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Will Tiger Woods golf season debut be a hit or a ?Miss??
2012-01-24 17:20:00 Tiger Woods has been the target of a golf media thashing for two years and frankly I would prefer to concentrate this golf blog on his debut "form" and career objectives rather than on his latest ?unprofessional? slamming by Hank Haney. Was Haney justified in releasing a Tiger Woods ?tell-all? book, ?The Big Miss?, just prior to Woods? first appearance? Sixty-six percent of fans who were asked said ?No?. That being said, the 2012 golf season is taking on momentum and Woods will be making his debut this week in Abu Dhabi at the HSBC Golf Championship. The stage for a Woods return was unofficially set in December when Tiger walked away with his first win in two years at the Chevron World Challenge. Tiger Woods believes, however, that it was in Australia where he gained his greatest confidence, "Australia was big. I hit so many good shots, especially when the wind was howling at thirty mph, with gusts at more than that," and confidence is key to forging ahead.&...
Elin Nordegren Tears Down Walls
2012-01-06 23:38:00 Your Ad Here Elin Nordegren is known for being the ex-wife of Tiger Woods. It has been two years since he cheated on her with over 20 women and she has since received lots of money. Well, this Swedish model has reportedly demolished her $12 million house in North Palm Beach, Florida and plans to (Read More...)
Elin Nordegren: Tiger Wood?s Ex Demolishes Mansion, Dating Billionaire - Di
2012-01-06 18:29:00 Tiger Woods made his ex-wife Elin Nordegren rich in the wake of their divorce, or more appropriately Elin’s split from Tiger. So, what can you do with $100 million? Well, you can smash your two-story, 17,000-square-foot-home built in 1932 that cast $12 million and make plans to build an even larger and swankier new and (Read More...)
Is the PGA Tour or European Tour now more important to McIlroy, Westwood?
2012-01-03 19:11:00 One year has passed since Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood adamantly stated that they would not, under any circumstances, join the PGA Tour, deciding instead to support the growth of the European Tour. This year both golfers have changed their tunes and are accepting membership in the PGA Tour. Why? Can the Euro Tour thrive without them as full-time supporters? McIlroy's reasons to remain only on the Euro Tour in 2011 were selfish to some degree using excuses that he was helping to grow the Tour and that he wanted to stay closer to home. The schedule was longer and tiresome on the PGA Tour, and money could not buy a golfer happiness. Now that Rory's attachments to a former longtime girlfriend has been severed and a new connection has been made with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki, McIlroy has decided it important to match his girlfriend's ranking. It's interesting to see what gets this 22-year-old golfer's juices flowing. Money? Not necessarily. Girlfri...
Rachel Uchitel, Tiger Woods Former Mistress, Five Months Pregnant!
2011-12-29 09:43:00 Congratulations to Nightclub Exec Rachel Uchitel, who has quickly and successfully parlayed her controversial relationship with The World’s Greatest Golfer and the scandal that resulted from it and the other 15 or so extra-marital relationships Woods had, into a new career as a true celebrity. Uchitel – who was the first woman to have been (Read More...)
Whisper it! Kaymer reveals HSBC Abu Dhabi golf secret
2011-12-20 15:45:00 Germany’s Martin Kaymer returns to the UAE in January as the first of the new generation of golf stars to have both a Major title and a World Golf Championship trophy to his name. Having won last year’s renewal of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship and November’s HSBC Champions he is also on the verge of an unprecedented treble. As Tim Maitland reports, there’s a good reason why he has such a remarkable record in Abu Dhabi. Only ten players have ever won both a Major Championship and a WGC trophy. Since the World Golf Championships series was introduced in 1999, that tiny exclusive club has slowly grown, the founding member being Tiger Woods. Next in was Ernie Els in 2001. Surprisingly late arrivers were the two main challengers to Tiger at his brilliant best: Vijay Singh only claimed his first WGC in 2008, while Phil Mickelson’s 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions victory in Shanghai got him into the group. Last November in Shanghai, Martin Kaymer,...
Russ Parrish: Time running out for "Just Like Tiger Woods" Contest!
2011-12-12 22:17:00 http://www.facebook.com/steelpa-ntherkicksass?sk=app_1819194585-69615 Tiger Woods is like the most bitchin? dude ever. He bangs tons of hot chicks, has millions of dollars and even has his own song dedicated to him on Steel Panther?s new record, Balls Out. He?s a freaking legend! What better way to honor the man than to go out and film your own ?Just Like Tiger Woods? video and win some Panther awesomeness while your at it?!? Need ideas? Go golfing in spandex. Star in your own ?Just Like Tiger Woods? music video in spandex. Play/sing a cover in spandex. Introduce the song to your local golf course in spandex. Send naughty text messages...in spandex. Smash somebody?s Escalade with a 9 iron in...actually, don?t do that. The options are endless - we are leaving the creative part up to you! Rock out to the song for some inspiration! All we care about is that you tie in elements of Steel Panther or Tiger Woods in your video and have the song ?Just Like Tiger Woods? by Steel Panth...
Does it matter how many golfers Tiger Woods had to beat at Chevron?
2011-12-06 21:02:00 An ESPN opinion piece mentioned a few reasons why Tiger Woods may have had an easier time winning his first tournament in two years, the Chevron World Challenge, but I'm not totally buying into it. The reasons? Tiger Woods with his Chevron trophy 1. Tiger Woods didn't have to beat very many players. Does it really matter how many golfers are in the field? I will concede that more players increase the chances that more than one will shine but Golfers are supposed play against par. Whether there are eighteen or seventy-five golfers, if you're playing well for four straight days, you have a chance to win.Many of the golfers in this event are already winners and/or have played well this season. They also know that Tiger Woods had won on this golf course on four previous occasions. Every golfer in the field was itching to win against Tiger Woods on Sunday in order to add it to their resume. 2. ESPN claims that the field of eighteen golfers (some of the finest players...
Tiger Woods Wins Chevron, Roars Back To Greatness
2011-12-05 10:22:00 Tiger Woods who this blogger still considers the World’s Greatest Golfer, finally broke through a huge set of personal demons, a long slump, and friends backstabbing him, to win his first major golf tournament in two years: the Chevron Classic benefiting the Tiger Woods Foundation. Tiger Woods has survived 15 girlfriends, an ex-wife, and countless (Read More...)
Can the new Titleist Vokey SM4 golf wedges improve your short game?
2011-12-01 16:14:00 Before deciding whether or not the new Titleist Vokey SM4 golf wedges can improve your short game, it is important to determine whether or not you need new wedges to round out your set of golf clubs. After reading a holiday email from Titleist urging me to the Vokey website, I started to think that new wedges were just what I needed (email marketing does work!) Rory McIlroy's golf bag with Titleist SM4 wedges Here are a few reasons to purchase a new set of wedges. 1. It's Christmas (insert Holiday) and you want to buy something you will actually use and enjoy! 2. Your only golf clubs were given to you as a complete set including driver, irons and wedges and your game has adapted from beginner to player...you're hitting greens on occasion! 3. The grooves on your wedges have worn down on the clubface to the point that you can't see them anymore. (Note: Grooves create spin and help the golf ball to stop in a controlled manner when a golfer hits the ball with a des...
Las Vegas betting on Tiger Woods to win Chevron Golf Challenge
2011-11-30 00:35:00 A few good showings at golf events in Australia and Tiger Woods has become the odds-on favorite to win the Chevron World Challenge this week. Las Vegas odds makers, Golf Channel and even crowdsourcing websites have the former number one golfer in the world in their sights or at single digit odds while GolfOdds.com says, "All other golfers are double digit odds." Bodog.com confirms Tiger Woods as the 7/1 favorite with Furyk also remaining in single-digit odds...but not by much. Although the eighteen player field includes Webb Simpson, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Nick Watney, Bill Haas & Jason Day, it is Tiger Woods who is the focus of attention on both the Golf Channel website and on their Facebook page. Why? To play on fan emotions? What does Woods have that these other great golfers are lacking? Would you choose four-time previous winner Tiger Woods to lift the trophy at his own event or one of these great players? ...
Tiger Woods back on endorsement track after Australia visit
2011-11-22 18:52:00 Australia was very good to Tiger Woods this year. From a third place finish in the Australian Open to helping Team USA with his decisive win at the Presidents Cup, Woods' game has begun to get back on track. Woods may have started off with a whimper during the first and second rounds of the Presidents Cup but he ended off putting with laser accuracy. Woods admitted that his recovery is part of a process, "It's just a matter of putting it together over a longer period of time." With the wins also go the spoils of war. Woods, playing and acting more like the Tiger of old, is snaring new endorsement deals. Both Rolex and Fuse Science Inc. have signed agreements with Woods. It has even been acknowledged by Tiger that he owns a stake in the nutrition company. You may remember that Tiger Woods lost many of his sponsorship deals from Tag Heuer to General Motors (Buick) but Nike Golf and EA Sports (among a few) have held on, execs keeping their fingers crossed that Woods will rebound...
Tiger Woods splits with Stricker after humiliating defeat to Adam Scott
2011-11-17 17:11:00 Team USA lost it's only match in first round Presidents Cup action as the Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker pairing were decimated at the hands of Adam Scott and Steve Williams (sorry, I meant to say KJ Choi). Twelve holes after an obligatory handshake at the first tee Woods commented, "They got off to a quick start, and we just couldn?t keep up." The tally for Scott/Choi was four birdies, three holes won with par closing out the match when Choi rolled in a 7-foot birdie putt on the 12th hole (7 and 6). Although in past Presidents Cup action considered a dynamic duo, Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker will split up and form new teams. Woods will be paired with heavy hitter Dustin Johnson and Stricker will connect with Matt Kuchar in order to bring about some magic in second round fourball action of the Presidents Cup. Even though Adam Scott and KJ Choi made a great A-Team, they too will be split and paired with other International Team members. Adam Scott will be paired with ...
Tiger Woods Rebounds
2011-11-15 23:52:00 This is a guest article by author James Ross. Readers know James Ross as an avid golfer. For some time now I have been goading James. What have you got to say about Tiger Woods? Finally James has caved in and agreed to jump into the controversy. Here is what the characters ...
Greg Norman hopes Adam Scott gives Tiger Woods a Presidents Cup thrashing
2011-11-15 17:26:00 A face-off between Tiger Woods and Adam Scott at the Presidents Cup tourney in Royal Melbourne GC would certainly make great "must see TV" but is Greg Norman using the Aussie to unload his own sour grapes? The Aussies (?...ha) are "sick and tired of losing," said Norman, whose International team hasn't won the Cup since 1998. Furthermore, Greg Norman was "dethroned" by Tiger Woods in the 1990's to become top-golfer in the world. This isn't just a case of "my yacht is bigger than your yacht," this is personal. "Tiger and Greg don't speak," said a source who knows both men. "There's a lot of animosity between them." Greg Norman has turned The Presidents Cup into a battle between Australia (not necessarily the "International Team") and the USA. Doing so, however, has had it's ramifications, with Couples now comparing Aussie golfers to Woods. After Tiger Woods was slammed by Norman, Couples retorted with a comparative dig at Melbourne golfer Robert Allenby. "Robe...
Russ Parrish: Steel Panther - talks about tribute to Tiger Woods
2011-10-27 02:18:00 Satchel from Steel Panther discusses the band's new album "Balls Out" in addition to his love and appreciation for Tiger Woods...well, Tiger's sex life at least.... Steel Panther - "Balls Out" Interview!
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2012 for Xperia Play Available
2011-10-22 12:11:00 Today, we got the new update about two new games those will available for Xperia Play. The one we got is Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2012 game. The highly acclaimed Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® franchise is back for the 2012 PGA TOUR®, allowing you to experience many of golf?s most prestigious courses and ...
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With lackluster performance, why is Tiger Woods still the biggest draw in g
2011-10-12 17:17:00 Despite lackluster performances and a huge slip in the golf rankings, Tiger Woods continues to be the fan and media favorite. Even if Woods pulls off a top-five finish...or a win at the McGladrey Classic this week, will he ever regain the momentum which made him the number-one golfer in the world? This is one question that only Tiger can answer and which keeps fans hanging on the edge of their seats for a response! Although PGA Tour golfers Molder and Baird should have received more press and accolades for the exciting six-hole playoff this past week at the Frys.com Open, news outlets and golf blogs proved that, in order to get readership, it is imperative to give Woods the story. A tie for 30th position at Frys.com Open last week is hardly cause for celebration, especially when Tiger proclaimed that he had " probably one of the worst putting rounds I've ever had," missing three putts inside six feet in round-one of his comeback to PGA Tour golf. Good news is that Wood...
WGC-HSBC Champions Golf: Try to win and you won't?
2011-10-10 16:16:00 The last global tournament of the stroke play season will see an unprecedented number of newcomers rewarded for their wins with a place at the WGC-HSBC Champions. There’s also a good chance that, for the first time in golf history, the season will end with all the Major titles and WGC trophies in the hands of first-time winners! Tim Maitland, in Part 2, reports: WGC-HSBC Champions Preview: The Weird Art of Winning, Part 1 Why should learning to win matter? If you look at golf in an abstract sense, it’s an unusual sport in as much as nothing your opponents do impacts on your own score; so, in theory, the player who hits the ball best, makes the fewest mistakes and putts the ball most efficiently should win. In reality, winning seems to have very little to do with technique; a suggestion supported by the fact that all the conversations on the subject, no-one talks about the nuts and bolts of their swings. Stop any of the world-class fiel...
WGC-HSBC Champions Preview: The Weird Art of Winning, Part 1
2011-10-04 16:56:00 The last global tournament of the stroke play season will see an unprecedented number of newcomers rewarded for their wins with a place at the WGC-HSBC Champions. There’s also a good chance that, for the first time in golf history, the season will end with all the Major titles and WGC trophies in the hands of first-time winners. Tim Maitland reports. As the world’s best golfers descend on Shanghai for the WGC-HSBC Champions, the world of golf has never been so wide open. photo credit: GolfCentralDaily.com At the moment all of the big trophies have pride of place in their winner’s display cabinets, because none have won at such lofty levels before. The PGA Championship and US Open Championship belong to relative youngsters in 25-year-old Keegan Bradley and 22-year-old Rory McIlroy. The Masters belongs to Charl Schwartzel, 27, making first-time Open Champion Darren Clarke look like a grizzled veteran at 43. This year’s WGCs ...
Tiger Woods-Joe LaCava: Golf's new power couple?
2011-09-27 00:52:00 Tiger Woods has officially united with Dustin Johnson's (and Fred Couples') former caddie, Joe La Cava and water coolers around the country as well as the Twitterverse have something to say about the new match made in heaven. Words ranging from "replacement" for Steve Williams to how Woods "stole" LaCava have been circulating as quickly as the Twitter stream will load. Tiger, on the other hand, maintains that he has known Joe for many years. "Mark [Steinberg] and I were approached by a lot of people, including Joe, who expressed an interest in becoming my caddie," Tiger Woods maintained. "This was an important decision, and I wanted to think about it carefully. Also, out of deference for the FedExCup Playoffs, I decided to wait until they were concluding to have substantive talks. We then spoke to Joe and came to an agreement." Back in the Twitter sphere, Yahoo! Sports claimed Tiger "hijacked DJ's caddie and Tim Rosaforte said, "After Barclays win, Joe LaCava would have...
With end of Tiger Woods reign, has golf entered a brave new world?
2011-09-16 19:26:00 Heading to the WGC-HSBC Champions for the last big showdown of the stroke play season, all of this season?s Majors and World Golf Championships titles are in the hands of first-time winners at that level. That?s never happened before. Tim Maitland investigates whether it means the sport has truly entered a new era. Something is happening in the golf world: ten of the last eleven Major winners have been first time winners. Six of the last seven WGC-HSBC winners have also been new to winning at the highest stratosphere of the world game. photo: European Tour and news.maars.net Since the WGC?s were introduced in 1999, the titles have never all been simultaneously in the hands of newcomers to that echelon of winning. Since the end of World War II only three other years have ended with the Majors claimed by first-time winners: in 2003 (Mike Weir, Jim Furyk, Ben Curtis, Shaun Micheel), 1969 (George Archer, Orville Moody, Tony Jacklin, Raymond Floyd) and 1959 (Art Wall, ...
Nike golf shoes let Michelle Wie, Anthony Kim show true colors on the cours
2011-09-07 22:17:00 Michelle Wie sports Fowler's "orange" look Nike Golf Pays Tribute to Iconic Nike Dunk Shoe with the Introduction of the Nike Dunk NG There will be a familiar iconic shoe showing up on the feet of Nike golf Athletes Michelle Wie and Anthony Kim. Both young athletes will be sporting the new Nike Dunk (NG) Golf shoe. Wie will debut the colourful shoes at this week?s Women?s Canadian Open and Kim will wear them in the coming weeks on the PGA Tour. Note: As I mentioned in a previous Golf for Beginners post, Tiger Woods recently chose the new Nike FREE golf shoe because helped to improve his stability while offering him mobility during training sessions. Where the Nike FREE was originally utilized as a training shoe, the Nike Dunk NG was first a basketball shoe and has been transformed for golf afficionados: the addition of spikes and waterproofing makes it a choice for matching golf clothing and broadbase appeal. A Nike brand franchise with a wide appeal, the Dunk has ...
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
2011-09-06 00:30:00 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11: esta serie ha demostrado estar por encima de cualquier otro título de golf. Ya de por sí era un juego realista, y ahora, gracias a PS Move o Wii Motion Plus, podemos sentirnos como en un verdadero campo de golf. Balancear los distintos palos y usar la potencia adecuada serán ...
Tiger Woods determined not to dethrone Couples as King of "Silly Season"
2011-08-31 16:01:00 It has often been stated that Fred Couples, considered the "King of the Silly Season" and dominant skins player, became "Champion" of the off-season due to debilitating back problems. In spite of being sidelined for much of 2007 and 2011, Couples still managed to make the cut at the '07 Masters and won the 2011 Senior Players Championship after treatment in Germany. That's determination folks. Tiger Woods, in my opinion, is now waging war against his physical ailments, as did Couples, and is looking forward to the challange and to putting 'W's alongside his name once more. Woods has said he's "anxious to compete." Within the next few months, Tiger Woods will be testing the waters to see how his knee/achilles and golf game in general are progressing with an eye on helping the Americans win the Presidents Cup chalice. Does Couples believe Woods can help lead President's Cup 'Team USA' to victory, knowing as he does of the incapacitating nature of Woods' injury?...
Tiger Woods can fall in rankings and still win at golf
2011-08-24 16:51:00 The latest Tiger Woods news is that the former number-one golfer in the world has slipped yet again in the rankings, this time to 33rd position. Many fans are watching Woods' decline saying that his days of winning on the PGA Tour are over; others feel that, at thirty-five, there is still plenty of golf left to be played. Either way, Tiger Woods is still a winner in golf. Here's how: "Tiger Woods PGA Tour '12: The Masters" is considered to be one of the best selling golf video games of all time. Woods has put on his motion capture suit once again in order to create another blockbuster video. The name? Not yet determined but maybe EA Sports can call it "The Year of the Tiger." If he can't win on the golf course, perhaps Woods can win in cyberspace. Unfortunately, the only shots Tiger says he is getting good at are "block-slices to the virtual marshals." Perhaps it's that new Sean Foley swing... Woods is also leasing a 10,000 square-foot palatial Mediterranean "business command...
Did the Tiger Woods golf era end on PGA Championship Sunday?
2011-08-15 19:07:00 After receiving an encouraging tweet in the aftermath of the 93rd PGA Championship where Keegan Bradley charged from behind to take glory's last stand from Jason Dufner, I wondered if Tiger Woods is needed anymore to stir interest in professional golf. My answer, "Golf will survive and thrive without Tiger in the game!" A short conversation between @GolfSchott on Twitter and myself (@Golf4Beginners) after a sudden-death playoff on Sunday transpired as follows: @GolfSchott: I would say this one would be considered memorable now as well. What a tourney!!@Golf4Beginners: Playoff always good but memorable?@GolfSchott: Absolutely, this is no ordinary playoff, this is a playoff in a Major!Excitement and patriotic relief were measured hand-in-hand as Americans came in first and second and that a red-shirted, fresh-faced Keegan Bradley hoisted the Wanamaker Trophy; "relief" that there is finally someone on this side of the pond to challenge the ever gregarious and co...
Can new Nike golf shoes help transform Tiger Woods game?
2011-08-09 19:48:00 Tiger Woods has been sporting new Nike golf shoes since his return to professional golf, according to the press release issued below. It certainly didn't help transform his golf game last week at the WGC-Bridgestone, as we saw Woods finish in a tie for 37th position. As a matter of fact, the Post reported that Tiger's former caddie, Steve Williams, earned about 2.5 times as much as Woods! Still, Golfweek mentioned that, despite Tiger Woods' yardage issues, he is hitting the ball flush and is ready for his close-up at the PGA Championship. Well, since money isn't everything, perhaps comfort will be! ******************** Tiger Woods Debuts Prototype Shoe on Comeback Tiger Woods has been working with one of the Directors within NIKE?s Innovation Kitchen, Tobie Hatfield, and NIKE Golf on a FREE-inspired prototype shoe that Tiger will wear during this week?s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Originally developed in 2004 by a group led by Hatfield, NIKE FREE is a ?natural moti...
Former Tiger Woods caddie Steve Williams more popular than Adam Scott?
2011-08-08 18:08:00 The "unwritten rule" of not talking to golf media was broken yesterday by former Tiger Woods caddie Steve Williams after yesterday's exciting win by his new boss, Adam Scott, at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Steve Williams was approached by David Feherty after the final round of the golf tournament and could have said something joyful about Adam Scott's win but instead commented on his own emotional high with an almost laughable countenance condemning his own dismissal by Tiger Woods. Williams declared, "I've caddied for thirty-three years and one hundred forty-five wins and that's the best win I've ever had." Steve must have forgotten the seven previous wins at this event carrying the bag for Tiger Woods, or did he? Was Tiger Woods a good boss or is Williams just spewing sour grapes? "It's the greatest week of my life caddying and I sincerely mean that," Steve Williams concluded. The gaffe was not taken lightly by former Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger and oth...
Tiger Woods spurns pals, do fellow golfers want him back?
2011-08-04 18:57:00 Although sports media is quick to report splits between Tiger Woods and caddie, former swing coaches, management and friends, PGA Tour and European Tour golfers have been standing together to welcome the former number-one golfer back onto the fairway. PGA Champion, Martin Kaymer said it best, "We need him, we really need him. He's the best player who ever played that game." Darren Clarke, winner of the 2011 Open Championship and paired with Tiger Woods for the first round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, commented, "Tiger Woods could be a hard man to beat because of his record around this golf course. He loves it so much and has played so well here before. I wouldn't be surprised to see him have a really, really good week." But Rory McIlroy, fresh off his latest twitter escapade involving golf writer Jay Townshend, appeared a bit ambiguous and on-the-fence about his true feelings regarding Tiger Woods taking center stage, "It?d be maybe a little intimidating if you knew fo...
Is Yani Tseng the next Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam?
2011-08-01 23:26:00 The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is where Tiger Woods has decided to make his first comeback since opting out of the Players Championship after the first nine holes. Woods has conjectured that he might also play golf in the Australian Open as well as the Presidents Cup. Just for attending the Australian Open, Woods is expected a huge payday thanks to their government. Questions abound: Is Woods feeling better, just tired of sitting on the sidelines or is he in it for the payday? Why the Bridgestone? Confidence? Tiger has won the event seven times in fourteen years. Are his injuries healed? Who is...Why did...Tiger Woods choose childhood friend and head of his golf course design company, Bryon Bell, as his new caddie? Can he take the place of Steve Williams? Another big golf story this week comes from the LPGA/LET and all of the ladies in the game. Meet Yani Tseng, number-one golfer on the LPGA Tour and considered by many to be the next Annika Sorenstam and/or the new Lorena...
Another divorce for Tiger Woods, a chapter in Stevie's book?
2011-07-21 19:02:00 In what appeared to be more like a tabloid divorce than a dismissal in a working relationship, Tiger Woods fired long-time caddie and friend Steve Williams... the question is, why? Shock and disappointment appeared to come from Williams at the "matter-of-fact" way in which the Woods handled the split but both knew the end was near. Shock and a nine-iron came from Elin's ire when she got the news but she rebounded and so will Steve. "It's time for a change," bemoaned Tiger Woods, with Steve rebutting, "after thirteen years of loyal service...through Tiger?s scandal, a new coach...a major swing change and Tiger battling through injuries...I am very disappointed to end our very successful partnership at this time." Why is Woods getting rid of everyone who has ever stood beside him? A temporary(?) switch with Woods' blessing to carry the bag for fellow Aussie Adam Scott at the U.S. Open was an indication of trouble in paradise for the long-term pair. Tiger Woods was injured and S...
Ten of the Best Open Championship Golf Performances
2011-07-18 15:40:00 Do you think Darren Clarke or perhaps Phil Mickelson's golf performance at Royal St. George's should be added to this list of the top ten Open Championship appearances? Does a golfer have to win in order to be listed or do collapses count too? The public loves to see a meltdown. According to BestOnlineColleges.com, Jack Nicklaus' performance at St. Andrews in 1970 and Tom Watson with "one of the finest displays of golf in a major championship" at the 1970 Open Championship rank among the top golf on this list. Watson also displayed a third round this week worthy of a second look. At sixty-one years-old, the five-time British Open Champion "vaulted ten spots up the leaderboard" but I think it was his hole-in-one that gave fans a Champions Tour golfer to cheer for this week! Seve Ballesteros has two spots in these top rankings with John Daly and, naturally, Tiger Woods making the cut. Woods was added to the list because of his performance at St. Andrews "winning...
Without Tiger Woods can American golfers rally at The Open?
2011-06-27 19:35:00 The latest headlines read, "Tiger Woods out of AT&T National". Notah Begay has postponed his charity event until the former number one recovers and is now suggesting that Woods may also step away from the British Open. Although American PGA Tour golfers, without Tiger Woods in the field, are winning their share of weekly events, they have handed over the last five majors to European Tour golfers, leaving American "grinders" shaking their heads in disbelief. PGA Tour golfers like Nick Watney are fed up and tired with their sub-par level of play, saying that it's time for Americans "to step up.? Scott Verplank, being "very honest and very American" plainly stated, "It?s just that Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood and those guys are playing better than us.? Even Steve Stricker is disappointed with his inability to win majors, stating after the 2011 U.S. Open, "These major championships are kind of new to me. I?m going in with kind of low expectations." With Stricke...
Rory McIlroy, a Chandler-Slam and other hot 2011 U.S. Open golf topics
2011-06-20 21:36:00 Surely the hottest buzz during the 2011 U.S. Open was in response to Rory McIlroy's tremendous golf game but there were other side stories that kept the media, and fans, humming. Here are a few memories from the 111th U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club. 1. A Chandler-Slam? Rory McIlroy's stupendous comeback after a misstep at the Masters to become one of the youngest U.S. Open champions set the stage for a possible 2011 Chandler-Slam. Andrew "Chubby" Chandler's stable of top-notch golfers has given him a few major wins including last year's Open winner Louis Oosthuizen and 2011 Master's Champion Charl Schwartzel. Could Lee Westwood grab this year's "British Open" or will McIlroy's confidence carry him through the rest of the season? 2. The next Tiger Woods? McIlroy will have to win quite a few more tournaments to be placed in the same league as Woods, but leave it to the media to make comparisons to get fans' juices flowing. In majors it's still Tiger W...
Five reasons why Tiger Woods should opt-out of the U.S. Open
2011-05-26 18:02:00 Although Tiger Woods expects to play golf in the U.S. Open, is it a smart career and personal decision or should he opt-out? Tiger admirably wants to compete (and win majors) and has made year-long commitments to fans and sponsors, but that did not stop Woods from opting out of the 2010 season. Here are five reasons why, if Tiger Woods hobbles away now from the U.S. Open, and perhaps for the remainder of 2011, he just might rebound stronger in 2012. 1. Physical recuperation. Tiger Woods needs to heal his injuries, period. If he keeps playing golf, he will continue to withdraw from golf tournaments before the final round. There are two more major Championships he can compete in if he nurtures his wounds now. 2. Prioritize. Tiger Woods needs to get his life in order. A divorce debacle which has followed him around (of his own doing), swing coach catfights, loss of endorsements and possible IMG management changes continue to plague the former wo...
Why Tiger Woods withdrew from the Players Championship
2011-05-13 22:22:00 With Tiger Woods' astonishing withdrawal from The 2011 Players Championship, could Woods' departure from golf be close at hand? The Twitter world was all abuzz today after Tiger Woods hobbled off the exacting TPC Sawgrass golf course playing a six-over 42 through nine holes. On May 5th Tiger Woods' opted out of the Wells Fargo but, in a Terminator-esque video statement declared , "I'll be ready!" for the 2011 U.S. Open. Should Woods have decided in advance to pull out of The Players Championship focusing his sights on the Open? Photo Credit: Tiger Woods, 2011 Players Championship In 2010, Tiger withdrew from the Players Championship before the final nine holes on Sunday declaring a sore neck in spite of a respectable three-round tally of 70, 71, 71. Giving Woods the benefit of the doubt, even with a bum knee Woods managed to win against Rocco Mediate in the final round of the 2008 U.S. Open. Is Woods deciding to take a hypochondr...
Tiger Woods ready-or-not for 2011 U.S. Open?
2011-05-05 22:14:00 Remember when Tiger Woods finished off Rocco Mediate in a playoff at the 2008 U.S. Open? He hobbled around the course wincing in pain from a torn ACL in his right leg. Prior to that, Woods won two additional U.S. Open tournaments, in 2000 and 2002, in both cases being the only golfer to score under par! Ahh, the good old days of the Tiger Woods mystique, when fans thought him to be an alien, a great guy and basically the most winningest golfer who one day would take more events than, and could be in line for, Jack Nicklaus' vacated throne. Then came the downfall and both Tiger Woods and the game of golf suffered immeasurably. Woods' comeback and attempt to win the 2010 US Open failed as he remained within reach but struggled for fourth place, a 4-over par score of 75, to tie with Phil Mickelson who grapples year-after-year with his own demons to conquer the US Open. Fast forward to May 5th, Cinco de Mayo, and Tiger Woods' Terminator-esque video statemen...
Should a golfer be number-one without a major?
2011-04-27 18:23:00 Type "World Golf Rankings" into Google and you will be exposed to less-than-positive perspectives ranging from "unimpressive" to "who cares?" How important are the World Golf Rankings and to whom? John Feinstein, a contributor to GolfChannel.com writes, "in a pure golf sense, the world rankings are used to determine who gets into major championships, who gets into lucrative World Golf Championship events and, in the case of the WGC match play event, the rankings determine the seeding of the 64 players." ?Ranking Points?, according to the Official World Golf Ranking website, "are awarded according to the players? finishing positions and are generally related to the strength of the field. The four Major Championships are rated separately to reflect the higher quality of the events." Points span a two-year "rolling" period so Tiger Woods' with his big point spread was able to remain in the top spot during most of the 2010 season despite not winning an event all year! ...
Tiger Woods headlines in Las Vegas
2011-04-25 17:29:00 Tiger Woods' flat blade may not be earning much money for either the former number-one golfer or his Foundation so it is up to Tiger Jam 2011 to make up the difference.On April 30th, Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas and Woods will host the thirteenth annual Tiger Jam. Last year, the Charity Concert did not take place as Tiger sorted out his domestic life issues. Photo Credit: InFlexWeTrust.com The "exclusive VIP" fundraising "Jam" has raised $12 million to date for the Tiger Woods Foundation and features some of the best musical talent on the planet.This year Grammy award winning artists John Mayer and Keith Urban will rock the house with a blend of country, rhythm and blues. Before the Concert, Tiger Jam features dinner and a silent auction "filled with a vast array of unique experiences and luxury items from entertainment personalities and sports teams, fine jewelry, spectacular resort getaways and one-of-a-kind experiences." John Mayer and Keith Urban h...
Tiger Woods: Why does he get a pass?
2011-04-12 04:40:00 Over the weekend I found it truly irritating that the golf world was pulling for Tiger Woods to make a big comeback. Poor boy has been slumping since he was caught humping and he was really making things happen at Augusta. Yet, he still didn't find himself in the Green Jacket this year and I couldn't care less. I don't understand why others do. My husband and I have been to several big golf tournaments over the years and seen Tiger play. He certainly does walk around with an aura of greatness and at one time I definitely did see him as larger than life. I guess those 14 women saw him as larger....oh, but I digress. I also saw him...
Tiger Woods not among some Masters golf picks
2011-04-07 16:49:00 I entered into a Masters Pool in which I had to assemble a "dream team" of eight golfers: if my "team of eight" racks up the most prize money, I win the golf pool. Although I cannot say who started the pool, I can show you who I chose as my top finishers (not in any particular order). As an interesting note, twenty entries out of fifty-four did not include Tiger Woods which is this particular golf pool's record.Here is my dream team of top money winners with quotes relating to how they feel going into The Masters. 1. *Phil Mickelson: After shooting weekend 63-65 win the Shell Open. “It was a big confidence-booster,” Mickelson said. “To have that performance heading in here feels really good. It reminds me of 2006.” *My pick to win the Masters2. Tiger Woods: "Been using my new app to prepare. I’m loving it – what do you guys think?" http://t.co/Qw8VEEe (Another sales pitch...ahem) "Logging so many hours heading i...
What are the odds that Mickelson or Laird will don the Masters Jacket?
2011-04-04 22:19:00 Two weeks ago I wrote an article about how the next Masters champion may come from a win at either Bay Hill or Redstone based upon what I believed to be circumstances of "fate". With Mickelson coming from behind to win at the SHO this week, a green jacket reality moment at Augusta National is settling in with oddsmakers as well.To recap the ESPN.com analysis: There have only been six instances since 1960 when a player won an event either one or two weeks prior to winning the Masters. It's happened just twice since 1990 and in five year increments: Tiger Woods in 2001 (The Players Championship) and Phil Mickelson in 2006 (won the BellSouth the prior week). This next five-year increment is at hand and so it stands to reason that either Mickelson or Martin Laird could become the 75th Masters Champion.Humble Phil feels confident after a SHO-ing this week that he can win the first major of 2011. "It feels really good for me to have played well and gained some momentum heading into next ...
REVIEW: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2012: The Masters
2011-04-01 16:59:00 The question on everybody's mind...Is Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2012: The Masters as great as the tournament and the famed Georgian course? The answer is, as Jim Nance would say, "A win for the ages."
Tiger Woods, Golf Instructor?
2011-03-24 17:51:00 Tiger Woods, virtual golf instructor? Yes, you heard it right! Woods has decided to prove to Sean Foley (or Hank Haney, Butch Harmon, take your pick) that he too can give lessons and teach the world to golf. Golf tutelage from the greats have gone for as much as $500 an hour but now Woods can be your instructor for the price of an album downloaded from iTunes! Load the handy, dandy "Tiger Woods My Swing" app into either an iPhone or iPod Touch, then start uploading up to ten seconds of your golf swing. Your set-up and follow-through "could be compared to any of twenty-four swings by the world No. 5." Which swing will I be compared with? Will it be the Tiger Woods teen swing or the one-legged golf swing of U.S. Open lore?Tiger Woods (not some avatar mind you) will offer you virtual golf tips, help you with your swing transitions and will even show you how to rebuild your swing (he's had plenty of time with this one), right from the comfort of your driving rang...
Will a Bay Hill win determine the Masters Champion?
2011-03-23 20:45:00 Tiger Woods' six Bay Hill victories makes him the odds-on favorite among fans and gamblers despite a drought. The long-shot of becoming a Masters champion after a win at this event is ripe to happen. Will it be Woods, or perhaps an up-and-coming golfer on the PGA Tour, that creates their opportunity at Bay Hill... and dons the Green Jacket? Although I do not gamble on sports events (except for my $5 bet on the Kentucky Derby), I enjoy reading how analysts and betting parlors determine golf odds and event winners. Golf is a gambling game, from playing a two-dollar Nassau right down to selecting a Fantasy Golf Team and the internet is flooded with scenarios based upon performance and standings. But, does fate (la forza del destina) sometimes play a hand in the outcome? One statistic that caught my eye while sifting through the "information super-highway" was Justin Ray's analysis on ESPN.com. He noted that there have only been six instances since 1960 when a playe...
Tiger Woods Masters preview on Late Night Show?
2011-03-17 17:53:00 A noticeably matured yet whiskerless Tiger Woods allowed himself to be the butt of Jimmy Fallon's jokes last night on 'Late Night' in order to push the latest EA Sports Game, "Tiger Woods PGA 12: The Masters" to a somewhat accepting audience. Fallon used golf terms with double entendres such as "shaft" and "foursome" to force the seemingly stiff Woods into a smile. Tiger's tired eyes said much to his fans even though he appeared to remain a good sport all the while. "And we laughed at your pain," needled Fallon. "I mean, not even making jokes. It kind of wrote itself." It was the following segment, a demonstration of "PGA Tour 12: The Masters" on Wii, that was the real purpose of Woods' appearance. Tiger was there for the money shot, to be a walking billboard for EA Sports and to sell 'Late Night' viewers on the new game, not to talk about his personal life golf instuctor catfights or how his own golf game is coming round (although Woods was truly proud of his rece...
Is cat fight over Tiger Woods golf game justified?
2011-03-15 21:36:00 Past and present golf instructors of Tiger Woods have been taking trash talk to a whole new level with commentary, tweets and barbs aimed at character defamation and criticism over the former world number-one's golf swing. Some say that Lee Trevino innocently started the 'battle of the golf coaches' when he suggested that Tiger Woods should "get his mindset straight and quit messing with all these instructors...then his winning ways will return." Instead of reminding Trevino that every great golfer should have a teacher to guide and assist, and probably worried that Woods would listen and clean house, Sean Foley (Woods' current tutor) pointed the proverbial finger at former coach Hank Haney stating, "There was nothing about what he was doing in his previous swing that made any sense to me," mentioning that Haney built most of his teaching career around Woods. Isn't making a name for himself using Tiger Woods as a springboard exactly what Foley is attempting to do?In an effor...
Tiger Woods like Humpty Dumpty while Elin Nordegren a dancing star
2011-02-28 17:20:00 Tiger Woods is becoming the "humpty dumpty" of the golf world according to Johnny Miller, while Elin Nordegren is reinventing herself as a possible candidate on Dancing with the Stars! Johnny Miller's comments came soon after Woods lost his match against Thomas Bjorn in first round action at the WGC Match Play event this past week. In a comparison to Mike Tyson, TV Announcer Miller said that, like Tyson, Woods was "way above all the other players, and had a great fall, and there’s pieces all over the place trying to put them together.” Like pieces of Holyfield's ear Johnny? More than a bit of exaggeration in Miller's comments which are usually stated with bit of flourish, don't you think? The comparison made between Woods and Tyson is ridiculous at best. Woods, although terribly unfaithful, was always a gentleman golfer on the course as opposed to Tyson's disgraceful antics which eventually led him to jail time. On a more positive note, Elin Nordegren began dust...
Yani Tseng Hopes Number One Rule Applies at HSBC Women's Championship in Si
2011-02-21 17:39:00 New women?s world number one Yani Tseng is hoping that the HSBC Women?s Champions rule that its winners belong to the exclusive club of top-ranked players still applies when she gets to Singapore next week. Tim Maitland reports. The three champions of the tournament at Tanah Merah come from the elite group of six players to have been rated number one since the rankings were introduced in 2006: Ai Miyazato of Japan, Korea?s Jiyai Shin and Lorena Ochoa of Mexico. ?That sounds really good! Yeah! Thanks for reminding me of that!,? said the 22-year-old Taiwanese star Tseng, who won the Honda LPGA Thailand this weekend by five strokes extending her 2011 record to four wins in four events! credit:Zimbio ?I?m really looking forward to this year. I know I have lots of confidence right now and I can?t wait to get to Singapore and see my old friends, to play that tournament and see all my HSBC friends over there. It?ll be pretty nice,? said Tseng, who is eager to test ... |
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