Archive for September, 2006

TGB reader mail

Yazan: mulligan | 14 September 2006 | Comments Off on TGB reader mail
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We need another Rules expert to answer this question from one of our readers: If someone tended the pin while the partner chipped up onto the green. Is this a violation of the USGA golf rules? If so, could you stipulate which rule.

Tiger Woods in serious trouble at match play

Yazan: mulligan | 14 September 2006 | Comments Off on Tiger Woods in serious trouble at match play
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Warming up for the Ryder Cup at the HSBC World Match Play Championship, Tiger Woods is currently being blitzed by Shaun Micheel, who’s 3 up after 28 holes. Even if Tiger loses, the PGA has already announced that it would not count in his current 5 tournament win streak. Meanwhile, Jim Furyk appears about to […]

The business of sport: money, looks, and talent

Yazan: mulligan | 13 September 2006 | Comments Off on The business of sport: money, looks, and talent
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Watching Maria Sharapova win her second major in tennis last week, I was again struck by the importance of “good looks” for any sport, particularly on the female side. Maria Sharapova, who is only 19 years old, is the highest paid female athlete in history, making $20 million a year (most of it in endorsements). […]

No fair: Tiger Woods joins Roger Federer’s camp

Yazan: mulligan | 10 September 2006 | Comments Off on No fair: Tiger Woods joins Roger Federer’s camp
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It’s tough enough for Andy Roddick to have to shoot down the No. 1 men’s tennis player in the world, Roger Federer, who is described by many as the Best Tennis Player Ever. But it’s downright unfair when Roger Federer has Tiger Woods, the Best Golfer Ever, sitting in his player’s box, alongside wife Elin […]

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