he round was over. After knocking his second into a bunker short of the 18th green, McDowell caught his approach shot thin and half expected it to end up in the grandstands behind the green. But instead of ending up with an incredibly difficult fourth shot, McDowell's ball ricocheted off the grandstand and rolled back to within a couple feet of the cup. Of course, he went on to make the birdie putt and finish in a tie for third. He can thank the luck of the Irish for that shot. Lack of consistency dooms Tiger Woods in Abu Dhabi final round [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: January 29, 2012, 11:04 am] Everything appeared to finally be in place for Tiger Woods' return to the big stage. After working tirelessly with instructor Sean Foley on his swing and finally seeing his hard work pay off with a win at the Chevron World Challenge, it seemed like the only thing that remained was a banner win from Woods. Sure, Chevron broke the winless streak, but if Woods wanted to legitimize the comeback, he needed to prove he could win a full-field event ... and put together four rounds of solid golf. Through three rounds at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, it seemed like Woods was on the verge of a win that could've catapulted him back into the discussion as one of the top players in the game. But instead of capitalizing on the moment, and a 54-hole lead, Woods once again proved that while his swing and putting stroke are certainly improving, he's still missing that killer instinct that used to be the bedrock of his golf game. After missing only two greens in two of his three rounds, Woods looked completely lost in the final round, rarely giving himself a birdie opportunity inside of 20 feet. A lot of that had to do with an erratic driver that saw him hit only two fairways and six greens during the final round -- and fail to make a single birdie on the back nine. It was a far cry from the consistent play that was a staple of his game for the first three rounds. While Robert Rock deserves a lot of credit for taking down Woods in Abu Dhabi, the former No. 1 sure did take it easy on the Englishman. For only the ninth time in 61 events, when holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead, Woods failed to close the deal on Sunday. Not only that, this was the third time in the last five events that Woods watched his 54-hole lead crumble on Sunday. This is troubling stuff. Say what you want about this being a mere aberration, but until Woods finally wins an official worldwide event and puts together for solid rounds, the questions will continue to persist about his inability to close Video: Kyle Stanley builds a five-shot lead at Torrey Pines [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: January 29, 2012, 5:38 am] Anything can happen in the final round of a PGA Tour event, but the way Kyle Stanley's playing at the moment, you'd be crazy to bet on anyone but the former Clemson Tiger to lift the Farmer Insurance Open trophy on Sunday. Stanley fired a ho-hum 4-under 68 to build a five-shot lead over John Huh and John Rollins after three rounds, and now only needs to keep it together over the final 18 holes to go wire-to-wire for his first tour victory. |