5. 14.2012
10 things we’re talking about…
matt kuchar 1;a clutch final-round 70 lifted kuchar to the biggest win of his professional career at tpc sawgrass
rickie fowler 2;fans of one of the game’s most popular stars—especially kids—are sporting fowler’s patented flat-brimmed hat in style at tour events
kevin na 3;na’s incessant waggle is no laughing matter, especially to the 29-year-old, who is trying to speed up his game
rory mcilroy 4;the world no. 1 has missed the cut at the players three straight times, but mcilroy’s no longer talking about skipping the tournament
phil mickelson 5;the new hall-of-famer says he’ll continue to attend the enshrinement ceremony in the future, which will give the celebration a needed boost
tim finchem 6;the commissioner created a stir by not being critical of augusta national’s membership policy, but there’s not much he can do about it
jaxson de ville 7;the Jacksonville Jaguars’ mascot hit what was possibly the shot of the week at the 17th hole during a wednesday practice round
punta brava 8;work on tiger woods’ baja california design is ready to begin, and the course could be ready for member play by the end of 2013
ncaa women’s regionals 9;usc (central), south carolina (east) and ucla and lsu (west) win division i women’s regionals
u.s. open qualifying 10;oregon coach casey martin was one of the big names to advance through first stage of u.s. open qualifying
departments
our debut podcast with paul azinger and Golf World editor Jaime diaz discusses matt kuchar, tiger woods and slow play
matt kuchar shoots 13-under 275 to take the players by two strokes over rickie fowler, zach Johnson, martin laird and ben curtis
from kuchar to andres romero, who brought up the rear, a listing of all the scores from the players championship
rory mcilroy’s ‘hybrid,’ sergio garcia’s shafts, phil mickelson’s putter
he might be the tour’s mr. nice guy, but matt kuchar displays a competitive edge
Zinger’s corner
pga tour
rank and file
equipment
tim rosaforte
cover: stan badz/pga tour; contents: david cannon/getty images; andy lyons/getty images; J.d. cuban
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