Time 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, 2009Davis keen on giving players a choice
Jason SobelJust as an "American Idol" judge may not be able to outperform the competitors, the man responsible for setting up U.S. Open venues likely wouldn't pu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2009Mahan sits atop Players Championship rankings
Jason SobelThe Players Championship is like the Kentucky Derby. You can place odds on the competitors, but that doesn't mean a 50-to-1 longshot won't come throug...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 03, 2009Questions surround Tiger's return to PGA Tour
Jason SobelNow that we've learned Tiger Woods will make his 2009 debut at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, let us move on to less important matters, su...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 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, 2009Fantasy picks for 2008
Jason SobelLike many of you golf die-hards out there, I'm in a season-long PGA Tour pool (for entertainment purposes only, of course). Unlike other fantasy sport...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 01, 2008Furyk is favorite at Buick
Jason Sobel...Mickelson and Vijay Singh, nursing wrist and shoulder injuries, respectively. Adam Scott, Ernie Els, Henrik Stenson, Geoff Ogilvy, Luke Donald and Retief Goosen have each decided to skip the Buick, too, leaving Jim Furyk...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 27, 2007
Greetings from Augusta
Jason Sobel...there. Phil Mickelson made a hole-in-one at No. 16 during a practice round yesterday. Geoff Ogilvy said he won't lay up at the par-3 fourth hole, though he admitted "it...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2007
Tiger "struggles" to CA victory
Jason SobelIf you stuck around and watched TV coverage of the WGC-CA Championship for three hours and 45 minutes on Sunday afternoon, you were handsomely rewarde...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2007
Is Stenson in your five?
Jason SobelThose of you who have read my recent rantings on Henrik Stenson's place in the current Official World Golf Ranking know I think it's hogwash (not sure...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 22, 2007
What's next for Stenson?
Jason Sobel...his career up until this point has very much paralleled that of fellow Match Play finalist Geoff Ogilvy when he won this event last year. Think about it: Strong, young player on the rise...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2007
Who are the best at match play?
Jason Sobel...s just say I've got a little work to do. Tiger Woods? On the list. Geoff Ogilvy? Absolutely. Vijay Singh? Hmmm. Phil Mickelson? Uhhh ... See, it's not as easy as it looks...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 24, 2007
News and notes from Kapalua
Jason Sobel...victories, including three in a seven-week span? It's not Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk or Geoff Ogilvy. And yes, it is a trick question. The answer is Andy Plummer and Mike Bennett, swing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 03, 2007
Weekly 18 contradictions
Jason Sobel...shot of the year. Tiger's eagle has gotten 70 percent of the vote; Webb and Geoff Ogilvy each have 11 percent; and Paul Casey grabbed eight percent. Jason, are you crazy with this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2006
Picking the shots of the year
Jason Sobel...shot has of making the list. Tiger Woods' 205-yard eagle at the British Open and Geoff Ogilvy's 71st hole chip-in at the U.S. Open were amazing considering the gravity of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2006
TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "geoff ogilvy" make the list?