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Is Tiger Woods still the Number-One Athlete in the World?
2012-05-18 18:02:00 According to Forbes Magazine, Tiger Woods remains the World's Most Powerful Athlete for the eleventh straight year. According to his stats, Tiger is -in the top-ten in the Official World Rankings but, as he mentioned after the Players, he's getting "smoked." Smoked Tiger, or smokin'? No, this isn't the cover of Forbes Magazine but Tiger certainly looks more menacing on this cover of Vanity Fair Woods topped a list of well-known athletes despite a slide from sixth to twelfth position but still, no other athlete could catch him, not even Tim Tebow who didn't even make the list. Quite frankly, in 2006 I could understand his Forbes placement but being in the number one spot in 2012 leaves me stumped. A second place finish at the Honda Classic and a win at Bay Hill seemed like the start of a Woods comeback but, a cut at the Wells Fargo Championship as well as two 4th place ties (Masters, The Players), has the internet buzzing about ho...
Is Tiger Woods still the Number-One Athlete in the World?
2012-05-18 17:57:00 According to Forbes Magazine, Tiger Woods remains the World's Most Powerful Athlete for the eleventh straight year. According to his stats, Tiger is -in the top-ten in the Official World Rankings but, as he mentioned after the Players, he's getting "smoked." Smoked Tiger, or smokin'? No, this isn't the cover of Forbes Magazine but Tiger certainly looks more menacing on this cover of Vanity Fair Woods topped a list of well-known athletes despite a slide from sixth to twelfth position but still, no other athlete could catch him, not even Tim Tebow who didn't even make the list. Quite frankly, in 2006 I could understand his Forbes placement but being in the number one spot in 2012 leaves me stumped. A second place finish at the Honda Classic and a win at Bay Hill seemed like the start of a Woods comeback but, a cut at the Wells Fargo Championship as well as two 4th place ties (Masters, The Players), has the internet ...
Mickelson Masters Golf Marketability over Tiger Woods
2012-04-05 16:53:00 When it comes down to off-the-green marketability in the world of golf, who do you think has the "swinging power", Phil Mickelson or Tiger Woods? This E-Poll market research study may surprise you! If you thought that Tiger Woods was more commercially bankable than Phil Mickelson, you would be wrong! According to Nielsen and E-Poll’s N-Score, which measures endorsement potential, Lefty has almost double the strength in being "down-to-earth", in spite of the fact that people are more aware of Woods. Fans may be more knowledgeable of the Woods brand but only seventeen percent say they like Tiger. Looks like Woods needs to improve his public image...thought he was working on it? Other likeable professional golfers as rated by N-Score include Tom Watson, Fred Couples and Ernie Els. Watson actually came in second, above Tiger, in the rankings and, in my opinion, it's easy to understand. Tom and Fred have a rich history playing Aug...
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THIS Tiger Woods won't win the Masters!
2012-04-03 00:38:00 Tiger Woods at 2011 Masters Press Conference Tiger Woods is back in contention and is listed on most golf sites to win the 2012 Masters, but he is also being shunned beacuse of inconsistent putting and long-term physical and emotional injuries. Although Woods is also a favorite on many a bookmaker's web site (some sites with odds as low as 4-1), not far behind is Rory McIlroy with Phil Mickelson galloping close behind. Is the new and improved Tiger Woods finally ready to win a major tournament? SportsBettingOnline.com has Woods' odds at a respectable 5-1 with head odds maker Dave Johnson stating that Tiger's win this year at Bay Hill gave him a "mental edge" but that the only thing that could possibly defeat Tiger is, well...Tiger. Woods downplayed his recent victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitiational in spite of the fact that it was his first in over 900 days on Tour, noting that his win was not in a major championship; this stat...
Tiger Woods Wins First PGA Tour Since 2009
2012-03-26 23:59:00 Tiger Woods is back. After yesterday’s five-shot lead win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Tiger Woods has triumphantly made it back into the hunt for the prize of World’s Greatest Golfer. It was his first win since September 9, 2009, and it must be noted, he did so wearing Stanford Cardinal red. That ends 924 (Read More...)
Tiger Woods top range at Bay Hill
2012-03-24 11:24:00 At Bay Hill on March 23, 2012, Tiger Woods has proudly with his approach shot on No. 17 that make his range was change to the top. For important of this news, the professional Tiger Woods has once again today made up to four consecutive birdies before the turn. Not only that, he is also kept the hammer down for a seven-under-par 65 that means him a share of the lead with Charlie Wi.
By: SportRewind
Will Tiger Woods attend Masters after-party golf gala in Myrtle Beach?
2012-03-22 16:01:00 What do Annika Sorenstam, Dustin Johnson, Jim Furyk and Hootie and the Blowfish have in common? They will all be gathering at Barefoot Resort Dye Club in Myrtle Beach for the 18th annual ?Monday after the Masters? shindig. Will Tiger Woods be flying in to join his friends for the celebration? Although Woods looked to be in decent form at the Tavistock Cup this week in spite of his Achilles injury (and the fact that his team stumbled to a last place finish), he proclaimed that he is ready for the Masters. It is understood that Tiger Woods will be performing at Augusta but a good showing in the first major of the year might make the difference between a quick jaunt into Myrtle Beach for a party or a flight home to sulk aboard his yacht. While Tiger Woods and PGA Tour/Euro Tour players are making their way through the very treacherous yet beautiful Augusta National, many amateurs will happily be converging nearby in South Carolina to play golf in Myrtle Beach...
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship all about Tiger Woods
2012-02-22 17:11:00 This week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championships media conference call with NBC Sports/Golf Channel confirmed that Tiger Woods is still the main attraction when he comes to play in any golf event. His putter may be cold, his demeanor may be disconsolate but when Tiger is in the field, expect golf fans to come out in droves to cheer him on and watch him swing. Sir Nick Faldo, Johnny Miller, Brandel Chamblee and Dan Hicks couldn't stop talking Tiger, whether it was about his putter, his health and whether or not he will ever learn how to win again. Most other golfer comments appeared to be filler if they had nothing to do with the former world's number-one player. I can't say that I blame these four announcers for making Woods the only topic of discussion; Tiger makes for good conversation. He has gone beyond the scope of the sport and, whether or not you are a golf fan, chances are you know who he is and have followed his life and game in some way. &nb...
Phil Mickelson mentally superior to Tiger Woods at Pebble Beach
2012-02-14 16:58:00 As Phil Mickelson walked up to the eighteenth green alongside of Tiger Woods on Pebble Beach golf course on Sunday, it was easy to see who was in control of his emotions and more "inspired" by his circumstances and who was going through the motions, allowing his mental game to weaken with every missed shot. Did Phil's ear-to-ear grin striding down the fairway belie an air of smugness? Mickelson could have shown a bit of haughtiness, chin high, blowing off Tiger as a mere afterthought. Lefty has “beaten” Woods straight up the last five times they have been paired together in the final round of golf events and the once ferocious Tiger hardly had any bite in his game. No, that is simply not Phil. Instead, Mickelson remained gracious and maintained, “I don't believe anybody has benefited more from what he's done (Woods) for the game than myself.” Not only did he handily win the ATT, Mickelson did so with a score of 64 and with Woods stumblin...
Tiger Woods ready to win at least three golf tournaments in 2012?
2012-02-10 17:31:00 Tiger Woods kicks off his 2012 PGA Tour season this week at The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Woods has been working hard on a new swing with coach Sean Foley and his mental game is also looking sharp, leading one expert to predict that Tiger will win at least three times on tour this year. Tiger Woods, SpyGlass Hill Golf Course, Round One Steve Siebold, a former professional athlete (tennis player), mental toughness coach and author of the book 177 Mental Toughness Secrets of The World Class, has worked with athletes for twenty-seven years and has been pointing to a Tiger Woods comeback all along, but based on what’s he’s seeing now he believes this is the year of the Tiger. Here’s why: · Tiger Woods' talent never left him; it was his confidence that disappeared. Now that he knows how to win again, he’s not going to stop. Tiger won his last PGA Tour start, The Chevron World Challenge on December 4th ...
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 ...
By: Speedytown
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! ... |
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