DJ prevails at the TOC. Gets his annual victory out of the way early. He's now won at least one event in his first six years on Tour.

Reportedly dating Wayne Gretzky's daughter, Paulina. So things are going well for DJ.

Tour announces today that they'll be offering simulcast coverage over Digital Media at some point this year. Good news for those stuck in the office on Thursday and Friday.

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Part of the tour’s new digital inventory will come from the simulcast of each tournament, which was part of the tour’s most recent media rights agreements. Essentially, the CBS, NBC or Golf Channel broadcast will simulcast on PGATour.com and other digital outlets for the first time. With that will come additional exposure for title sponsors and new inventory for the tour to sell.

PGA Tour telecasts on NBC and Golf Channel will be simulcast on a co-branded video player that users can access via PGATour.com, GolfChannel.com and their branded platforms. A similar arrangement will exist with telecasts on CBS where a co-branded video player will simulcast the telecasts for visitors of both PGATour.com and CBSSports.com.

The tour had hoped to begin the simulcasts at last weekend’s Hyundai Tournament of Champions, but it wasn’t ready yet. The tour said it plans to have the simulcast up and running early this year, but the look and feel and commercial inventory could not be determined.

Clark fires a 64 (-6) in his first round of the year. T3 at the end of the day. Pettersson shot a 68 and is T27.

Two rookies, one from the Illini and one from UGa, are 1st (62) and 2nd (63).

11th runner-up finish on the Tour in his career. Played a great final round of 63 (-7) to finish at (-21).

The rookie from UGa, Russell Henley, was very impressive in his first event as a full member. A 63 as well. (-24) for the tourney. Other rookie, Langley, was strong the first three days, but fell off today with a 70 (E). Finished T3.

Louis Oosthuizen won the Euro event in South Africa. With the win, he moves to #4 in the world rankings.

Tiger didn't play this week, but will be #2 surpassing Luke Donald heading into his first event of the year, the European Tour's Abu Dhabi stop. World #1 Rory McIlroy and many other of the best in golf will also be at that event. Phil will start the year in the States next week at Palm Springs.

Henley was impressive. He watched Clark make several birdie putts, only to calmly roll his in on top.
Clark is healthy, hopefully will have a very good season.

the second place finish earned clark  594,000  dollars.

A final round 63 is usually good enough to win, but that Henley guy played lights out. Congrats to Tim on the great start to the season.

Rory and Nike is now official. Will be a Nike guy from head to toe and everywhere in between. My guess is that there will be an adjustment period. How long that takes is the question. He's saying all the right things, however, in his presser today. New commercial with Tiger Woods embedded in the article below. Spin off of the Bird/Jordan McDonalds commercial.

www.usatoday.com/story/sports/...e-golf/1832579/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...eature=youtu.be

New Nike commercial with Tiger and Rory.

Questioning the change of equipment will begin immediately for McIlroy. (+3) in the opening round at Abu Dhabi. Drives way left and way right, shots into the green way right, way left. Doubt it was the equipment, but until he wins with it, the thought will be out there.

Tiger was just marginally better. Had his moments of good play, but also hit some terrible shots and needed a few long putts in order to card a (E) score. Tiger topped one on his 10th hole (#1) that didn't make the fairway. Looked like a weekend hacker. Didn't get above 5 feet, pulled to left and skidded the majority of the way. Video here:

www.geoffshackelford.com/homep...w-and-then.html

Justin Rose is tied for the lead at (-5).

wrcwolf wrote: ... Tiger topped one on his 10th hole (#1) that didn't make the fairway. Looked like a weekend hacker. Didn't get above 5 feet, pulled to left and skidded the majority of the way. Video here:

www.geoffshackelford.com/homep...w-and-then.html

BWAHAHAHA  He should've laughed.. turned and looked at the crowd and bowed.

Gonzo18 wrote: A final round 63 is usually good enough to win, but that Henley guy played lights out. Congrats to Tim on the great start to the season.

I saw a good bit of Henley and some of the other 2013 PGA rookies last year on the Nationwide/Web.com tour.  Henley is solid.  He won the Chiquita Classic in September by draining a 20' putt on 18 to force a playoff, then won on the first playoff hole.  There's a lot of really good golf being played on the Web.com tour. If you get a chance, check out the Rex Hospital Open at TPC Wakefield and/or the Chiquita in Charlotte this year.

Brian Gay takes Humana in a playoff. CHIII finishes in 2nd for the 14th time on Tour. Unable to get over that hurdle of late. Putt on 18 in the 4th round showed one of the reasons why. Of course, that wasn't as bad as Stallings last round and the 6-iron into 18. Guys were feeling it late yesterday.

But an interview off the course will get the most play in the media. Mickelson got into a diatribe on having to make drastic changes due to the new federal and state (California) tax codes. Didn't give any details, but the media is already speculating on him moving from California to playing less on Tour like Stricker plans to. Phil said he would discuss it more in detail this coming week.

www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/j...rastic-changes/

wrcwolf wrote: Brian Gay takes Humana in a playoff. CHIII finishes in 2nd for the 14th time on Tour. Unable to get over that hurdle of late. Putt on 18 in the 4th round showed one of the reasons why. Of course, that wasn't as bad as Stallings last round and the 6-iron into 18. Guys were feeling it late yesterday.

But an interview off the course will get the most play in the media. Mickelson got into a diatribe on having to make drastic changes due to the new federal and state (California) tax codes. Didn't give any details, but the media is already speculating on him moving from California to playing less on Tour like Stricker plans to. Phil said he would discuss it more in detail this coming week.

www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/j...rastic-changes/

The scores at Humana were ridiculous.  Were they playing from the white tees?  A PGA course should not be so easy that 22 golfers shoot -20 or better for the week.

backthepack93 wrote:

wrcwolf wrote: Brian Gay takes Humana in a playoff. CHIII finishes in 2nd for the 14th time on Tour. Unable to get over that hurdle of late. Putt on 18 in the 4th round showed one of the reasons why. Of course, that wasn't as bad as Stallings last round and the 6-iron into 18. Guys were feeling it late yesterday.

But an interview off the course will get the most play in the media. Mickelson got into a diatribe on having to make drastic changes due to the new federal and state (California) tax codes. Didn't give any details, but the media is already speculating on him moving from California to playing less on Tour like Stricker plans to. Phil said he would discuss it more in detail this coming week.

www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/j...rastic-changes/

The scores at Humana were ridiculous.  Were they playing from the white tees?  A PGA course should not be so easy that 22 golfers shoot -20 or better for the week.

The cut after 3 rounds was -10.  It's what you get with new equipment, on shorter courses(All over 6800 yards), with perfect scoring conditions with no wind.  There are a lot of guys who can play and you give them ideal conditions and where they are hitting 7, 8, 9 or PW to most of the greens and they will light it up.  It's always been that way at the Bob Hope(now the Humana).  Duval shot his 59 to win on that course and yesterday two or three guys shot 62.

I believe CA passes a state law that top earners are at ~ 11% or so on top of Federal tax, newly increased Medicare and SS tax.  They say top earners in CA will be giving the government(Fed and State combined) over 60% of their paycheck.  I don't blame him or anyone else for moving from CA.

wrcwolf wrote: Brian Gay takes Humana in a playoff. CHIII finishes in 2nd for the 14th time on Tour. Unable to get over that hurdle of late. Putt on 18 in the 4th round showed one of the reasons why. Of course, that wasn't as bad as Stallings last round and the 6-iron into 18. Guys were feeling it late yesterday.

But an interview off the course will get the most play in the media. Mickelson got into a diatribe on having to make drastic changes due to the new federal and state (California) tax codes. Didn't give any details, but the media is already speculating on him moving from California to playing less on Tour like Stricker plans to. Phil said he would discuss it more in detail this coming week.

www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/j...rastic-changes/

Actually it's 13.3% state tax for people earning a million or more on top of the federal taxes, Obamacare taxes and so on.  I believe he will relocate to Texas or Florida or some other state with no state income tax.

JP1974 wrote: I believe CA passes a state law that top earners are at ~ 11% or so on top of Federal tax, newly increased Medicare and SS tax.  They say top earners in CA will be giving the government(Fed and State combined) over 60% of their paycheck.  I don't blame him or anyone else for moving from CA.

wrcwolf wrote: Brian Gay takes Humana in a playoff. CHIII finishes in 2nd for the 14th time on Tour. Unable to get over that hurdle of late. Putt on 18 in the 4th round showed one of the reasons why. Of course, that wasn't as bad as Stallings last round and the 6-iron into 18. Guys were feeling it late yesterday.

But an interview off the course will get the most play in the media. Mickelson got into a diatribe on having to make drastic changes due to the new federal and state (California) tax codes. Didn't give any details, but the media is already speculating on him moving from California to playing less on Tour like Stricker plans to. Phil said he would discuss it more in detail this coming week.

www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/j...rastic-changes/

Grinder wrote:

wrcwolf wrote: ... Tiger topped one on his 10th hole (#1) that didn't make the fairway. Looked like a weekend hacker. Didn't get above 5 feet, pulled to left and skidded the majority of the way. Video here:

www.geoffshackelford.com/homep...w-and-then.html

BWAHAHAHA  He should've laughed.. turned and looked at the crowd and bowed.

should have used the "I didn't take a mulligan on the 1st tee" reload

Phil backtracking on taxes issue. Pre-tournament presser tomorrow. My guess is that he ends up moving to Texas or Florida at some point, but really doesn't want to.

Info on the Tour's live streaming of telecasts released today. Will start this weekend. Thursday and Friday coverage on the Golf Channel will be shown on NBC Sports Extra. At this time only provider Comcast offers the Golf Channel capability, I believe.

www.geoffshackelford.com/homep...-this-week.html

Tiger in lead halfway through 2nd round. Up by 3. Disappointed Sid didn't bump this an hour ago when Tiger got to the lead.

Go TIGER Go!!!!!

wrcwolf wrote: Tiger in lead halfway through 2nd round. Up by 3. Disappointed Sid didn't bump this an hour ago when Tiger got to the lead.

All about Saturday for Tiger nowadays

True. Will we see a repeat of many Saturdays from last season or will he shine on courses that he always plays well like last season? Leading in driving distance and T3 in driving accuracy thru two rounds. He continues that, he'll be tough to beat. Should he win this weekend, I believe he'll be the first to win a single event 8 times on Tour.

3-hr and counting fog delay this morning. Will be difficult for the leaders to finish round 3 today.

Just flipped over to the golf after the Indiana/MS game and it looks like Tiger is holding tough with his lead. The guy in 2nd is Brad Fritsch from Holly Springs. Played at Campbell in Buies Creek. Canadian guy. I'm pulling for him to come from a few back to beat Tiger. No likely but better than nothing.

He's a good story. Hope he continues to play well to improve his status. Off to a good start. Will need to finish strong today and tomorrow. Since San Diego is running into Monday, he won't be able to qualify for Phoenix on that same day. Of course, should he finish in top 10 at San Diego, he automatically qualifies.

Tiger continues to hit the driver well. Should he win, his 8 wins at Torry Pines alone would place him T11 in active players Tour wins. Horses for courses.

CBS streaming isn't bad. Tried it out and after a few seconds the picture quality was good with zero buffering on the iPad. One positive, no commercials. Goes to the camera at #18 during commercials. Reminds me of the old days when residential satellite coverage began. No commentators audio during commercials, however.

Brad will not have to qualify for any of the early events due to his finish on The Web.com tour last year and his finish at Q school in Dec. Once the tour moves to FL they do a reorg of the top 25 rookies or so based on money earned so far, with the ones on the lower end have to then worry about qualifying. With a top ten finish in this tourney Brad should be good for the season. With a win he will get a 2 year exemption on the tour.

Key to Tiger domination, skip Saturday's. VAMOS!

Its all about the majors for Tiger, these tourneys are nice but mean nothing in the big scheme of things.

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Brad will not have to qualify for any of the early events due to his finish on The Web.com tour last year and his finish at Q school in Dec. Once the tour moves to FL they do a reorg of the top 25 rookies or so based on money earned so far, with the ones on the lower end have to then worry about qualifying. With a top ten finish in this tourney Brad should be good for the season. With a win he will get a 2 year exemption on the tour.

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Still classifications and his Q-school performance trumps his Web.com qualifications, btw. Just relaying what I read on the field in Phoenix and the tweet from a Canadian golf writer, Bob Weeks. Maybe Bob is wrong:

@Bobatscoregolf: With a Monday finish on tap, looks as if @BradFritsch will need top 10 to play next week in Phoenix. Won't make Mon. Qualfier.

While there will be more people entered in the Phoenix open event he should be ok to be in based on Q school. Now if he can only get to the end of today regroup and come out in the morning and score some birdies. Get that top ten and forget the rest.

Benson22 wrote: Its all about the majors for Tiger, these tourneys are nice but mean nothing in the big scheme of things.

Ummm no

Uh, yes, You think if Tiger wins 20 more tournaments but NO more majors he will be happy ? Winning this meaningless tournaments is nice for him but until he can stand up to the pressure and again win a major these tourneys are irrelevant. Of course the fact he hasn't won a major in 5 years makes his supporters try and read the tea leaves in any tourney he is in.

wrcwolf wrote:

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Brad will not have to qualify for any of the early events due to his finish on The Web.com tour last year and his finish at Q school in Dec. Once the tour moves to FL they do a reorg of the top 25 rookies or so based on money earned so far, with the ones on the lower end have to then worry about qualifying. With a top ten finish in this tourney Brad should be good for the season. With a win he will get a 2 year exemption on the tour.

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Still classifications and his Q-school performance trumps his Web.com qualifications, btw. Just relaying what I read on the field in Phoenix and the tweet from a Canadian golf writer, Bob Weeks. Maybe Bob is wrong:

@Bobatscoregolf: With a Monday finish on tap, looks as if @BradFritsch will need top 10 to play next week in Phoenix. Won't make Mon. Qualfier.

I thought the announcers said he needed to be in the top 10 to qualify. Maybe I heard wrong. would love to see the guy make it.

Benson22 wrote: Uh, yes, You think if Tiger wins 20 more tournaments but NO more majors he will be happy ? Winning this meaningless tournaments is nice for him but until he can stand up to the pressure and again win a major these tourneys are irrelevant. Of course the fact he hasn't won a major in 5 years makes his supporters try and read the tea leaves in any tourney he is in.

Couldn't be more wrong. It's not a meaningless tournament, far from it. Tiger dominating at a place he's supposed to dominate makes it far from meaningless. If anything it builds confidence and is a great start to the new season. Also when Tiger wins here he has gone on to have a GREAT year. Of course Tiger hater will continue to move the goal posts when he does win another major, same way Tiger hater did when he actually won again. Tiger hater is the only one who believes he won't win another major too. It's cute.

GOAT gonna GOAT

Tiger hasn't won a major in 5 years, the clock is ticking and the pressure is building. Again, this tourney means nothing and if he wins 20 more tourneys and no more majors Tiger himself will hate it. His supporters are too blind to see the facts but who cares.

How did all the confidence do him last year? He can't handle the pressure of the majors anymore, he is nothing but a 2 day rabbitt anymore in the majors and will be until he proves otherwise. The pressure has gotten to him and he is fighting history and not the gold course anymore and history will continue winning.

Yet Tiger hasn't won a major in 5 years, no one has moved the goalposts except for tiger shlurpers. Tiger's entire goal is top win 19 majors, not win 20 more Andy Williams/Farmers Insurance worthless tourneys.

You sound very similar to a poster that got banned hmmmmmm

You sound like a young guy with not too much going on upstairs but then again carry on your man love for Tiger, hope he wins every tournament but the majors, it will KILL him inside.

wrcwolf wrote: True. Will we see a repeat of many Saturdays from last season or will he shine on courses that he always plays well like last season? Leading in driving distance and T3 in driving accuracy thru two rounds. He continues that, he'll be tough to beat. Should he win this weekend, I believe he'll be the first to win a single event 8 times on Tour.

3-hr and counting fog delay this morning. Will be difficult for the leaders to finish round 3 today.

It won't be the 8th time he has won this event.  It would be the 8th on this course, but one was the US Open.

SidsSouljahBoy wrote: You sound very similar to a poster that got banned hmmmmmm

It ia obviously not the same poster.  Please don't turn this thread into another argument thread.

Difference between argument and debate. If you read my post I even say why Tiger if he ships this event tomorrow is going to do big things this year. Every time he has won here to start his year out he's produced in the Majors. Have to wait and see but the 5 year argument is beyond ridiculous. Hell he won the US Open on June 16, 2008 and hasn't played in 4 years worth of majors since (14). 7 top 10's, 5 top 5's since that win all white developing and tinkering with a new swing. Yea to think the wall isn't going to come down very soon is only denying the inevitable. Of course Tiger has gone 2 separate stints during his career where there were 10 majors he played in between victories, acting like 14 is such a ridiculous slump isn't looking at his career in an honest light. When he ended those slumps he won 4 in 2 years both times, and 5 in 3 years both times. When the wall falls, and it will that's where he'll start adding to the total again.

Is that debate enough for you?