Tiger Woods won his 61st PGA tour event last weekend by winning the 2007 THE TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club Atlanta, Georgia. This was the final leg of the PGA Tour Playoffs called the FedEx Cup. Tiger posted all 4 rounds in the 60's for the second week in a row and took home the FedEx Cup, which was his 7th win of the year. Do you want to know what Tiger was carrying in his golf bag during his win?
Driver: Nike SasQuatch Tour 8.5°
3 Wood: Nike SasQuatch 2 15°
Irons: (2-PW) Nike Blades
SW: Nike Pro Combo 56°
LW: Nike SV Tour 60°
Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Stainless Newport 2
Ball: Nike One Platinum
Tiger shot a final round 66 to win by an astounding 8-strokes. He played at a level that we haven't seen since 2000, which is basically untouchable. He finished at 23-under par with Mark Calcavecchia and Zack Johnson at 15-under. Tiger took home $1,260,000 for the win and went above $10 million for the year. He also won the $10 million dollar bonus prize for winning the inaugural PGA Tour Playoffs FedEx Cup. Steve Stricker held on to 2nd place in the FedEx Cup standings and took home $3 million with Phil Mickelson finishing 3rd.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
What's In Tiger's Golf Bag - 2007 Tour Championship
Labels: FedEx Cup, golf, golf equipment, Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker, Tiger Woods, Tour Championship
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Monday, September 17, 2007
Is Tiger Woods The Best Golfer Ever?
To me this is a ludicrous question. How can anyone think that he's not the best golfer that has ever played the game. Just like he did in 2000, Tiger is playing at a level that's untouchable by other golfers. It's almost like watching a professional golfer playing in an amateur golf tournament and lapping the field.
At the Tournament Players Championship this weekend Tiger looked invincible. He cruised to an 8-shot victory and placed first in the FedEx Cup standings collecting $1.26 million and $10 million dollars respectively.
Tiger has won 61 PGA Tour events and 1 shy of Arnold Palmer's 62 career wins, but you have to remember Tiger has done it in only 11 years. At this pace Tiger will pass Sam Snead's 82 career wins in about 4 years.
As a golfer you have to admire how good he is. He's untouchable when he's playing at his best and the rest of the PGA Tour will probably go back to the mindset of playing for second, which is what most players had conceded to during the 2000 PGA Tour season (the last time Tiger completely dominated the tour).
Some golf analysts say that Tiger is in his prime and that he could run off 4, 5, or more wins in a row several times throughout the years to come. Who knows he may win 12 in a row and eclipse Byron Nelson's record of 11 victories in a row. To hear Johnny Miller praise another golfer is rare. He typically has something negative to say about every golfer, but with Tiger I can see that he's in complete awe of his abilities.
All I can say is WOW! Tiger Woods is without a doubt the best golfer to ever play the game and I feel privileged to watch history being made in the sport that I love.
Labels: Arnold Palmer, Byron Nelson, FedEx Cup, golf, Tiger Woods
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Monday, September 10, 2007
Tiger Has His A Game At Cog Hill
If you didn't see Tiger play this weekend at the BMW Championship then you missed something very special. Tiger shot the easiest 63 I've ever seen and it could have been lower. He had several lip outs that could have made it 60 or 61.
I think Tiger has reached a peak in his performance and is now playing with his a game. It was pretty exciting watching Tiger, Aaron Baddeley, and Steve Stricker trading birdies starting on the back nine. But when Baddeley and Stricker parred and bogeyed respectively on 12 Tiger had just birdied by drawing a 50-footer. Tiger birdied 3 more times coming in and it was over. He finished at 22-under 2 shots ahead of Baddeley and 4 shots ahead of Stricker.
Next weekend at the Tour Championship should be very exciting. If Tiger brings his A game then he's going to be impossible to beat.
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007
What's In Phil Mickelson's Golf Bag? - 2007 Deutsche Bank
Phil Mickelson won the 2007 Deutsche Bank Championship this last weekend at the TPC of Boston in Norton, Massachusetts. Phil played solid all 4 days. Do you want to know what he was carrying in his golf bag during his win?
Driver: Callaway FT-5 8.5°
3+ Wood: Callaway X Hot 15°
Hybrid: Callaway FT 3H 17°
Hybrid: Callaway X 4H 21°
Irons (5-PW) Callaway X-Forged
GW: Callaway X-Tour 52°
SW: Callaway X-Tour 60°
LW: Callaway X-Tour 64°
Putter: Odyssey White Hot XG #9
Ball: Callaway HX Tour
Phil was paired with Tiger Woods on Sunday and held the lead the entire day. Tiger did make a charge on the back nine, but Phil answered by matching Tiger's birdies. Tiger had at least 3 very makeable birdie putts on the back nine that he couldn't convert. Phil finished at 16-under with Tiger 2-strokes back at 14-under. Phil now holds the lead in the FedEx Cup points with Steve Stricker in 2nd and Tiger Woods in 3rd.remains as the #1 golfer in the world. He took home $1,620,000 for the win.
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Labels: Callaway, FedEx Cup, golf, golf bag, golf equipment, golf products, golf review, Phil Mickelson
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Friday, August 31, 2007
Tiger No Where To Be Found At Deutsche Bank
Well it looks like Tiger might have used up all of his birdies during his pro-am round yesterday by shooting 63. Today he finished with a 1-over par 72, which inluded a double-bogey at the 298-yard fourth hole. It took him 3 shots to get out of the bunker directly in front of the green. He did everything he could to shoot the 1-over par round.
Michelson did a little better with a 1-under 70 that included a triple-bogey on the ninth hole. Vijay Singh 4-putted from 15-feet on the opening hole for a double that pretty much set the tone for his round that finished at 74.
The star of the day was Camilo Villegas who shot a career low round of 8-under 63. He's 2 shots ahead of former Masters winner Mike Wier who shot his lowest round of the year.
Steve Striker continued with his hot play with a 4-under 67 and more importantly keeping himself a top the leader board in protecting his first place standing in the FedEx Cup points.
As we all know, Tiger will be there come the weekend. I figure he'll need to shoot around 66 or 67 to make sure he plays on the weekend. Hopefully he can get his game back to produce some points towards his FedEx Cup standing.
Labels: Camilo Villegas, Deutsche Bank, FedEx Cup, golf, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
What's In Steve Stricker's Golf Bag - 2007 Barclays
Steve Stricker won the 2007 Barclays last weekend at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, New York. This was the first tournament of the FedEx Playoffs. Do you want to know what Steve was carrying in his golf bag during his win?
Driver: Titleist PT 905T 8.5°
3 Wood: Titleist 906F2 13°
Hybrid: Titleist 585.H 17°
Irons: (3-PW) Titleist 755
SW Titleist Vokey Design 200 series 54°
LW Titleist Vokey Design 200 series 60°
Putter: Odyssey White Hot #2
Ball: Titleist New Pro V1
It took 6 1/2 years and 146 tournaments before Steve Striker won again. He went from +2 for the day to -2 by birdieing 4 of hist last 5 holes on Sunday to shoot a 69. Steve won by 2-strokes ahead of K.J. Choi and ahead of 10 other players within 5 strokes of the lead. His birdie on 18 sealed the victory when K.J. could do no better than par. Stricker took home $1.26 million for his win.
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Labels: Barclays, FedEx Cup, golf, golf clubs, golf equipment, K.J. Choi, Steve Stricker
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