December 4 2012

2:20 PM

Chat with top rookie Huh on Facebook

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John Huh won the Mayakoba Golf Classic in February in a playoff.
Fans will have a chance to join John Huh, the 2012 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year, in a Facebook Chat tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET, giving them a chance to interact and ask questions about the 2012 season in a live chat on the PGA TOUR's own Facebook page ( www.facebook.com/pgatour). Fans can join the chat by visiting that page and posting their questions on the Wall. Huh was chosen as the PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year over Jonas Blixt, Ted Potter Jr. and Charlie Beljan. All won events the year, but Huh was the only one to make it to the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola. You can leave a question for our Rookie of the Year by clicking HERE.
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2:15 PM

Congratulate: 2012 ROY John Huh

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John Huh captured the Mayakoba Golf Classic for his first PGA TOUR win in 2012. He was also the only rookie to qualify for the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola.
John Huh was voted 2012 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Huh, 22, earned his first career victory at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in February and was the only rookie to qualify for the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola. Huh finished 29th in the FedExCup, totaling four top-10 finishes in 28 starts, including a tie for second at the Valero Texas Open. Huh became the first player of Korean descent to be voted PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Want to congratulate Huh? Leave him a note in the comments section below and we'll deliver it to him.
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2:15 PM

Congratulate: 2012 POY Rory McIlroy

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In 2012, Rory McIlroy won the PGA Championship, The Honda Classic, the Deutsche Bank Championship and the BMW Championship. He totaled 10 top-10 finishes.
Rory McIlroy was voted PGA TOUR Player of the Year for 2012. McIlroy won four times -- including the PGA Championship in record fashion and a pair of FedExCup Playoffs events -- and also finished in the top 10 a season-high tying 10 times. McIlroy, 23, is the youngest player to earn Player of the Year honors since Tiger Woods in 1998. He receives the Jack Nicklaus Award in recognition of being voted Player of the Year. Want to congratulate McIlroy? Leave a note in the comments section below and we'll deliver it to him.
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December 3 2012

6:21 PM

Watch: Shots of the Week

Shots of the Week

Check out the top five shots of the week from the World Challenge presented by Northwestern Mutual featuring Jason Dufner, Rickie Fowler, Graeme McDowell, and Ian Poulter.

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December 2 2012

3:18 PM

Shot of the Year: No. 3 Justin Rose

2012 Shots of the Year: No. 3 - Justin Rose

The Brit's holed putt on the 17th green at Medinah was arguably the shot of the Ryder Cup.

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December 1 2012

4:24 PM

Shot of the Year: No. 4 Oosthuizen

2012 Shots of the Year: No. 4 - Louis Oosthuizen

The South African rocked Augusta National with a double eagle on the second hole in the final round.

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November 29 2012

5:22 PM

McIlroy nominated for two awards

Rory McIlroy is in line to pick up some more honors in 2012. The United States Sports Academy has nominated McIlroy for its Male Athlete of the Year award. He's one of a dozen athletes -- including NBA star LeBron James, top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic and record-breaking footballer Lionel Messi -- to be in the running for this annual award. The USSA, in conjunction with NBC Sports, will reveal the award winner on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Click here for more information, or to vote on the award. McIlroy also made the shortlist for the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, joining 11 Olympic or Paralympic athletes. Cyclists Bradley Wiggins and Sir Chris Hoy, tennis star Andy Murray, athletes Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah, rower Katherine Grainger, boxer Nicola Adams and sailor Ben Ainslie are other hopefuls. Paralympians Sarah Storey, Ellie Simmonds and David Weir also make the list for the award, which will be announced on Dec. 16. While the shortlist was selected by a panel of experts, the winner will be decided by a public vote. For more information, click here McIlroy had four victories in 2012, including the PGA Championship in record fashion and a pair of FedExCup Playoffs events. He had 10 top-10 finishes in all and is one of the nominees to win PGA TOUR player of the year.

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10:33 AM

ESPN video on The Arnold Palmer

ESPN’s latest 30 for 30 short focuses on “the history, mystery and industry surrounding "The Arnold Palmer", the lemonade-and-iced tea beverage that has become a piece of Americana.”


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November 28 2012

3:47 PM

G+ Hangout with Gainey Thursday

Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey, winner of this year's McGladrey Classic, will be participating in a Google+ Hangout on Thursday, allowing fans to ask questions face-to-face in a live video chat. You can watch the Hangout live on the PGA TOUR's YouTube page (www.youtube.com/pgatour) or here on the TOUR Report at 10:30 a.m. ET. In addition to fielding questions from fans inside the Hangout, Gainey will also answer questions solicited from social media and the comments section below, so be sure to leave your questions and tune in for the answers.
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November 27 2012

6:45 PM

Stricker: Ryder Cup loss still stings

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Steve Stricker failed to earn a point in four matches at this year's Ryder Cup.

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Steve Stricker hasn’t played golf since the U.S. lost the Ryder Cup two months ago outside Chicago.

“It still lingers,” Stricker said Tuesday from the World Challenge presented by Northwestern Financial. ”That wasn’t much fun the way it ended.”

None of it, at least inside the ropes, was fun for Stricker, who failed to earn a point in four matches, which included going 0-for-3 alongside Tiger Woods. Stricker said the loss hurt more than anything else in his 24 years on the PGA TOUR, including the years in which he lost his card.

“I feel a lot of responsibility for not winning a point,” Stricker said. “I still think about it a lot, and there are reminders all over the place. Every corner I take (at home), there’s a picture from the Ryder Cup or a present or something.”

Stricker added that he wouldn’t have changed anything about the experience -- other than the outcome.

He was so haunted by the defeat, he had trouble sleeping the first two weeks after the historic collapse.

“I think it still hurts a lot of us just because how it all played out,” said Stricker, who never had more than a 1-up lead in any of his matches and who trailed for much of them.

If there’s a moment that sticks out in particular, it came on the 17th hole on Sunday against Martin Kaymer.

Stricker hit his tee shot through the green on the par-3 and failed to get up and down to save par. Kaymer made his par to take a 1-up lead he would never relinquish.

“I haven’t watched it,” Stricker said of the matches. “I don’t plan on watching it.

“I feel a lot of responsibility there just because I didn’t do anything for the team.”

As for playing on the next team when he’ll be 47 years old, the wounds of this loss are still too fresh for Stricker to think that far ahead.

“Not right now,” he said. “I’ve had a good run with it. It’s been a lot of fun. Yeah, you know what, I don’t know. It still stings. It’s not a fair question at this time.”