Each week, GolfChannel.com takes a look back at the week in golf. Here's what's weighing on our writers' minds.
On the horrifying car crash involving Bill Haas ...I spent a lot of time this week thinking about Bill Haas. He was the passenger in a car crash that killed a member of his host family. That man, 71-year-old Mark Gibello, was a successful businessman in Pacific Palisades, Calif., and a new friend.Haas escaped without any major injuries, but he withdrew from the Genesis Open to return home to Greenville, S.C. When hell return to the Tour is anyones guess. It could be a while, as he grapples with the many emotions after surviving that horrifying crash seriously, check out the photos while the man next to him did not.The entire Haas clan is some of the nicest people youll ever meet. Wish them the best in their recovery. Ryan Lavner
On TIger Woods' missed cut at the Genesis Open ...After missing the cut at the Genesis Open by more than a few car lengths, Tiger Woods appeared to take his early exit in stride. Perhaps that in and of itself is a form of progress.Years ago, a second-round 76 with a tattered back-nine scorecard would have elicited a wide range of emotions. But none of them would have been particularly tempered, or optimistic, looking ahead to his next start. At age 42, though, Woods has finally ceded that a win-or-bust mentality is no longer helpful or productive.The road back from his latest surgery will be a winding one, mixed with both ups and downs. His return at Torrey Pines qualified as the former, while his trunk slam at Riviera certainly served as the latter. There will surely be more of both in the coming weeks and months, and Woods ability to stomach the rough patches could prove pivotal for his long-term prognosis. - Will Gray
On the debate over increased driving distance on the PGA Tour ...The drumbeat is only going to get louder as the games best get longer. On Sunday, Bubba Watson pounded his way to his 10th PGA Tour title at the Genesis Open and the average driving distance continues to climb.Lost in the debate over driving distances and potential fixes, none of which seem to be simple, is a beacon of sanity, Riviera Country Clubs par-4 10th hole. The 10th played just over 300 yards for the week and yet yielded almost as many bogeys (86) as birdies (87) with a 4.053 stroke average.That ranks the 10th as the 94th toughest par 4 on Tour this season, ahead of behemoths like the 480-yard first at Waialae and 549-yard 17th at Kapalua. Maybe the game doesnt need new rules that limit how far the golf ball goes, maybe it just needs better-designed golf holes. - Rex Hoggard
On the depth of LPGA talent coming out of South Korea ...The South Korean pipeline to the LPGA shows no signs of drying up any time soon. Jin Young Ko, 22, won her LPGA debut as a tour member Sunday at the ISPS Handa Womens Australian Open, and Hyejin Choi, 18, nearly won the right to claim LPGA membership there.The former world No. 1 amateur who just turned pro finished second playing on a sponsor exemption. Sung Hyun Park, who shared Rolex Player of the Year honors with So Yeon Ryu last year, is set to make her 2018 debut this week at the Honda LPGA Thailand.And Inbee Park is set to make her return to the LPGA in two weeks at the HSBC Womens World Championship after missing most of last year due to injury. The LPGA continues to go through South Korea no matter where this tour goes. - Randall Mell
Four qualify for Masters via final OWGR cutoff. Four players not otherwise exempt qualified for next week's Masters by being inside the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking that was
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Spieth (70) on his game: 'By no shape or form on its A level' by: Rex Hoggard — NBC Sports: Golf Channel 1 Jun Jordan Spieth described his second-round 70 at the Memorial as an "easy-on-the-body kind of day," which was a refreshing change for a player who hasn't exactly been on an easy run the last few months.
Jordan Spieth details what went wrong with his game and how
Phil Mickelson finally made some birdies at The Open. It didn't keep him at Royal Birkdale this weekend, though. The 2013 champion shot a 7-over 77 in gusty conditions in the second round and was
Players Championship 2019: Phil Mickelson misses cut, while
Watch: Lucas and Lucas go ace, bunker hole-out at par-3 17th 18 days ago | By . Two players, three shots, no putts, one first name. That's what happened with one group at the par-3 17th Sunday at Bethpage Black. Read more
PGA Championship: Lucas Bjerregaard hits a hole-in-one on No. 17
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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — It took almost a full four days, but we finally got a hole-in-one at the PGA Championship. Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark aced the par-3 17th hole at Bethpage Black on Sunday afternoon.
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"I for some reason am stuck on 70 here at La Quinta, whether I get off to a good start or a bad one - I end up shooting the same score. Mickelson fades to opening-round 70 after quick start at
Beau Hossler's career hasn't gone as planned, but he's in
Nine months ago, Edoardo Molinari spent 12 hours, hitting 500 golf balls from 145 yards out, trying to make a hole-in-one. He never did. Losing Reed shushes; mocked by Edoardo Molinari.
Patrick Reed shushes the European fans; mocked by Edoardo
A renowned golf course architect is facing a lengthy prison sentence for his activities involving a now defunct store. Keith Foster, 60, plead guilty in an Alexandria, Va., courtroom Wednesday to
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More impressive than the four straight birdies by DeChambeau was how he made them. After a two-putt birdie on the par-5 15th, his tee shot grazed the edge of the cup in the front left portion of
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Jordan Spieth could face a major fine and a three-tournament suspension from the PGA Tour if he doesn't qualify for the 2018 Tour Championship in Atlanta. Through three rounds of the rain-plagued
Spieth frustrated after missing out on Tour Championship
Highlights from Tiger's opening round at Hero. By Golf Channel Digital. Woods found the fairway at the par-5 third and then got home in two via this 2-iron into the wind.
Highlights from Tiger's third round at Hero - World
Reavie, who got his lone victory at the 2008 Canadian Open, made a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th to force the PGA Tour's fourth straight playoff and the event's third overtime finish in a row.
Gary Woodland beats Chez Reavie in playoff at Phoenix Open
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