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If You?re at a SuperBowl Charity Event, Don?t Snub the Writer; The Callaway Golf Foundation Challenge You Wont Get Snubbed At
January 31, 2009 by
Athlebrities
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If You?re at a SuperBowl Charity Event, Don?t Snub the Writer; The Callaway Golf Foundation Challenge You Wont Get Snubbed
Glad I?m not the only one?as you know, I?ve been to a ton of charity events, mixing and mingling with the athlebrities and celebs who donate-yes donate- their time to ...
Winners and Losers, 2009 US Open
by Shane BaconFiled under: US OpenFor the second straight year, the U.S. Open ended on a Monday. Nope, it wasn't the methodical boxing match that was Tiger Woods versus Rocco Mediate in 2008, but it did have nearly as much excitement, with a cast of characters as unlikely as Rocco...
NEWS AND NOTES
July 18, 2008 by
Mondesi's House
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--Here's a greater discussion of the 2008-09 Penguins schedule, which opens in Stockholm, Sweden against the Stockholm Ottawa Senators. --The Pirates returned from the All-Star break and promptly dropped a 5-3 decision to the Colorado Rockies, who entered the game with the third...
Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal = Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao of Tennis
July 07, 2008 by
HotNonPorn
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The Spanish soccer team got it done at Euro 2008, and it was Rafael Nadal's turn to break Roger Federer's 5-year Wimbledon winning streak on Sunday.
This was the tennis equivalent of Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez III or Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao II, two...
TOP 10 PGA TOUR CHANGES AFTER THE LOSS OF TIGER WOODS
June 25, 2008 by
Epic Carnival
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by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool The PGA Tour is staring down the barrel at months of lower ratings in the wake of Tiger Woods' knee rehabilitation. How are they planning to compensate for the expected revenue and ratings loss? 10. Rocco Mediate has to grow a sinister mustache to...
Perennial bridesmaid Westwood finally gets his win
October 19, 2009 by
Devil Ball Golf
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Lee Westwood has the dubious distinction of being the man with the best view of two of the greatest golf tournaments of the last few years. He was the last man out of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in 2008 before Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate staged their epic battle, and he similarly...
Meet the 5 Winners of Rocco’s Book, ‘ARE YOU KIDDING ME?’
July 01, 2009 by
Arm Chair Golf Blog
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THERE WERE FIVE LUCKY winners of a free drawing for a hardcover edition of ARE YOU KIDDING ME? The Story of Rocco Mediate’s Extraordinary Battle with Tiger Woods at the U.S. Open. The book is by Rocco and bestselling author John Feinstein.And here they are:Terri Quinn, New JerseyMy...
Ken Green: ‘Take It Off So I Can Play’
June 14, 2009 by
Arm Chair Golf Blog
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“I don’t know if I will ever play on the Tour again. But I do know this: I am so proud to have been a professional golfer for 30 years. I am proud of my five Tour wins and to have represented my country in the 1989 Ryder Cup. That will never be taken away from me.”−Ken GreenJUST...
Tom Watson almost gave us the greatest day in golf history today
July 19, 2009 by
Devil Ball Golf
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This was what I wrote just before Tom Watson pulled his putt on 18:"Let's say it now, while the sun is still up and the Turnberry grass still bears the ball marks: today, July 19, 2009, is the greatest day in golf history. "Over the top? If so, not by much. There are...
Top 10 Moments of 2008 PGA Tour Season
December 17, 2008 by
Teeoff Post
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1. U. S. Open at Torrey Pines
The U. S. Open brought Tiger Woods back to the PGA Tour for what turned out to be a his final, and career best, tournament of the 2008 season.? Woods underwent knee surgery after the Masters and had not played 18 holes before the opening round.? Little did we [...]
The Media Circus
June 25, 2008 by
JoeSportsFan
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Here at JSF, we look upon the absurdity of professional sports like a proud father. We certainly wouldn't dream of taking credit for creating any of it, but just to know that the games that we've been following and and at the same time mocking for so long have continued to...
Tiger's Return: The Open Thread
February 25, 2009 by
Awful Announcing
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One of my favorite open threads was the Tiger Woods-Rocco Mediate open thread during the 2008 U.S. Open last year. I spent a day chronicling the playoff between the two, and had a blast doing so. I'm going to try and do a little of that today during Tiger's round, and if you...
Attack of the Sports Monkeys - Revisited
June 23, 2008 by
JoeSportsFan
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In February 2007, Josh Bacott wrote of the most notable athletes walking around with monkeys on their backs, in a column that served as an immediate response to Peyton Manning's Super Bowl XLI victory. Now we revisit the list of monkeyed athletes to see how they're doing and...
2009 U.S. Open TV Schedule and Tournament Notes
June 18, 2009 by
Arm Chair Golf Blog
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THE 2009 U.S. OPEN is underway at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. A weather delay has interrupted the first round.Purse: $7.5 millionWinner’s share: $1.26 millionDefending champion: Tiger WoodsU.S. Open fieldBethpage Black course infoAudio tour with Jim FurykPreview: Golf...
Video: Video: Highlights from middle of Day 2 of Open
June 19: Playing in the afternoon, Phil Mickelson, David Duval, Rocco Mediate and Anthony Kim had better luck than their morning counterparts. (NBC Sports)
The Primary Cut - U.S. Women's Open Edition
June 26, 2008 by
The Sports Agent Blog
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Everyone is anticipating a Lorena Ochoa (pictured)-Annika Sorenstam duel (numbers one and two in the world, respectively; click here for the current women's world rankings) this weekend at the U.S. Women's Open at Interlachen Country Club in Minnesota, but as Tiger and Phil...
Tiger Woods Returns to Bethpage Black
June 17, 2009 by
The Sporting Blog
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Heading into the 2009 U.S. Open on the famed Bethpage Black course on Long Island, the conversation necessarily begins and ends with Tiger Woods. After all, he’s the defending U.S. Open champion after his epic playoff victory over Rocco Mediate last year, 18 holes endured on...
Jim Ferree, Living Logo
September 16, 2009 by
Arm Chair Golf Blog
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JIM FERREE IS ABOUT AS NICE a pro as you’ll ever meet. Jim, along with Jack Fleck, was the pro in the group I joined today at the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn. (I rode around and caddied for Fleck—if you can call it that.)Ferree is not exactly a household name. But if you...
Excuse Me, But I'm Bored. No Tiger, And The US Open Now Becomes Mute
Well the public links course of Bethpage Black in Farmingdale , New York , for all sense and purpose looks as if the clouds are about to open up on it again . And it'd basically suggest to me that the US Open golf tournament is now about to become rather mute and of not much importance...
Five to watch @ The Wyndham Championship
August 19, 2009 by
Devil Ball Golf
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Each week, Five To Watch breaks down the most significant players and storylines for the upcoming weekend's tournament. We're not saying these guys will win, or that you should pick them for your fantasy team; we're just saying you ought to keep an eye on them. You never...
Y.E.S, Y.E.S, Y.E.S!!!
August 17, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Thank you Y.E. Yang. I say again, THANK YOU. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you dearly. You have altered the genetics of the PGA major championship final round, a feat nearly as difficult as mapping the human genome. For years the ...
Euro2008 Day 10 Open Thread
June 16, 2008 by
Dodgy at Best
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Austria-Germany 11.45 a.m. PST ESPNScenarios: Germany earn the 2nd place qualifying spot with a draw. Austria earn the 2nd place qualifying spot with a win, as long as Poland do not beat Croatia by 2 more goals than they beat Germany {if Poland beat Croatia by 1 more goal than Austria...
Five to watch @ The Buick Open
July 29, 2009 by
Devil Ball Golf
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Each week, Five To Watch breaks down the most significant players and storylines for the upcoming weekend's tournament. We're not saying these guys will win, or that you should pick them for your fantasy team; we're just saying you ought to keep an eye on them. You never...
It’s Time for the Fall Series Boys and Girls
September 29, 2009 by
Arm Chair Golf Blog
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The Black Rock Self Invitational Golf Tournament at Lucifer’s Anvil Golf Course in Black Rock Desert, Nevada. It’s not part of the Fall Series. Maybe next year. (DangerRanger/Flickr)THE FALL SERIES KICKS OFF this week with the Turning Stone Resort Championship, which has the series’...
The 2009 Wyndham Championship Six Pack
August 18, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Welcome back to the high octane version of the six pack.
Sorry about the last two weeks (or should I say weaks...), my schedule has not allowed me much free time.
How about the last major of the year?
Y.E. Yang battled and hung on to catch Tiger on a Sunday. Now there's something...
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