Tommy Raymond

Tommy Raymond is a native of Lexington, Kentucky. The sports he follows most are related to the University of Kentucky sports teams, track & field and golf. He has attended all four of golf’s majors. Although he’s played golf since the late 1990s, he’s still looking for his first hole in one.

Adam Scott hits from the tee during the third round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire)

Adam Scott could surprise at Players Championship

Wed Mar 11 2020Tommy Raymond

Adam Scott missed the cut last week at Bay Hill but is a past champion at The Players Championship and presents plenty of value to bettors.

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Henrik Stenson tees off during the final round of the Canadian Open. (Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire)

Henrik Stenson could shine at Arnold Palmer Invitational

Wed Mar 04 2020Tommy Raymond

The PGA Tour moves to the Orlando area for the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge. It will be the fourth rendition of the event since the passing of the legendary Palmer, who died in September of 2016.

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Billy Horschel plays a tee shot. (Photo by Andy Altenburger/Icon Sportswire)

Billy Horschel worth a wager at Honda Classic

Wed Feb 26 2020Tommy Raymond

The much-anticipated Florida swing starts Thursday on the PGA Tour when the Honda Classic tees off at PGA National in West Palm Beach. It has had a number of strong fields in recent years, but the 2020 edition will unfortunately mark a noted decline.

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Tommy Fleetwood chipping on the eighth green during round three of the TOUR Championship. (Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire)

Tommy Fleetwood looking for 1st PGA Tour win at WGC-Mexico

Wed Feb 19 2020Tommy Raymond

The PGA Tour heads south of the border for the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship at Club de Golf Chapultepec near Mexico City. One main feature is the long drives on this course, which sits at around 7,500 feet above sea level.

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Patrick Cantlay tees off on the 18th hole during regulation play of the final round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. (Photo by Matthew Bolt/Icon Sportswire)

Cantlay is a sneaky good bet to win Genesis Invitational

Wed Feb 12 2020Tommy Raymond

The PGA Tour’s West Coast swing concludes with the Genesis Invitational, which is hosted by Tiger Woods and was previously the full-fielded Genesis Open. It will be a 120-player event staged at historic Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.

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Phil Mickelson tees off during the second round of the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)

Pebble Beach Pro-Am preview and pick

Wed Feb 05 2020Tommy Raymond

The PGA Tour's West Coast swing moves up to the Monterey Peninsula this weekend for the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which concludes as usual at Pebble Beach Golf Links.

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Matt Kuchar poised to make some noise at Phoenix Open

Thu Jan 30 2020Tommy Raymond

The PGA Tour moves from San Diego to just outside of Phoenix this weekend for the Waste Management Phoenix Open, which is held at TPC Scottsdale. As is the norm in recent years, it is held on Super Bowl week, and every so many years, nearby Glendale has hosted the game soon after the tournament concludes. That won’t be the case again until 2023, but the excitement remains.

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Woods looks to pass Snead with win at Farmers Insurance Open

Wed Jan 22 2020Tommy Raymond

The PGA Tour swings toward the San Diego area for the Farmers Insurance Open at scenic Torrey Pines and will mark the anticipated 2020 debut of Tiger Woods. He just turned 44 on Dec. 30 and will seek to surpass Sam Snead in career PGA Tour wins.

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PGA: Scheffler worth a wager at watered-down American Express

Wed Jan 15 2020Tommy Raymond

The PGA Tour returns to the U.S. mainland this weekend for the American Express in La Quinta, California. For the first time, Phil Mickelson, a two-time winner of this event, will act as host. The tournament is played in a pro-am format and, and in 2012 became a normal, 72-hole tournament, rather than a 90-hole marathon.

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Justin Thomas heavily favored at Sony Open in Hawaii

Wed Jan 08 2020Tommy Raymond

The PGA Tour switches from Maui to Oahu for this week’s Sony Open in Hawaii, which is held at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. Unlike last week’s Sentry Tournament of Champions, this is a full-field event and is played over much flatter terrain. It isn’t the best field we will see, but it will provide a two-year exemption to the winner, provided he isn’t already fully exempt.

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PGA Tour: Fowler should flourish at Tournament of Champions

Thu Jan 02 2020Tommy Raymond

The PGA Tour wastes no time getting off to a rousing start in 2020 with the first tournament of the decade – the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Resort on Maui. It’s restricted to players who have won on the PGA Tour from last year’s edition to the RSM Classic in November. There is no cut and, assuming the player isn’t disqualified, the tournament provides guaranteed money.

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Picking the all-time U.S. Presidents Cup dream team

Tue Dec 10 2019Tommy Raymond

U.S. team captain Tiger Woods selected some of the best golfers in America for this year's edition of the 2019 Presidents Cup at the Royal Melbounre Golf Club in Australia, but what would have happened if he could have chosen the best American golfers of all time? We posed that question to golf columnist Tommy Raymond and had him select a 12-man dream team full of legends and luminaries.

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U.S. heavily favored in 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne

Wed Dec 04 2019Tommy Raymond

The 2019 Presidents Cup commences December 12 at Royal Melbourne in Australia. It will mark the third time that Royal Melbourne has hosted the event. It also hosted in 2011 (a U.S. victory) and to 1998 (still the only International win). There has been one tie (2003, in South Africa) in Presidents Cup history and the rest have been U.S. wins, including a 19-11 thrashing by the Americans at Liberty National in New Jersey two years ago.

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