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Woods, due largely to his injury history, plays the fewest events of the U.S. Olympic hopefuls, minimizing his opportunities to pick up crucial ranking points. He underwent a fifth left knee surgery in August. Zozo was his first official tournament in two months and his 13th for 2019. … [Read more...] about Tiger Woods back in contention for Olympic golf qualification

“He took $700 from Phelps. He took $600 from Chris Paul. He took $300 from me. I was like, man, is this even right? Can you take money from civilians? He was like, ‘Anthony, I’m a civilian now, so, yes, I can take it.'” … [Read more...] about Michael Phelps lost money to Barack Obama in golf, actor says

— Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA (@ADGolfChamps) 14 January 2020 "It all depends on his health, I don't know how he's feeling. I'm not in his body. But if he's healthy obviously he can win, we all know how good he is, I don't think that's in question. … [Read more...] about Golf needs Tiger Woods’ body to hold up in 2020, says Brooks Koepka

There is enough talent in McIlroy, Rahm, Fleetwood and Rose to keep things close but, I have to agree with Russ here, the strength in depth possessed by America means there is only one outcome to this question. … [Read more...] about Tiger to catch Jack? McIlroy’s glory days over? USA set for Ryder Cup dominance? – golf’s biggest debates in the 2020s

The scariest part if you're part of the rest of the field is that Koepka seems to only care about playing well in these four events. He's setting himself up for a decade of contention at majors by not burning himself out mentally or physically at the other events. That might be confusing, and it might not be super popular -- especially given his "I'm the best ball-striker alive" swagger -- but it's also true. Which means we could see this level of performance again in 2020 and who knows how many years after that. … [Read more...] about Brooks Koepka joins Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus with rare single-year domination of major golf