Golf Sports Blog: May 2009 Archives

Golf Sports Blog > May 30, 2009

Computer version of Tiger Woods to be browser-based, PC and Mac ...

[CrunchGear] Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that EA Tiburon, the development studio of the best-selling* golf simulation Tiger Woods PGA TOUR(R) franchise, is introducing an innovative and ground-breaking new product - Tiger Woods PGA TOUR(R) Online. Available this fall, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Online is an authentic golf simulation experience that is dynamically streamed to a web browser and requires no game installation, no disc, and no additional peripherals.

EA Banks On Subscription Revs With Tiger Woods Game””Not In-Store ...

[paidContent.org] But disc sales make up the bulk of EA’s revenue right now, and there’s no guarantee that enough gamers will subscribe to the new Tiger Woods game to make up the difference. And while it takes fewer resources to produce digitally distributed games, the company still has to invest in the personnel and infrastructure to support the new model (to the tune of $150 million per year for the past two years, according to the Journal).

Posted at 11:32 AM

May 30, 2009

Computer version of Tiger Woods to be browser-based, PC and Mac ...

Posted at 11:32 AM

EA Banks On Subscription Revs With Tiger Woods Game””Not In-Store ...

Posted at 11:32 AM

May 28, 2009

John Daly Reinstated To PGA Tour | The World According to MoonDog

[The World According to MoonDog] Sports, Hot Babes, Celebrities and Humor. What More Do You Want?

Posted at 11:36 AM

Daly to Return to PGA Tour in Memphis : EveryJoe - Sports News ...

[EveryJoe] He has played in eight tournaments overseas and tied for second place in the Italian Open. Daly didn’t feel that he deserved to be suspended, but he’s sure to be glad to be reinstated.

Posted at 11:34 AM

May 26, 2009

What Do Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods, and Richard Branson All Have ...

[CollegeRecruiter.com Insights by Career Counselors Blog] Tiger Woods is another massively powerful personal brand, in fact, Tiger's personal brand is so strong that corporate brands like Nike and Buick literally pay him millions of dollars just to appear in public with their merchandise.

Posted at 11:35 AM

Tiger Woods is coming to Canada : The Cheap Seats

[The Cheap Seats] Robert Thompson explains in his latest '3 Off the Tee' column, why Tiger's latest venture north of the 49th is not for the Canadian Open.

Posted at 11:34 AM

May 23, 2009

Quick Bits: Tiger Woods PGA Tour for iPhone | A+E Interactive

[A+E Interactive » Concerts] As for the gameplay itself, Tiger Woods PGA Tour uses the iPhone’s touch-screen thoughtfully to separate itself from other titles. Whereas other games use a timing-based mechanic to modify the strength and accuracy of a swing, Tiger Woods PGA Tour uses an up and down motion to assess how well you swing.

Posted at 11:33 AM

Fore! Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 demo now on XBL, PSN

[Joystiq] meh dont care about the Wii, now if it had games that i couldn't live without maybe i wud pick this up in the bargain bin but nah im not even gettin the demo

Posted at 11:32 AM

May 21, 2009

Mickelson suspends PGA schedule after wife diagnosed with cancer

[NPL Npindex top stories] Contractions began on Sunday, but she decided not to tell Mickelson as he tried to win his first major. He lost by one stroke when Payne Stewart holed a 15-foot par putt on the final hole, and Mickelson arrived home in time for the birth.

Posted at 11:33 AM

Phil Mickelson Chooses Caregiving For Wife Over PGA Tour - The ...

[WSJ.com: The Juggle] On Wednesday, golfer Phil Mickelson said he would suspend his PGA tour schedule indefinitely to care for his wife, Amy, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

Posted at 11:32 AM

May 19, 2009

Brandon Tucker - Enough hating: time for the LPGA, golf fans to ...

[Brandon Tucker] WorldGolf.com's Brandon Tucker offers his unique perspective on golf and travel destinations from Scotland and Ireland to Myrtle Beach. He also chimes in on news events on the PGA and LPGA Tours, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and other happenings around the world of golf.

Posted at 11:34 AM

May 16, 2009

LPGA.com

[LPGA.com News & Entertainment] Twenty-eight of the most elite women golfers in the world from the LPGA, including LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Fame members Beth Daniel and Karrie Webb and top ranked players Angela Stanford, Morgan Pressel, Brittany Lincicome, Helen Alfredsson, Christiana Kim and Laura Diaz will participate in the tenth annual LIFE (LPGA Pros in the Fight to Eradicate Breast Cancer) Event hosted by LPGA veteran and event founder Val Skinner.

Read related posts for „LPGA.com“.

Posted at 11:32 AM

May 14, 2009

Golf Cart Safety

[About Golf] Golf Cart Safety. ... Brent's Golf Blog. By Brent Kelley, About.com Guide to Golf since 2002. My Bio · My Blog · My Forum. Add to: iGoogle · My Yahoo! RSS · Golf Cart Safety. Wednesday May 13, 2009. We can boil down the basics of golf ...

Posted at 11:35 AM

Residents Fight Disc Golf Coming To Local Park - News Story - WPTZ ...

[WPTZ.com - Local New] "And most of the disc golfers that I've come across in the area really do care about the course that they're playing in. We don't want to be playing in some trampled wasteland, we want to be out in the beautiful woods playing."

Posted at 11:32 AM

May 12, 2009

Golf | LPGA: Riding out the storm

[Golfweek.com RSS Feed] Title sponsorship of a PGA Tour event costs $6 million to $8 million annually (including a TV ad commitment of at least $3 million.) And with many contracts running five to six years, “You’re looking at a $30 million to $40 million commitment,” says Chris Higgs, the LPGA’s former chief operating officer who is co-managing director of golf for sports marketing firm Octagon. By comparison, an LPGA title sponsorship often can be purchased for $3 million annually, and at most, $5 million for events with network TV coverage, according to Higgs.

Posted at 11:33 AM

Golf | Special report: The LPGA's chief

[Golfweek.com RSS Feed] For all the Bivens bashing, the LPGA’s board of directors supports her unequivocally. (In June ’08, it extended her contract three years.) The directors say Bivens is one of the most misunderstood figures in golf, victimized mostly for setting a frenzied pace of change that has left many uncomfortable and bewildered.

Posted at 11:32 AM

May 09, 2009

Tiger Woods 10 to feature real-time ”˜Play the Pros' mode

[CrunchGear] The other video (shown below) details a feature called Live Tournaments, which consists of daily and weekly stroke-based competitions that you play against every other Tiger Woods 10 owner along with a Play the Pros mode that allows you to compete against professional golfers in real time when a particular real-life tournament is being played on a course that’s in the game.

Posted at 11:34 AM

Tiger Woods Passed 2 Drug Tests -- Golf FanHouse

[FanHouse] On Thursday, FanHouse columnist Greg Couch put together a piece from TPC Sawgrass about how the PGA Tour has been 100 percent clean so far.

Posted at 11:33 AM

May 07, 2009

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 to Ship One Week Early -- DailyGame

[Dailygame] EA Sports recently announced that the Wii version of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 will be available packaged with the Wii MotionPlus accessory in both North America and Europe. In Europe only, EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis will be available with Wii MotionPlus at launch.

Posted at 11:34 AM

Sports Central | Sports Articles and Columns | Golf | Ranking the ...

[Sports Central | Articles and Columns] These events are gotten into by virtue of either winning another PGA Tour event in the season prior (Mercedes-Benz), or playing very well during the entirety of the current season and PGA Tour Playoffs (TOUR Championship). Since both of these events require a consistent single season of excellence and entry is only determined by that characteristic, they are in the third tier by themselves.

Posted at 11:33 AM

May 05, 2009

Golf | LPGA Summit: Part rally, part business

[Golfweek.com RSS Feed] “What we’ve been doing is great, but we obviously have to do a lot better on the stuff outside the ropes,” LPGA player Cristie Kerr said. Kerr also said the underlying message from the workshop sessions was to keep tending to their supporters and fans, but do it “exponentially better.”

Posted at 11:32 AM

Golf Sports Blog > May 30, 2009

Computer version of Tiger Woods to be browser-based, PC and Mac ...

EA Banks On Subscription Revs With Tiger Woods Game””Not In-Store ...

May 30, 2009

Computer version of Tiger Woods to be browser-based, PC and Mac ...

EA Banks On Subscription Revs With Tiger Woods Game””Not In-Store ...

May 28, 2009

John Daly Reinstated To PGA Tour | The World According to MoonDog

Daly to Return to PGA Tour in Memphis : EveryJoe - Sports News ...

May 26, 2009

What Do Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods, and Richard Branson All Have ...

Tiger Woods is coming to Canada : The Cheap Seats

May 23, 2009

Quick Bits: Tiger Woods PGA Tour for iPhone | A+E Interactive

Fore! Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 demo now on XBL, PSN

May 21, 2009

Mickelson suspends PGA schedule after wife diagnosed with cancer

Phil Mickelson Chooses Caregiving For Wife Over PGA Tour - The ...

May 19, 2009

Brandon Tucker - Enough hating: time for the LPGA, golf fans to ...

May 16, 2009

LPGA.com

May 14, 2009

Golf Cart Safety

Residents Fight Disc Golf Coming To Local Park - News Story - WPTZ ...

May 12, 2009

Golf | LPGA: Riding out the storm

Golf | Special report: The LPGA's chief

May 09, 2009

Tiger Woods 10 to feature real-time ”˜Play the Pros' mode

Tiger Woods Passed 2 Drug Tests -- Golf FanHouse

May 07, 2009

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 to Ship One Week Early -- DailyGame

Sports Central | Sports Articles and Columns | Golf | Ranking the ...

May 05, 2009

Golf | LPGA Summit: Part rally, part business

Categories

Blogroll

Reference Links

Archives

Golf Sports Blog

Daily digest of a hobby golfer