Pro Golf Now » Nick Watney http://progolfnow.com A Pro Golf Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Nick Watney Wins the WGC Cadillac Championship http://progolfnow.com/2011/03/14/nick-watney-wins-the-wgc-cadillac-championship/ http://progolfnow.com/2011/03/14/nick-watney-wins-the-wgc-cadillac-championship/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 02:43:29 +0000 Evan Klonsky http://progolfnow.com/?p=1488 The weekend at Doral slated two of golf’s premier heavyweights against each other, once again, in what became a dramatic fight to the finish. No, it wasn’t the promising pairing of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson during the first three rounds that etched the week’s final headlines. It was two buzzwords—youth and Europe—that led the way, both of which have resounded on tour now for some time. Youth, in the end, prevailed in the wide-eyed gaze of 29-year-old Nick Watney. But before getting to Watney’s heroics, let’s quickly recap some of the top finishers. Of the nine players to finish [...]

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]]> The weekend at Doral slated two of golf’s premier heavyweights against each other, once again, in what became a dramatic fight to the finish. No, it wasn’t the promising pairing of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson during the first three rounds that etched the week’s final headlines. It was two buzzwords—youth and Europe—that led the way, both of which have resounded on tour now for some time.

Youth, in the end, prevailed in the wide-eyed gaze of 29-year-old Nick Watney. But before getting to Watney’s heroics, let’s quickly recap some of the top finishers.

Of the nine players to finish better than eight under, only three were older than 30. Two of them where the Europeans: Anders Hansen, 40, and Luke Donald, 33. Adam Scott, Matt Kuchar, and a motley collection of fresh-but-familiar twenty-somethings rounded out the rest of the group. And Kuchar, my pick to win the week, is still on the upswing at the ripe old age of 32. … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://progolfnow.com/2011/03/14/nick-watney-wins-the-wgc-cadillac-championship/feed/ 0 Can Nick Watney Hang On and Win the 2010 PGA Championship? http://progolfnow.com/2010/08/14/can-nick-watney-hang-on-and-win-the-2010-pga-championship/ http://progolfnow.com/2010/08/14/can-nick-watney-hang-on-and-win-the-2010-pga-championship/#comments Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:02:25 +0000 Blake Lovell http://progolfnow.com/?p=1301 For people who follow this site regularly, there’s one thing that you know (I’m hoping you’ve learned more though). Nick Watney has become one of my favorite players on tour. When I was watching the 2009 Buick Invitational, there was just something about this guy’s game that I loved. He held off John Rollins to win the tournament by a stroke, and I instantly became a fan. And through three rounds of the 2010 PGA Championship, there’s never been a better time to be a Watney fan, as he finds himself with a three-shot lead entering the final round at [...]

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]]> For people who follow this site regularly, there’s one thing that you know (I’m hoping you’ve learned more though). Nick Watney has become one of my favorite players on tour. When I was watching the 2009 Buick Invitational, there was just something about this guy’s game that I loved. He held off John Rollins to win the tournament by a stroke, and I instantly became a fan. And through three rounds of the 2010 PGA Championship, there’s never been a better time to be a Watney fan, as he finds himself with a three-shot lead entering the final round at Whistling Straits. … [visit site to read more]

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