Brad Williams has been on the job for just a few months as the new general manager and director of golf at the TPC Scottsdale. For the most part, the former boss at the TPC Boston has been low profile since he assumed the reins from Bill Grove, who retired following the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open…
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The Masters is upon us. Doesn’t it feel good? After a West Coast Swing that weathered wind, hail and snow, after a Florida campaign that gave us (more) rain and darkness, it’s springtime in Augusta, Ga., the home of the Masters. And for the first time in a long time, it really is spring in the South, which is just coming out
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Say this about the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup — it has produced some great champions in its brief history. But of those three winners, Stacy Lewis certainly delivered the most inspiring story at Wildfire Golf Club, overcoming what looked like a disastrous two-shot penalty Saturday and a seemingly invincible…
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If you like women’s golf, the next month in the Valley of the Sun is going to shine when it comes to the ladies’ game. First up is the VisitMesa.com Gateway Classic at Longbow Golf Club. They like to say that the road to the LPGA starts on the Symetra Tour, and for over 100 young women who’ve got game that is certainly…
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With his wire-to-wire win at the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Sunday, Phil Mickelson joined some famous names in the tournament’s history. But asked what it meant to move alongside legends like Arnold Palmer and Johnny Miller, Lefty took the more practical approach rather than the philosophical…
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All four of Arizona’s survivors from PGA Tour qualifying school – Matt Jones, Jin Park, Chez Reavie and Aaron Watkins — get to start their seasons at this week’s SONY Hawaiian Open, meaning perhaps the 2013 season won’t be quite as ominous as first predicted — despite last weekend’s wacky weather at Maui’s…
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They say you can learn a lot about a man by the confines of his office, and maybe that’s why I took the time to drive into Phoenix this week, to stir my memories of William “Bill’’ Dickey, one of golf’s great gentleman. Mr. Dickey, a leader among black golfers and a champion of minority youngsters everywhere, died early…
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Once upon a time, when golf ruled the recreational scene in Arizona, they couldn’t build the courses fast enough. It took 75 years to get to approximately 50 courses in Arizona, another 10 to get to 100, 10 more to get to 200 and 10 more to get to 350. Today, we are holding steady at 350 (give or take a few) and there hasn’t…
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Kyung Kim wins U.S. Women’s Amateur Publinks Championship, Eyes U.S. Women’s Open — Kyung Kim only laughed when someone mispronounced her first name. She said she hears a lot of versions these days about how to pronounce “K-Young,’’ as it is correctly pronounced in Korea. “But I like the…
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