Each week, GolfChannel.com takes a look back at the week in golf. Here's what's weighing on our writers' minds.
On the horrifying car crash involving Bill Haas ...I spent a lot of time this week thinking about Bill Haas. He was the passenger in a car crash that killed a member of his host family. That man, 71-year-old Mark Gibello, was a successful businessman in Pacific Palisades, Calif., and a new friend.Haas escaped without any major injuries, but he withdrew from the Genesis Open to return home to Greenville, S.C. When hell return to the Tour is anyones guess. It could be a while, as he grapples with the many emotions after surviving that horrifying crash seriously, check out the photos while the man next to him did not.The entire Haas clan is some of the nicest people youll ever meet. Wish them the best in their recovery. Ryan Lavner
On TIger Woods' missed cut at the Genesis Open ...After missing the cut at the Genesis Open by more than a few car lengths, Tiger Woods appeared to take his early exit in stride. Perhaps that in and of itself is a form of progress.Years ago, a second-round 76 with a tattered back-nine scorecard would have elicited a wide range of emotions. But none of them would have been particularly tempered, or optimistic, looking ahead to his next start. At age 42, though, Woods has finally ceded that a win-or-bust mentality is no longer helpful or productive.The road back from his latest surgery will be a winding one, mixed with both ups and downs. His return at Torrey Pines qualified as the former, while his trunk slam at Riviera certainly served as the latter. There will surely be more of both in the coming weeks and months, and Woods ability to stomach the rough patches could prove pivotal for his long-term prognosis. - Will Gray
On the debate over increased driving distance on the PGA Tour ...The drumbeat is only going to get louder as the games best get longer. On Sunday, Bubba Watson pounded his way to his 10th PGA Tour title at the Genesis Open and the average driving distance continues to climb.Lost in the debate over driving distances and potential fixes, none of which seem to be simple, is a beacon of sanity, Riviera Country Clubs par-4 10th hole. The 10th played just over 300 yards for the week and yet yielded almost as many bogeys (86) as birdies (87) with a 4.053 stroke average.That ranks the 10th as the 94th toughest par 4 on Tour this season, ahead of behemoths like the 480-yard first at Waialae and 549-yard 17th at Kapalua. Maybe the game doesnt need new rules that limit how far the golf ball goes, maybe it just needs better-designed golf holes. - Rex Hoggard
On the depth of LPGA talent coming out of South Korea ...The South Korean pipeline to the LPGA shows no signs of drying up any time soon. Jin Young Ko, 22, won her LPGA debut as a tour member Sunday at the ISPS Handa Womens Australian Open, and Hyejin Choi, 18, nearly won the right to claim LPGA membership there.The former world No. 1 amateur who just turned pro finished second playing on a sponsor exemption. Sung Hyun Park, who shared Rolex Player of the Year honors with So Yeon Ryu last year, is set to make her 2018 debut this week at the Honda LPGA Thailand.And Inbee Park is set to make her return to the LPGA in two weeks at the HSBC Womens World Championship after missing most of last year due to injury. The LPGA continues to go through South Korea no matter where this tour goes. - Randall Mell
Spain's Jon Rahm and Kevin Na of the USA have joined the European Tour as affiliate members for the 2017 season. Both players are inside the top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking, with the promising 22 year old Rahm currently ranked 38th, thanks in part to his recent victory at the Farmers Insu
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CROMWELL, Conn. -- Jordan Spieth needed an extra hole, a little bit of luck and an amazing final shot to finish off a wire-to-wire victory in the Travelers Championship. The two-time major
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By: Kevin Casey | January 10, 2018 6:24 pm It was a tough 2017 for Jimmy Walker, as the major champion battled with Lyme disease. A new year unfortunately hasn't given his family a reprieve. Walker is in Honolulu, Hawaii, this week for the Sony Open and the 38-year-old does seem to be himself again.
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Hosung Choi will need a low round Saturday to make the cut at the AT&T; Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but even at 45-years-old, Choi is still dreaming big.
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Hosung Choi will need a low round Saturday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to make the cut in his first PGA Tour start, but even if he makes an early exit, he's hoping he'll soon be saying hello again to American fans.
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Does get that one to drop, but it's a rally-killing double bogey at the 10th. TIGER ON THE DAY: 2 under enjoy the video of that opening birdie. How to watch the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble
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Peter Malnati was one Watch at 8:30AM ET as Texas battles Stanford in the finals of the NCAA Men's Championship Watch at 8 Malnati's ball hangs over lip, doesn't drop. By Golf Channel
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