MASTERS: As sporting events go, the Masters is in a class by itself. There is simply nothing like it– the tradition and pageantry, the small, select field, the perfectly-manicured cathedral of a golf course that has charmed, haunted, and beguiled players since it was built by Jones himself nearly 100 years ago… in my humble opinion, it’s as close as this world has to a sportsman’s Valhalla.
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SHELL HOUSTON OPEN: Though many in the golf world have already turned their attention to Augusta, a strong field has gathered in East Texas this week for the Shell Houston Open, an event that has been held the week before the Masters in nine of the past ten years.
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WGC MATCHPLAY: While it may not be the preferred format of PGA Tour officials or TV executives who have to sweat out the big names making it to the weekend, I think most golf enthusiasts agree that the sport could use more match play events, and this week’s WGC Dell Matchplay is certainly an entertaining way to fill the dead time between the Florida Swing and the Masters.
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BNP PARIBAS OPEN: One of the ATP Tour’s crown jewel events, the BNP Paribas Open, wraps up today in Indian Wells, California, and the fans will be treated to what should be a very competitive final between Switzerland’s two greatest players.
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ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL: Perhaps no man in the past century meant as much to the game of golf as Arnold Palmer, and the King’s legacy will be in the spotlight this week when the PGA Tour returns to his course, Bay Hill, to play his tournament, the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
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