Front nine 41 derails Couples

A front nine 41 took away just about any chance Fred Couples had of winning the tournament. Fred had a particularly bad stretch of holes from 5-10,... 

Front nine 41 derails Couples

Fred moves up the leaderboard

Despite hitting a ball in the water at 9 and 17, Fred Couples was still able to make it around TPC Sawgrass at even par in the second round of the... 

Fred moves up the leaderboard

Couples in top 10 after round 1

A lot of golf left to play in the 2008 Players Championship, but Fred Couples had a solid first day, shooting a 2-under 70. The score has him in... 

Couples in top 10 after round 1

Front nine 41 derails Couples

A front nine 41 took away just about any chance Fred Couples had of winning the tournament. Fred had a particularly bad stretch of holes from 5-10, going bogey, par, double bogey, bogey, par, bogey taking him from the top ten all the way down to 34th place. The third round 77 has him 10 [...]

Fred moves up the leaderboard

Despite hitting a ball in the water at 9 and 17, Fred Couples was still able to make it around TPC Sawgrass at even par in the second round of the Players. The conditions were extremely tough in the second round, with a constant wind of about 20 miles per hour with gusts near 30. [...]

Couples captures third top ten of the season

Nobody was going to catch winner Anthony Kim at the Wachovia Championship - his 16-under total was five shots better than second place. Fred Couples managed a final round, even par, 72 to finish in a tie for eighth place - his third top ten of the year. Only 10 players have more top tens [...]

Couples moves up the leaderboard

An outstanding round that could have been spectacular moved Fred even further up the leaderboard on Saturday at the Wachovia Championship.
The round again featured a birdie barrage, as Fred made four birdies in five holes starting at the par five seventh. Fred would birdie 8, par 9, then make birdies at the par five 10th [...]

Couples cut for first time in the Masters

The unthinkable to most - Fred Couples not playing on the weekend at the Masters. Since Fred has played the Masters, it had never happened. But a costly opening front nine in the first round was an unrecoverable mistake. Fred Couples has missed the cut in the Masters for the first time in 23 events.
It’s [...]

Second round underway for Fred

Fred Couples second round is underway in the 2008 Masters. Follow him around the course with other Fred fans on the forum. Will the cut streak continue?

Couples picks Haas as assistant captain

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 [...]

“Golf needs Fred.”

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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Front nine 41 derails Couples

A front nine 41 took away just about any chance Fred Couples had of winning the tournament. Fred had a particularly bad stretch of holes from 5-10, going bogey, par, double bogey, bogey, par, bogey taking him from the top ten all the way down to 34th place. The third round 77 has him 10 [...]

Fred moves up the leaderboard

Despite hitting a ball in the water at 9 and 17, Fred Couples was still able to make it around TPC Sawgrass at even par in the second round of the Players. The conditions were extremely tough in the second round, with a constant wind of about 20 miles per hour with gusts near 30. [...]

Couples in top 10 after round 1

A lot of golf left to play in the 2008 Players Championship, but Fred Couples had a solid first day, shooting a 2-under 70. The score has him in a tie for ninth place, three shots behind leader Sergio Garcia.
Couples went out in 34, birdieing the fourth and eighth holes and came in at even [...]