'12 Northern Trust Ratings Up 83%!
/Most impressive here is that last year's final round had Fred Couples in contention, but clearly Phil Mickelson brings in a much bigger audience.
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In golf construction art and utility meet; both are absolutely vital; one is utterly ruined without the other. GEORGE THOMAS
It’s back!
Twenty years later Tatra Press has kindly allowed me to bring back Grounds For Golf now that golf architecture is of more interest to the masses. A new Introduction looks at what’s driven the interest growth and two new chapters I had a blast adding (plus a few edits to keep things up-to-date).
The Amazon purchase page for the book arriving June 15, 2026.
Finchem To Make "Important" Announcement At Unfathomable Hour For Working Media
/7:15 am? Writers? Are you kidding?
Read More2012 WGC Match Play Primer
/Even after filling out my bracket (Sergio, I take back all of the times I posted this video) and thinking about some of the excellent first round pairings, I'm having a hard time getting excited about Wednesday's WGC Match Play for the simple reason that is no fault of the good folks in Tucson: a remote desert course lined by cholla just isn't Pebble Beach and Riviera.
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Golfweek once again has the easiest to use and most interactive WGC Match Play bracket option. Check it out here.
GolfChannel.com offers a printable PDF version as does the PGA Tour.
And here are PGATour.com previews of the brackets: Steve Jones, J.C. Snead, Chuck Hogan and Wayne Player.
"Honestly 'Phil' sounds really similar to 'Bill,' so you just kind of pretend that maybe they're for you."
/Helen Ross with the best line from Bill Haas' post-round presser and other insights into the winner's Sunday at Riviera.
Read MoreWGC Match Play Brackets Set...
/Lots of fun matchups for Wednesday's start at what will hopefully be the last at Dove Mountain outside of Tucson.
Read MoreLatest Golf Digest Podcast: West Coast, Tiger, Phil
/Sam Weinman talks to me about a Golf World column this week on the dangers of the tour's proposed "fiscal year" calendar, the state of the West Coast Swing, Tiger and Phil, all set to the background noise of the Northern Trust Open media center. Give it a listen below, or subscribe to Golf Digest's podcasts on iTunes.
World Ranking Head Scratcher Files: Phil Wins @ Pebble Edition
/Alex Miceli with the latest Official World Golf Ranking absurdity: Phil Mickelson received fewer World Ranking points for winning the full field AT&T National Pro-Am than Tiger Woods received for beating 17 players at last December's Chevron World Challenge.
Read MoreGolf Channel's Most Watched PGA Tour Round Ever: Sunday At Pebble Beach
/Just think, 2.3 million got all excited only to be interrupted by a 50 minute break, with 20 of those spent watching free throws.
Read MoreButch Shares Some Of Tiger's Best Moves
/Brian Wacker talks about his recent work with Phil Mickelson and about some of those Tiger gamesmanship tactics.
Read MoreNo Poa There: Tiger Commits To Honda Classic
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Michigan-Illinois Free-Throwfest Helps CBS Deliver 15-Year Pebble Pro-Am Rating High
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Read More2012 AT&T National Pro-Am Final Round Open Comment Thread
/Tiger and Phil chasing Charlie and Ken, as Ron Kroichick reports. I think we need to count the number of shots we see from the final twosome versus the second-to-last pairing (not that anyone could blame CBS with the ratings golf's been registering lately).
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