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Best of the decade: The 10 worst golf chokes of the 2000s
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We're at the end of the decade of the 2000s, and so we're looking back on the highs and lows of the decade. And today, it's definitely about the lows -- the most painful coulda-been chokes from the last 10 years. How would the golf world have been changed had any of these...
Devil Ball Golfcast, episode 25: The joys of caddying
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Welcome to the latest episode of the Devil Ball Golfcast, where today we're trying something new, something I think you'll dig. Shane Bacon of Dogs That Chase Cars is joining us today and every week for as long as we can hold onto him to talk golf and life.Today, Shane discusses...
The Great Michelle Wie Domination Train goes off the tracks
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Michelle Wie's Salvation of the LPGA will have to wait until next year, as she's withdrawn from the LPGA Tour Championship because of a sprained left ankle.Wie first hurt the ankle at the Solheim Cup this past summer, and said it had been bothering her on and off ever since...
Snapping irons: A look back at Dustin Johnson's 2009
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We're at the end of the 2009 season, and we're taking a look back at how the top 20 on the money list fared. Next up: Dustin Johnson.Coming into 2009: 2008 was Johnson's first year on Tour, and he made a splash right off the bat by winning the Turning Stone Resort Championship...
Don't say 'go-kart' around Martin Kaymer, okay?
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Coming into the season, many golf observers were picking Martin Kaymer as a breakout star. By the summertime, everything was lining up well for the young German, as he won the Barclays Scottish Open and the French Open in consecutive weeks.But then came August, and an ill-fated trip...
The Clown's Mouth: Allenby leads over Westwood, McIlroy
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Bringing you the best in golf news and opinion. Get up to date on your way to the first tee. • Robert Allenby is off to a first-round lead at the Dubai World Championships, with Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy lurking close behind. Drama! [PGA.com] • Speaking of McIlroy --...
Science proves that Tiger Woods can get all up in your head
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Fascinating scientific study out of Northwestern University's Kellogg School -- turns out that Tiger Woods does indeed have the mojo to work over the entire rest of the field after all.Professor Jennifer Brown analyzed every single player in every PGA tournament from 1999 to 2006...
The Clown's Mouth: What's Wie's win worth to the LPGA?
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Bringing you the best in golf news and opinion. Get up to date on your way to the first tee. • Breaking down the value of Michelle Wie's win from a marketing perspective for both her and the LPGA. Short answer: it kinda helps just a wee bit. [Bloomberg] • And still on...
Five to watch @ The LPGA Tour Championship
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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...
Snapping irons: A look back at Hunter Mahan's 2009
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We're at the end of the 2009 season, and we're taking a look back at how the top 20 on the money list fared. Next up: Hunter Mahan.Coming into 2009: While Mahan had an unspectacular 2008, he did play well on the Ryder Cup team. He entered 2009 riding that high, and all seemed...
LPGA's 2010 schedule allows for, uh, plenty of downtime
3 days ago by
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Buoyed by the success of Michelle Wie this past weekend and feelin' the thrill of the unexpected spotlight, the LPGA announces its 2010 schedule this weekend. And, well -- how best to say this? -- there's going to be a fair amount of time for players to work on their off-course...
Bad news: Tommy Armour III in deep with the tax man
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Bad news for Tommy Armour III, as he's possibly losing his home because of nearly $600,000 in unpaid tax debt.According to the Detroit News, Armour owes more than $583,100 in taxes from 2002 and 2005-2007, and in September, the federal government sought permission to sell Armour...
Don't call Rory McIlroy the 'next' anything, just watch
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Rory McIlroy may look like he ought to be wandering the halls of Hogwarts Academy with Harry Potter, but it's his golf skills that are truly magical. Ow. Sorry. I just caused myself physical pain with that hack lead. Hang on a second. Wow, that was bad.Okay, back at it now. McIlroy...
Visit South Korea, play the world's deadliest golf course!
3 days ago by
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Think it's nerve-wracking standing on the 18th tee at Augusta or staring out at the Island Green at TPC Sawgrass? Yeah. How about a golf course that includes live mines, wild boars and tigers? It's all waiting for you in sunny South Korea! Pack your bags!The L.A. Times (via...
The Clown's Mouth: Bigger misplay, Mickelson or Belichick?
4 days ago by
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Bringing you the best in golf news and opinion. Get up to date on your way to the first tee. • Bigger bonehead move: Phil Mickelson getting stupid on the 18th at Winged Foot in 2006 or Bill Belichick going for it late in Sunday night's Colts game? [Waggle Room]• And as...
Tom Watson will be back for more British Opens
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Score one for the R&A Golf Club, which addressed a suddenly-problematic exemption rule by allowing Tom Watson to play in another five Opens.Of course, they didn't mention Watson by name, but they didn't need to. Under the old rules, Watson would have been booted because...
Does Michelle Wie's victory interest you more in the LPGA?
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It's a sad truth of human endeavor that we prize celebrity over achievement. Anonymous charity workers get no press and no love while celebri-dingbats get worship. It's the rare moment when a celebrity crosses over into actually achieving something, which sort of sets the whole...
The real drama at Disney was deep down the money list
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No disrespect to Stephen Ames, but the real drama at the Children's Miracle Network Classic had nothing to do with the winner of the tournament. No, everybody's interest was focused further down the money list, on the No. 125 cut line. (You know the deal, right? Stay in the...
Tiger Woods gets applause after hurling club
5 days ago by
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Yes, we're all full of Tiger-love around these parts -- the guy's kind of good, as you might have heard -- but in the interest of full disclosure, we've got to show you every side of Mr. Woods. Like, for instance, this video from Saturday at the Australian Masters, with...
Tiger Woods gets applause after hurling club into crowd
5 days ago by
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Yes, we're all full of Tiger-love around these parts -- the guy's kind of good, as you might have heard -- but in the interest of full disclosure, we've got to show you every side of Mr. Woods. Like, for instance, this video from Saturday at the Australian Masters, with...
Tiger Woods gets applause for hurling club into crowd
5 days ago by
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Yes, we're all full of Tiger-love around these parts -- the guy's kind of good, as you might have heard -- but in the interest of full disclosure, we've got to show you every side of Mr. Woods. Like, for instance, this video from Saturday at the Australian Masters, with...
Victory video: Hey, there was a PGA event on Sunday!
5 days ago by
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So with all the news about Tiger Woods' Australian victory and Michelle Wie's first LPGA win, it was easy to forget that there actually was a PGA tournament Sunday, the last one of the season. The 2009 Children's Miracle Network Classic couldn't match those other two...
Wie at last! Michelle takes her first LPGA tourney
5 days ago by
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After all the promises and the hype, after all the endorsements and the embarrassing gaffes, after all the celebrity-before-achievement insanity that has surrounded Michelle Wie for most of the last decade, we at last have this: Michelle Wie has won her first LPGA tournament.Wie notched...
With his Masters victory, Tiger conquers another continent
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In that yellow jacket, Tiger Woods looks like he's ready to sell you a house ... perhaps in Australia, which he now owns.Yes, while you were sleeping Tiger Woods was adding yet another feather to his overloaded cap, winning the JBWere Australian Masters by two strokes and proving...
David Duval falls apart but keeps his head high
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This just stinks. There's no other way to say it.The long, hard fall of David Duval, the onetime world No. 1, is over. Barring some sort of statistical lunacy, Duval will fall out of the top 125 on the PGA Tour's money list and thus lose his PGA card for 2010.Duval entered...
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