Frys.com Open could kick off new schedule
Now batting leadoff … the Frys.com Open? It’s entirely possible the 2014 PGA Tour season will officially begin near San Jose in Oct. 2013. That might make little sense at first, but this fits what...
View ArticleFrys.com Open one step closer to leadoff role
It’s not quite as headline-grabbing as luring Tiger Woods to the Bay Area, but the Frys.com Open stands one step closer to becoming the PGA Tour’s season-opening event in October 2013. The tour’s...
View ArticleFrys.com Open to lead off PGA Tour schedule in October 2013
One of the PGA Tour’s worst-kept secrets became official today: The Frys.com Open, played outside San Jose, will lead off the tour’s reshaped schedule in October 2013. That’s when the tour will abandon...
View ArticleIt looks like Tiger Woods will skip Frys, grab $$$ in Turkey
One not-so-surprising bit of news to emerge during my recent vacation: Tiger Woods is almost surely not returning to the Bay Area for the Frys.com Open in October. The interesting twist to this...
View ArticleOpen champ Ernie Els returning to Bay Area in October
The Frys.com Open might have struck out on Tiger Woods, but Ernie Els isn’t a bad consolation prize. Els committed to returning to the PGA Tour event outside San Jose in October, tournament officials...
View ArticleWatch out, Bay Area golf fans: Here comes John Daly
Next month’s Frys.com Open might lack star power — namely, no Tiger Woods this year — but it will include a recognizable name and fan favorite in none other than John Daly. Daly has accepted a sponsor...
View ArticleVijay Singh joins Frys.com Open field
Good news for Bay Area golf fans: Vijay Singh’s addition to the Frys.com Open field gives the tournament no fewer than 11 major champions scheduled to play next month at CordeValle. The qualifier: Most...
View ArticleTiger Woods & Rory McIlroy coming to Frys.com Open in next 3 years
In case you missed it, here’s a newsy excerpt from our coverage of this year’s Frys.com Open, won Sunday by Jonas Blixt of Sweden: It’s impossible for this Fall Series event to resonate among most Bay...
View ArticleIt’s official: PGA Tour’s 2013-14 season to begin in the Bay Area
The PGA Tour made it official today, announcing that its new wraparound schedule — starting in October 2013 and running through the following September — will begin with the Frys.com Open near San...
View ArticleCordeValle’s coup adds another big event to Bay Area golf scene
Here’s an early look at my golf column in Thursday’s Sporting Green: Once upon a time, golf’s national governing bodies couldn’t find their way to San Jose. Or San Francisco. Or anywhere in the Bay...
View ArticleFrys.com Open winner will punch ticket to Masters
Augusta National Chairman Billy Payne spoke — and, back in the Bay Area, the folks who run the Frys.com Open no doubt applauded. As expected, Payne announced today that winners of fall tournaments on...
View ArticleSilverado will host next year’s Frys.com Open
NBC golf analyst Johnny Miller, who moonlights as one of the owners of Silverado Resort in Napa, announced Wednesday night that the Frys.com Open will be held on the North Course in 2014. The...
View ArticleRocco Mediate heads to Pebble with talk of Tiger still ringing in his ears
ICYMI, here’s the lead item from my golf column in Thursday’s Sporting Green, on longtime tour pro Rocco Mediate: Not all professional golfers would embrace fame rooted in defeat. Not all professional...
View ArticleMax Homa eyes professional debut in Frys.com Open at CordeValle
Here’s an early look at my story set to appear in Wednesday’s Sporting Green: Six months ago, there’s no way Max Homa would have been ready to play golf as a professional. Now it’s different, mostly...
View ArticleTwo-time heart transplant recipient wins PGA Tour Courage Award
This would seem like a natural choice. Erik Compton, a two-time heart transplant recipient who has played full-time on the PGA Tour the past two seasons, was named winner of the 2013 PGA Tour Courage...
View ArticleMatsuyama brings polished game to Bay Area for Frys.com Open
All it takes to confirm Hideki Matsuyama is the real deal: Check his finishes in three major championship starts this year. He tied for 10th in the U.S. Open, tied for sixth in the British Open and...
View ArticleJimmy Walker holds off Vijay Singh to win Frys.com Open
It might not resonate much in the golf world — OK, we’re certain it will not resonate much in the golf world — but Augusta National is still Augusta National. And that’s where Jimmy Walker is headed...
View ArticleMcIlroy coming to Napa in October — will Tiger and rest of “Turkey 8″ join him?
Johnny Miller owes a big thank-you to the shrewd PGA Tour officials who stood up to the “Turkey 8.” So do Bay Area golf fans. Rory McIlroy has given his verbal commitment to come to Napa for the...
View ArticleMcIlroy’s win could add sparkle to Frys.com Open
Rory McIlroy hit it big with Sunday’s victory at the British Open — but Frys.com Open officials also came away winners. “I’m absolutely elated,” tournament president Duke Butler said today. McIlroy...
View ArticleNot a good look for McIlroy to bail on Frys.com Open
These are good times for Rory McIlroy. He’s won three consecutive PGA Tour starts, including two majors, and he leads the season points race entering this week’s playoff opener in New Jersey. He even...
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