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Anthony Kim wins Wachovia; Youngest PGA Tour winner in 6 years

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: May 5, 2008 · Comments (1)

Kim is 22 years old, American, and been playing the PGA Tour since 2007. From AP- CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Knee surgery prevented Tiger Woods from attempting to defend his Wachovia Championship title. Anthony Kim didn't disappoint fans at Quail Hollow Club looking for Tiger-like brilliance. In a near flawless performance... [Full Story]

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Clint Bowyer 'steals' NASCAR race at Richmond

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: May 4, 2008 · Comments (0)

There was a wild finish at last night's race. RICHMOND, Va. - Richard Childress always tells his drivers that luck occurs when preparation meets opportunity. Clint Bowyer proved the boss right on Saturday night. Bowyer was a surprise winner at Richmond International Raceway, stealing a win that first seemed destined... [Full Story]

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Move over Michelle Wie

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: May 2, 2008 · Comments (0)

The 2007 AJGA Player of the Year is among the leaders after the first round of the Semgroup Championship. From the Tulsa World- BROKEN ARROW--Vicky Hurst, a 17-year-old high school senior from Melbourne, Fla., got a sponsor's exemption into the SemGroup Championship and isn't squandering the opportunity. After nine first-round... [Full Story]

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LPGA Tour adds China stop to 2008 Tour schedule

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 29, 2008 · Comments (1)

The limited field event will take place on a weekend between events in Hawaii and South Korea. From LPGA.com- Haikou, China, 29th April 2008 - The China Golf Association (CGA), Grand China Air, the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and IMG today jointly announced that Grand China Air will title... [Full Story]

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LPGA Ginn Tribute in trouble?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 20, 2008 · Comments (0)

The late May tournament could be in danger. Caddy blogger Larry writes- This is not a good sign: The down turn in the economy may be hitting our sponsor pretty hard. Rumor has it there was a meeting earlier this week concerning the Ginn Tribute to be held in Charleston.... [Full Story]

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Lorena Ochoa wins 4th consecutive LPGA tournament

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 20, 2008 · Comments (0)

She defeated Yani Tseng by three shots. REUNION, Fla. - Lorena Ochoa became the first LPGA Tour player in 45 years to win four tournaments in consecutive weeks. Ochoa shot a 3-under 69 in the final round of the Ginn Open on Sunday and beat rookie Yani Tseng by three... [Full Story]

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Will Tiger Woods be rusty when he returns to the PGA Tour?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 20, 2008 · Comments (2)

Tiger had knee surgery last week. Jason Sobel at ESPN writes- If Woods is indeed Superman, his kryptonite may be that left knee, which has now required three separate surgeries. He previously had a benign tumor removed in 1994, and in late 2002, he underwent a similar procedure to his... [Full Story]

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Beth Ann Baldry- Britain, Canada, what's the difference?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 20, 2008 · Comments (0)

Our most recent example of bad golf writing comes from Golf Week's Beth Ann Baldry. No LPGA player has ever held all four majors at the same time. Pat Bradley came the closest, starting with the British in 1985, then winning the 1986 Kraft Nabisco and McDonald's Championship. Unfortunately the... [Full Story]

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Tiger Woods has knee surgery and will miss 4-6 weeks

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 15, 2008 · Comments (1)

Looks like his next tournament will be the US Open then. From Golfweek- Tiger Woods had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday and will miss at least four weeks while he recovers. It was the third time Woods has had surgery on his left knee, the most recent in... [Full Story]

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Golf record book perils

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 14, 2008 · Comments (1)

As Peter F mentioned last night, Trevor Immelman won the Masters yesterday. Trevor played the best golf and was a deserving winner. Nobody lost this year's Masters, though some players blew sky high yesterday. Immelman had the lead after every round and withstood the pressure. In my book Immelman is... [Full Story]

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Some Guy From South (Insert Country) That Nobody Cares About Wins The Masters

Posted by Peter F. · Published: April 14, 2008 · Comments (0)

Trevor (I called him Tim) Immelman wins The Masters by 3 strokes over Tiger Woods--the guy everybody else wanted to win. An uneventful and rather lackluster Sunday of golf. But isn't golf always that way.* *Beats watching players on my fantasy baseball team go on the DL. $#%%@... [Full Story]

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Lorena Ochoa wins Corona by 11 shots; qualifies for the Hall of Fame

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 13, 2008 · Comments (0)

Super Mex once again dominated an LPGA event this year. While most of the media and golf fans are following the Masters this weekend, Lorena with her victory today in Mexico earned enough points to qualify for the World Golf Hall of Fame. Lorena has to play ten years on... [Full Story]

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CBS Golf announcer Bobby Clampett apologizes for comment

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 12, 2008 · Comments (0)

Trevor Immelman has the lead after two rounds at the Masters, Tiger Woods trails by seven but this is a featured link on the AOL welcome page. During today's Masters broadcast, CBS announcer Bobby Clampett referred to Chinese golfer Liang Wen-Chong as "the chinaman." According to CBS spokeswoman LeslieAnne Wade,... [Full Story]

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Masters Update: Tiger Struggling; "Tits" Mickelson 3 off the lead

Posted by Peter F. · Published: April 11, 2008 · Comments (0)

Tiger Woods is struggling around Augusta this afternoon. He's now +1 for the day and will need to do some work on the back 9 in order to have any chance at contending over the weekend. Meanwhile, Phil "Tits" Mickelson, is in contention at -5, three of the leader Tim... [Full Story]

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A Little Friday Masters/Tiger Woods Prediction

Posted by Peter F. · Published: April 11, 2008 · Comments (0)

Tiger Woods shot a reasonable but not great 72 yesterday at The Masters yesterday. Today, I predict he'll shoot a 68. Tim Immelman is the current leader (as of 10:33 PST) in the clubhouse with back-to-back rounds of 68 for a total of -8. ... [Full Story]

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Kraft Nabisco Championship starts today

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 3, 2008 · Comments (0)

The first major championship of the 2008 golf season begins in Rancho Mirage California. 109 players will begin teeing it up this morning. One who won't be playing, is Nicole Perrot. She missed her tee time in yesterday''s pro-am. This causing Perrot to be removed from the field. The defending... [Full Story]

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Lopez twins both turning pro

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 1, 2008 · Comments (0)

This news comes days after Stanford was eliminated from the NCAA tournament. The Lopez twins are going pro together. Stanford sophomore Robin Lopez is joining his 7-foot brother Brook in entering the NBA draft. The brothers made their announcement to The Associated Press on Monday through their mother, Deborah Ledford.... [Full Story]

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The return of Grace Park?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 30, 2008 · Comments (0)

I'm not talking about the actress on Battlestar Gallactica. From the Arizona Republic- Back injuries have ruined Grace Park's past three seasons on the LPGA Tour, but you can always count on her to go low at least once during the Safeway International, displaying the game that once made her... [Full Story]

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Tiger Woods five PGA Tour tournament winning streak is over

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 24, 2008 · Comments (1)

He finished the final round with a score of 68 or -15 for four day. With one hole to go, Geoff Ogilvy leads Vijay Singh, Retief Goosen, and Jim Furyk by one shot. Woods is two behind, but Goosen and Furyk are in the clubhouse. Due to rain both Saturday... [Full Story]

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Michelle Wie withdraws from Safeway

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 22, 2008 · Comments (0)

She was due to play her second LPGA tournament of 2008 next week. Not any more. LOS ANGELES - Michelle Wie withdrew from the Safeway International on Friday after tweaking an injury to her left wrist during practice last week. "I am extremely disappointed to miss the 2008 Safeway International,"... [Full Story]

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Own A Sports Team

Posted by Brent Blaze · Published: March 20, 2008 · Comments (0)

Have you ever wanted to own your own sports franchise? Personally, I would really buy into an opportunity to be apart of a sports franchise. I came across a legit idea that I decided to actually promote. If I didn't buy into what these guys were doing 100%, then I... [Full Story]

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Tiger Woods stretches winning streak to five

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 16, 2008 · Comments (0)

By winning tthe Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill today. Tiger Woods sank a 24-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational, extending his USPGA Tour winning streak to five straight tournaments. The 13-time major winner fired a final round four-under 66 to reach 10-under... [Full Story]

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Florida authorities decide not to charge Arjun Atwal in fatal street race

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 12, 2008 · Comments (0)

The incident happened almost one year ago. From AP- ORLANDO, Fla. -- Pro golfer Arjun Atwal won't be charged in a street race incident in which the other driver crashed and died. Prosecutors decided last week not to charge Atwal in the March 2007 death of John N. Park, saying... [Full Story]

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Loud and clear- Lorena Ochoa wins HSBC by 11 shots

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 2, 2008

Super Mex begins her 2008 LPGA season the way she left off in 2007. SINGAPORE - Lorena Ochoa completed a runaway victory in her first tournament of the year, closing with a 4-under 68 to leave Annika Sorenstam 11 strokes behind Sunday in the rain-slowed HSBC Women's Champions. Competing for... [Full Story]

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PGA Tour cut policy revised....again

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 26, 2008

The previous change wasn't popular. From AP- PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The PGA Tour amended its divisive cut policy, giving players on the cut line one more day of competition to separate themselves from the bottom of the pack. Starting this week at the Honda Classic, the tour will... [Full Story]

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