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Should The PLAYERS Championship Become The 5th Major?

We have the Masters, U.S Open, British Open, and the PGA Championship. Then we have the World Golf Championships that take place throughout the season, as well as the FedEx Cup Playoffs that occur at the the end of the year. And then there’s the PLAYERS Championship. Often thought of as unofficially the ‘5th Major’, the PLAYERS Championship is essentially in a category all it’s own.

The PLAYERS Championship is known as the signature event on the PGA Tour, given the fact that it is played at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida, where it just so happens to be the world headquarters of the Tour. Continue reading →

Anchored Putter Debate Continues On As PGA Tour Comes Out In Support Of Their Players

Keegan Bradley One of the hotly debated issues in the world of golf going on right now centers around the anchored putter, and the United States Golf Association attempting to define the stroke on the putting green.

The anchored putters, or ‘long putters’ are nothing new to the game of golf. In fact, players have been using them for more than a quarter century.

But the recent trend of players switching to the anchored putter, and winning big tournaments has been chipping away at the issue of the putting stroke. So much so that the USGA has brought it under serious consideration to ban the practice of an anchored putter entirely. Continue reading →

Odds To Win 2012 PGA Championship

We have reached the final Major of the 2012 PGA Tour season, with players descending on Kiawah Island, the Ocean Course, in South Carolina for the playing of the 2012 PGA Championship. Deemed ‘Glory’s last shot’, it is the final chance for a player to cement their place in history with a victory.

But if you’re Tiger Woods, it’s a final chance to prove to the world that you are back. Or else you will have to wait until next April. Right or wrong, that’s simply the way it is. Woods comes into this week as the betting favorite on 2012 PGA Championship Betting Odds available at Bovada Sportsbook. Continue reading →