Author: OG’olf’IT

Highlights RD 5  McIlroy/Schauffele- 7 birdies each, but McIlroy made his 8th on 18 with a 12’ birdie putt to win. Scheffler & Burns- Good friends.  Burns beat him in a P/O last year at Schwab Challenge.  Young was rookie of the year last year and has a new experienced caddie. Highlights RD 6  Burns…

WGC-DELL TECHNOLOGIES MATCH PLAY  AUSTIN COUTRY CLUB AUSTIN TX. MARCH 22 TO 26, 2023, 5 DAY EVENT PURSE $20M + 8M +40% PAR 72 This will be the last year for this tournament due to the new PGA schedule.  It is the only match play event on the PGA Tour.  All 64 players get paid. …

LIV THE GALLERY GOLF CLUB MARANA AZ NEAR TUCSON                                  MARCH 17-19 PURSE $25,000,000 PAR 71 This is LIV’s second event and goes up against PGA’s Valspar.   Tickets sell for $30 to $97with Club tickets from $260 to $745. On…

RESULTS MARCH 20, 2023  VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP PALM HARBOR FL.   Valspar Championship started as the Tampa Bay Classic in 2000.  Valspar became the sponsor in 2013.  Field – 144.  Keegan Bradley, my #1 pick, withdrew due to illness.  Spieth won in 2015 when he won 5 tournaments and golfer of the year.       …

PREVIEW VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP   INNISBROOK COPPERHEAD COURSE  PALM HARBOR FL  MAR 16-19 2023   PURSE $8,100,000  +$300,000 4% Par 71 Sam Burns won last years tournament by sinking a 33’ birdie putt on the 16th hole to defeat Davis Riley.   It was the second year in a row he won the title. SNAKE PIT…

           RESULTS MAR 12, 2023 THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP PONTE VEDRA, FL.  Last years pre tournament favorites were Rahm, Morikawa, Thomas, McIlroy, Hovland. None made the top 6.  Jon Rahm withdraws after 71, his 4th straight 70+ round. 3 holes in 1 on 17, Hayden Buckley RD1 MC, Aaron Rai RD3 T15,…

PREVIEW PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP  TPC SAWGRASS PONTE VEDRA BEACH FL MAR 9-12,2023 PURSE $25M +10M 40% par 72 This is the 41st anniversary for the tournament being played at Sawgrass, a private club, but it is open to the public with greens fees plus $600.  There are 144 golfers in the field made up of 49…

      ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL BAY HILL ORLANDO FL. RESULTS MAR 5, 2023  Bay Hill is a public course but does have members.  You must be a guest of the lodge or be accompanied by a member  to play the course.  Capacity is 20,000 fans per day. ROUND 1 & ODDS POST 1ST –…

PREVIEW OF ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL  BAY HILL CLUB AND LODGE ORLANDO FL.  MAR 2-5, 2023 PURSE $20M + 8M 40% PAR 72 The tournament started in 1966 as the Florida Citrus Open and was renamed for Palmer in 2007.  Since 2016, the winner receives a red cardigan sweater, Palmers favorite kind of outerwear.  It is the…

 LIV MAYAKOBA TOURNAMENT EL CAMALEON GC, PLAYA DEL CARMEN MX. 2/23/2023     FEB 23-25 PURSE $25,000,000 PAR 71 This is the first LIV event of 2023.  A couple of weeks ago several LIV players played in the Asian Tour event in Oman with a total purse of $2M.  Sergio Garcia finished 7th and won…