Northern Trust Open
Couples finishes third in LA
Fred Couples couldn’t repeat the front nine heroics of a day prior and finished in third place in the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. It was a day that has been all to common for Couples over the year – outstanding ball striking, but a flat stick that just [...]
Couples blisters Riviera – moves to third
Fred Couples came out on fire on Saturday in the third round of the Northern Trust Open. A front nine 30 propelled Fred into the lead alone at one point in the round. However, a backnine surge by Phil Mickelson that included four straight birdies moved Fred four clear of second place and five shots [...]
Second round 70 at Northern Trust
A second round of 70 at the Northern Trust Open dropped Fred back 4 places to 14th place. The 1-under round featured four birdies and three bogeys. Despite dropping down the leaderboard, Fred is still only five shots out of the lead held by Scott McCarron and just three shots out of second place.
Fred [...]
Fred opens with 67 in LA
Fred Couples birdied his last two holes, propelling him into the top 10 after the first round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California. The 4-under round puts him in 10th place, just a shot out of a huge group in third place. He is four shots back of [...]
Back nine derails shot at top 10
An inward half implosion meant that Fred was unable to leap into the top 10 in the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club. In his final round, Fred was able to get to -3 on the day with a birdie at the ninth for an outward half 32. But a string of bogeys at [...]
Another round of 70
Fred Couples continued his solid play in the second round of the Northern Trust Open. Another round of 70 has Fred in virtually the same position that he started the day at – a tie for 23rd. He also started his round off just like he did his first round – with a birdie, this [...]
An opening round 70 in LA
Fred Couples opened and closed his round with a birdie in the opening round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. The 1-under par round has him in a tie for 26th place, five shots behind leader K.J. Choi.
Starting his round on the great short par 4 tenth [...]
Northern Trust (Los Angeles) Open tee times
Today marks the start of one of Fred’s favorite tournaments – the LA Open. His first and second round tee times and pairings are:
Thursday: 10th tee, 3:43 PM (Eastern)
Friday: 1st tee, 11:08 AM (Eastern)
Playing partners: Steve Lowery and Daniel Chopra
Despite being in the desert, water dooms Freddie
Too much water in the desert – Fred Couples found the water too many times in the first two rounds of the FBR Open, including a costly double bogey at the 18th on Friday. It meant Fred missed the cut for the first time this season. You can read an entire recount of Fred’s Friday [...]
Painful backnine relegates Couples to 4th place
Fred Couples had a share of the lead heading into the 15th hole at the Nissan Open, but failed to earn his first victory since the 2003 season.
Four shots back of the leader at the beginning of the day, Fred quickly took advantage of Rory Sabbatini’s difficulties on the greens to reduce the lead to [...]
