Posts Tagged ‘steve stricker’
Monday, March 11th, 2013
Tiger Woods (Angela George, Wikimedia Commons)
Tiger Woods came out with a statement victory this past weekend in Florida. At the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championships in Miami, Woods shot a -19.
At one time Woods was in fact a -21 before recording two bogeys on the final three holes.
I know Hunter Mahan, Brandt Snedeker, Steve Stricker and Matt Kuchar have also had solid starts to the 2013 PGA season, but none of them can beat Tiger when he is at his very best.
Woods was so dominant this weekend, he had 27 birdies in 72 holes of golf. That is averaging one birdie every three holes. He also seldom had a lead that was ever in doubt as of day two. Graeme McDowell was close at times, at Steve Stricker had a good finish, but it was not close enough.
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Tags: brandt snedeker, graeme mcdowell, hunter mahan, masters, matt kuchar, steve stricker, tiger woods, world golf championship
Posted in PGA |
Friday, January 4th, 2013
Russell Wilson (Larry Maurer, Wikimedia Commons)
It’s wildcard weekend in the National Football League with four entertaining games. The one I think everyone is excited about the most will take place Sunday afternoon as the Washington Redskins take on the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC (FOX, 2:30 p.m.).
This is also a battle of two rookie quarterbacks with Russell Wilson of Seattle taking on Washington’s RG3. A lot of people are surprised Seattle is a three point favourite. I’m not, based on how well the Seahawks have played throughout December. However, don’t forget the Seahawks had a losing record on the road this season, and are much more comfortable in the Pacific Northwest.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching:
Saturday–World Junior Hockey Championship Final–Sweden vs. United States–TSN–6:00 a.m.–The 2013 Championship Final has two strong Calgary connections. The top American player, John Gaudreau, forward from Boston College, is a draft pick of the Calgary Flames (4th round in 2011) and one of Sweden’s top snipers is Victor Rask of the Calgary Hitmen. The American defense as a collective unit is exceptional. Seth Jones, Jacob Trouba and Jake McCabe have been excellent in the medal round in wins over the Czech Republic and Canada.
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Tags: 2013 World Junior Hockey Championship, Aaron Rodgers, adrian peterson, baltimore ravens, chuck pagano, cincinnati bengals, corey brewer, denver nuggets, houston texans, indianapolis colts, jacob trouba, jake mccabe, john gaudreau, jonas blixt, los angeles lakers, minnesota vikings, ray rice, robert griffin iii, russell wilson, seattle seahawks, seth jones, steve stricker, victor rask, washington redskins, webb simpson
Posted in Amateur Sports, NBA, NFL, PGA |
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
Graham DeLaet (Yahoo! Images)
Sunday will be a very interesting round of golf for Weyburn, Saskatchewan’s Graham DeLaet.
The 30 year-old golfer out of Boise State shot a 66 on Saturday and is only two shots back of leader Jason Dufner of the United States at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, Louisiana, this week’s stop on the PGA Tour.
DeLaet is currently tied with American Ken Duke at -15, and is in the final pairing today with Dufner at -17.
With the disappointing results by Canadian golfers the last few years, DeLaet’s performance this weekend is a breath of fresh air.
DeLaet has put together three consecutive rounds in the 60s, shooting a 68, 67, and 66. Elite players in contention this week and cannot be couted out are Ernie Els at -14, Steve Stricker at -13 and Luke Donald at -12 who are lurking in the top ten.
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Tags: ernie els, graham delaet, jason dufner, ken duke, luke donald, steve stricker
Posted in PGA |
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Golf Ball (Lotus Head, Wikimedia Commons)
Thursday was a fantastic day in Canadian golf, as Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Saskatchewan recorded a two stroke lead at the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii.
DeLaet leads 2010 Canadian Open champion Carl Pettersson of Sweden, 2011 Players Championship winner K.J. Choi and American Kyle Reifers by two strokes after shooting a sizzling 7-under 63 after the first round.
DeLaet, who was not on the PGA Tour in 2011, missed the majority of last year due to a back injury. The highlight of DeLaet’s round was an eagle on the ninth hole. David Hearn of Brampton, Ontario is also in the hunt at -4. Calgary’s Stephen Ames is tied for 17th, four strokes off the lead.
This is the second event on the PGA Tour this season. Last week in Kapalua, Maui, Steve Stricker won the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. That event is only for golfers who won on the PGA Tour in the 2011 calendar year. There were no Canadians participating in that particular golf event.
Tags: carl pettersson, david hearn, graham delaet, k.j. choi, kyle reifers, stephen ames, steve stricker
Posted in PGA |
Saturday, November 19th, 2011
Tiger Woods (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
The United States of America have won the 2011 Presidents Cup in Melbourne, Australia.
Saturday night (Sunday afternoon in Melbourne), the Americans got singles victories from Hunter Mahan, Nick Watney, Jim Furyk, David Toms, Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker to beat the International Team 19-15.
But it was the play of Woods and Toms in round five singles action that impressed me the most. Woods was in complete control in his match in defeating Australian Aaron Baddeley 4 & 3, and Toms was even more dominating in defeating fellow Australian Robert Allenby 7 & 5.
The most impressive American shot of the day came from Jim Furyk, who was the best American golfer all week, as he went 5-0. Furyk recorded an eagle on the second hole and never looked back in defeating Ernie Els 4 & 3.
With the win, the Americans continue to dominate the Presidents Cup. They have gone 7-1-1 since the first event took place in Gainesville, Virginia in 1994.
Tags: david toms, hunter mahan, jim furyk, nick watney, president's cup, steve stricker, tiger woods
Posted in PGA |
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Jim Furyk (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
The United States remain in the lead of the International squad 7-5 after Day Two of the Presidents Cup in Melbourne, Australia.
On Thursday (Friday in Melbourne), the Americans and the International team split the six four ball matches.
Two American teams have impressed me significantly to date. Yesterday I was very impressed with Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson. They won again today defeating Ernie Els of South Africa and Ryo Ishikawa of Japan 3 & 1.
I was also very impressed with Jim Furyk, the 2o03 United States Open Champion, who won his second consecutive match by pairing up with Phil Mickelson. The duo defeated Australian Adam Scott and South Korean Kyung-tae Kim 2 & 1. But the real reason the Americans got the point was because of Furyk’s putting, which was terrific in extremely windy conditions.
Once again, Tiger Woods lost. This time with Dustin Johnson to the Australian duo of Jason Day and Aaron Baddeley 1 up. Woods is the only American not to get on the scoreboard yet.
In other action, the American duo of Steve Stricker and Matt Kuchar defeated Y.E. Yang of South Korea and Robert Allenby of Australia 4 & 3. Australian Geoff Ogilvy, with a terrible mustache, and South Korean K.J. Choi defeated Bill Haas and Nick Watney 1 up and the South African duo of Charl Schwartzel and Retief Goosen defeated Hunter Mahan and David Toms 2 & 1.
Tags: aaron baddeley, bubba watson, charl schwartzel, jason day, jim furyk, k.j. choi, matt kuchar, phil mickelson, president's cup, retief goosen, steve stricker, webb simpson
Posted in PGA |
Saturday, August 13th, 2011
Keegan Bradley (Stan Badz, PGA Tour)
This year I have already introduced you to Keegan Bradley, the Byron Nelson Classic winner, and the 25 year-old rookie on the PGA Tour whose aunt is LPGA legend Pat Bradley. Now the native of Woodstock, Vermont is tied for the lead after round two of the PGA Championship at -5 with American Jason Dufner.
Bradley shot a dazzling 64 yesterday at the Atlanta Athletic Club, but because he finished on the front nine of the Highlands Course, he didn’t have a strong of a gallery on his final hole if he would have finished on the eighteenth hole.
Dufner, meanwhile, shot a 65, including an eagle on the fifth. Only once has Dufner, a native of Cleveland, finished in the top ten of a Major. He finished fifth at the 2010 PGA Championship in Wisconsin and is still looking for his first win on tour.
An American is in great position to win a major for the first time since Phil Mickelson won the 2010 Masters. Only two non-Americans (John Senden of Australia, tied for third at -4, and Andres Hansen of Denmark, tied for seventh at -3) are in the top ten.
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Tags: adam scott, agnieszka radwanska, d.a. points, davis love iii, franseca schiavone, janko tipsarevic, jason dufner, jerry kelly, jhonattan vegas, jie zheng, jim furyk, jo-wilfried tsonga, keegan bradley, li na, lucie safarova, mardy fish, novak djokovic, pat bradley, pga championship, ROGER FEDERER, samantha stosur, scott verplank, serena williams, steve stricker, victoria azarenka
Posted in PGA |
Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Steve Stricker (Bing Images)
The golf world has been waiting a while for Steve Stricker to break through at a major.
On Thursday at the Atlanta Athletic Club it was Stricker’s time to shine.
The 44 year-old native of Edgerton, Wisconsin shot a dazzling 7-under 63 to take a two stroke lead on another Wisconsin native, Jerry Kelly of Madison after round one on Thursday.
Stricker has won twice already on tour this season– at the Memorial Tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus in Ohio in June and at the John Deere Classic in Illinois in July.
The Atlanta Athletic Club played very easy for a major on Thursday. There were 22 players under par. It is interesting to compare the PGA Championship to the Canadian Open, where the lowest score posted by Sean O’Hair after four days at the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver was only -4. Stricker is at -7 already.
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Tags: adam scott, jack nicklaus, jerry kelly, pga championship, sean o'hair, steve stricker, steve williams
Posted in PGA |
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Darren Clarke (Paddy Briggs, Wikimedia Commons)
When Darren Clarke’s wife Heather died of cancer in 2006, the entire golf community mourned. But in the last five years, Clarke’s life has turned around a little. Last year, he got engaged to Miss Northern Ireland Alison Campbell, and after round two of the British Open on Friday, Clarke and American Lucas Glover are tied for the lead at -4.
Clarke, who is 42 years of age, is trying to become the third golfer from Northern Ireland to win a major. Graeme McDowell won the 2010 United States Open and Rory McIlroy won the 2011 United States Open.
Glover, meanwhile, is no stranger to major success himself, as he won the 2009 United States Open at Bethpage Black in New York.
However, Clarke and Glover are just the co-leaders in southeast England and have a long ways to go. A remarkable 31 players are within four strokes of the lead. Martin Kaymer and Miguel Angel Jimenez are in a group at -3, Americans Tom Lehman, Davis Love III and Dustin Johnson are in a group at -2, Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson and English amateur Tom Lewis are in a group at -1, and Y.E. Yang, Zach Johnson, Steve Stricker, Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia are in a group at even.
TSN’s coverage begins at 4am Saturday morning. I’m waking up when Garcia is teeing off, at 5:25am Mountain Time.
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Tags: abby wombach, adam scott, alison campbell, boston red sox, british columbia lions, british open, c.c. sabathia, darren clarke, davis love iii, dustin johnson, Edmonton Eskimos, eric tillman, graeme mcdowell, hamilton tiger-cats, heather clarke, homare sawa, hope solo, jered weaver, jerome messam, kevin glenn, los angeles angels of anaheim, lucas glover, martin kaymer, maurice mann, miguel angel jimenez, New York Yankees, oakland athletics, phil mickelson, ricky romero, rory mcilroy, saskatchewan roughiders, sergio garcia, steve stricker, texas rangers, tom lehman, tom lewis, toronto blue jays, trevor cahill, women's world cup, y.e. yang, zach johnson
Posted in CFL, MLB, PGA, Soccer |
Sunday, June 5th, 2011
Steve Stricker (Bing Images)
We now know who is the best American golfer today.
Nope, it’s not Tiger Woods and it isn’t Phil Mickelson either.
On Sunday Steve Stricker passed Mickelson to move into number four in the World Golf Rankings.
In winning the Memorial Tournament, a course in Columbus, founded by Jack Nicklaus, Stricker shot a -16 to defeat Matt Kuchar and Brandt Jobe by a stroke.
But what everyone will remember from the 2011 Memorial tournament will be Stricker’s remarkable shot making. He recorded an ace on the eighth on Friday and then followed that with two eagles on Saturday.
Stricker, at 43 years of age, might have won the most significant singles golf tournament of his career on Sunday. I would give the Memorial Tournament equal status to the Western Open which he won in 1996 with the Northern Trust Open which he won in 2010.
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Tags: brandt jobe, jack nicklaus, lee westwood, luke donald, martin kaymer, matt kuchar, phil mickelson, pierre fulke, rory mcilroy, steve stricker, tiger woods
Posted in PGA |
Friday, June 3rd, 2011
Daniel Nestor (Wikimedia Commons)
One of the most underrated athletes in Canadian sports history will be going for his tenth grand slam title in tennis tomorrow.
Toronto’s Daniel Nestor hasn’t won a singles’ grand slam title, but has won multiple times in men’s doubles and mixed doubles. Let’s not forget as well a Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia with Sebastien Lareau.
Nestor and Max Mirnyi of Belarus, the second seeds in the men’s doubles competition at the French Open, will be taking on the unseeded pair of Juan Sebastian Cabal of Colombia and Eduardo Schwank of Argentina. Cabal and Schwank cannot be taken lightly however as they recently defeated Mike and Bob Bryan, the number one seeds in the world, in the semi-finals.
The match can be seen on TSN at approximately 9am Mountain time tomorrow morning, following the women’s singles final.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching:
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Tags: boston bruins, chicago cubs, Chris Bosh, claude julien, Dan Hamhuis, daniel nestor, dirk nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, eduardo schwank, francesca schiavone, french open, jack nicklaus, jonathan byrd, juan sebastian cabal, keith ballard, kim clijsters, kyle lohse, lance berkman, li na, manny malhotra, max mirnyi, novak djokovic, RAFAEL NADAL, raffi torres, ricky barnes, rod pampling, ROGER FEDERER, rory mcilroy, sebastien lareau, st. louis cardinals, steve stricker, Tyler Seguin, Vancouver Canucks
Posted in ATP World Tour, MLB, More, NBA, NHL, PGA |
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
Isabelle Beisiegel, Bing Images
The Canadian Golf Tour is now in the headlines.
On Friday, Isabelle Beisiegel of Montreal became the first female golfer ever to qualify for a men’s professional golf tour.
Ok, it is only the Canadian Golf Tour, not the Nationwide Tour and PGA Tour, but the mere fact that Beisiegel finished tied for ninth place in the Canadian Tour’s Spring Qualifying School in Parksville, British Columbia should be positively recognized.
The Canadian Golf Tour is simply no pushover. Players that have played the tour in the past include 2003 Masters Champion Mike Weir, 2004 British Open Champion Todd Hamilton, and 2005 U.S. Open Champion Michael Campbell. Other high profile names include Steve Stricker, Stephen Ames, Stuart Appleby, Chris DiMarco, Nick Watney, Paul Casey, D.A. Points and Chez Reavie.
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Tags: annika sorenstam, canadian golf tour, chez reavie, chris dimarco, d.a. points, isabelle beisiegel, michael campbell, michelle wie, mike weir, nick watney, paul casey, stephen ames, steve stricker, stuart appleby, todd hamilton
Posted in Ladies Professional Golfers Association, More, PGA |
Saturday, May 14th, 2011
Ryan Kesler (Bing Images)
A jammed packed weekend of sports takes this weekend. The Vancouver Canucks will host the San Jose Sharks in game one of the Western Conference Final (Sunday, 6pm, CBC).
This is the first Western Conference Final for the Canucks since they went to the Stanley Cup Final in 1994 and lost to the New York Rangers in seven games. But it is interesting that the Canucks’ playoff most valuable player is a Yankee. Ryan Kesler leads all players in the playoffs with 15 points. He also leads the Canucks in the playoffs in +/- with a +6, power play goals (3), short handed assists (1) and game winning goals (2).
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Tags: atlanta braves, bob watson, boston bruins, Dan Boyle, Dany Heatley, david toms, davis love iii, devin setoguchi, graeme mcdowell, hunter mahan, jair jurrjens, joe blanton, Joe Thornton, lewis ratcliff, logan couture, lucas glover, luke donald, memphis grizzlies, mike conley, new york rangers, nick watney, oklahoma city thunder, philadelphia phillies, ryan kesler, ryane clowe, San Jose Sharks, steve stricker, tampa bay lightning, tiger woods, tim thomas, toronto rock, Vancouver Canucks, washington stealth, zach randolph
Posted in Home, MLB, More, National Lacrosse League, NBA, NHL, PGA |
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Tiger Woods (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
I won’t be able to get up in the middle of the night this weekend to watch golf (have a darn head cold that has got in the way), but will get up as early as I possible can the next three mornings.
The Ryder Cup is this weekend from Newport, Wales. The best golfers from Europe play the best golfers from the United States in a fourball and foursome competition Friday and Saturday, then on Sunday, there are exciting head-to-head singles matches for spectators to enjoy.
But, amazingly, NBC’s coverage on Saturday will be on tape delay.
Here are the events I’ll be watching this weekend.
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Tags: atlanta braves, barry zito, bubba watson, Calgary Stampeders, chicago bears, clayton richard, corey pavin, dustin johnson, Edmonton Eskimos, eli manning, golf, graeme mcdowell, hamilton tiger-cats, ian poulter, jeff overton, jim furyk, lee westwood, luke donald, martin kaymer, matt hasselbeck, mike martz, MLB, montreal alouettes, new york giants, NFL, padraig harrington, phil mickelson, rory mcilroy, ross fisher, ryder cup, san diego padres, san francisco giants, seattle seahawks, st. louis rams, steve stricker, steven jackson, tiger woods
Posted in CFL, MLB, NFL |
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