Video: Rory Is No Tommy Bolt...Yet
/This was way too graceful of a club hurl, certainly lacking the hand speed
Read MoreWhen you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
J.B. Holmes Posts New Course Record 62 At Revamped Doral
/What a 62 by J.B. Holmes in the opening around of the WGC Cadillac Championship
Read MorePlayer To Watch Files: Anirban Lahiri Makes U.S. Debut
/Thanks to reader Tim for Karen Crouse's NY Times story
Read MoreThe State Of The Donald
/His helicopter will be strategically parked and he'll be conspicuously present this week at Doral (as well as next week for another PGA of America-related announcement), so Steve DiMeglio takes stock of Donald Trump the golf course developer.
As I told John Patrick's radio show today, love him or hate him, The Donald has an entertainer's sensibility and seems to do a nice job reminding the PGA Tour that they are, in fact, supposed to be entertaining.
Even Commissioner Moonbeam is a fan...
Trump started building courses using some of the game's best architects. Then in 2008 when the market crashed, he started buying up existing golf properties and rebuilding them.
"I've always liked to say I'm a plus 10 (handicap) at building," Trump says.
He says he has no plans to expand his golf portfolio unless the right deal comes along. Such as the 800-acre Doral resort, which he snapped up out of bankruptcy in 2012 for $150 million. Trump pumped $250 million into a tired-looking resort in need of restoration, refurbishing the 643 guest rooms, updating a 48,000-square-foot spa and rebuilding and touching up 90 holes of golf, including the 18 of the famed Blue Monster course the PGA Tour stars will tackle this week.
PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem says Trump is leaving a lasting mark on the sport.
"He has found a successful formula in purchasing wonderful properties like Trump National Doral Miami and then teaming with respected designers like Gil Hanse to bring these courses to their true potential," Finchem says.
Adam Scott Resurfaces At Doral With A Conventional Putter
/New dad Adam Scott makes his 2015 debut at Doral
Read MoreWacky Honda Classic: Padraig Harrington Is Back!
/Watching Padraig Harrington at Riviera or even
Read MoreVideo: Padraig Going Happy Gilmore With A Caveat...
/I can see doing the Happy Gilmore thing as a drill t
Read MoreEpic First World Disaster: Seminole Pro-Member May Lose Key Members Of The White Belt Set
/Biblical rains (five inches!?) washed out the Honda Classic third round
Read MoreFinal Follow Up On Riviera's 10th: "Fun to watch. Tough to play."
/I know, I know, you're in full Bear Trap mode.
Read MoreFan To James Hahn Before NoTrust Open Playoff: "It's Dustin Johnson, Paul Casey and some other guy."
/The golf knowledge of last week's Northern Trust Open
Read MoreJames Hahn Salvages The 2015 NoTrust-A-Lead Open
/Riviera was tough. Major tough. The firm greens
Read MoreCan Retief Goosen Survive One More Day Of Riviera's Major Test?
/Since Riviera will never get a U.S. Open again,
Read MoreVideo: Sergio Garcia's "Top 3" Recovery Shot
/Usually recovery shots aren't worth your time and this one may have been a
Read MoreVideo: Ryan Moore Almost Aces Riviera's 10th
/Ryan Moore came very close to the first par-4 hole-in-one
Read MoreThe 2015 NoTrust Open Is Ready And Set For Riviera!
/With the demise of the WGC Match Play as a February event, the 2015 Northern Trust Open field at Riviera took a noticeable star power hit.
In 2014, with the match play the week after the Northern Trust Open, the field included 16 of the world's top 30 and 26 of the top 50.
This year, it's 11 of the world top 30 are in the field and 18 of the top 50.
SB Nation has a nice round up of viewing times and tournament notes.
I discussed Riviera's history with Matt Ginella on Wednesday's Morning Drive.
Earlier in the week we talked Riviera's design.
As always, the 10th hole is receiving much attention and now gets long overdue "Live@" coverage starting at 7 am PT and going all day.
Here's the link. DirecTV subscribers can also watch the coverage all four days on their televisions (the PGA Tour and DirecTV just re-upped for give years).
