Lots of stuff happening with the week that was, so let’s get things rolling…. Presidents’ Cup Half Empty? So riddle me this: How does a guy who has won twice on tour, one of which was a major championship, who is sure to be honored with both the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year and [...]
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Europe Claims 2011 Solheim Cup
September 26, 2011
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There’s lots of stuff out there worth taking a moment or two to gloss over with regard to the weekend festivities in the Solheim Cup, but the Golf Channel’s Randall Mell offers a most interesting take on what he refers to as the “Gaelic Classic” HERE, with Mell opining that despite the American dominance in [...]
Read moreNews, Notes, and Quotes from the Week in Review
March 28, 2011
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For starters, how about a round of applause for Sandra Gal, the 25-yr-old LPGA Tour player who became only the second German player ever to win an LPGA Tour event on Sunday at the Kia Classic. Gal and fellow competitor Jiyai Shin were in the final pairing and going head-to-head in the final round, thanks [...]
Read moreSlow Play Hot Topic Again This Week
March 25, 2011
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Here are some interesting excerpts from an article by ESPN’s Gene Wojciechowski about the pace of play on Thursday at Bay Hill. You can check out the article in its entirety HERE. “We talk about it every [players] meeting,” said tour veteran Pat Perez. “Every meeting we talk about pace of play and we talk [...]
Read moreAmanda Blumenherst leads Kia Classic – Tours & News – Golf.com
March 24, 2011
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Amanda Blumenherst leads Kia Classic – Tours & News – Golf.com. Blumenherst had 9 birdies and 2 bogeys, heading into the second round of the Kia Classic on Friday with a 1-shot lead over Germany’s Sanda Gal. Could this be a Duke Blue Devil winner weekend? We’ll see….
Read moreAnnika Sorenstam Family Now a Foursome
March 22, 2011
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Congrats to Annika Sorenstam and her husband, Mike with the new birth of their baby boy! DETAILS
Read moreKarrie Webb wins LPGA Founders Cup – Tours & News – Golf.com
March 20, 2011
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Karrie Webb wins LPGA Founders Cup – Tours & News – Golf.com. Congrats to Karrie Webb, who continues her impressive run this season. And congrats as well to all of the ladies in the field this week, who freely gave of their time and effort to do some wonderful good to the number of charities [...]
Read morePGA Tour to Assume Control of LPGA Tour?
March 18, 2011
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“Clearly, the LPGA could benefit from both the big pockets of the PGA Tour and from the ways in which it could structure added-value title sponsorship deals. Some men’s tour sponsors could take on LPGA events for a little more money, and the fact the PGA Tour would use its various promotional platforms to market [...]
Read moreLPGA Tour plays for free at 2011 Founders Cup – Tours & News – Golf.com
March 18, 2011
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LPGA Tour plays for free at 2011 Founders Cup – Tours & News – Golf.com. As much as I would like to see some of the needy charities here at home get some of the cut of the purse, I can’t help but think that a majority of it needs to be heading over to [...]
Read moreJennifer Song Has No Problem Giving Back
March 16, 2011
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Every now and then I’ll read something that makes me look at a star golfer in a different light. It happened again today, as the Golf Channel’s Randall Mell wrote a nice piece about an LPGA Tour player that doesn’t take her success for granted and is going out of her way to make a [...]
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