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Time dwindling to qualify for Presidents Cup
Original at CBS News
• Thu, May 28
FL Love, by the way, has the most wins in Presidents Cup history with 16. Or he could go with youth and look at second-year TOUR player Dustin Johnson or 27-year old Hunter Mahan who played in both the last Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup competitions. ...
Zach Johnson doesn't worry about the what-ifs
Original at CBS News
• Tue, May 26
FL But definitely not too early to think he's a must-have for Presidents Cup Captain Fred Couples. As for another major? Johnson has had top-25 finishes at both the British Open and PGA Championships, but the US Open hasn't been as kind. ...
What they said: Scott Verplank
Original at CBS News
• Wed, May 20
FL It was at a Presidents Cup dinner, and I'm sorry. I can tell you outside if you promise not to print it or repeat it. Anyway, she likes the good-natured ribbing that Phil and I -- we have a pretty good relationship. She always brings that up, ...
Amy Mickelson Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
Original at GolfDigest.com
• Wed, May 20
Scott Verplank, who played on two Ryder Cup teams and two Presidents Cup teams with Mickelson, said Lefty sent him a text Tuesday night. "I had a hard time sleeping," Verplank said. "Every time I've been around her, she's always had a smile on her face ...
Mickelson takes break; wife diagnosed with cancer
Original at Boston Globe
• Wed, May 20
United States Scott Verplank, who played on two Ryder Cup teams and two Presidents Cup teams with Mickelson, said Lefty sent him a text Tuesday night. "I had a hard time sleeping," Verplank said. "Every time I've been around her, she's always had a smile on her face ...
PGA's charity giving declines
Original at Sumter Item
• Fri, May 15
He and Presidents Cup captains Fred Couples and Greg Norman spent the morning on Capitol Hill doing a bit of lobbying on behalf of their sport, then headed to the National Press Club to promote the US-vs.-International team event that will be held at ...
USF golf thriving
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Thu, May 14
USA Fewer than five months remain until the Presidents Cup comes to San Francisco (Oct. 8-11). So far, the most vexing issue facing captains Fred Couples and Greg Norman might be choosing the clothes their players will wear at Harding Park. ...
Norman's selection poser
Original at PGA of Australia
• Wed, May 13
Australia International captain Greg Norman has identified the period between next month's US Open and late July as the key to selection of his team for October's Presidents Cup. Having played in the event four times since its inception 15 years ago, Norman has ...
Zach Johnson eager to defend at Valero Texas Open
Original at PGA.com
• Wed, May 13
And, worst of all for players and prestige, relegated to the US PGA's slow autumn calendar and squeezed among the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup to boot. "Dates wise, it hasn't been great," Johnson said on Wednesday. That much will be remedied starting ...
PGA Tour estimates charity giving down 10-14 pct
Original at The FanHouse - AOL
• Wed, May 13
NY He and Presidents Cup captains Fred Couples and Greg Norman spent the morning on Capitol Hill doing a bit of lobbying on behalf of their sport, then headed to the National Press Club to promote the US-vs.-International team event that will be held at ...
Putting around in San Francisco and the Bay Area
Original at ftnnews.com
• Mon, May 11
The 2009 Presidents Cup will be played at San Francisco's Harding Park Golf Course Oct. 6-11, 2009. US Presidents Cup Team Captain Fred Couples has announced that Jay Haas will serve as his captain's assistant for the 2009 competition. ... National Golf Day kicks off in Washington, DC PGA Tour
Fred Couples has his first Presidents Cup meeting with potential ...
Original at google.com
• Fri, May 8
Fla. Listening to Fred Couples talk about his first meeting with potential US players for the Presidents Cup team gave some insight into how different he will be as a captain. "It went well," he said Friday. "I talked, they listened. ...
History Suggests Sharks Should Stay Mostly Intact
Original at Fear the Fin
• Wed, Apr 29
The ‘06 Detroit team that won the Presidents Cup trophy and lost to Edmonton in the first round, made it to the conference finals in ‘07, and won the Cup last year. Nearly all of the key players from last year's title team played on that disappointing ...
PGA Mail – keeping the industry posted
Original at PGA of Australia
• Mon, Apr 27
Australia At the moment Ogilvy is top pick, Scott is in eighth place in the Presidents Cup rankings and Allenby 10. Matthew Goggin (19) and Aaron Baddeley (20) are the next best Australians in the team rankings. THE Melbourne Herald Sun newspaper reported ...
Las Vegas PGA Tour Star Charley Hoffman Eyes President's Cup, Victory
Original at GolfLasVegasNow.com
• Sat, Apr 25
Entering the Zurich event, Hoffman was 22nd in the standings, while fellow Las Vegas golfers Nick Watney (10th) and Chad Campbell (13th) were also in the mix. "I would love to play on the Presidents Cup (team)," said Hoffman in response to a reporter's ...
Alone it's great, in a team even better
Original at XPRESS
• Wed, Apr 22
United Arab Emirates Many golfers will say that “fortunately our destinies are not reliant on team mates performing well”, however team events per se are also varied and bountiful within golf. There are many tremendous team events such as The Ryder Cup, The Presidents' Cup ...
Golf » Five to watch
Original at washingtonexaminer.com
• Wed, Apr 22
On pace to receive his first Presidents Cup berth. Great putter overdue. Has been on leader boards all year, finishing sixth or better four times, but has no wins to show for it. No. 9 Stricker and No. 8 Sean O'Hair are the only players on the money ...
Open looks like good bet for local course in 2012 - The Gazette
Original at Montreal
• Fri, Apr 17
Then there was the Presidents Cup in 2007, the first held in Canada and another overwhelming success for Royal. Of course, any talk about the Open's return to Quebec brings up the subject of the new course in Terrebonne. Initially named the Country ...
Presidents Cup Blog: Greg Norman
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Wed, Apr 15
USA Of course, Angel Cabrera's victory at the Masters - defeating two players who will most likely be on the US Presidents Cup Team - was fantastic. Angel has played in two previous Presidents Cups and has a solid record. He's now fifth in the standings ...
Better Tales Push Tiger Into Background
Original at FanHouse
• Fri, Apr 10
The Presidents Cup is not in Kentucky. We are after the majors this year." Gary Player (2nd L) of South Africa is hugged by defending champion Trevor Immelman (2nd R) as golfer Louis Oosthuizen (L) of South Africa and William Porter Payne (R), ...
As live event, Masters ranks ahead of Super Bowl, World Cup, Olympics
Original at Chicagoland Golf
• Thu, Apr 9
IL Tuchman also ranks other golf events. The Ryder Cup is 21st, the British Open 27th, the US Open No.64 and the Presidents Cup 91st. The PGA Championship didn’t make the list. For perspective, a Cubs game at Wrigley is No.14 and the hot dog eating ...
Gravesnd League: Orange lift Mallinson Cup
Original at News Shopper
• Tue, Apr 7
UK Prince captain Dave Evans received the trophy from Gravesend League chairman Tony Scott to the loud cheers of the Orange supporters. The quarter-final of the Presidents Cup saw Lullingstone Castle at home to Division One team NK Aces. ...
Presidents Cup players starting season strong
Original at CBS News
• Mon, Apr 6
FL In 2009, he has four top-10 finishes in seven starts. O'Hair, Johnson, Watney and Kim are all hoping to make their first-ever Presidents Cup Team. Captain Norman has also witnessed some great play from potential members of his team. ...
Casey Gets First US Win Over Holmes
Original at WFtv.com
• Mon, Apr 6
• 2 related articles
FL I am disappointed," admitted Couples, the 49-year-old US Presidents Cup captain. "I'm happy with the way I played. I couldn't make birdies. I wish it wasn't that hard." Casey was one of the six co-leaders after the third round was completed Sunday ...
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Despite Presidents Cup pick, Immelman earned his way
Original at Augusta.com
• Sat, Apr 4
By Scott Michaux | Staff Writer Gary Player was widely criticized for choosing Trevor Immelman as one of his two captain's picks for the 2005 International Team in the Presidents Cup. Immelman was unjustly branded as having received a free two-year ...
Goggin shapes his own course
Original at The Australian
• Fri, Apr 3
Australia Not that he needs it, but Goggin has another source of motivation in the form of Greg Norman. Norman will captain the Presidents Cup team this year and Goggin needs to impress. "It would be nice to have a good week and show off for him," he said.
Couples plays SHO, plans for Champions Tour
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Thu, Apr 2
United States Eight days after that, he'll finish his stint as captain of the United States Presidents Cup team. Five days after that, Couples plans to make his Champions Tour debut in familiar surroundings. Couples, a University of Houston alum, said Wednesday that ...
Calfee keeps it cool at Stonebrae Classic Pro-Am
Original at CBS News
• Wed, Apr 1
FL Clark, who will host The Presidents Cup at Harding Park in October, is spending much of the week welcoming players, caddies and fans to the tournament, which runs Thursday through Sunday and will be televised live by GOLF CHANNEL. ...
Shell Houston Open changed the stakes
Original at ESPN
• Wed, Apr 1
In addition, the tournament had commitments from 15 of the top 20 and 21 of the top 30, making it one of the strongest fields of the year outside the major championships and World Golf Championship events. If that's not enough, Presidents Cup captains ...
Eagles begin playoffs
Original at Greeley Tribune
• Sun, Mar 29
Colorado This is their third Governors Cup since their inaugural 2003-04 season, and they have won the Presidents Cup twice. “Ever since the existence of the Colorado Eagles, there has been a target on our backs, and teams have wanted to knock us off,” ...
Fletcher tennis, softball teams enjoying perfect seasons
Original at Florida Times-Union
• Fri, Mar 27
FL In 1996, Bush served as honorary chairman of The Presidents Cup and has attended every Presidents Cup since, taking time to stand on the first tee and greet each and every player. Since 1997, Bush has also served as honorary chairman of The First Tee ...
Couples blog: Tiger's return, Presidents Cup prep
Original at CBS News
• Thu, Mar 26
FL I have been interviewed on the show via telephone several times before, but this was my first trip to the studio to see Jim, Travis Rodgers, Jason Stewart and the gang. I ended up spending an entire hour on the air talking Presidents Cup, golf and ...
Presidents Cup Blog: Fred Couples
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Thu, Mar 26
USA I ended up spending an entire hour on the air talking Presidents Cup, golf and sports and thoroughly enjoyed myself. To cap off the week, I managed to work myself into contention on Sunday. I played four pretty good rounds of golf and just couldn't do ...
Tour award goes to former President George HW Bush
Original at Florida Times-Union
• Mon, Mar 23
• 4 related articles
FL Bush's grandfather and father were past presidents of the United States Golf Association, and his grandfather, George Herbert Walker, helped found the Walker Cup. Bush has been the honorary chairman of The Presidents Cup and The First Tee. ...
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Jerry Tarde of Golf Digest gets it
Original at Florida Times-Union
• Fri, Mar 20
FL Woods hasn't played in Australia since the 1998 Presidents Cup. Current estimates are that his presence in the Aussie Masters will bring $19 million in economic impact to the Melbourne area. Even if those estimates are overly generous, there still will ...
The Masters - Villegas sets sights on Major success
Original at Yahoo! Eurosport UK
• Thu, Mar 19
UK Villegas has also identified qualifying for the international team for October's Presidents Cup, under team captain and Johnnie Walker rival Greg Norman, as a top goal for this year. "Presidents Cup is one of the goals of the year and with a great ...
Fred Couples to play at Sahalee
Original at Sammamish Review
• Sat, Mar 14
wa He was also named captain of the USA Presidents Cup team. He played for the O’Dea High School golf team and went to the University of Houston on a golf scholarship. The 2010 US Senior Open at Sahalee will be the 31 st and will bring together a field of ...
Harding Park Reportedly Far From Ready To Host Presidents Cup
Original at The FanHouse - AOL
• Mon, Mar 9
NY Tiger ended up with the title, and Harding Park was on the map as a course that could handle the moment. Four years later, with the Presidents Cup coming to San Francisco, the same questions are arising. Is Harding Park going to be ready? ...
My Shot: A modest proposal for reinventing the Solheim competition
Original at Golf.com
• Tue, Mar 3
NY At least the men's game has gotten the rest of the world involved with its Presidents Cup (which should be merged with the Ryder Cup to make one superworldwide event — but that's another story). Even if they wanted to emulate the Presidents Cup, ...
Ambitious golfer Villegas sets sights on Tiger
Original at google.com
• Wed, Feb 18
Villegas has also identified qualifying for the international team for October's Presidents Cup, under team captain and Johnnie Walker rival Greg Norman, as a top goal for this year. "Presidents Cup is one of the goals of the year and with a great ...
Farmers Insurance ‘Tees Up’ Historical Golf Documentary - istockAnalyst.com
Original at istockanalyst.com
• Tue, Feb 10
In addition to more than 40 PGA TOUR events and at least 15 European Tour events, GOLF CHANNEL will air selected LPGA Tour stops, The Presidents Cup and the Solheim Cup in HD. The network became the exclusive cable home of the PGA TOUR in 2007, ...
Weir gets an early call from hall of fame
Original at nationalpost.com
• Fri, Feb 6
Canada There haven't been a lot of Canadian golfers you can say that about." In addition to his PGA Tour success, Weir has also represented Canada on the international team for the Presidents Cup four times and played on three World Cup teams for Canada. ... Names in the Game eTaiwan News
Mike Weir to be inducted into Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2009
Original at google.com
• Thu, Feb 5
Everything he's achieved on the course since - two more PGA Tour wins, beating Tiger Woods at the Presidents Cup in Montreal - has simply added to his resume. Any future successes will presumably fall into the same category. In addition to that, ...
Johnson, Toms, Scott and Howell III all looking to rebound in Hawaii
Original at google.com
• Tue, Jan 20
Even though he has won twice, has 10 runner-up finishes and has played on the Presidents Cup team twice, Howell is coming off the worst season of his career ... Monroe native David Toms makes up for lost time on PGA Tour Monroe News Star Zach Johnson shows grit and good putting go a long way The Can...
A Bad Bet for Freddie Couples
Original at ARMCHAIR GOLF
• Sun, Dec 14
By armchairgolfer@gmail.com (The Armchair Golfer) Fred Couples will captain the U.S. team in the 2009 Presidents Cup. Jim Doeden/Flickr) In a just-published Q&A with Golf Digest, Fred Couples recalls his bet with Tiger Woods at last year’s Target World Challenge.
PGA schedule: More money, FedEx Cup changes on way
Original at ap.google.com
• Tue, Nov 11
AFP - Nov 11, 2008 The tour had a two-week break this year during the playoffs because of the Ryder Cup. The Presidents Cup will be played next year in San Francisco after the ... Kupelian's top 10 who exceeded expectations PGA Tour all 170 news articles
Couples taps Jordan for role with Presidents Cup team
Original at Officialsportsbetting.com
• Wed, Oct 8
SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - United States Presidents Cup captain Fred Couples has handed an official role on his team to NBA legend Michael Jordan for next year’s match against the International team.
Golf-Couples eyes Jordan, Williams, Tiger for President’s duties ...
Original at Officialsportsbetting.com
• Wed, Oct 8
Golf-Couples eyes Jordan, Williams, Tiger for President's duties (Reuters). Captain Fred Couples has lined up Michael Jordan to help out on his US Presidents Cup team, has invited comedian Robin Williams to pitch in, but he ...
Weekend Betting Review - The Seve Trophy and The Presidents Cup
Original at In Golf We Trust
• Mon, Oct 1
By InGolfWeTrust.com Or Or In the Presidents Cup we told you to back: Steve Stricker to be top USA points scorer @ 10/1. Rory Sabbatini to be top International points scorer @ 10/1. Or Tiger Woods to be top overall points scorer @ 11/2. David Toms to be top USA points scorer @ 14/1.
Podcast: Woods and Mickelson unite, is your golf game stagnant and stop competitors from getting into your head
Original at WorldGolf.com
• Mon, Sep 24
By golfforbeginners@aol.com Although Team U.S.A. has only five golfers ranked in the top-twenty of the PGA Tour's Official Golf Rankings, the combination of Woods, Mickelson, Stricker and Furyk will most certainly dominate at this year's event. With the addition of Scott Verplank and Stewart Cink, who always appear t...