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The golf industry is struggling. I’m not just talking about the professional game with their weekly million dollar paychecks to the winner and their millions of dollars in prize money for the guys who manage to simply finish. I’m talking about recreational golf. Public golf; private golf; resort golf. The health of golf, the recreational game and the business that accompanies...
Published: July 22, 2010
What has the most publicized sex scandal of all time done to Tiger Woods’ earnings and popularity? Well, almost nothing. Sure, this whole ordeal may be affecting Woods’ ability to win golf tournaments, depending upon whether you think Woods’ current on-the-course struggles are because of mental or physical flaws. But Woods’ bank account and popularity have suffered...
Published: July 22, 2010
Bernie Ecclestone is the President and CEO of Formula One Management. Put simply, he runs the sport of Formula One. He decides what tracks host races, what new rules should be introduced, and things like that. However, Bernie Ecclestone appears to have gone a little bit power crazy. Some of his ideas have been nothing short of ridiculous, and although they are normally just scare tactics to get publicity,...
Published: July 22, 2010
The French/Wimbledon lollapalooza felt like a blur, and for the men, it seemed to decide everything but our next president in the span of about six weeks. If the headlines are to be believed, we now know that Nadal is King and the year-end No. 1, Roger Federer has hit the skids, and the Big Hitters are the new big thing, led by the vanguard of Robin Soderling, Tomas Berdych, and Juan Martin del Potro....
Published: July 22, 2010
Featured Columnist Andy Reistetter continues his exclusive “Play-Write” series for the Bleacher Report with one of American golf’s true treasures— the Scioto CC. Having the opportunity to play shortly after this year’s Memorial Tournament was a spiritual sojourn for the author. Here is his sixth article in the series including his thoughts on how vital Scioto CC...
Published: July 22, 2010
We’re already into the summer hard court season, and the coveted U.S. Open trophy is ready to be given to the best woman of the tournament. We have already seen Serena Williams win the Australian Open and Wimbledon, while Francesca Schiavone won at Roland Garros. But those two champions had a tougher time to win their trophies than the U.S. Open winner will have this year. The scheduling has...
Published: July 22, 2010
In a another month we will be heavily invested in the last grand slam tournament of the season, the 2010 U.S Open to be held in Queens, New York, at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Last year’s winner of the men’s U.S. Open crown, Juan Martin del Potro will not be on hand to defend his championship. He is recovering from wrist surgery, having spent most of 2010 sidelined. The...
Published: July 21, 2010
Following up a major is never a great spot to be for a golf tournament. The 101st RBC Canadian Open has managed to put together a serviceable field for this week’s tournament. St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Etobicoke, Ontario is the stop for the Canadian Open this year. The tournament has been played on this course four times previous, but hasn’t hosted it since 1968. Two...
Published: July 21, 2010
This is my special preview about qualifying for the European championship 2012, which will be held in Poland and Ukraine. There are a total of nine groups. Six of these groups have six teams, and the remaining three groups consist of five teams. At the conclusion of qualifying, the team at the top of each group will qualify automatically. The second-placed team with the most points from games versus...
Published: July 21, 2010
Just days after Louis Oosthiuzen routed the entire British Open field, headlines continued to focus on Tiger Woods‘ inability to make a putt, the substantial decrease in TV ratings, and the boredom that defined this year’s Open Championship. Is this an alternate reality? I thought sports were about honoring athletes who display their exceptional abilities under the most intense and difficult...