Tiger Woods Withdraws from Safeway Open

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Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Safeway Open, according to Golf.com. It was just on Friday that Tiger committed to playing in the event, and now 3.5 days later he has decided to withdraw.

The reason given is that he feels his game is not ready to play against the top competition. Also included in today’s news is Tiger will also not be playing Turkish Airlines Open, which he had previously suggested playing.

“After a lot of soul searching and honest reflection, I know that I am not yet ready to play on the PGA Tour or compete in Turkey,” Woods said on his website. “My health is good, and I feel strong, but my game is vulnerable and not where it needs to be. When I announced last week I was going to Safeway, I had every intention of playing, or I wouldn’t have committed.”

Hopefully Tiger will be back for his own event, the Hero World Challenge, in December.

 

Tiger Woods Commits to Play Safeway Open

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According to PGATour.com, Tiger Woods has confirmed his return to the PGA Tour by committing to play in the season opening Safeway Open, October 10-16 at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California.

Tiger has missed the 2015-16 season after undergoing microdiscectomy surgery, and has not played a tournament since the Wyndham Championship in August 2015.

 

UnderPar: Win Golf Vacation for Two to Cape Breton

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UnderPar.com is offering a contest to win a golf vacation for two to Cape Breton.

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This Experience Includes

  • Round trip airfare for two to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada1
  • Transportation from Halifax airport to Cabot Links Golf Resort 
  • Four nights accommodation in a private luxury two bedroom villa 
  • Three days of golf at Cabot Links 
  • $500 resort credit valid towards onsite dining
  • Caddies will be provided to both players for 18 holes each day
  • Prize is valid for stays in May 20172

1 Departs from Toronto. Airfare is economy class

2 Exact dates and details will be worked out with the prize winner according to their schedule, however, prize must be redeemed by May 31st, 2017 and is subject to resort availability.

 

U.S. Wins 2016 Ryder Cup 17-11 Over Europe

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The U.S. has won the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2008 (which was also at Hazeltine), defeating the Europe team by a score of 17-11.

There were a couple of “matches of the day”.  The first match of the day between Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy set the tone for the matches.  Both Reed and McIlroy seemed to be playing a shot-making game of “top this” which drove the crowd into a frenzy, never more-so than on the exchange on the 8th hole.


Here is the scorecard for the Reed/McIlroy match which was won by Reed, 1-up:
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The other “match of the day” was between Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia.  Mickelson had 10 birdies, and Garcia put up 9 birdies of his own.  It was only right that this match was halved.

I will post highlights of this match when I find some, until then, here is the scorecard:
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Here are some highlights from RyderCup.com:

Fan Makes Putt at Ryder Cup Practice Round

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A fan at the Ryder Cup practice rounds called out the Andy Sullivan and Rory McIlroy, saying that he could make the putt they missed.  Here is a tweet of what happened when they asked him to show them how it was done.

 

Arnold Palmer 1929-2016

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CBSSports.com reports that Arnold Palmer passed away on Sunday night in Pittsburgh at the age of 87.

Arnold Palmer has passed away at the age of 87, according to the USGA and Golf Digest.

Palmer won 62 times on the PGA Tour, including seven major championships and four Masters during his illustrious career. He had been in declining health for a few years and even missed out on the ceremonial first tee shot at Augusta earlier in 2016.

 

 

2016 Ryder Cup Team Comparison

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The 2016 Ryder Cup is about to start at Hazeltine, so here are the Power Rankings for the two teams.

The table below has all of the players on each team. Each player has their current power index number followed by their power ranking position in parentheses, as of Sept. 25.

Europe USA
Martin Kaymer 16.54 (9) Dustin Johnson 18.38 (6)
Thomas Pieters 14.92 (14) Ryan Moore 15.96 (11)
Rafael Cabrera-Bello 14.50 (16) Patrick Reed 13.58 (21)
Rory McIlroy 13.79 (19) Jordan Spieth 12.58 (26)
Matthew Fitzpatrick 12.67 (25) Matt Kuchar 12.42 (27)
Danny Willett 11.29 (32) Brandt Snedeker 9.13 (61)
Henrik Stenson 10.58 (42) Jimmy Walker 7.63 (82)
Sergio Garcia 6.92 (95) Brooks Koepka 5.58 (120)
Justin Rose 5.50 (126) J.B. Holmes 4.67 (151)
Lee Westwood 4.96 (141) Rickie Fowler 4.63 (152)
Chris Wood 3.50 (189) Phil Mickelson 3.96 (178)
Andy Sullivan -0.54 (648) Zach Johnson 0.00 (404)

Based on the most recent results, it looks like Europe may have a slight edge.

2016 Ryder Cup Teams (So Far)

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Here are the 2016 Ryder Cup teams so far.  Why does the U.S. get to wait until September 25th to make their final pick?  Once the teams are finalized, we will see how they stack up against each other using our Power Rankings.

And here is the US Team so far.