http://www.golfsportsblog.com/ Daily digest of a hobby golfer en 2010-03-18T11:33:49+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/mojo_lpga_raceway_golf_tournament_sweepstakes_freenology_free_-archive.html [Freenology - Free Contests and Sweepstakes] Trip includes round trip coach air transportation via JetBlue Airways for two (2) from major airport (serviced by JetBlue) nearest winner’s home to Montego Bay, Jamaica, hotel accommodations for 2-nights (based on double occupancy) and two (2) rounds of golf at the Cinnamon Hill Golf Course (ARV USD$2,200). The winner is responsible for his/her own transportation to the nearest airport in the U.S. that Jet Blue services.

]]> Golf admin 2010-03-18T11:33:49+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/lpga_commish_mike_whan_turns_caddie_waggle_room-archive.html [Waggle Room] The 19th Hole Golf Show - 3/11 - Tiger Woods dominates headlines this week with his rumored return at Bay Hill gaining steam. PGA Tour Network's Peter Kessler joins us to talk Honda Classic, Fred going boom on the Champions Tour, and more. 

]]> Tour admin 2010-03-18T11:33:03+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/news_blog_pga_chief_still_in_dark_on_tiger_woods_return_date-archive.html [News Blog] But speculation has been mounting that Woods, who has been pictured practising, could return to action at the Tavistock Cup next Monday, the Arnold Palmer Invitational later the same week or The Masters starting on 8 April.

]]> PGA admin 2010-03-16T11:36:19+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/ea_talk_online_team_play_in_tiger_pga_tour_11_news_from_the_lost_-archive.html [The Lost Gamer] Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 is all set for a June release date and this year the title will feature a new mode of play allowing up to 24 online players to get involves in Ryder Cup style tournaments. As you will see in the game play interview below, tournaments can be custom made and all 24 golfers are on course at the same time.

]]> PGA admin 2010-03-16T11:33:11+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/lpga_closes_loophole_for_ping_wedges_blogwingolfercom-archive.html [Blog.WinGolfer.com] The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square-shaped grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29, under an agreement reached Monday with Ping executives. John Solheim, the chairman and CEO of Ping, said the Phoenix-based company is waiving its right that had kept the PGA Tour from banning Ping Eye2 wedges made before April 1, 1990;

]]> PGA admin 2010-03-13T11:35:42+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/move_over_tiger_lpga_star_anna_rawson_has_nicer_things_to_offer_-archive.html [The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment] While she expects the fan-friendly format to create an exciting atmosphere, Rawson would be facing some pretty tough competition in the Mojo 6.  The field consists of 15 elite women golfers, including six of the top seven female golfers in the Rolex World Golf Rankings. Names like Anna Nordqvist, Paula Creamer, Suzann Pettersen and Cristie Kerr make for an intimidating field.

]]> Entry admin 2010-03-11T11:33:43+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/twentyyearold_pga_loophole_finally_closed_phil_mickelson_-archive.html [Deadspin] The PGA and Ping finally use a little common sense, banning those square-grooved wedges that got Phil Mickelson called a cheater. This is what passes for controversy in golf now.

]]> PGA admin 2010-03-09T11:34:40+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/ping_and_pga_tour_agreement_puts_an_end_to_eye2_controversy_the_-archive.html [The Shop Blog] "It levels the playing field on the PGA Tour and resolves a very unfortunate situation that we predicted would happen when the USGA first proposed the new groove rule more than two years ago. It keeps in place all of our other rights established in the 1993 PGA Tour settlement and the 1990 USGA settlement, including ensuring amateurs will continue to be able to play their pre-April 1990 EYE2s at all amateur events played under the USGA Rules of Golf."

]]> PGA admin 2010-03-09T11:33:10+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/look_at_the_lpga_florida_sports_net-archive.html [Florida Sports Net] This week's Gillette Fusion Powered blog post goes to Hotties in Cleats for a brilliant observation about an upcoming LPGA tournament. If you're interested in the female struggle for athletic relevance, check this post out.

]]> Entry admin 2010-03-06T11:33:44+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/lpga_players_lewis_hurst_blumenherst_play_in_australia_-archive.html [LinksLifeGolf] Even though the LPGA will not play its first tournament on American soil until the end of this month there are still many American players doing whatever it takes to play golf and cash a check.  The LPGA season opened in Thailand and Singapore so the ladies had to head to the other side of the world to get some chances to win a few bucks.  Since Ai Miyazato has done her best to turn the tour into her own little playground with two wins in two events it’s time the rest of the girls took home a trophy.

]]> Entry admin 2010-03-06T11:32:49+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/golf_writers_ask_pga_tour_to_suspend_john_daly_jacksonvillecom-archive.html [Jacksonville.com's Most Popular Stories] GWAA president Vartan Kupelian told PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem in a letter on Wednesday that Daly should be suspended given the vindictive nature of his actions, adding Smits was reporting on a matter that was public record. The golf writers organization also wants the PGA Tour to make public any suspension since the Tour’s policy is not to disclose player discipline.

]]> PGA admin 2010-03-04T11:35:23+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/pga_betting_florida_swing_begins_at_honda_classic_bodog_beat-archive.html [Bodog Beat] Of course Yang went on to be known around the globe when he shocked Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship last summer. Yang has proven 2009 was no fluke as he hasn’t missed a cut in five events this year and enters off a third-place finish in Phoenix last week.

]]> PGA admin 2010-03-04T11:34:07+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/six_bits_ncaa_bubble_pga_brantley_brown_only_gators_get_out_-archive.html [ONLY GATORS Get Out Alive] 6 » Gators right-handed pitcher Hudson Randal (1-0) was named the SEC Freshman of the Week after throwing five scoreless innings last Wednesday against the Central Florida Knights in his first-ever start for Florida.

]]> PGA admin 2010-03-02T11:40:10+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/usga_and_pga_of_america_create_african_american_golf_repository_-archive.html [The WorldGolf Wire - Daily golf-industry news updates from WorldGolf.com.] The USGA also writes the Rules of Golf, conducts equipment testing, provides expert course maintenance consultations, funds research for better turf and a better environment, maintains a Handicap System®, celebrates the history of the game, and administers an ongoing "For the Good of the Game" grants program, which has allocated more than $65 million over 13 years to successful programs that bring the game's values to youths from disadvantaged backgrounds and people with disabilities. For more information about the USGA, visit www.usga.org.

]]> Golf admin 2010-03-02T11:36:36+00:00 http://www.golfsportsblog.com/senner_volkswagen_golf_r32-archive.html [ZerCustoms] The carbon fiber body kit of the Senner Volkswagen Golf R32 includes a roof spoiler, a rear diffuser, mirror housings and front grill inserts. The Senner Volkswagen Golf R32 also features Audi S6 LED daytime running lights, an adjustable B16 PSS10 sports suspension and 20 inch rims.

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