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Mickelson, Snedeker are early favorites at Pebble Beach
The old British racetrack saying goes, “there are horses for courses.” It refers to certain performers matching up perfectly to a certain track. As the PGA Tour arrives on the Monterey Peninsula for the 2013 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Phil Mickelson hopes to be the right horse on the right course for the second consecutive week.
Mickelson gave a pretty good impression of Secretariat at times in his dominating performance in last week’ s Waste Management Phoenix Open. His four round total of 256 matched the second lowest 72-hole total in Tour history (shared with mark Calcavecchia, also set at the Phoenix Open), and sent a message that the No. 10-ranked Mickelson could be ready to challenge Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy for golf’s top spot.
Mickelson had a new driver in his bag in Phoenix, and he appeared to be quite comfortable with it. And while the Pebble Beach layout will be shorter and tighter than TPC Scottsdale, Mickelson will not hesitate to use his new weapon to gain a distance advantage on the field. Observers also noticed that Phil seemed to be swinging more athletically last week, with excellent weight transfer and a full release of the club. A healthy and confident Mickelson will be hard to beat at Pebble Beach, where he has won four times in his illustrious career, including the 2012 classic when he lapped Woods in the final round for the victory. Woods and World No. 1 McIlroy will not be in the field this week.
Also among the favorites will be reigning FedExCup champion Brandt Snedeker. Snedeker has two runner-up finishes in a row, finishing behind Mickelson in Phoenix and Woods at Torrey Pines the previous week.
“I have to get these hall of Famers out of the way somehow,” said a bemused Snedeker.
Indeed, his 24-under par performance in Phoenix would have won virtually every event on the 2012 schedule, but he was denied last week by a red-hot Mickelson. Regardless, Snedeker sits atop the 2013 FedEx Cup standings and appears to have the all-around game to compete head to head with the top players in the world. Another player to watch will be Dustin Johnson. Johnson already has one win this year in Kapalua and has great success at this venue, with back-to-back wins in 2009 and 2010. in 2010, he held a three-shot final-round lead at the U.S. Open over eventual champion Graeme McDowell, but imploded with an 82 to finish T8.
The competition will be graced with 13 players who have won major championships. One is Padraig Harington, who played very well at TPC Scottsdale and hopes to win for the first time on Tour since 2008. Also in the field will be Vijay Singh. Singh will be playing or the first time since admitting that he used a substance that is banned under the PGA Tour’s anti-doping policy. Singh’s case is currently under investigation by Tour officials, who will determine if sanctions and/or a suspension are warranted.
As always, the tournament will include a Pro-Am component, with celebrities and business leaders teeing it up alongside their heroes. Gene Littler holds a unique record in this event. When he won in 1975, it marked the only time that a player had won as a professional after having previously won the pro-amateur portion. Littler won as a 23-year-old amateur in 1954.
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Photos from the 2024 Valero Texas Open
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Valero Texas Open.
The event has been around since 1922, making it one of the oldest on the PGA Tour calendar. Over the years, it’s been held at a variety of courses across the Lone Star State, but it’s found its home at TPC San Antonio in recent years. Some of the biggest names in golf have taken home the title here, including Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, and Ben Crenshaw.
GolfWRX has its usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs and special pull-out albums. As always, we’ll continue to update the links below as more photos come in from TPC San Antonio.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Ben Taylor – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Paul Barjon – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Joe Sullivan – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Wilson Furr – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Ben Willman – SoTex PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Jimmy Stanger – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Rickie Fowler – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Harrison Endycott – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Vince Whaley – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Kevin Chappell – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Christian Bezuidenhout – WITB (mini) – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Scott Gutschewski – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
Pullout Albums
- Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Ben Taylor with new Titleist TRS 2 wood – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Swag cover – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Greyson Sigg’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Davis Riley’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Josh Teater’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Hzrdus T1100 is back – – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Mark Hubbard testing ported Titleist irons – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Tyson Alexander testing new Titleist TRS 2 wood – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Hideki Matsuyama’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Cobra putters – 2024 Valero Texas Open
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Photos from the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
GolfWRX is on site in the Lone Star State this week for the Texas Children’s Houston Open.
General galleries from the putting green and range, WITBs — including Thorbjorn Olesen and Zac Blair — and several pull-out albums await.
As always, we’ll continue to update as more photos flow in. Check out links to all our photos from Houston below.
General Albums
- 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open – Monday #1
- 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open – Monday #2
- 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open – Tuesday #2
- 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Thorbjorn Olesen – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Ben Silverman – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Jesse Droemer – SoTX PGA Section POY – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- David Lipsky – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Martin Trainer – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Zac Blair – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Jacob Bridgeman – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Trace Crowe – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Daniel Berger – WITB(very mini) – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Chesson Hadley – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Callum McNeill – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Rhein Gibson – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Patrick Fishburn – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Peter Malnati – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Raul Pereda – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Gary Woodland WITB (New driver, iron shafts) – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Padraig Harrington WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
Pullout Albums
- Tom Hoge’s custom Cameron – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Cameron putter – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Piretti putters – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Ping putter – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Kevin Dougherty’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Bettinardi putter – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Cameron putter – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Erik Barnes testing an all-black Axis1 putter – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Tony Finau’s new driver shaft – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
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Photos from the 2024 Players Championship
On the heels of Scottie Scheffler’s dominant victory at Bay Hill, the PGA Tour heads a little farther north in Florida to TPC Sawgrass this week for The Players Championship. And of course, GolfWRX is on site to get a look at what the players are playing.
We’ve already spotted a new Titleist mini driver this week, and there’s plenty more.
Check out our photos below!
Pullout Albums
- New Titleist 2 wood – 2024 The Players Championship
- Cam Young testing Titleist’s new 2-wood – 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship
- Hole Nos. 17 and 18 – 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship
- Toulon Small Batch Texas putter – 2024 The Players Championship
- Swag Golf custom headcovers – 2024 The Players Championship
- New Ping PLD staff bags – 2024 The Players Championship
- SuperStroke St. Patrick’s Day putter grip – 2024 The Players Championship
- Taylor Montgomery using PuttView X training goggles – 2024 The Players Championship
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Troy Vayanos
Feb 7, 2013 at 8:28 pm
Snedeker is playing great golf this year.
That’s why I have nominated him as a great chance to break through for his first major win in 2013.
lilrick
Feb 9, 2013 at 10:41 am
Sneds will be world number one, if the guys ahead of him continue to play the “big” tournaments. I hope he picks up a major on his way there, and doesn’t completely “Luke Donald” his way to numero uno.