As golf fans, we will never get a chance to see many of the best golfers the world has ever seen. We have missed out on tremendous talents, and we will continue to miss out, due to the nature of professional golf. No one entity is to blame for this reality, but it’s a reality nonetheless. There are simply too many hurdles for aspiring professionals to overcome in order to simply get a “shot” at the big time, and because success largely depends on your personal circumstances,

This week is a big one for golf in Latin America, as the OHL Classic at Mayakoba will celebrate its tenth year. The community is ready to celebrate, and ten extra dollars has even been added to the prize purse as a symbolic recognition of this milestone. Jeff Shain, of PGATOUR.com, enlightens us on this week’s venue. El Camaleón GC, 7,039 yards, par 71. “The Chameleon” winds through three distinct landscapes – tropical jungle, dense mangroves and sand-lined oceanfront along t

This week the Tour heads back to Nevada and TPC Summerlin. Considering the fact that many of the world’s best are returning from the World Golf Championships in Asia, the event has drawn a fairly good field this week. TPC Summerlin has been described as follows: “TPC Summerlin’s PGA TOUR layout was carved from a magnificent swath of rugged desert terrain by renowned golf course architect Bobby Weed, with Fuzzy Zoeller serving as Player Consultant. The course meanders through

This week marks the HSBC Champions. It is the first “major” event of the Tour season, and the first of the World Golf Championship series. Always attracting the world’s best, this week’s field is a very deep one. Jeff Shain, of PGATOUR.com, describes the Shanghai venue this way: Sheshan International GC (West), 7,266 yards, par 72. Opened in 2004 as the Shanghai region’s first golf club, Sheshan International will serve as a WGC host for the 11th time in 12 editions in China.

This week the Tour heads to Malaysia for the CIMB Classic. TPC Kuala Lumpur (West) will serve as host for the fourth consecutive year, and Ryan Moore seeks to claim the title for the third time in four years. The event is a limited 78-man field. Also teeing it up this week is Gary Woodland. While Moore has won the event twice, Woodland has finished runner-up both times. While it isn’t rare for one player to consistently contend at a particular event, it isn’t often you see tw

It is time for the Tour Championship, where this year’s FedEx Cup champion will be crowned. East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta will once again serve as the venue for what is sure to be an exciting week of golf. Jeff Shain of PGATOUR.COM describes East Lake as follows: East Lake Golf Club, 7,385 yards, par 70. Best known as the course where Bobby Jones learned the game, the onetime home of the Atlanta Athletic Club dates back to 1908. Tom Bendelow did the original design, revamped

The third round of the FedEx Cup playoffs has the top-50 players vying for the 30 remaining spots in the Tour Championship. As you listen to players speak, it is clear that the playoffs are becoming that much more meaningful to players than it first did when the FedEx cup began back in 2007. This week’s event, the BMW Championship will be held in Carmel, Indiana at Crooked Stick Golf Club. Jeff Shain, of PGATOUR.com describes the host site this way: Crooked Stick Golf Club, 7

As the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs come to a close, it’s time to head to round two in Boston - The Deutsche Bank Championship. Norton, Massachusetts is home of TPC Boston and the annual site of this exciting event, where the top 100 in the playoff standings will seek to make the cut into the top 70. TPC Boston describes itself as follows: Originally designed by legendary player/designer Arnold Palmer, TPC Boston’s award-winning layout was re-designed in 2007 by Gil Ha

This week the Tour heads back east to Cromwell, Connecticut and TPC River Highlands. Located just outside of Hartford, River Highlands has hosted the Travelers Championship since 1991, but the inaugural event was held in 1952. The late Billy Casper won this event four times, and other past champions include Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson - two time winner, and this year’s defending champion. Watson held off Paul Casey last year in a playoff, after

There is little rest for the weary. In 2016, there will be only one week between the final two majors of the season. Springfield, New Jersey’s Baltusrol will host the PGA Championship for the first time since Phil Mickelson claimed the title in 2005. Baltusrol, located approximately 30 minutes west of New York City, is one of the most prestigious clubs in the New York/New Jersey area, and will serve as a wonderful venue for the season’s final major. The Baltusrol website prov