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Tiger Woods: The Answer is Coming Very Soon

March 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments

It is possible that Tiger Woods was 100% sincere with his apology.
But as he said, his actions will tell the story. And they are beginning to indicate a gap between his words and deeds. For starters, his people say that he had to make the announcement on the Friday (Feb. 19) of the WGC Match [...]

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Tags: Media Matters · The Game · The Majors

Titleist’s In Your Face Marketing

February 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Does in your face, super repetitive marketing bother you? I know it bugs me, and there is no worse offender than Titleist.
About 11:40 ET I tried to log on PGATour.com to check out the leaderboard for the W.M. Phoenix Open but their server was down. I then tried the Golf Channel’s leaderboard and met with [...]

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Woods is Finally Working on his Game

February 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Tiger Woods was a 30 handicapper of life who refused to get lessons. Now he is seeking instruction. After 45 days in therapy, he’s cut his handicap to 26. And yet, despite his  obvious progress, the media expects him to play now like a scratch player.
That’s a bit premature. Woods has serious and deep seated [...]

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Tiger Woods Coming Out of Hiding on Friday

February 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Tiger Woods ran into the tree on November 27, then scurried off into hiding.
Eighty-four days later he is coming out of hiding at a press conference scheduled for Friday at 11am at PGA Tour headquarters. It will be telecast on the Golf Channel.
Over the next couple of days you’ll be reading and hearing endless speculation [...]

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PGA Tour and CBS/Golf Channel Rig Pairings for John Daly

February 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment

The three possible combinations for playing Pebble Beach in the AT&T are (assuming a player makes the 54 hole cut) -  rounds 1 and 4, 2 and 4, or 3 and 4. When the players who make the cut are done with the third round, all will have played each of the three courses - [...]

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Pet Peeves Part 2: Television Coverage

February 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments

In part one I talked about pet peeves among players and people in golf. This second installment focuses on TV coverage.
Bogus swing analysis
The slow motion replays of players’ swings are great, but they typically come only after a poor shot. The announcer will then spout off some cliche explaining why the shot went off [...]

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Tags: PGA Tour · The Game

What Tiger Woods Could be Thinking About

December 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I laid awake last night wondering what it would be like to be Tiger Woods now. It’s not easy to put yourself in another’s shoes, but I tried. I came up with this list of things that would be troubling me. But I’m not sure if Woods thinks of these things because if he did, [...]

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Tags: The Game · Tiger vs. Jack

The New Tiger Woods

December 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Except for his swing, Tiger Woods has resisted change his entire career. It’s pretty much been Tiger’s Way or the highway for the sporting world’s ultimate control freak.
In the aftermath of the Great Tiger Woods Scandal of ’09, however, change has finally been forced upon him. The public is demanding it, sponsors will require it, [...]

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Is Tiger Woods Really Good for Golf?

December 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Is Tiger Woods good for the game of golf? Absolutely not.
He violates the game’s traditions with his over-the-top celebrations, his sulking, and his disregard for his playing partners as witnessed by his many walk offs while his opponents have yet to putt out.
He’s been teaching kids for over a decade that swearing, spitting, and club [...]

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Tiger Woods Big Opportunity

December 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

The truth we all suspected has just come out from Tiger’s mouth: Tiger Woods cheats.
But we’ve known that for years: he’s broken the rules of good sportsmanship his entire career. During the accident it was revealed that he’s been taking pain killer for some mysterious ailment. Makes you wonder what the PGA Tour knows about [...]

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Tags: The Game · Tiger vs. Jack