2008 U.S. Open is still Tiger Woods’ Show
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
The latest main tournament in golf is underway.
The 2008 United States Open Golf Championships, commonly known as the 2008 U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. This month, the U.S. Open golf championships will be held from June 9-15.
It is one of the four major championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. From 2008, it will also be an official money event on the Asian Tour, with 50 percent of Asian Tour members’ earnings counting towards the Order of Merit.
Who are the favorites to win this year’s U.S. Open? Of course, the name Tiger Woods will be present in this list. The question SHOULD BE, who will take on the Tiger?
One name synonymous to that is Phil Mickelson, who is coming off a dramatic 1-shot victory at Colonial in which he virtually pulled a rabbit out of his hat for a birdie on the 72nd hole to clinch the win. Both Woods and Mickelson are always considered contenders any time they tee it up, but given their recent track records, it seems Mickelson has the advantage this time.
There are two reasons why Mickelson has to be considered the favorite in this year’s U.S. Open. The first is that Tiger will tee it up not having played a competitive round since the Masters. SURE, if there is anyone who can take two months off and come back and win a major championship, it is Tiger. But still, doing that will be near to an impossibility.
The second reason why Phil Mickelson has to be considered the favorite is the fact that he is already in that conversation about the top 20 players of all time. Another couple of majors, especially a U.S. Open, and he is in the discussion among the top 10 golfers of all time. It almost feels like it is his time to win a…
PGA tour Betting: Tiger Woods is 2/2 With Win At 2008 Dubai Desert Classic
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
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The campaign of American golfer Tiger Woods for the 2008 PGA Tour is on a perfect start. Just a few weeks ago, Tiger Woods played in his first tournament of the 2008 PGA Tour, and won the 2008 Buick Invivational. And just over the weekend, Tiger Woods played in his 2nd tournament of 2008 and won the 2008 Dubai Desert Classic (not a PGA Tour event), bringing him to a perfect start of 2-of-2 in tournaments and championships. Undoubtedly, the world’s number 1 golfer is on a hot streak, and surpasses the record of Arnold Palmer in most tournament wins.
Soney Open Preview: Vijay Singh back at his old killing form?
Thursday, January 11th, 2007
The comment came from way out in left field or, more appropriately in golf vernacular, from way down at the end of the driving range.
But here was Vijay Singh, the PGA Tour’s most legendary workaholic, talking about maybe needing to finally act like someone in his mid-40s, someone who might actually need to back off […]
Stuart Appleby guns for 4th straight Mercedes-Benz Championship crown
Thursday, January 4th, 2007
The inaugural PGA TOUR FedExCup season kicks off this weekweek at the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Hawaii where three-time defending champion Stuart Appleby headlines an elite field composed of 34 players who won TOUR events in 2006.
The winner of the Mercedes-Benz Championship will earn 4,500 points and get a head start toward the $10 million FedExCup […]
Tiger Woods resumes play; targets HSBC Champions tournament
Thursday, November 9th, 2006
The second edition of the big-money HSBC Champions tees off Thursday in Shanghai, where many of the game’s top players already have their 2007 goals on their minds. World No. 2 Jim Furyk believes he can get even better, while new European No. 1 Padraig Harrington thinks he can win a major. And Tiger Woods […]
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