December 2011 Archives

Woods turns 36 today. Almost hard to believe he'll be 40 in four years. How many (if any) majors can he win in the next four years?

Before UCLA golfer Patrick Cantlay plays in the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open, he'll tee it up in the Northern Trust Open at Riviera. Cantlay, the world's top-ranked amateur, has received a sponsor's exemption to play in the PGA Tour event here in February. Home-course advantage? As a member of the Bruins golf team, he's played Riviera about 10 times. Also, the NCAA Championships are at Riviera in 2012. #goodwarmup

Chevron, which has sponsored the Tiger Woods' event Chevron World Challenge, is ending its sponsorship with the event, the Associated Press first reported.
Reached on his phone, Greg McLaughlin said he felt ''very confident'' the tournament will find another sponsor.

Tiger Woods birdied the final two holes of the Chevron World Challenge to win the tournament, his first victory in two years. The drought is over.
As for how he felt when he sank that putt on No. 18, a six-footer, Woods said: ``It was awesome. Whatever it was.''

Tiger Woods shot a 1-over 73 Saturday on a day with swirling winds - which he said were the worst all week - and bogeys three of the par-5s. ouch! Johnson starts round with 10 consecutive pars before eagling the 11th and holing out from the 18th for eagle. Johnson shot a 4-under 68 and Woods is one back.

Wind, wind and more wind at the #Chevronworldchallenge. Thought it was supposed to end Friday. #Tiger leads by 3 and tees off in five minutes.
I'm writing in twitterspeak!

Tiger Woods shot a 5-under 67 to overtake K.J. Choi for the lead at the Chevron World Challenge. Woods had an eagle-birdie-birdie stretch on the back nine on holes 11, 12 and 13 and is 8-under for the tournament. Choi and Matt #Kuchar are tied for second, three shots back.
``I want the lead after four days,'' Woods said. ``Two days is nice but four days is better.''

Ellen Krausse and her friend, Candace Robledo - a former COC golfer - got plenty of attention wearing an oversized Rickie Fowler hat Thursday. Here's the details on their hat and and whether Fowler signed it.

KJ Choi has the early lead after Rd 1 in the Chevron World Challenge. Read about how he, Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker all survived the win Thursday.

K.J. Choi is used to playing in the wind, so it should be no surprise he is leading the Chevron World Challenge after the first round. Choi shot a 6-under 66 and is three shots ahead of Steve Stricker and Tiger Woods. The wind started at Sherwood, for him, on the sixth hole.
``It was really windy today. You really had to think where to miss, which direction to hit, but I was used to playing in the windy conditions not only playing in Melbourne, but also living in Dallas, where there's 20, 30-mile per hour winds every other day,'' Choi said through an interpreter. ``I'm used to practicing in those conditions, and throughout the years, and just playing in windy conditions in tournaments. I've become very comfortable with these windy conditions.''

#Tiger #Woods finishes with a a 3-under 69 and is tied for second, three shots behind KJ#Choi. Woods is tied with Steve Stricker, his playing partner. Stricker remarked to a golf volunteer at the second hole that he couldn't believe the wind. he was joking. All was calm. But at the sixth hole for the Woods-Stricker group, the winds started swirling. It wasn't 60-mph wind as some forecasts predicted, but it made club selection difficult, according to Stricker.

Tierra Rejada in Moorpark is giving back to the community this year. Tomorrow is the first of 12 installments in which the golf course will donate $1,000 each month to a worthy cause. The presentation will be at 10 a.m. Friday. The first recipient is the Make-A-Wish and the Ventura County Sheriff's Foundation.
Kudos to Tierra Rejada for giving back to the community ... www.tierrarejadagolf.com

One of my favorite, inspirational kids, Jose Giron, discusess how the Tiger Woods Learning Center has changed his life. He's still going to the center, even now as a college student. Read more about Jose Giron.