U.S. Open Odds and Ends

By Charles Jay The U.S. Open is held this year at a venue that offers a challenge to those players who have a hard time finding their way on a links-type course. Erin Hills has been around a little over a decade, but it is sort of a “throwback” course, without cart paths and trees,


OHL Classic Features McDowell, Furyk, Knox

By Charles Jay The OHL Classic is played at El Camaleón Gold Club, a course in Playa Del Carmen (Mexico) that was designed by Greg Norman, who added a twist when he installed a cavern underneath the 7th hole fairway. It has drawn all the top players; that is, who have been regulars on the


McIlroy Among Stars at WGC-HSBC

By Charles Jay The HSBC Champions, otherwise known as the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, brings together a much stronger field than the two previous events, the Safeway Open and the CIMB Classic, as the new “season” is underway. This week, at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, the event welcomes eight of the top


Tiger Out of Safeway; Casey, Lefty Among Favorites

By Charles Jay The return of Tiger Woods will have to be delayed for a little longer. How long? Frankly, that’s anybody’s guess. Woods, who had announced his return to PGA Tour golf after about fourteen months to play in the Safeway Open, told his public late Monday that he won’t be playing after all.


No Secret: Tiger’s Back – Will Play Safeway Open

By Charles Jay Could Tiger Woods make an impact on the PGA Tour again? We are about to find out, although the road back may be a little slow. Woods has outlined a number of tournament appearances he plans on making in the coming months; this includes the Turkish Airlines Open and the Hero World