Articles by Brian Wacker

February 22nd, 2018

Tiger Woods’ start this week is not about the Honda Classic, it’s about April in Augusta

For Woods it’s all about the first week in April and building towards that.

February 18th, 2018

Rory McIlroy: Tiger gives up two shots a tournament with rowdiness from enormous crowds

With Tiger Woods playing at Riviera for the first time in a dozen years, it was a perfect storm for some stupidity.

February 17th, 2018

Bubba Bombshell: “I nearly retired”

Bubba Watson “thought about retirement” over health issues, feels better, is in contention at Genesis Open

February 17th, 2018

Genesis Open: Tiger misses cut

Tiger Woods shoots 76 and misses cut at Genesis Open, looks ahead to Honda Classic next week

February 16th, 2018

For Patrick Cantlay, Riviera is a home game, and it shows: he shares the first-round lead in L.A.

The Genesis Open’s first-round co-leader has history in this part of America.

February 15th, 2018

Putting guru Dave Stockton confident Spieth and McIlroy will quickly overcome putting issues

The go-to guy for putting instruction sees no long-term problems on the greens for two of the game’s stars.

February 14th, 2018

Tiger Woods returns to Riviera a different player with a different attitude

Much has changed in the 12 years since Tiger Woods last played at Riviera Country Club, but not everything…

February 6th, 2018

Wasted Management Phoenix Open? How is this a good thing?

Is the US PGA Tour’s annual stop in Phoenix more a carnival or a fiasco?

January 31st, 2018

Is the Phoenix Open’s raucous 16th hole golf heaven or hell?

A day at the Waste Management Phoenix Open’s infamous 16th is a dream to some golf fans, something well short of that to others.

January 31st, 2018

Slow play, hot take: Players trying to explain tour’s pace problem

The solution to slow play lies somewhere between fines, penalty strokes and peer pressure from other players.

January 24th, 2018

How Jon Rahm can jump to No.1 in the world with a win at Torrey Pines

With a successful title defence at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open, Jon Rahm is likely to move to world No.1 after just career 44 starts.

January 20th, 2018

Brooks Koepka has partially torn tendon in wrist, out for 2½ months

Reigning US Open champion Brooks Koepka is expected to miss the next 2 1/2 months with a partially torn tendon in his left wrist, according to a statement released by his agent.

January 16th, 2018

Blayne Barber’s caddie remains hospitalised, asked nurse ‘to pray for him’

Blayne Barber’s caddie Cory Gilmer, who was admitted to the neurological ICU at a Honolulu hospital on Friday night after falling and hitting his head, remained hospitalised on Sunday.

January 15th, 2018

Players react to alert of ballistic missile: ‘Grab a Mai Tai, go to the beach, grab a front-row seat’

It was one of the stories of the weekend – and few players reacted the same way to the potential threat.

January 15th, 2018

Final-round Sony Open broadcast is expected to be impacted by striking video/audio workers

Why today’s broadcast of the Sony Open in Hawaii might appear a little different.

January 14th, 2018

Zach Johnson: ‘I’d love young guys [to experience] one year of what we experienced with Tiger’

The feeling that the game’s current young stars would welcome playing against Tiger Woods has drawn a few wry smiles among veterans.

January 12th, 2018

Jordan Spieth’s snowman derails strong start at Sony Open in Hawaii

 Jordan Spieth was rolling along after shaking off a shaky start to his round when things came to a halt in Honolulu.

January 8th, 2018

Jim (Bones) Mackay to caddie again, subbing for Justin Thomas’ injured looper at Sony Open

One of the most respected and experienced caddies in the game will make a one-week return in Honolulu this week.

January 7th, 2018

Marc Leishman’s off-season prep? Topgolf

Marc Leishman played just one tournament in two months before arriving in Hawaii for this week’s Sentry Tournament of Champions. Not that he has shown any rust.

December 24th, 2017

Tiger Woods and the long, hard road to getting ‘back’

His latest comeback attempt started well at the Hero World Challenge but there’s more work ahead for the former World No.1.

December 20th, 2017

What’s driving the remarkable resurgence of American team golf?

Talent and task forces only partially explain the lopsided US victory at this year’s Presidents Cup – and what it means for the future.

December 5th, 2017

Rickie Fowler is all lined up for 2018

A dominant final round caps a successful 2017 for Rickie Fowler, and has him thinking even bigger for 2018.