Monthly Archives: February 2008

Tiger Woods just beat Arron Oberholser 3 and 2 in the second round of match play. Woods is 19-3 in the last 22 matches and will play Aaron Baddeley in the third round today. David Toms conceded his match against … Continue reading →

If you can’t wait until March to start filling out an NCAA-like championship bracket, you can print one for the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championships at www.worldgolfchampionships.com.

UCLA’s Kevin Chappell and Lucas Lee and USC’s Jamie Lovemark are all on the Ben Hogan Award watch list. The complete list, in alphabetical order, follows.

Tiger Woods came back from 3 down to beat J.B. Holmes in the first round of match play at the WCG-Accenture Match Play Championships on Wednesday. Would have been interesting to see what Anthony Kim could’ve done against Woods. Kim … Continue reading →

This was the lead to a notebook by The Associated Press’ Doug Ferguson from the first day of the Accenture Match Play Championship, on Anthony Kim (Studio City):

The Robert E. Burns Memorial Golf Classic is March 31 at Robinson Ranch. Proceeds benefit colorectal cancer research. The tournament is named after Bob Burns Sr. who died of colon cancer in 2006. Burns Sr. is the father of Bob … Continue reading →

Phil Mickelson has something Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus don’t: a win at Riviera. Does that make the win sweeter? “That’s not what I’m looking for,” Mickelson said. “But the fact that (Ben) Hogan, (Sam) Snead and (Byron) Nelson are … Continue reading →

Phil Mickelson shot a 1-under 70 Sunday to win the Northern Trust Open. It was his first win in the tournament in 11 tries. He had a one-shot lead after 54 holes and even though Jeff Quinney briefly took the … Continue reading →

Northern Trust CEO Rick Waddell was following Phil Mickelson’s group inside the ropes. Also, Amy Alcott, who was here helping Mickelson with putting tips on Wednesday, was in the gallery.

Phil Mickelson is up by two shots in the Northern Trust Open. Jeff Quinney – the only player in the field to give Mickelson a run at the tournament title – bogeyed holes 13, 14 and 15 – to make … Continue reading →