By Taylor on April 9, 2010
Fred Couples hot streak of 2010 continued into the first round of the season’s first major at the Masters. Couples had missed the two previous cuts at the Masters after making a record tying 22 consecutive cuts.
This year appears to be much different.
Building his confidence in his putting by winning 3 of his [...]
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By Taylor on April 10, 2009
After last week’s promising round, it seemed a certain lock that Fred would at least make the cut this week in the Masters. However, it ended being a carbon copy of last year – coming in hot after a very good performance at the Shell Houston Open, Fred Couples was unable to make the cut [...]
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By Taylor on April 10, 2009
Fred Couples missed an opportunity to take advantage of benign scoring conditions on Thursday in the first round of the Masters. While Couples was able to manage five birdies on the day, six bogeys dropped Fred to a +1, 73 in the first round. He is tied for 51st place and finds himself 8 shots [...]
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By Taylor on April 7, 2009
Last year it was all about the streak – could Fred Couples continue his record tying streak and one up Gary Player for the consecutive cuts made at the Masters? It was not to be last year, despite coming into the tournament much like this year – off a very good showing at the Houston [...]
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By Taylor on August 8, 2008
A promising round turned sour at the end as Fred Couples bogeyed three of the five last holes to miss the cut by one shot. Starting off on the back nine, Fred made a birdie at his fourth hole, the par three 13th, before make bogeys on holes 15, 17 and 18.
As he made [...]
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By Taylor on August 7, 2008
Fred Couples was unable to get anything going in the first round of the PGA Championship. A first round 76 puts Fred eight shots out of the lead currently held by Robert Karlsson, Jeev Milkha Singh and Andres Romero. Due to a rain delay, about a dozen golfer were unable to finish the first round.
Couples [...]
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By Taylor on August 6, 2008
Fred Couples was out on the course today with good friend Jay Haas. You can view photos from the round here.
Jason Sobel from ESPN is also cheering for Fred to appear on the leaderboard.
Although this week’s winner won’t be a certain guy clad in a red Nike shirt on Sunday, don’t be surprised if it’s [...]
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By Taylor on August 4, 2008
Fred Couples will have to watch the first few days of the Olympics on TiVo as he’ll take the field for the 90th edition of the PGA Championship. The beneficiary of a special invitation of the PGA, they returned the favor by pairing Fred in a group that has a true international feel during this [...]
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By Taylor on July 31, 2008
Fred Couples’ rival captain at next year’s Presidents Cup declined a special exemption into this year’s PGA, but Captain America took up the PGA on their offer and will play in next week’s PGA Championship.
Couples appearance in the season’s final major is the first since 2006. He didn’t play in 2004 or 2002 either. Fred [...]
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By Taylor on July 28, 2008
Fred Couples lit up the front nine in the final round of the RBC Canadian Open, firing a blistering 5-under 30. Unfortunately, Fred was unable to keep up the pace he had set on the outward half as he bogeyed three holes in on the back nine. He did birdie the last hole, carding a [...]
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