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Nov 7th, 2008 |
By TeeOff |
Category: Golf, Opinion
The PGA Tour is in a tough spot with all the buzz about the $20 million race for Dubai for this year’s European Tour. The news of top talent like Phil Mickelson thinking about playing in Europe regularly as soon as next year and, more importantly, young guns like Anthony Kim and Camilo Villegas already [...]
Tags: European Tour, FedEx Cup, Golf, News, Opinion, PGA
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Oct 30th, 2008 |
By TeeOff |
Category: Golf, News, Opinion
Early season PGA events have trouble garnishing attention that mid- and late season tournaments do. There is the obvious reason that in January and February fans, whether faithful or marginal, don’t have golf on their minds and the big names are not all there.
Well, add two more to the early season migration to Europe. Anthony [...]
Tags: Golf, News, Opinion
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Oct 27th, 2008 |
By TeeOff |
Category: Golf, Opinion
The PGA Tour season is winding down and the main draw for a golf fan to watch a Fall Series event is the fight that these players show in trying to keep their playing card. The key number is 125. The top 125 on the season-ending money list earn playing rights for the next season. [...]
Tags: Golf, News, Opinion, PGA, Q-school
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Oct 21st, 2008 |
By TeeOff |
Category: Golf, Opinion
In what could be a growing trend in a tough economy, ADT has declined to continue as sponsor of the LPGA’s season ending event beyond this year. The ADT Championship, as it has been know since 2001, is the ladies version of the FedEx Cup but with a unique twist. Players are eliminated each round [...]
Tags: Golf, LPGA, News, Opinion, PGA
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Oct 15th, 2008 |
By TeeOff |
Category: Golf, Opinion
The Fall Series and Vegas are very much alike. Every shot is a gamble and the players are rolling putts to improve their number on the money list to earn their 2009 Tour cards.
This week’s tournament - Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open - has brought out some big names for the Fall Series [...]
Tags: Fall Series, Golf, News, Opinion, PGA, Tournament
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Sep 21st, 2008 |
By TeeOff |
Category: Golf, Opinion, Ryder Cup
Golf’s die-hards know Anthony Kim and now everybody knows Anthony Kim. The 23-year-old was the heart and soul of the American squad at the Ryder Cup. He helped get Phil Mickelson smiling on a golf course again and he led the way on the final day with a huge win against Sergio Garcia.
Hunter Mahan won [...]
Tags: Golf, News, Opinion, PGA, Ryder Cup
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Sep 16th, 2008 |
By TeeOff |
Category: Golf, Opinion, Ryder Cup
With Tiger Woods out for the season after the U. S. Open, many thought Phil Mickelson would take over the golfing world and the final two majors of the season. That didn’t happen as Mickelson all but disappeared in the majors and the FedEx Cup playoff series. The top ranked player has been a non-factor.
Now, [...]
Tags: Golf, News, Opinion, PGA, Ryder Cup
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Sep 16th, 2008 |
By TeeOff |
Category: Opinion
The PGA Tour starts the Fall Series this week with the Viking Classic. The Fall Series is a great way for players to improve their standings on the year end money list to secure their card for next season. It is also a great way for players to gain some great experience through playing more [...]
Tags: Fall Series, Golf, News, Opinion, PGA
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Sep 11th, 2008 |
By TeeOff |
Category: FedEx Cup, Golf, Opinion
With the FedEx Cup all but wrapped up by Vijay Singh, how can the PGA Tour improve the competitive atmosphere of the playoffs?
The current system was tweaked to have all players play the four events and have a close points race heading into THE TOUR Championship. With Singh winning the first two events, he put [...]
Tags: FedEx Cup, Golf, Opinion, PGA, Playoffs
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Sep 10th, 2008 |
By TeeOff |
Category: Golf, Opinion
Could this be hitting bottom for the once highly touted teenager? Or, is this a new beginning?
However you think, Michelle Wie will play in the LPGA qualifying tournament at Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, California. It is a familiar course to Wie as it is where she played in the final group at the Kraft [...]
Tags: Golf, LPGA, Michelle Wie, News, Opinion
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