The Golf Blog: Rory McIlroy bests Tiger Woods in first round at Abu Dhabi
The Golf Blog says: Rory McIlroy was paired with Tiger Woods and Luke Donald in a marquee group at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Tiger played a steady 2-under par, while McIlroy shot a 5-under, 67. Tiger looked good, but he couldn’t buy a birdie–not even with the $1 million appearance fee he will receive.
The Golf Blog: Phil Mickelson hits 1,500 balls with wedge per week, 90% within 1 yard of target
The Golf Blog says: Phil Mickelson had his pre-tournament interview at the Farmers’ Open at Torrey Pines. Last year, he had his caddie Jim “Bones” Mackay tend the pin on 18 as Phil tried to hole out with his wedge from the fairway. He almost did.
When asked about that shot a year later, Phil said he wasn’t surprised he almost holed out because he practices hitting 1,500 balls with his wedge a week. Phil claimed that he hits 90% of the 1,500 balls–or 1,350 of the 1,500 balls–within 1 yard of his target. Wow!
The Golf Blog: Tim Tebow can’t play with Tiger Woods in AT&T Pebble Beach
The Golf Blog says: Sorry, golf fans, it looks like Tim Tebow won’t be able to join Tiger Woods and Tony Romo at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Tebow suffered a punctured lung and torn cartilage in his playoff loss to the New England Patriots. More here.
Maybe next year for Tebow Time, and Tiger.
The Golf Blog: Bill Clinton pars No. 9 at Humana Challenge (video)
Video: Michelle Wie clever Kia Soul commercial
The Golf Blog says: Michelle Wie hasn’t yet lived up to her hype. But this is a cool commercial.
The Golf Blog: Jack Nicklaus birthday today, age 72
Happy Birthday to Jack Nicklaus, still the greatest golfer ever!
The Golf Blog: Tiger Woods calls Hank Haney’s book “unprofessional” and “about money”
The Golf Blog says: Tiger Woods blasted Hank Haney for his forthcoming book “The Big Miss,” which chronicles Haney’s time with Tiger. Tiger said it was “unprofessional” and all “about money,” but he said he wouldn’t read the book. Not sure how Tiger knows what the book says, without having read it. But Tiger is never one to like associates break his inner circle and privacy.
Haney didn’t give notice to Tiger about the book, but Haney tried to explain his reason: “”I was a witness to greatness. And I get asked the question all the time about Tiger. I wanted to talk about it and I wanted to share it with people. That’s the bottom line. I’m not sure I understand the unprofessionalism part. He hasn’t read the book. There’s a lot of positives in there. I think he’s the greatest golfer who ever lived.”
The Golf Blog: Johnson Wagner wins Sony Open with best mustache
The Golf Blog says: Johnson Wagner has the best mustache on the PGA Tour, and he just won the Sony Open. The last two putts–shown in the video–were a little shaky, but Wagner got it in the hole.
The Golf Blog: Will Tiger Woods and Tim Tebow play together at AT&T Pebble Beach?
The Golf Blog says: Tiger Woods recently announced that he will play the AT&T Pebble Beach in February after a 10-year layoff from the tournament. Rumors are that Tiger will be paired with Tony Romo, who is an excellent golfer and has tried to qualify for the US Open in the past (but failed). Also, Tim Tebow may play in the same group. It would be nice to put him with another lefty, Phil Mickelson.
Do you think people would follow this foursome: Tiger Woods, Tony Romo, Tim Tebow, Phil Mickelson?
Video (YouTube): Saturday Night Live (SNL) Daniel Radcliffe as old Harry Potter
The Golf Blog says: Saturday Night Live is killing it this year. Here’s Daniel Radcliffe as an old Harry Potter.
Hilarious!
