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Tiger Woods will speak at 11 a.m. on Friday morning…kind of. It all depends on your definition of “speaking.” If you define speaking quite literally as audible words coming out of one’s mouth, then yes, Woods will be “speaking” on Friday morning. If you define speaking as more than reading a statement carefully crafted by a team of lawyers, agents, managers, and PR professionals, then don’t...
Published: February 17, 2010
Although the PGA Tour season officially began almost two months ago, the Accenture Match Play Championship marks the first time this year that we will see a true gathering of the top players in the world…minus numbers one and two of course. While Tiger Woods is off doing, well, whatever it is he’s doing, and Phil Mickelson is vacationing with his family, here are five young European Tour players...
Published: February 15, 2010
Golfers were hemorrhaging money faster than Wall Street yesterday afternoon on the 14th hole at Pebble Beach. In no more than 45 minutes, three golfers lost a combined $1.23 million (at the least) courtesy of Pebble Beach’s par-five 14th. First came Alex Prugh. In case you haven’t heard, Prugh has gotten off to the best start of any rookie in recent memory and was on pace for his fourth consecutive...
Published: February 12, 2010
Thirty years ago, the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer used to walk the fairways of Pebble Beach alongside some of the most famous celebrities on the face of the planet. These were A-listers comparable to today’s Brad Pitt, George Clooney or Tom Cruise. Following their rounds each day, golfers and celebrities alike would all retire back to Bing Crosby’s house for a night of fun...
Published: February 10, 2010
While most of the PGA Tour will be spending this week out on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula at the site of the 2010 US Open, many of the real contenders are sitting 7,000 miles away. It has long been said that Tiger Woods owns Pebble Beach. This view is based primary on his record setting victory at the 2000 US Open. However, Woods has only won twice at Pebble Beach—the 2000 Pebble Beach Pro-Am...
Published: January 8, 2010
You know you’re not watching the most exciting golf tournament in the world when the commentators spend more time talking about the golf clubs than those swinging them. Angel Cabrera’s sand wedge received more attention than Lucas Glover’s 35-foot-putt on the 11th green. Golf Channel commentator Nick Faldo received more air time while demonstrating wedge shots than Nick Watney received during...
Published: January 6, 2010
Tiger Woods typically begins his season on Jan. 28 at the San Diego Open (formerly known as the Buick Invitational before Buick clunked out last year). So, it’s no surprise that despite the 2010 PGA Tour season kicking off this week in Kapalua, Hawaii, national television networks won’t even begin covering the PGA Tour until the San Diego Open in late January. What does this tell us? Well,...
Published: January 5, 2010
We all know that Jack Nicklaus won 18 majors, Tiger Woods has won 14, Walter Hagen won 11, Gene Sarazen won seven and Byron Nelson won five. Or did they? The widely accepted view today is that golf’s four majors championships consist of the Masters, the US Open, the Open Championship (the British Open), and the PGA Championship. Historical statistics reflect this modern day view. Walter Hagen’s...