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Texas Golf: Best Courses You Can Play

Front9Back9 — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:27:11 +0000

Being born and raised in the great state of Texas, I am always intrigued when magazines and websites come out with their best rated courses each year. I tend to be more interested in the courses that are closer to San Antonio, but I also like to compare the ones I have played across the [...]

City Politics at its Best: Small Business Owner VS. City of San Antonio

Front9Back9 — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:27:22 +0000

It all started on March 4, 2012, when a local golfer was playing the 12th hole at Mission Del Lago in San Antonio. All of a sudden, he looked down to see blood and realized he had been struck by a stray bullet which lodged in his sternum. He was rushed to the hospital and [...]

Is Tiger Woods on the Cusp of Another Multi-Year Run?

Front9Back9 — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:24:42 +0000

For more than a year now, me and a couple buddies have done nothing but speculate on when Tiger Woods would win again. In the end, nobody was anywhere near to being correct. But each time we had our little discussion, we all pretty much agreed on one thing – Once Tiger Woods got back [...]

Why Do I Continue to Root for Tiger Woods?

Front9Back9 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:27:00 +0000

It’s a question I have been thinking about for some time now and it’s a question I sometimes struggle to come up with a good answer. Why Do I Continue to Root for Tiger Woods? It’s a complicated question because I have rooted for the guy for so long now. But with the act he [...]

Some Dude by the Name of Tiger is Playing This Weekend

Front9Back9 — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:57:19 +0000

Surely, by now you probably know Tiger Woods is teeing it up this weekend in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. If you don’t know, you must be living under a rock. Also, if you didn’t know, Tiger Woods is teeing it up this weekend alongside his buddy, Tony Romo, who is a pretty good player [...]

Front9Back9 Picks & Predictions: Super Bowl XLVI Style

Front9Back9 — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:26:01 +0000

Kickoff is still a little more than three hours away, and the final round coverage of the Waste Management Phoenix Open is just kicking off on CBS, so I thought I would use this time to break down Super Bowl XLVI and tell you who will win. If you can’t tell from my picture, [...]

Tiger Woods takes down Zach Johnson to win Chevron World Challenge

Front9Back9 — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:47:12 +0000

I just had that feeling, you know? Like the feeling you had when Tiger Woods was stepping up to putts at Augusta, or Bay Hill, or Torrey Pines so many years ago. The only problem, he hadn’t done anything meaningful in golf since 2009. To be exact, it was 749 days and 26 starts, but [...]

Caddy survey reveals PGA Tour players cheat…Surprised?

Front9Back9 — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:42:37 +0000

When I first read this article in the January issue of Golf Magazine, I really wasn’t too surprised to find more than half of the 50 caddies surveyed have witnessed some form of cheating during a PGA Tour event. Think about it. With the amount of money on the line and the amount of prestige [...]

Tiger Off to Another Strong Start

Front9Back9 — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:37:39 +0000

I recently put out a guest blogger request on Twitter and I am happy to say I have found a good article for the first ever guest post on Front9Back9 Golf Blog. This comes from Cory Walton in San Antonio, who is currently trying to finish strong towards his electrical engineering degree from University of [...]

Tiger Woods clinches Presidents Cup victory for American team, Is he back?

Front9Back9 — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:31:34 +0000

The questions have already started to swirl. I saw them on Twitter last night while Johnny Miller and crew talked about it on air during the final day of the Presidents Cup. Is Tiger Woods back? I even wrote about it last week during the Australian Open after Tiger Woods fired a 5-under 67 to [...]