Author Archives: Tom Hoffarth

What’s Bill Haas got left for a sequel? Plenty in the bag, apparently. The defending Northern Open Trust champ decided he’d had enough of acting like an extra from Central Casting after the first two days at Riviera Country Club. … Continue reading →

Defending Northern Trust Open champ Bill Haas eagled the 10th hole at Riviera with a 57-foot chip to highlight a run where he made up six strokes between the fifth and 11th holes to take a two-stroke lead this afternoon. … Continue reading →

PACIFIC PALISADES – This sycamore tree behind the 16th tee at Riviera deserves all the support it can get. It went sideways long ago. It probably would have been easier to retire it long ago in some arbitrary arboretum for … Continue reading →

Bill Haas jumped out at 3-under 32 for the first nine and created a four-way tie atop the leaderboard at the Northern Trust Open this morning. Hass joined second-round co-leader Sang-Moon Bae, former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and UCLA grad … Continue reading →

Sergio Garcia finished his round with a birdie 3 on the ninth hole — even though he said he couldn’t see where his tee shot even landed – to move to within one stroke of leader Matt Kuchar as play winded … Continue reading →

Matt Kuchar tends to believe his schedule won’t allow for any paddle boarding, snorkeling or even surfing in the still-chilly Santa Monica Bay during his weekend stay in L.A. Just as well. He’s already been there and done that in … Continue reading →

Matt Kuchar drilled seven birdies — including three to start the round — and went bogey-free to grab the lead after the morning group at the Northern Trust Open, taming the Riviera Country Club. His a 7-under 64 was a two-shot edge over … Continue reading →

UCLA grad Brandt Jobe used four consecutive birdies on the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th to pull into an early tie with early leader Matt Kuchar and finish his first round at the Northern Trust Open with a six-under 66 at Riviera Country Club today. … Continue reading →

Brandt Jobe’s four consecutive birdies on the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th sent him past early leader Matt Kuchar at six under during the first round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club today. Jobe, the 47-year-old UCLA grad who … Continue reading →

Matt Kuchar started with three birdies to go out at four under, then birdied No. 10 and knocked in a par at 11 to take a two stroke lead in the Northern Trust Open this morning. Brandt Jobe, who started … Continue reading →