19 Results for nick watney

Pros adjust schedules for college games

Jason Sobel

This is an important time of year on the PGA Tour. You'll find many players nail-biting, hand-wringing and flop-sweating through each week, only to be...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009

Time to put captain's picks under the microscope

Jason Sobel

...list of candidates that likely included Heath Slocum (Barclays champion), Brian Gay (two wins this year), Nick Watney (Buick Invitational winner), Ryan Moore (recent winner in Greensboro) and Dustin Johnson (who made a late...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2009

Els contemplates resuscitating 3-year plan

Jason Sobel

NORTON, Mass. -- There was a time in Ernie Els' career -- quite a long time, in fact -- when any discussion of the world's best professional golfers w...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009

Mahan sits atop Players Championship rankings

Jason Sobel

...strong track record at the event, expect Mahan to be in the mix on Sunday. 2. Nick Watney T-63, 2008 I'm not even going out on a limb with the following proclamation...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 03, 2009

One theme prevails from Zurich Classic's history

Nathan Easler

...years: Each winner has claimed his first PGA Tour win: Tim Petrovic ('05), Chris Couch ('06), Nick Watney ('07) and Andres Romero ('08.) This golf course has some extremes, featuring very difficult holes as...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 21, 2009

Putting matters, but iron play rules at Augusta

Nathan Easler

Alister MacKenzie, Bobby Jones, Magnolia Lane, azaleas, the Hogan, Nelson and Sarazen bridges, Amen Corner, the green jacket, Augusta National, the Ma...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 08, 2009

Woods drained crucial putts for Bay Hill victory

Nathan Easler

Amazing. Unbelievable. Not from this solar system. There are no superlatives in the English language that give justice to the things Tiger Woods ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 24, 2009

Goosen's win at Transitions looks awfully familiar

Nathan Easler

After a wait of more than three and a half years and 62 PGA starts, a fit and rededicated 40-year-old Retief Goosen has won again on the PGA Tour. In ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 22, 2009

Flatstick key between Lefty, Tiger at Doral

Nathan Easler

...putts for the tournament tied his career-low showing at the 1998 MCI Classic. Runner-up Nick Watney's putter was nearly as impressive, as he totaled just 100 putts. The PGA Tour record...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 15, 2009

Lefty among those who missed shot with TW out

Jason Sobel

...winner of the FedEx Cup. Camilo Villegas succeeded TW as champion at two playoff events. Even Nick Watney became the first titleholder at Torrey Pines not named Eldrick since 2004. Of course, not every...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 15, 2009

Questions surround Tiger's return to PGA Tour

Jason Sobel

Now 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, 2009

Watney won Buick on the par-5s

Nathan Easler

...of Californians sat our eventual 2009 Buick Invitational champion, the lanky 27-year-old Sacramento native Nick Watney. Watney overcame a five-shot deficit and posted a 4-under 68 on Sunday to pick...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 06, 2009

After 13th win at FBR, Perry's goal not so far off

Nathan Easler

At 48, Kenny Perry needed 22 years and three playoff holes to claim his first FBR Open victory. But he shows no signs of stopping now. Perry openly a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 30, 2009

Golf Stats: The Numbers That Matter

Nathan Easler

The 50th Bob Hope Classic was far from your ordinary event on the PGA Tour. Pat Perez, Steve Stricker, John Merrick, and most notably the PGA record ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2009

PGA Tour prognostication for 2009

Jason Sobel

Is 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, 2009