This week in golf: Feb. 4-10
Lets take a look back in history at this week in golf from Feb. 4-10, information courtesy of the Golf Channel Research Department.Feb. 5, 1983: Tom Kite shoots a course-record 62 at Pebble Beach in the third round and later won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. 
Feb. 6, 1971: Using a makeshift 6-iron that he smuggled aboard Apollo 14, astronaut Alan Shepard hits two golf balls while walking on the moon. 
Feb. 6, 1994: At age 46, Johnny Miller comes out of the NBC 18th tower and wins the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am for his 25th and final win on the PGA Tour.Feb. 7, 1962: Sam Snead becomes the only man to win an LPGA tour event when he defeats 14 LPGA players to win the Royal Poinciana Plaza Invitational.Feb. 7, 1998: At the 1998 Farmers Insurance Open, Tiger Woods makes the first of what would become a PGA Tour-record 142 consecutive cuts. 
Feb. 9, 2003: Davis Love III hits his tee shot at the 12th hole at Pebble Beach off of a photographers shoe to 4feet on his way to a win in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.Feb. 10, 2015: Princess Anne, Laura Davis, Annika Sorenstam, Renee Powell, Belle Robertson, Lally Segard and Louise Suggs are the first women given honorary memberships into the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.
Brooks Koepka explains why he plays so well in the majors compared to regular PGA Tour events, saying he could win 10 majors because of his approach sometimes the majors are the easiest ones
U.S. Open 2019: Brooks Koepka is the James Holzhauer of golf
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"I think sometimes the majors are the easiest ones to win. Half the people shoot themselves out of it, and mentally I know I can beat most of them, and then from there it's those guys left, who's going to play good and who can win? … There's 156 (players) in the field, so you figure at least 80 of them I'm just going to beat.
U.S. Open 2019: Brooks Koepka is the James Holzhauer of golf
Live scoring and news from 2019 U.S. Open sectional qualifying on the road to Pebble Beach.
119th U.S. Open: Who's in the Field - 2019 U.S. Open
Fifteen amateurs will tee it up in the 119th U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, including Viktor Hovland and Stewart Hagestad. Here is a closer look at each of them (all tee times local):
Closer look at the 15 amateurs competing in U.S. Open
LPGA considering host country exemption for Crown. Korean fans were such a force Sunday at the UL International Crown , they may have persuaded LPGA commissioner Mike Whan that a major change
LPGA considering host country exemption for Crown | Glendale Golf
Highlights: Woods' three Saturday birdies. By Golf Channel Digital. August 25, 2018 at 11:53 AM. Getty Images Tiger Woods' 3-under 68 on Saturday morning looked better on paper than it did in person.
Highlights: Woods makes 6 birdies, fires third-round 67
My wife has gone crazy." According to the arrest report, Glover told deputies that his wife began berating him for playing poorly at The Players, where he missed the secondary cut on Saturday.
Lucas Glover 911 Call, 'My Wife Has Gone Crazy' | TMZ.com
Chairman Billy Payne's tribute to Arnold Palmer brought tears to the eyes of the ceremonial starters. Who hit the longest opening drive: 81 year-old or 77 year-old Jack Nicklaus? Last wee Jack enlisted Rory for distance pointers, and it appears to have paid off (link below).
Nicklaus enlists McIlroy to aid with Masters tee shot
TT Postscript: This is it; don't get scared now · Tiger's three worst drives of the day were at Nos. 9, 11 and 13. Last year was a step in the right direction and built a season around
TT Postscript: This is it; don't get scared now - Uncle Bogey's
Tiger Woods' Masters odds moved again following the final round of the Hero World Challenge. Only this time, they went up. According to Westgate Las Vegas Superbook, Woods is now 20/1 to win at
2019 U.S. Open odds, picks: Tiger Woods projection from
Graeme McDowell guaranteed himself a tee time in his hometown of Portrush, Northern Ireland, for The Open Championship this year after grabbing one of three spots available to top-10 finishers in the Canadian Open this weekend.. McDowell holed a hard-breaking 29-footer for par on the par-4 18th to shoot 68 on Sunday and finish in a tie for eighth.
Portrush native McDowell qualifies for The Open - Golf
D. Johnson, Spieth betting co-favorites for Open
Chappell, who won his first PGA Tour event earlier this year in San Antonio, earned enough FedEx Cup points from the Dell Technologies Championship to secure the 10th and final automatic spot on the U.S. team. This was the final qualifying event for the Presidents Cup, which starts Sept. 28 at Liberty National.
Chappell grabs last spot to make Presidents Cup team | The
34-3/10 Limitations on Use of Video Evidence . It is appropriate for a Committee to use video evidence in resolving questions of fact when applying the Rules (see Decision 34-3/9). Such evidence may lead to the conclusion that a player breached the Rules or to the conclusion that there was no breach. Video evidence may
Limitations of Evidence-Based Practice - Center for Evidence
Rory McIlroy will maintain his European Tour membership this season, despite confirming he will miss the Irish Open to focus on preparing for the Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
Is It Time to Worry About Rory McIlroy? - The Ringer
Each course, which are nearly identical in length, has its own unique challenges and require some shot making. Both course contain Par-4 holes which are drivable. As to be expected, these holes offer a real risk/reward aspect; make the drive and you're in scoring position while missing it could lead to big trouble.
International Crown Day 3 - Notes & Interviews | LPGA
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