Watson, Couples highlight Schwab Cup field
The field is set for the upcoming Schwab Cup Championship at Harding Park (Nov. 3-6), in the wake of Fred Couples’ emphatic victory Sunday at the Champions Tour event in San Antonio. Nice symbolism...
View ArticleIrwin not a Top 10 fan
Don’t expect Hale Irwin to read the Top 10 list on “The Late Show with David Letterman” anytime soon. Some explanation is in order: Irwin, a three-time U.S. Open winner, defied Father Time to qualify...
View ArticleSchwab Cup: Couples on the spot
Fred Couples still emits a stylish, carefree vibe as he saunters from tee to green. He also still plays golf with panache and efficiency, as he showed by cruising to victory (by seven shots) in the...
View ArticleSchwab Cup: Harding gets tough
Who says golf courses must measure 7,500 yards to torment tour pros? Not if Mother Nature lends a helping hand. Harding Park measures only 7,105 yards for the Schwab Cup Championship, which began today...
View ArticleCity’s revised deal would lock in PGA Tour for 2016
The proposal to revise San Francisco’s contract with the PGA Tour calls for the next high-profile tour event to come to Harding Park in 2016, The Chronicle has learned. The potential revisions –...
View ArticleBASHOF to induct SF golfer George Archer
Tonight’s Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet offers another reminder of San Francisco’s rich golf history. Among this year’s inductees is the late George Archer, who learned the game on the...
View ArticleSchwab Cup returning to Harding Park in 2013
Harding Park is getting back in the game. The Schwab Cup Championship, the season-ending event on the Champions Tour, will return to Harding next year, tour officials will formally announce soon. The...
View ArticleHarding Park might need new greens for future marquee events
In case you missed it, here’s my story from Saturday’s Sporting Green on the future tour events coming to Harding Park — and the renovations likely on tap at the municipal course alongside Lake Merced....
View ArticleTour pros migrate to Pebble Beach — in November
Bill Murray and Co. will not convene at Pebble Beach until February, but the storied seaside links is hosting a professional tournament this week – gliding under the radar, without the cachet or tumult...
View ArticleFirst Tee Open at Pebble Beach moves back to September
The Champions Tour released its 2013 schedule today, with two stops on tap in Northern California. The First Tee Open at Pebble Beach, played in July the past two years, will move back to September....
View ArticleSchwab Cup to leave Harding Park for Arizona in 2014 and ’16
The Schwab Cup Championship is on the move again. Champions Tour officials announced today that their season-ending tournament, scheduled for Harding Park later this year (Oct. 31-Nov. 3), will return...
View ArticleSan Mateo native Michael Allen takes 5-shot lead at U.S. Senior Open
Less than three years ago, at Harding Park, he showed he can go low. Michael Allen shot a course-record 61 that day in the Schwab Cup Championship, upstaging even the ever-popular Fred Couples. Friday,...
View ArticlePebble Beach stirs all sorts of memories for Kirk Triplett
Here’s an early look at the lead item in Thursday’s golf column in the Sporting Green: Kirk Triplett vividly remembers his first tournament round at Pebble Beach, though not for the panoramic scenery....
View ArticleTriplett is becoming 21st-century Prince of Pebble (50-and-over division)
PEBBLE BEACH – The scenery, the history, the trophy – Kirk Triplett could get used to this. Triplett has won twice in 37 starts on the Champions Tour. Both victories came at Pebble Beach, including...
View ArticleMichael Allen returns to Bay Area knowing how to win
Here’s an early look at the lead to my golf column in Thursday’s Sporting Green: No golfer appreciates the Champions Tour more than Michael Allen does. In his younger days, Allen was good enough to...
View ArticleKenny Perry seeks to finish off strong season at Harding Park
Here’s an early look at my story in Wednesday’s Sporting Green: Kenny Perry knows all about the cool air and tree-lined fairways of Harding Park. He played in the American Express Championship in 2005,...
View ArticleCouples hopes to end winless run at Harding
Fred Couples counts as the biggest name in this week’s Schwab Cup Championship – but he’s still seeking his first victory of 2013, after winning eight times the three previous seasons. Couples has four...
View ArticleTriplett forges ahead, one year after losing caddie
Two weeks ago, when the Champions Tour made its annual stop in Conover, N.C. for the Greater Hickory Classic, one prominent player stayed home. Kirk Triplett couldn’t bring himself to return to North...
View ArticleSenior leads and Couples lurks at Schwab Cup
Peter Senior, an affable Australian, seized the early lead in the Schwab Cup Championship today by zipping around Harding Park in 8-under-par 63. That’s nice and all, but most fans were busy watching...
View ArticleCouples hits it high … he hits it deep …
To speak in the language of baseball, Fred Couples is the David Ortiz of the Champions Tour. He’s a power hitter, namely, and he’s hot this week. One big difference: the other players at Harding Park...
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