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Blog#212 Results Waste Management Phoenix Open Feb 10, 2025 Weather this year better than last when cold and rain made play and walking  the course treacherous and difficult.  ROUND 1 Weather perfect 61* to 78* Wind 5 MPH Rain 0.  Nice to see Thomas  and Spieth playing well and at the top the leader board.…

#211 Waste Management Phoenix Open  TPC Scottsdale AZ Feb 6-9, 2025 Par 71 Purse $9.2M HISTORY A unique tournament that has a party atmosphere especially the #16 Stadium hole.  The 2nd week in a row a very good field, though last weeks winner and #2 Shane Lowry are not here. Nick Taylor won a playoff last…

Blog#210 AT&T Pebble beach Pro Am Feb 3, 2025 ROUND 1 Little wind great playing conditions.  Spyglass playing 2 shots harder than Pebble. Both Shane Lowry (7th PB) & McIlroy (15 Spy) made Aces. Spy & PB indicate courses each player is on for 1st 2 RDs, final 2 are played at Pebble Beach.  1…

Blog #208 Farmers Insurance Open Jan 26, 2025  Will Zalatoris ranked #6 at 25/1 withdraws before tournament starts.   Charlie Hoffman questions the PGA scheduling which he feel has created  a less challenging field.  The tournament takes place on the North & South  ROUND 1   1 Ludvig Aberg-9 63/ 1 eagle 4 birdies front…

#207 Farmers Insurance Open Torrey Pines La Jolla CA Jan 23-26, 2025 Par 72 Purse $9.3M +300K 3%  HISTORY  Torrey Pines is a Municipal course owned by the city of San Diego.   There are 156 players in the field but only 18 are in the OGWR top 50.   FAVORITES Top 10 H Matsuyama…

Blog#206 Results American Express Championship January 20, 2025.    ROUND 1 1 J.T. Poston-10 62(60/1) Bogies 1st hole then 1 eagle 9 birdies. Finish 12-17 1 Justin Lower -9 63(150/1) Bogie free back to back eagles on 5 & 6. Finish 3-22 3 Joel Dahmen-8 64 Bogie free RD 1 eagle with 6 birdies. Finish…

Blog#301 Hero Desert Classic Emirates Golf Club Dubai UAE Par 72 Jan 16-19, 2025 Purse $9M             HISTORY This tournament is the 1st of the DP Tours 5 Rolex Cup events.  It actually has a better field than the American Express also being played this weekend.  There are several top LIV…

#205 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS  3 Courses Pete Dye West Stadium PGA West  Nicklaus Tournament La Quinta Country Club  Course LaQuinta CA  Jan 13-19, 2025 Purse $$8.5M up $200K 2% HISTORY  Tournament established in 1960 as “The Palm Springs Golf Classic”.  From 1965 to 2019 It was renamed “The Bob Hope Desert Classic”.  It is a…

Blog #204 Results Sony Open January 13, 2025 ROUND 1 1 Harry Hall-6 64 1 DB 2 bogies with 10 birdies. Finish 10-12 1 Adam Schenk-6 64 Bogie free RD 6 birdies. Finish 6-13 1 Eric Cole-6 64 Bogie free RD 6 birdies. Finish 5-14 1 Paul Peterson-6 64 Two bogies 6 birdies 1 eagle.…

Blog#192 Results RMS Classic Nov 24, 2024 ROUND 1 This field of 156 has only 10 players in the top 10 OWGR.(0) shows current OWGR.  The field again shows that the 8 Fall events lack the star power to be taken serious.  However for the players in these tournaments their future depends on performance in…