A study of Masters history reveals some interesting patterns related to the annual winning scores. Over the past three decades, the winning 72-hole total has been higher than 280 on only four occasions. Three of those Masters – 2003, 2007, and 2016 – produced three of the most surprising Masters champions since Augusta native Larry Mize toppled two of the game’s giants (Greg … [Read more...]
Ex-Bulldog Erik Compton stars at U.S. Open
For his entire golfing career, Erik Compton has been a heart transplant recipient who played golf. After his runner-up finish in the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst, Compton may have finally become a golfer who has underdone two heart transplants. Ever since his days as one of the country’s top junior golfers in the late 1990s, almost everything written and said about Compton … [Read more...]
Woods Again A Heavy Masters Favorite, but Recent Augusta Record Looks Suspect
After winning three times in his first four stroke play starts on the PGA Tour this year, Tiger Woods is a heavy favorite entering the 2013 Masters. Woods is closing in on the all-time victory record held by Sam Snead, and his early success this season is being touted as a sign of things to come in Augusta this month. The case for a fifth green jacket for Tiger will be … [Read more...]