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Ian Poulter (Steven Newton/Flickr) NOW, BOYS. Ian Poulter and Colin Montgomerie are sniping in the press about Nick Faldo’s two captain’s picks for the 2008 European Ryder Cup team. Monty said that Poulter has a “hotline” to Captain Nick. Poulter sez: “There are a lot of comments from players going about that I don't think should have been said, to be honest.” And … “I don't need to get in ...
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Justin Rose
Tournament comments welcome. −The Armchair Golfer Related: 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship TV Schedule 2008 FedEx Cup Standings
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Vijay Singh is currently BMOT (Big Man on Tour). HERE ARE THE 2008 FEDEX CUP STANDINGS through The Barclays, the first event of the playoffs: 1. Vijay Singh 109,500 2. Sergio Garcia 104,375 3. Kevin Sutherland 101,950 4. Phil Mickelson 101,856 5. Justin Leonard 101,830 6. Anthony Kim 101,671 7. Kenny Perry 101,624 8. Ben Curtis 100,917 9. Stewart Cink 100,815 10. Jim Furyk 100,671 11. K.J. ...
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Kenny Perry
Phil Mickelson is defending champ. THIRTEEN HOURS OF TV COVERAGE are scheduled for the Deutsche Bank Championship this week at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts. It’s the second of four events of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Tune in to the Golf Channel on Friday and Saturday and NBC on Sunday and Monday. Friday: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET on Golf Channel Saturday: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET on Golf Channel ...
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(AP) THE LPGA WILL REQUIRE PLAYERS to speak English starting in 2009, with players who have been LPGA members for two years facing suspension if they can’t pass an oral evaluation of English skills. (아태지역) 골프 선수들에게 영어를 요구할 것입니다 년부터 2009 년까지, 골프 회원과 선수들이 2 년 동안은 서스펜션에 직면 구두 만약 그들의 평가를 통과하지 못한 영어 실력을 키울 수있습니다. (AP) LPGA kräver spelarna att tala engelska med början 2009, med spelare som har ...
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I THOUGHT DANIEL WEXLER would be a great source to turn to for commentary on the 2008 Ryder Cup and a couple of other topics. This from his bio: “Daniel Wexler is one of America's leading golf historians and writers, having authored five prominent books on classic course design, golf literature and the world’s greatest courses, as well as an encyclopedic volume profiling 1,300 of the game’s ...
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Padraig Harrington
Sergio Garcia
Lee Westwood
Justin Rose
Phil Mickelson
Jim Furyk
Vijay Singh is on a late-season run. (Mike Davis/Flickr) FINALLY. ON THE FIRST HOLE of a three-way sudden-death playoff at The Barclays, Sergio Garcia holed an improbable birdie putt from long range. It was the kind of dramatic tournament-clinching putt Garcia has had trouble making in the past. But this one was rolling at just the right speed, and instead of missing left like so many of ...
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Andy Sutton (CaddyBytes.com) ENGLISHMAN ANDY SUTTON IS THE CADDIE for Ben Curtis, PGA Tour player and member of the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team. But Sutton won’t be pulling for his boss or the Americans in the 2008 Ryder Cup matches next month in Louisville. “He's rooting for Europe,” Curtis told USA Today . “It would just be better to get an American on my side. We were both pretty mutual ...
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MY 2008 RYDER CUP TICKETS arrived in the mail this week. I was excited to get them, especially after my Masters tickets were mistakenly returned to Augusta this past spring. That could have been a disaster. I’m sitting at my desk leafing through the official 2008 Ryder Cup Spectator Guide in the hopes of providing you some fascinating nuggets. I’m still looking. The guide is 66 pages, about ...
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Tournament comments welcome. −The Armchair Golfer Related: 2008 Barclays TV Schedule Steve Stricker on Putter Monogamy
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(Birdie93/Flickr) FIFTEEN HOURS OF TV COVERAGE are scheduled for The Barclays this week at Ridgefield Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey. It’s the first of four events of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Tune in to the Golf Channel on Thursday and CBS on the weekend. Thursday, August 21: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET on Golf Channel Friday, August 22: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET on Golf Channel Saturday, August ...
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Let the playoffs begin. (Birdie93/Flickr) I’VE READ THAT ARNOLD PALMER changed putters (and other clubs) more often than greenskeepers changed pin placements. Well, almost. As the defending champion of The Barclays, Steve Stricker was quizzed Wednesday on a number of subjects in the media center, including the putter. So is Stricker a one-putter guy? “I am,” Stricks told the scribblers. ...
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OK, I ADMIT TO BEING FACETIOUS in my headline, but there are many ways Paul Azinger could go with his four captain’s picks for the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team. It’s been widely reported that Zinger is willing to think outside the tee box when it comes to making his picks, including going “off” Tour to select a hot Nationwide or Champions Tour player. He might just have the guts (or stupidity?) ...
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Nick Faldo
CARL PETTERSSON WON THE WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP with a 21-under total of 259. Pettersson torched the par-70 Sedgefield Country Club in the first three rounds, shooting 64-61-66. On Sunday, Carl coasted home with a 68 and a two-shot victory over Scott McCarron. It was Pettersson’s third tour title and catapulted him from 58th to 13th in the FedEx Cup Standings. The four-event playoffs begin next ...
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J.J. Henry
Davis Love-III
Photo: Orville and Kim, his caddie and friend. KIM GREEN WAS A CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND of Orville Moody, who died last week in Texas. Kim also caddied for “Sarge,” a U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open champion, in the early 1990s. She graciously shared many of her memories and stories of life on tour with Orville. Following is the conclusion. I remember one time in Napa we had played well enough ...
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Lee Trevino
Photo: Orville and Kim, his caddie and friend. KIM GREEN WAS A CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND of Orville Moody, who died last week in Texas. Kim also caddied for “Sarge,” a U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open champion, in the early 1990s. She graciously shared many of her memories and stories about Orville and life on tour. Following is the first of two parts. Orville died this morning. His cancer had ...
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Many fans don't watch unless Tiger Woods is
playing. (Lauren/Flickr) “WITHOUT TIGER, TV GOLF IS IN A
TAILSPIN” said the headline of a recent story at Golf.com. “Golf's TV ratings have fallen into the abyss,” wrote Sports Illustrated Senior ...
Brandt Snedeker TWENTY HOURS OF TV COVERAGE are scheduled for this week’s Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. Tune in to the Golf Channel on Thursday and Friday and CBS on the weekend. Thursday, August 14: 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. ET on Golf Channel 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET on Golf Channel Friday, August 15: 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. ET on Golf Channel 9 a.m. to 12 ...
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(Mike Davis/Flickr) I JUST RECEIVED MY TIGER WOODS newsletter. Following are excerpts: Things are lot better since I last wrote to you. I'm a lot more mobile, which is really nice. I can't catch Sam yet, but I'm getting close. The big thing is I've started my rehab and can ride the bike. I can't ride it hard - just motion -- but am getting in two or three sessions a day. As far as swinging ...
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Ben Curtis (Mike Davis/Flickr) WE NOW KNOW EIGHT of the 12 members of the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team. The PGA Championship was the cutoff for earning a spot on the team via the points system. The remaining four team members will be captain’s picks. Here are the top eight on points: 1. Phil Mickelson (5,342.500) 2. Stewart Cink 4,952.665) 3. Kenny Perry (4,480.700) 4. Jim Furyk (4,423.892) 5. ...
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Tiger Fan Speaks Out as Golf’s TV Ratings Plummet