Archive for 'January,2014 '
Patrick Reed coasts to Humana title
LA QUINTA, Ca. — Patrick Reed followed three straight 9-under 63s with a 1-under 71 on Sunday at PGA West’s Arnold Palmer Private Course, which was enough to beat Ryan Palmer by two strokes at the [...]
Larrazabal holds off Phil, Rory in Dubai
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal shot a final round 67 to end a near three-year winless drought to capture the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on Sunday. Larrazabal, 30, won by a [...]
Walker shoots final 63 to win Sony
HONOLULU — Entering the season, Jimmy Walker had a frustrating 19 career top-10 finishes in 187 PGA Tour starts without a victory. It took just six events of 2013-14 for Walker to win not once but [...]
Ten most compelling 2014 players
When it comes down to the players to watch for on the PGA Tour this season, go with the usual suspects. And perhaps one or two unusual ones. As the first full-field tournament is set to [...]
Tour opener: Zach Johnson victory surge
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Zach Johnson started the new year the same way he ended the last one. Johnson pulled away with three straight birdies on the back nine at Kapalua and closed with a 7-under 66 [...]
Some new – clean – HOF candidates
Editor’s Note: All three golferswest.com writers, Bob Sherwin, Jim Street and Kirby Arnold, covered baseball for various newspapers and the Internet long enough to earn the privilege of voting for Baseball’s Hall of Fame. It is something we all take [...]
Ballot, voters squeeze out HOF worthy
For the first time in recent memory, the 10-player ballot limit for baseball’s Hall of Fame is having an impact. The ballot is flooded with worthy talent, one of the most distinguished group of players in [...]
Getting my vote in just before dementia
Before I get into my 2014 Hall of Fame ballot, let’s clear up a few assumptions I’ve been hearing lately about baseball writers. We’re not all a bunch of old fogies who pull our sans-a-belt slacks [...]
Golf writers pick Scott over Tiger
Adam Scott’s last victory of 2013 came not on the golf course, but from a group of voters. The 33-year-old was named Male Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America, edging Tiger [...]
Foursome Forecast: From many, some
ONE: Quantity is not what matters this week in college football. It’s quality. There are just a relative handful of games around the country but many carry significance. Conference championships, bowl game matchups and, of course, [...]
