Prelims Over, the Real Season Begins

Phil Mickelson helped the Humana field, but he wasn't a factor on Sunday. Photo copyright Icon SMI.

More than ever, the first three tournaments on the PGA Tour this year felt like a mere prelude to the real season. These events produced three nice-guy winners (and I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with that!), but with most of the big names away the Tour started with a whimper instead of with a bang. The Hyundai Tournament of Champions has been struggling to attract the top players to its season-opening event for about a decade now, and this year might have been its worst field ever. Not only were stars like Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy (a heavy schedule in late 2011), and Phil Mickelson (said not to like the Kapalua course) no shows, there were more than the usual number of ... Full Story
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Els Has Good Memories of Royal Melbourne

There has been plenty of talk about Robert Allenby as a Royal Melbourne specialist on the Presidents Cup team, but what about Ernie Els? Allenby grew up nearby, loves the course, finished second there in the 1991 Australian Open as an amateur and won the 1992 Johnnie Walker Classic and 1993 Players Champi Full Story