By Taylor on September 28, 2009
This came out before Phil’s great performance over the weekend at the Tour Championship, and Fred’s faith in his friend proved to be Nostradamus-like.
Phil Mickelson’s late-season performances haven’t been that great, but they haven’t turned off Fred Couples, the captain of the U.S. Presidents Cup team. Couples and Mickelson have traded a number of [...]
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By Taylor on September 24, 2009
Fred Couples posted a new blog on the Presidents Cup on Tuesday. From PGATOUR.com:
Here we are in the second week of September, less than a month away from the start of The Presidents Cup. I can’t tell you how exciting it is to be this close to heading to Harding Park and getting the matches [...]
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By Taylor on September 24, 2009
Fred Couples selected US Open Champion Lucas Golver and Hunter Mahan as his captain’s picks for October’s Presidents Cup. From PGATOUR.com:
The top 10 U.S. players who earned the most official PGA TOUR money from the 2007 Wyndham Championship through the 2009 PGA Championship (with money earned in 2009 counting as double) automatically made the U.S. [...]
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By Taylor on July 1, 2009
Fred Couples posted a new blog on the Presidents Cup. From PGATOUR.com:
A lot has happened in the world of golf since I last checked in. It’s hard to believe that in less than four months, The Presidents Cup will be underway in San Francisco. Since I last posted, a couple of players I will be [...]
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By Taylor on March 26, 2009
Fred Couples posted his second blog at the San Francisco Chronicle in preparation for this year’s Presidents Cup. Below are some snippets from the full post.
First off, I had a great time playing with Justin Timberlake at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in February. I thought for a second I had found the fountain [...]
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By Taylor on October 17, 2008
As Fred Couples had been threatening to do, he picked Michael Jordan to be an assistant captain for the 2009 Presidents Cup. Jordan joins Jay Haas as an assistant captain.
The way Couples views it, Jordan has six NBA championship rings and knows all about team chemistry, whether it is basketball or golf. Part of that [...]
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By Taylor on March 31, 2008
Presidents Cup captain Fred Couples has selected his good friend Jay Haas to be his assistant captain for the 2009 Presidents Cup. (Thanks to Fantastic Fred Fan gobrowns for the find.)
“Jay has been one of my closest friends in golf for many years, and I respect his competitive instincts and leadership abilities very much,” Couples [...]
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By Taylor on March 6, 2008
Sports Illustrated’s Gary Van Sickle pens a long article on Fred, his play thus far and being named Presidents Cup captain. A long article that feels both nostalgic and optimistic.
Here’s a sample.
The best thing about Fred may be that he still thinks golf is fun, and that golf should be fun. That’s why, despite his [...]
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By Taylor on March 5, 2008
In an interview with ESPN at the PODS Championship, Fred restated his desire to have Robin Williams and Michael Jordan involved with the US team in the Presidents Cup.
“I think Michael is one of the greatest team players,” Couples said Tuesday at the Innisbrook Resort, where he will play this week in the PODS Championship. [...]
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By Taylor on February 27, 2008
Tuesday’s press conference with PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem and Captains Greg Norman and Fred Couples can be seen in its entirety here.
Below are some of Fred’s comments from the press conference as well as comments from Fred’s friend Davis Love III.
“It’s kind of nerve-wracking to say you’re following Jack Nicklaus after three years,” [...]
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