Golf writer at The Villages Daily Sun. Which I guess makes me a rare specimen - not many fulltime golf writers at newspapers anymore. Not ready for the museum.
Summerfield, FL
Joined February 2010
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Two birdies down the stretch will put DJ in line to tie both the PGA Tour scoring mark (253, Sony) and lowest to par (-31, Kapalua). Three birdies would rewrite both.
If you're not a fan of golf, NASCAR or the English Premier League, you might be by the end of the month. Only live sporting events left to watch. And who knows what the rest of today brings.
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Met a group of guys this morning in town from Ohio, here to see some golf. I see one of them an hour later riding shotgun in a golf cart with a security officer.
“Don’t ask Patrick Reed to sign your shovel.”
For all the anguish Tyrrell Hatton put himself through on Bay Hill’s back nine, he finished with 7 straight pars. A U.S. Open finish on a U.S. Open-type setup. Bravo. Enjoy the @APinv red cardigan.
There's 1 hour for things to change, but as it currently stands just 1 player broke par today at @APinv. Congrats to @maxhoma23 for his 70. Moved him 45 spots up the board.
Brandon Matthews, in the @APinv field on a sponsor exemption, came up about 10 yards short of driving the green on the 402-yard 10th hole. Measured 355 yards on ShotLink. Alas, he walked off with a par.
Adam Scott holds the @APinv course record, won at Riviera 3 weeks ago... and shot 77 today at Bay Hill. Triple at 11, double at 18. Ah, golf.
I've been saying this since Week 1. How about getting the Apollos back together and giving them the Dolphins' schedule after the bye week. sds.to/2nwaOeU
A little on the later side (long day), but #ArnoldPalmer hasn't been far from my mind. Would have liked to have been at @APBayHill today to mark his 90th, but I'll settle for some time tomorrow getting acquainted with Arnie's club in The Villages.
Bucking the odds, I'm back in a newsroom again - covering golf for @vdailysun. Booming community, growing readership (!). Really thought I'd never go back to newspapers, but here's the exception. I'm told they've never laid anyone off. Not sure if that's a pledge or a challenge.
So if @BKoepka set the @PGAChampionship record for margin of victory, can he keep the sign that says Bethpage Black is an "Extremely Difficult Course"?? bit.ly/30tVaiZ
Ten years ago, golf's majors might have crowned Kenny Perry, Phil Mickelson, an ageless Tom Watson & Tiger Woods. We got Angel Cabrera, Lucas Glover, Stewart Cink & Y.E. Yang. Nothing against those who got the brass rings, but 2009 was a year of letdowns. bit.ly/2E117dE
Hasn't finished lower than 6th yet this year, displaying a newfound even keel win or lose.
“I know exactly the people I would be putting myself alongside,” said Rory McIlroy, who would achieve the career Grand Slam of golf if he won the Masters. “It would be huge. But again, I can’t think about it that way.” nyti.ms/2Krq3ka
Could be the fastest half-hour of @TheMasters Week...
Shall we ask Kevin Na?
The @valerotxopen leads in to @TheMasters for the first time this year, but will it help players prepare for Augusta? @JeffShain offers his take: ow.ly/wruB50p76j1
OK, in a @DellMatchPlay quadrant featuring @McIlroyRory, @TigerWoods, @JustinThomas34 and @JDayGolf - raise your hand if you picked Lucas Bjerregaard to reach the semis.
Whoever reaches the final four of the @DellMatchPlay will wind up playing 110 holes or so for the week - with the Masters just 10 days around the bend. Is this the best way to get tuned up for Augusta National? bit.ly/2OyN6Id
FWIW, @Paul_Casey winning score of 8-under at @ValsparChamp today is highest total by a @PGATOUR winner this season. Also, Copperhead now ranks as tour's 3rd toughest. Florida courses are Nos. 2-3-4.