Course: Sedgefield Country Club 7127 yards, Par 70 Only Donald Ross designed course to regularly host a PGA Tour event Layout dates back to 1925, hosted PGA Tour in 1938 Small, undulating greens 72-hole record -- 258 (22-under) by Henrik Stenson in 2017 18-hole record -- 60 by Si Woo Kim in 2016 Field: Highest … Continue reading Wyndham Championship Preview
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https://soundcloud.com/rj-mccullough-868287311/teeing-off-ep-43-w-ian-leggatt What a week! Lots to discuss on the pod. Here's how it went down Block 1 -- Brooks Koepka Talk His style of play His girl checking out Tiger Recap of his dominant win Block 2 - Tiger Woods Talk Those Sunday feelings Recap of his tourney That entrance Takeaways from Tiger Block 3 … Continue reading Inside the Pod — Episode 43
Four majors down, four playoff events (and a Ryder Cup) remain. While yes, the bulk of the schedule and the four biggest tournaments for 2018 are complete, don't give up on golf for the year just yet. We have the Wyndham Championship this week, which may not be a top-tier event, but after that we're … Continue reading What’s left?A look at the PGA Tour schedule after the Majors
https://soundcloud.com/rj-mccullough-868287311/teeing-off-ep-42-w-danielle-kang-adam-stanley I haven't been as active with my podcast in the last month or so as I'd have liked. It wasn't because I was on vacation or just taking a month off, though. Unfortunately on the afternoon of June 25th, as I pulled into my hotel near Chicago, Illinois, I got some bad news. I … Continue reading Inside the Pod — What’s in Episode 42 of Teeing Off
It's been five years since Tiger Woods last played four rounds at Firestone Country Club; four years since he last competed. In 2013 he won by seven strokes. In 2014, he was forced to withdraw due to back pain; a simple reminder of both how far he has come, but also how far he … Continue reading Reliving Tiger’s 8 Wins at Firestone CC
This week, twenty seven players made the trek over from Carnoustie and last week's British Open to Ontario, Canada for the RBC Canadian Open. A large part of the reason RBC and the Canadian Open brass have been looking for a change in dates, and will get it, is the difficulty in attracting marquee players … Continue reading From Carnoustie to Canada: How the 27 players who made the trek fared this week
Spectator viewing areas One of the first courses specifically designed for use on the PGA Tour, Jack Nicklaus made sure to include plenty of viewing areas for fans to convene in when putting together Glen Abbey. With the course set up in an outwardly expanding circle away from the clubhouse, nearly all of the action … Continue reading Abbey’s final stand — What the Canadian Open will miss about Glen Abbey
21 Canadians started the week, seven remain. And of the four amateurs, Chris Crisologo is the lone one standing. Chris is in the clubhouse at seven-under through two rounds. The top Canadian overall at the halfway point is Nick Taylor. Nick shot a second round 67 to get in at nine-under. Notables packing up early … Continue reading 21 Canadians started the week, Seven remain. Here’s where they stand
By my count, there are 16 marquee names in the field at the RBC Canadian Open this week. Considering it's the week after a major, on another continent no less, and that number is actually pretty good. Fortunately for us Canadians in attendance, and all of those who will tune in over the weekend, the … Continue reading Star players contending through halfway point at Canadian Open — Who made the cut & who’s going home?
"The one thing I just need, maybe, is to win a tournament and get into the Playoffs." Pretty high hopes for a 19-year old from Chile. But when you've been the #1 ranked amateur in the world, then start your PGA Tour career with three top-tens in your first five starts, and earn full PGA … Continue reading Teen phenom Joaquin Niemann surges up the Canadian Open leaderboard looking for 1st win