Golf Gifts for Every Golfer

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by GolfIsland:: Tue 30 Mar 2010:: 9:15 am

So, you have a golfer in your life, and you”ve spent way too many hours racking your brain about what to get them as gifts. In case you didn”t realize it, Mother”s and Father”s Day are quickly approaching, so About.com has put together a list of golf gifts for the golfer that has everything. Here are a [...]

What Else Can Daly Sell?

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by lmettler:: Sun 28 Mar 2010:: 9:48 am

About.com recently posted that John Daly is becoming a branding manic. His newest merchandising effort is John Daly Pizza. No, this is not a joke, and yes, we know a few jokes could be made on Daly”s behalf after his public lap band surgery, but that”s beside the point. Daly teamed up with Perky”s Foodservice Concepts Inc. to [...]

More Masters Excitement

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by lmettler:: Wed 24 Mar 2010:: 9:48 am

The return of Tiger Woods won”t be the only thing people are talking about at this year”s Masters Tournament. If you aren”t one of the lucky ones who has tickets to the Masters and want a better viewing experience at home, then listen up! In recent months, there”s been lots of hype about the new [...]

Youth vs Experience on the Golf Course

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by GolfIsland:: Sun 21 Mar 2010:: 3:38 pm

What gives you the better edge out on the golf course: youth or experience? Well, Tom Watson is betting that experience will win. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Tom Watson has an interesting idea for a new tournament, one that would pit the top 30 players from the over-50 Champions Tour against [...]

Illegal Golf Courses

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by GolfIsland:: Thu 18 Mar 2010:: 3:36 pm

Did you know that 19 of the 20 golf courses in Beijing are illegal? According to a recent Waggleroom.com post, because of the scarcity of land in Beijing, lawmakers put a moratorium on golf course development in 2004. Even this didn”t stop the golf course developers. The only course in Beijing that is legal is [...]

Palmer”s Grandson Making His Own Name

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by GolfIsland:: Tue 16 Mar 2010:: 3:32 pm

It”s one thing to follow in your Grandpa”s footsteps, and it”s a completely different thing to play golf as Arnold Palmer”s grandson! The pressure is on from the very begining, but Palmer”s grandson, Sam Saunders, has handeled his career well and is making his own name in golf. Sam was the first of Palmer”s grandchildren [...]

Will Tiger Play the Masters?

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by GolfIsland:: Sun 14 Mar 2010:: 3:32 pm

There”s been plenty of speculation over the past few months as to when Tiger Woods will return to golf. The rumors thus far have been false, but a post on PGA.com says that the Associated Press is now reporting they have two sources that say Woods will “remain out of golf at least until the [...]

What Do Golf and Curling Have in Common?

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by GolfIsland:: Tue 9 Mar 2010:: 5:34 pm

If you watched any of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic coverage over the last two weeks, you most certainly caught a glimpse of curling. The sport is relatively new to the Olympics and gets its fair share of jokes! But, did you know there are some serious ties between golf and curling? A recent About.com article [...]

Is Phil Mickelson Cheating?

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by GolfIsland:: Sun 7 Mar 2010:: 5:34 pm

Golf has always been a game of rules, and usually players respect those rules to the fullest. Recently, Scott McCarron recently accused Phil Mickelson, who used the Ping-Eye 2 wedge with square grooves, of cheating in the San Francisco Chronicle, saying “It”s cheating, and I”m appalled Phil has put it in play.” The controversy stems [...]