Select the best the holidays have to offer
Jason SobelBirth. Golf. Death. Web site: http://birthgolfdeath.com/ You're a golfer. You enjoy showing the world your love for the links, but don't always wa...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009Tiger-Phil just part of 99 reasons to be thankful
Jason SobelIt's that time of year again, golf fans. Time to gather 'round the 19th hole and discuss what we're most thankful for during this, uh, Thanksgolfing h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009Golf, by its nature, lacks real rivalries
Jason Sobel...likes of Bob May, Rocco Mediate and Y.E. Yang, not Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els. If someone wants to refer to the latter group as rivals, then surely it would be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 01, 2009Sunday strategy key to FedEx Cup finale
Jason SobelATLANTA -- There is plenty at stake here at East Lake Golf Club. The FedEx Cup. A $10 million first-place prize. And, oh, the Tour Championship itself...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009Time to put captain's picks under the microscope
Jason SobelFred Couples knocked one down the fairway. Greg Norman tried to cut one around the dogleg. Couples laid up and played it safe. Norman took a mighty ha...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2009Els contemplates resuscitating 3-year plan
Jason SobelNORTON, Mass. -- There was a time in Ernie Els' career -- quite a long time, in fact -- when any discussion of the world's best professional...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009For select few at Barclays, the wetter the better
Jason SobelJERSEY CITY, N.J. -- For weekend hackers like you and me, rain is a pain. Slippery grips increase the chances of sending your 4-iron airborne. Wet tu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009Woods five back, but right in mix at Barclays
Jason Sobel...1998 Johnnie Walker Classic in Thailand. That day he shot 65 to force a playoff with Ernie Els that the world's No. 1 player would eventually win. Counting only PGA Tour results, Tiger...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009Give Yang his due for Tiger triumph
Jason Sobel...by the relative dearth of exploits in comparison to Woods from the likes of Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Vijay Singh and Sergio Garcia -- the following question will often be asked in the days and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009Will Tiger make it 15-for-15?
Jason SobelYou don't have to be a golf writer to know the most important statistic entering Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship, so let's all recite it ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2009Bestowing a few major awards
Jason SobelAUGUSTA, Ga. -- For winning the 2009 Masters Tournament, Angel Cabrera received … a green jacket. But you already knew that. Less publicized a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 12, 2009Lefty among those who missed shot with TW out
Jason Sobel...The prohibitive favorite at the Buick with Woods out, Mickelson finished T-42 at Torrey Pines. Ernie Els It was at the beginning of the 2007 season when Els, returning from knee surgery of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 15, 2009PGA Tour prognostication for 2009
Jason SobelIs four months of fantasy football barely enough to whet your appetite? Does six months of rotisserie baseball leave you hankering for more? Here's a ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 05, 2009Tiger-less tour will lose some, but not all, golf fans
Jason Sobel...I will be most interested to see if players such as Phil [Mickelson], Sergio [Garcia] or Ernie [Els] can step up their game and grab one of those remaining two majors. (Especially since they...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 24, 2008
Favorite stories of spectators
Jason SobelIn requesting reader submissions for best spectator stories, I forgot one of the coolest personal moments I've ever had on a golf course. I'll get to...
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