Golf Sports Blog: August 2009 Archives

Golf Sports Blog > August 29, 2009

Tiger Woods leading Player of the Year and Vardon Trophy races ...

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An early look at Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online

[CrunchGear] If you groaned a groaning groan at the announcement that the PC version of Tiger Woods would be online-only, cheer up. I played .

Posted at 11:36 AM

August 29, 2009

Tiger Woods leading Player of the Year and Vardon Trophy races ...

Posted at 11:37 AM

An early look at Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online

[CrunchGear] If you groaned a groaning groan at the announcement that the PC version of Tiger Woods would be online-only, cheer up. I played .

Posted at 11:36 AM

August 27, 2009

Woods pulls his weight as PGA Tour playoffs begin | San Francisco ...

[Sports] No matter what players think of the golf course, Liberty National gets universal praise for its intimate view of the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty, so close to the shore she looks as if she could tend a flag on the green.

Posted at 11:36 AM

Fran Marrello Takes Connecticut PGA Championship - Tom Yantz | On ...

[Courant Blog Feed] Whether it was caddieing for Dave Barr in the 1978 Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open, working there as an assistant pro in 1989 or winning the Connecticut Section PGA match play title last year.

Posted at 11:32 AM

August 25, 2009

Tiger Woods visits CNY for charity event : News : WSTM NBC3

[NBC3 - Local News] This morning the second Annual Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge tees it up at the Atunyote golf course on the Turning Stone Resort. The featured star of the morning is the number one golfer in the world Tiger Woods. Joining Woods and Begay in the charity skins game will be former Masters Champion Mike Weir and Colombian heart throb Camilo Villegas.

Posted at 11:34 AM

Tiger Woods wins Notay Begay III skins game | Home >> Other ...

[philstar.com - Breaking News] The last time Woods appeared in a major skins game format was in 2005, when he competed against Fred Couples, Fred Funk and Annika Sorenstam. Funk ended up the star in that nationally televised event, winning the most skins and showing some skin of his own by donning a skirt at one point after getting outdriven by Sorenstam.

Posted at 11:33 AM

August 22, 2009

Greg Bisconti earns Low Club Professional at PGA Championship ...

[The WorldGolf Wire - Daily golf-industry news updates from WorldGolf.com.] Andrew's Golf Club in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., turned in a 4-over-par 76 for a 72-hole total of 301, earning him Low Club Professional honors in the 91st PGA Championship. Though the final score was not what Bisconti had anticipated, it was his preparation that catapulted him to gain the honor of stepping on to the 18th green during Sunday's award ceremony and share in a national spotlight with PGA Champion Y.E.

Posted at 11:41 AM

Sports Media Watch: Big numbers for PGA Championship.

[Sports Media Watch] To put the numbers in perspective, the final round of the PGA Championship ranks as the second-most viewed sporting event since the NBA Finals in June, behind only the MLB All-Star Game (8.9 rating, 14.6 million viewers).

Posted at 11:34 AM

August 20, 2009

ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG: Jill McGill's LPGA Tour Diary: British Isles

[ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG] I always enjoy reading Jill's comments about how things are going in her world. I hope she makes her mark in golf but most of all I hope she's enjoying the journey.

Posted at 11:33 AM

Orlando Sentinel - LPGA players reluctant to change Solheim Cup ...

[Roughing It] The men have the Presidents Cup, which features the United States against a team of non-European international players. The Presidents Cup is now held in odd-numbered years ”” the Ryder Cup now is in even-numbered years ”” with the next one in October in San Francisco.

Posted at 11:32 AM

August 18, 2009

TOP LPGA PLAYERS TRYING EVERYTHING TO GET NOTICED 2009: November 2007

[Charity News] On July 13, LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens resigned after it was made public during the U.S. Women’s Open that the players had banded together and called for her head. The reasoning was nothing personal, just that in the last two years, the LPGA had lost of seven tournaments.

Posted at 11:33 AM

What Tee Box Do The Lpga Tee Off From? | Golf, Sport and More

[Golf, Sport and More] They do not play from the women's tees. They play what could be considered the regular men's tees at most events.

Posted at 11:32 AM

August 15, 2009

Tiger Woods Takes Command at PGA -- Golf FanHouse

[Golf FanHouse] CHASKA, MN - AUGUST 13: Jeev Milkha Singh of India plays his tee shot on the fifth hole during the first round of the 91st PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club on August 13, 2009 in Chaska, Minnesota. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jeev Milkha Singh

Posted at 11:33 AM

Tiger Woods Leads PGA by 4 Strokes -- Golf FanHouse

[Golf FanHouse] A friend of mine commented on Twitter that he believed 99 percent of all tweets about the PGA championship included the words "Tiger" and "it's over" and, sadly (from a competitive standpoint), he's right. Nobody thinks that someone can come back when Tiger has this much of a lead.

Posted at 11:32 AM

August 13, 2009

Golf | Fantasy Aces: PGA Championship

[Golfweek.com RSS Feed] It was 2006, the U.S. Open at Winged Foot, and he followed with major wins at the British Open and PGA Championship. So now that he’s missed the cut for a second time in a major - last month’s British Open - it follows that he’d win the PGA Championship, no?

Posted at 11:34 AM

PGA Championship Preview: Live Chat -- Golf FanHouse

[Golf FanHouse] for an hour live chat about the PGA Championship, where we will talk about Tiger, Phil, Rich and Hazeltine. Don't forget your rangefinder!

Posted at 11:32 AM

August 11, 2009

Golf | Complete PGA Championship coverage

[Golfweek.com RSS Feed] Welcome to Golfweek.com’s one-stop shop for all things PGA Championship. Be sure to check back daily as Golfweek.com brings you closer than anyone to the action at Hazeltine National.

Posted at 11:33 AM

Golf | Woods to be fined by PGA Tour

[Golfweek.com RSS Feed] Woods hooked his tee shot, punched out to 178 yards and hit an 8-iron that stopped a foot from the hole for birdie. From the right trees, Harrington hit a 5-iron to the edge of a bunker, went over the green, then hit a flop shot too hard and into the water.

Posted at 11:32 AM

August 08, 2009

Tiger Woods 10 - again

[Wiihacks - Nintendo Wii Hacks Community] I have a modchip Wii (possibly D2pro) upgraded to V4.0, HBC installed through Bannerbomb and when I try to load a Tiger Woods 10 backup DVD the console states an upgrade is needed.

Posted at 11:34 AM

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 Live Tournaments Weekly: Week 3 - Inside ...

[Inside EA] The Open was limited to only using Tiger Woods on Amateur difficulty at Oakmont CC. Buckaye and SCUF MIKE were tied for first at 23 –under ,but Buckaye’s hole in one gave him the lead in tiebreaker points.

Posted at 11:32 AM

August 06, 2009

Autistic Children Learn To Play Golf | The Autism News

[The Autism News] The next golf clinic takes place Oct. 3 and 4 at Jacksonville Beach, and it’s open to any child with autism and their siblings.

Posted at 11:37 AM

Golf | Lefty in a better place, ready for golf

[Golfweek.com RSS Feed] He declined to elaborate on the surgery or the recovery his wife and mother face because it's not about golf. Mickelson doesn't mind talking birdies and bogeys, the family vacations they love to take, even his hopes of being able to buy a chain of breakfast restaurants.

Posted at 11:34 AM

August 04, 2009

Can LPGA Survive Without Marketing Sex Appeal? -- Golf FanHouse

[Golf FanHouse] Rawson hinted at it -- "For each tournament, I would have a fashion designer create a piece of clothing or accessory for the trophy ceremony." -- but her suggestion just scratches the surface.

Posted at 11:35 AM

Golf | Monday Scramble: LPGA going bling?

[Golfweek.com RSS Feed] • Like that event in the Winter Olympics that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, cross the now-sponsorless LPGA Championship with the reality show “So You Think You Can Dance?” (Don’t worry about that double-bogey on 17, Anna - America picks the champion!)

Posted at 11:33 AM

Golf Sports Blog > August 29, 2009

Tiger Woods leading Player of the Year and Vardon Trophy races ...

An early look at Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online

August 29, 2009

Tiger Woods leading Player of the Year and Vardon Trophy races ...

An early look at Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online

August 27, 2009

Woods pulls his weight as PGA Tour playoffs begin | San Francisco ...

Fran Marrello Takes Connecticut PGA Championship - Tom Yantz | On ...

August 25, 2009

Tiger Woods visits CNY for charity event : News : WSTM NBC3

Tiger Woods wins Notay Begay III skins game | Home >> Other ...

August 22, 2009

Greg Bisconti earns Low Club Professional at PGA Championship ...

Sports Media Watch: Big numbers for PGA Championship.

August 20, 2009

ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG: Jill McGill's LPGA Tour Diary: British Isles

Orlando Sentinel - LPGA players reluctant to change Solheim Cup ...

August 18, 2009

TOP LPGA PLAYERS TRYING EVERYTHING TO GET NOTICED 2009: November 2007

What Tee Box Do The Lpga Tee Off From? | Golf, Sport and More

August 15, 2009

Tiger Woods Takes Command at PGA -- Golf FanHouse

Tiger Woods Leads PGA by 4 Strokes -- Golf FanHouse

August 13, 2009

Golf | Fantasy Aces: PGA Championship

PGA Championship Preview: Live Chat -- Golf FanHouse

August 11, 2009

Golf | Complete PGA Championship coverage

Golf | Woods to be fined by PGA Tour

August 08, 2009

Tiger Woods 10 - again

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 Live Tournaments Weekly: Week 3 - Inside ...

August 06, 2009

Autistic Children Learn To Play Golf | The Autism News

Golf | Lefty in a better place, ready for golf

August 04, 2009

Can LPGA Survive Without Marketing Sex Appeal? -- Golf FanHouse

Golf | Monday Scramble: LPGA going bling?

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