Posts Tagged ‘tiger woods’
Monday, May 13th, 2013
Tiger Woods (Angela George, Wikimedia Commons)
For the second time in his prestigious professional golf career, Tiger Woods is the winner at the Players Championship. On Sunday, Woods defeated Americans Kevin Streelman and Jeff Maggert and Sweden’s David Lingmerth by two strokes after shooting a four round total of -13.
Woods won despite recording a double bogey on the 14th hole when his tee shot when in the water. At the time, he went down from -14 to -12 and allowed several other golfers back into contention.
One of those golfers was Sergio Garcia. Woods and Garcia rivalry heightened in the third round on Saturday when Woods made a switch of golf clubs (which generated a roar from the crowd) while Garcia was in the process of his approach shot.
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Tags: david lingmerth, jeff maggert, kevin streelman, players' championship, sergio garcia, tiger woods
Posted in PGA |
Sunday, May 12th, 2013
One of the most exciting things about the Players Championship is that a new name emerges regularly as they compete against the household names in golf.
In round one, it was American Roberto Castro that shot a remarkable nine-under 63 and in round three the torch was passed to Sweden’s David Lingmerth who is tied for the lead at -11 with American Tiger Woods and Spain’s Sergio Garcia.
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Tags: bob hope, brian gay, charles howell iii, craig perks, david lingmerth, jodie mudd, players' championship, roberto castro, sergo garcia, tiger woods
Posted in PGA |
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
Henrik Zetterberg (Dan Nicholas, Wikimedia Commons)
One of the most exciting times in the world of sports is simply game seven. That’s what we’ll have Sunday night in southern California as the Anaheim Ducks host the Detroit Red Wings.
Last night, Red Wings’ captain Henrik Zetterberg scored at 1:04 of overtime to give the Red Wings a 4-3 win over the Ducks to tie their Western Conference quarterfinal series at three games apiece.
The Red Wings might have a strong core of veterans, but after all these years are still getting it done. Goaltender Jimmy Howard is playing at an elite level as Detroit will look to move on during their last year in the Western Conference. How dangerous will Detrot be next year in the East? The answer is very. The game will be seen Sunday night on TSN at 8:00 p.m.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
Saturday & Sunday– PGA–Players Championship–NBC–12 p.m.– Spain’s Sergio Garcia, probably one of the best golfers in the world to have never won a major, currently leads Tiger Woods by a stroke after shooting a -11 at Sawgrass over the first two days of competition. Garcia and Woods have won the Players Championship once before– Woods in 2001 and Garcia in 2008. As for the first round leader, American Roberto Castro, he went from -9 to -3 and 1st to 30th after shooting a 78 on Friday.
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Tags: anaheim ducks, boston bruins, detroit red wings, dylan wruck, Edmonton Oil Kings, evgeni malkin, henrik zetterberg, jakub voracek, james reimer, jarome iginla, jimmy howard, jiri hudler, jiri tlusty, laurent brossoit, martin gernat, martin hanzal, Michael St. Croix, mike ribeiro, new york islanders, new york rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, players' championship, portland winterhawks, radim vrbata, sergio garcia, tiger woods, tomas fleischmann, tomas vokoun, toronto maple leafs, tyler bozak, washington capitals, world hockey championships
Posted in More, NHL, PGA, Western Hockey League |
Friday, May 10th, 2013
A new name has emerged in the golf world.
On Thursday, American Roberto Castro shot a remarkable 63 to tie a course record at the Players Championship in northern Florida. Castro is in the record books with fellow American Fred Couples and Australian Greg Norman.
Castro’s nine under par, was highlighted by an eagle on the second hole. He also had seven birdies to no bogeys.
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Tags: fred couples, greg norman, lee westwood, players' championship, roberto castro, tiger woods
Posted in PGA |
Monday, April 15th, 2013
Adam Scott (C.J. Stumpf, Wikimedia Commons)
For the first time ever an Australian has won the most prestigious golf tournament in the world. On Sunday, Australia’s Adam Scott won the Masters by beating the Argentinian grandfather, Angel Cabrera, the 2009 Masters champion, in a memorable playoff.
Scott beat Cabrera by successfully executing two outstanding birdie putts. He forced a playoff by recording a birdie on the 72nd hole and then executed another birdie putt on the second hole (17th hole) of the playoff.
However the 2013 Masters will once again center around Tiger Woods. Questions remain whether or not Woods should have been disqualified for playing the ball two yards back from its original lie on Friday. There have also been reports that organizers might have kept Woods in the tournament because it would have significantly improved ratings. Either way, Woods’s stature as the number one ranked golfer in the world, and the fame he brings to the game, probably made a significant difference in him being allowed to continue on the weekend.
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Tags: adam scott, angel cabrera, masters, steve williams, tiger woods
Posted in PGA |
Saturday, April 13th, 2013
On Monday evening I was talking with Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun, who is in Augusta, Georgia this week as a fan at the Masters.
Eric asked me who I thought was going to win because he thought he would put some money on someone. Without hesitation, I replied “Brandt Snedeker”.
Snedeker was brilliant on Saturday down the stretch. He finished up with three birdies in the last six holes in shooting a three-under 69. Snedker, who has won already this year at the historic AT& T Pebble Beach Pro-Am near San Francisco, will have to beat a two-time Major champion to prove my flawless accuracy.
That is because Angel Cabrera of Argentina is tied for the lead with Snedeker at -7. Others in contention for the first major championship of the season are a trio of Australians. Veteran Adam Scott is at -6, followed by Jason Day and Marc Leishman at -5. Matt Kuchar of the United States cannot be counted out as well at -4. Tiger Woods meanwhile is lurking at -3.
Tags: adam scott, angel cabrera, brandt snedeker, eric francis, jason day, marc leishman, masters tournament, matt kuchar, tiger woods
Posted in PGA |
Saturday, April 13th, 2013
Tiger Woods (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
The biggest story heading into Saturday is Tiger Woods. According to CBS there was a possibility that Woods would be disqualified heading into the third round of the Masters (Saturday, CBS, 1:00 p.m.) for dropping his ball in an illegal area after his approach shot on the 15th hole hit the flag stick and went into the water. Woods apparently dropped his ball two yards back from where he should have dropped it.
However, according to ESPN, Woods was only given a two stroke penalty after officials reviewed the tape. Do you think Woods was given preferential treatment by officials because of his status or is a two-stroke penalty considered harsh enough? Please comment at www.anysportanytime.ca. One thing is for sure, and that is a major golf tournament with Tiger Woods boosts television ratings significantly more than a major golf tournament without him.
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Tags: calgary flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers, jason day, jose reyes, kansas city royals, mark giordano, masters, montreal canadiens, r.a. dickey, st. louis blues, tiger woods, toronto blue jays, toronto maple leafs
Posted in MLB, NHL, PGA |
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, March 8th, 2013
Friday can be summed up in one word for Canadian baseball. Embarrassing. Team Canada’s pitching deserved a failing grade in a 14-4 loss to Italy. With the loss, Canada’s hopes are all but dashed as it is highly unlikely they will advance to the second round.
How bad was it for Team Canada? Well, the ten run mercy rule came into effect after Canada gave up five runs in the eighth.
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Tags: adrian gonzalez, anaheim ducks, brad gushue, brad jacobs, calgary flames, Chicago Blackhawks, chicago bulls, colorado avalanche, david wright, glenn howard, graeme mcdowell, jeff stoughton, jimmy rollins, joe mauer, kevin martin, Kobe Bryant, los angeles kings, los angeles lakers, luis cruz, rod barajas, ryan braun, tiger woods, viktor fasth, world baseball classic, world golf championship
Posted in Curling, Home, MLB, NBA, NHL, PGA |
Monday, February 25th, 2013
Jimmie Johnson (Wikimedia Commons)
There was immense hype prior to Danica Patrick having the pole position leading up to the Daytona 500 in Florida on Sunday.
There were actually initial comparisons made between Patrick and Tiger Woods, who made history at the 1997 Masters, when he broke down the colour barrier in golf by winning his first Major over Tom Kite by 12 strokes.
However, Patrick was unable to live up to the hype Sunday despite placing eighth at NASCAR’s biggest race, the highest placing ever by a woman.
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Tags: 50 cent, danica patrick, daytona 500, erin andrews, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, joe namath, tiger woods
Posted in More |
Sunday, November 4th, 2012
Ian Poulter (Howard Cheng, Wikimedia Commons)
For the second time in his career, England’s Ian Poulter has won a World Golf Championship event.
On Sunday from Dongguan, China, Poulter shot a final round 65 to beat Americans Scott Piercy, Phil Mickelson and Jason Dufner along with British Open champion Ernie Els of South Africa by two strokes to win the WGC HSBC Champions event.
Poulter finished up at -21 on a course that seemed to play very easy. In the third round, England’s Lee Westwood shot a 61 and American Brandt Snedeker shot even better as he went an amazing twelve under par in the third round alone by shooting a 60.
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Tags: brandt snedeker, david howell, ernie els, ian poulter, jason dufner, lee westwood, martin kaymer, paul casey, phil mickelson, retief goosen, scott piercy, tiger woods, world golf championships
Posted in PGA |
Saturday, September 29th, 2012
Phil Mickelson (Steven Newton, Wikimedia Commons)
The 39th Ryder Cup is currently taking place just outside of Chicago. On Day 1, the Americans took an early 5-3 lead on Europe thanks to some brilliant shot making by Keegan Bradley, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson and Jason Dufner.
On day two (Saturday, NBC, 7am), there will be four foursome matches in the morning, followed by four fourball matches in the afternoon. The best morning matchup will be Bradley and Mickelson against England’s Lee Westwood and Luke Donald. An interesting morning omission by Davis Love III is Tiger Woods, who played much better in the afternoon on Friday in four ball action than he did in the foursome with partner Steve Stricker in the morning.
Another golfer to watch out for on Saturday is Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts, who will be teamed with Spain’s Sergio Garcia against Americans Zach Johnson and Jason Dufner. Colsaerts had eight birdies and an eagle on Friday afternoon.
The Ryder Cup will then conclude Sunday with singles play (NBC, 10am).
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Tags: andy pettitte, british columbia lions, bubba watson, derek holland, eli manning, ervin santana, green bay packers, jason dufner, jordan zimmermann, keegan bradley, kyle lohse, lee westwood, los angeles angels of anaheim, luke donald, michael vick, new orleans saints, new york giants, new york jets, New York Yankees, nicolas colsaerts, phil mickelson, philadelphia eagles, ricky romero, ryder cup, saint louis cardinals, san francisco 49ers, Saskatchewan Roughriders, sergio garcia, texas rangers, tiger woods, toronto blue jays, travis lulay, washington nationals, zach johnson
Posted in CFL, MLB, NFL, PGA |
Saturday, July 21st, 2012
Dan Uggla (D.B. King, Wikimedia Commons)
One of the most remarkable comebacks in sports history happened on Friday night in Washington.
Down 9-0 after five innings, the Braves stormed back to outscore the Nationals 10-1 in the last four innings before winning 11-10 in extra innings.
Dan Uggla led the Braves attack by going three for four, scoring four runs and recording the game winning run in the eleventh inning.
With the win, the Braves improve to 51-41, and are 2.5 games back of the Nationals in the National League East. The two teams will also play a very intriguing doubleheader on Saturday (11am and 5pm on Peachtree TV).
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: adam scott, atlanta braves, brandt snedeker, british open, bubba watson, dan uggla, edmonton indy, james hinchcliffe, keegan bradley, philadelphia phillies, ryan hunter-reay, san francisco giants, tiger woods, washington nationals, webb simpson, will power
Posted in Indy Racing League, MLB, PGA |
Friday, July 20th, 2012
Brandt Snedeker of Nashville, Tennessee leads the British Open after 36 holes.
The two-time winner on the PGA tour currently leads Adam Scott of Australia at -10 with Tiger Woods also in the mix at -6.
Snedeker, who has played bogeyless golf over the first 36 holes, had six birdies today and was in a commanding lead when I woke up this morning.
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Tags: adam scott, brandt snedeker, british open, john daly, tiger woods
Posted in PGA |
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