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A little controversy might spice up Tiger-Phil rivalry

Jason Sobel

...players plus captain Jack Nicklaus and assistant Jeff Sluman took their seats on the dais in the tournament interview room. Whether by random coincidence due to how the men had filed into the room or...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2008

For Paddy, two (majors) prove greater than one

Jason Sobel

After Tiger Woods claimed that historic victory on one leg at the U.S. Open, after he clinched a record of four wins in six starts, after it was annou...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2008

Following Azinger's plan would serve Pavin well

Jason Sobel

...other event in the world; he declared it an opportunity to once again be involved in the tournament that means so much to him. Captain, My Captain Corey Pavin, who is reportedly going to be...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2008

The good, and not-so-good, awards for 2008

Jason Sobel

Welcome to the first PGA Tour Awards Show! With more young superstars than the Grammys, more drama than the Emmys and more screaming teenyboppers than...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2008

Frazar headlines 2008 Q-school graduating class

Jason Sobel

...28 players who on Monday advanced through the final stage of the PGA Tour's annual Qualifying Tournament -- better known as Q-school -- will likely learn this lesson the hard way in 2009. Of the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2008

Tops of 2008 as seen from the front row

Jason Sobel

...it a point to clear my schedule for a few hours on the Wednesday afternoon before the tournament in an effort to check out what is by far the coolest exhibition in professional golf. The...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2008

Expect Doral or Bay Hill to be Tiger's return

Jason Sobel

...La Costa) and 2000, he hasn't ventured to the Aloha State since 2005. So at which tournament will Woods commence his campaign? And which others will he play during the course of the season...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2008

Tiger, Harrington double dip in top 9 shots of 2008

Jason Sobel

If you ever watch one of those NFL Films segments in which competitors are miked up throughout a game, you'll inevitably hear some virtuoso wide recei...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2008

Finch's wet and wild ride, Creamer's 60 on the list

Jason Sobel

...isn't easy, but you can't go wrong with her biggest birdie in her most important tournament victory. After posting four birdies on the front side at Mission Hills, Ochoa twisted the dagger by...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2008

Sharing 99 reasons to be thankful for golf

Jason Sobel

Ah, Thanksgiving. The one day each year when we convene with those closest to us (the other guys in the usual foursome) in the most comfortable surrou...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2008

Don't cry for Hayes just yet

Jason Sobel

J.P. Hayes' recent decision to disqualify himself from the second stage of the PGA Tour qualifying tournament after inadvertently playing with a nonconforming golf ball has elicited deserved applause from those who respect his...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2008

So on which knee did Tiger have surgery?

Jason Sobel

PALOS VERDES, Calif. -- My initial reaction when I greeted Tiger Woods in advance of our interview on Tuesday at Trump National Golf Club was that des...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2008

U.S., Europe will split Friday morning foursomes

Jason Sobel

...s opening foursomes matches … and it turns out the captains were pretty forthcoming in their pre-tournament interviews sessions. "There's a pattern developing," U.S. captain Paul Azinger said Tuesday when questioned about...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2008

Euros just more passionate about Ryder Cup

Jason Sobel

Two years ago, on a Sunday night in September at around 11, maybe 11:30, three American visitors strode into a pub called Oliver St. John Gogarty in t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 13, 2008

Sobel: Catching up with Kim, Paddy and more

Jason Sobel

...Thursday … surprise! You're one day early. The Deutsche Bank Championship is the only Friday-Monday tournament on the annual schedule, concluding each year on Labor Day afternoon. I was out at TPC-Boston...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 28, 2008