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Rocky times ahead for major pro golf tours
Original at Hilton Head Island Packet
• 23 hours ago
can win major championships on a shattered knee, he can intimidate the world's best golfers with his mere presence and, I have it on good ...
Sony PSP (Like Brand New) (Columbus) $325
Original at craigslist
• Mon, Dec 1
Here is a list of games that are included : Tiger Woods PGA '08, Major League Baseball 2K8, Hot Shots Golf 2, Rapala Trophies, Grand Theft Auto - Vice City, Grand Theft Auto - Liberty City, Dungeon Siege - Throne of Agony, Dungeons & Dragons - Tatics, Final Fantasy VII - Crisis Core, Tekk...
Tightening economy even strikes the athletic world
Original at fbnewsleader.com
• Mon, Dec 1
As an example, Tiger Woods, probably the world's most visible athlete, is out of a job, having been released by Buick. Woods had served as a spokesman for ...
Tiger Woods' agent: No more car sponsors for Tiger
Original at Automotive News
• Mon, Dec 1
Who's on the bag for Tiger Woods now that his endorsement deal with General Motors is over? Well, it won't be another car company. ...
Whither $400 million in GM Ad Spending?
Original at ADOTAS
• Mon, Dec 1
GM has already ended its long relationship with Tiger Woods. As Conan O’Brien said, “When asked why, a GM spokesman said, “Tiger Woods is successful, ...
Tiger's next assignment
Original at Norman Transcript
• Sun, Nov 30
lost his $7 million endorsement deal with General Motors last week. He'll recover. Within hours the Treasury Secretary offered Woods a $25 ...
Who Is Your Favorite Pro Golfer?
Original at ARMCHAIR GOLF
• Sun, Nov 30
By armchairgolfer@gmail.com (The Armchair Golfer) I had to choose from a limited list that included Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington and more. I was stumped. I admire many, even like some, but favorite?
Tiger Woods' Agent: No More Car Sponsors for Tiger
Original at AdAge.com
• Sun, Nov 30
Who's on the bag for Tiger Woods now that his endorsement deal with General Motors is over? Well, it won't be another car company. ...
Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson win World Cup for Sweden and ...
Original at telegraph.co.uk
• Sun, Nov 30
Ben Hogan and Sam Snead in 1956, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus in 1964, Tiger Woods and Mark O'Meara in 1999 and Tiger Woods and Dave Duval in 2000. ...
Golf writer will read from book on Woods
Original at Ventura County Star
• Sun, Nov 30
Bob Smiley, a television writer and ESPN.com commentator, will hold a reading and question-and-answer session about his new book on golfer Tiger Woods on ...
Fore! Woods' split with GM a warning for athletes
Original at Palm Beach Post
• Sat, Nov 29
Turns out, Tiger Woods wouldn't really rather have a Buick. At least not anymore...
As Woods Enters Prime, Time Is on His Side
Original at NYT > Tiger Woods
• Thu, Nov 27
By By LARRY DORMAN With a growing business empire and an increasing sense of inevitability that his quest to rewrite the golf record book will come to a foregone conclusion, Tiger Woods is poised for even more success.
GM ends 9-year endorsement relationship with Tiger Woods
Original at usatoday.com
• Tue, Nov 25
DETROIT - As cash-strapped General Motors (GM) looks for ways to slice expenses, it's parting ways with long-time pitchman Tiger Woods. The ailing auto giant said Monday that it will end its nine-year relationship with the world's No. 1 golfer Dec. 31. Woods' contract with GM was set to expir...
As Tiger and GM part ways, sponsorships are up in the air
Original at usatoday.com
• Tue, Nov 25
There's an ominous space-for-rent sign on the world's most famous golf bag.With General Motors' Buick division announcing Monday that it is ending its nine-year endorsement deal with Tiger Woods a year early, sports marketing experts say it is further warning to an industry heavily re...
Shelly Palmer: GM lets Tiger go: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 25, 2008
Original at Huffington Post
• Tue, Nov 25
By Shelly Palmer General Motors ended its seven year relationship with Tiger Woods yesterday. GM, who is trying to drastically cut costs, ended the contact with the world's most famous Golfer a year head of schedule. Analysts value Tiger's contract with GM to be around $8 million a year.
Buick Can't Swing Golf Sponsorships in '09
Original at Wired News
• Tue, Nov 25
By Keith Barry In a cost-cutting move, Buick has ended its long-running partnership with golf great Tiger Woods and drastically reduced the number of courtesy cars they provide for PGA Tour events. Buick's new lineup was famously absent from last week's LA Auto...
Tiger, GM/Buick Part Ways
Original at Hartford Courant
• Mon, Nov 24
By Bruce Berlet Those golf bags with Tiger Woods and Buick etched on the side are now a collector's item. In its latest attempt to cut costs and reduce a steady stream of red ink, General Motors announced Monday that it's ending a... Those golf bags with Tiger Woods and Buick etched on the side are now a collector...
GM ends 9-year endorsement deal with Tiger Woods
Original at Toledo Blade
• Mon, Nov 24
Timing is everything," said Larry Peck, golf marketing manager for Buick. "We've had such a great partnership with Tiger. It's hard for us to walk away from that. But this frees up time for him. And it sure frees up a lot of money for us." The endorsement deal, believed to be worth at least $7 millio...
Golf: Try not to cry as Woods becomes credit crunch victim
Original at The Guardian (UK)
• Mon, Nov 24
By Lawrence Donegan The credit crunch and accompanying global recession claimed its most famous sporting victim last night when General Motors, the troubled American carmaker, announced that it was ending its sponsorship deal with the world's most recognisable athlete, Tiger Woods.
Podcast: Euro Tour ships Mickelson back to the USA. Are Mickelson, Woods Olympic hopefuls? Rhythm and Rules
Original at WorldGolf.com
• Mon, Nov 17
By golfforbeginners@aol.com Also, with guys like Phil and Tiger going after “gold” every week in the form of million dollar payouts and glimmery FedEx type trophies, an Olympic event would seem more like just another stop on the PGA Tour. Instead, listen to what Golf for Beginners has in mind if golf becomes an Olympic s...
2009 Travelers Championship Surrounded by Tiger Factor
Original at Hartford Courant
• Thu, Nov 13
By Bruce Berlet As expected, the 2009 Travelers Championship will be sandwiched between the U.S. Open and the AT&T National hosted by Tiger Woods. Stewart Cink will defend his Travelers Championship title at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell June 25-28, which is a...
MICKELSON KEEPS PACE - Golf365.com - News - Golf News, Golf Tips ...
Original at Golf365.com
• Mon, Nov 10
After winning the Players Championship and October's Castello Masters a Garcia victory in China would see him overtake the American and move in behind runaway world number one Tiger Woods. Even a top-three finish for the Spaniard, ...
Q&A: Bob Harig of ESPN.com
Original at ARMCHAIR GOLF
• Thu, Nov 6
By armchairgolfer@gmail.com (The Armchair Golfer) A FORMER SPORTSWRITER for the St. Petersburg Times, Bob Harig covers the PGA Tour and pro golf for ESPN.com. I met Bob at the BMW Championship in St. Louis, the third of four FedEx Cup playoff events. Last week we talked by phone about various PGA Tour subjects, including the return of Tiger Woods.
Podcast: European Tour Shanghai's PGA Tour golfers on road to Dubai. Mickelson swing changes tested at HSBC and Thumb Caddy training aid
Original at WorldGolf.com
• Mon, Nov 3
By golfforbeginners@aol.com Of course, if Tiger Woods has any input, his new golf course in Dubai might just host one of these events. Woods’ foray into golf course design is yielding several new courses, possibly with a consideration towards building his own “mini-tour". It is conceivable that Tiger could one day be “...
Michael Phelps And The Nerdy Endorsement Trap [Advice]Original at Gawker
• Mon, Oct 27
By Hamilton Nolan Dolphin-like Olympic champ Michael Phelps is like that dude in the poem who has come to two roads that diverge in the woods. Except Michael Phelps has far more money at stake than that guy. Now that Phelps has won the races and gripped the strippers, his full-time job is endorsing products in r...
Guess Who’s On the Brash 100?
Original at Techcrunch
• Mon, Oct 20
By Erick Schonfeld Anderson Cooper Arnold Schwarzenegger David Beckham David Bowie David Geffen Elton John Johnny Depp Jon Stewart Michael Arrington Michael Bloomberg Michael Jordan Michael Phelps Nelson Mandela Steve Jobs Steve Wynn Tiger Woods Tom Ford Tyler Perry Will Smith Willie Nelson
Podcast: Tiger Woods rebuilding Mexico for blue-bloods and thinking outside the tee box
Original at WorldGolf.com
• Sat, Oct 11
By golfforbeginners@aol.com Please don’t say that Tiger Woods is becoming an elitist! also offers plenty of golf tips this week in addition to the Tiger Talk. We discuss offbeat and peculiar ways to get to the green. Do you always have to sink a birdie putt with a putter?
Tiger Woods Ditches Golf Clubs for Diaper Duty
Original at Celebrity Baby Blog
• Fri, Oct 10
By Kate Charlie Riedel/AP Though Tiger Woods is currently on what he jokingly calls his longest break from golf since coming out of the womb, one thing his sidelining leg injury has allowed is more time with daughter Sam Alexis, 15 months. "Fatherhood has been very sleepless," Tiger said in an int...
Podcast: How to Choke like Anthony Kim. Tiger Woods, Natalie Gulbis in the news and you can lose but you're not a loser
Original at WorldGolf.com
• Mon, Oct 6
By golfforbeginners@aol.com Whereas some golfers prefer to use this grip at all times and sacrifice a bit of distance, Butch Harmon, for example, mentions that it would behoove most amateurs to follow suit with all golf shots from 130 yards and in! Finally, we dig deep into the internet and find some interesting news o...
Podcast: Miller sends Tiger Woods a "Dear John" letter. Aging Mickelson falls prey to Villegas, Kim. Nicklaus hits it big with Performance 18
Original at WorldGolf.com
• Mon, Sep 29
By golfforbeginners@aol.com Golf Analyst Johnny Miller maintains that Tiger Woods was not missed at either the Tour Championship or the Ryder Cup. He has even gone so far as to blame Woods for Team USA’s problematic history. I can understand Miller’s Ryder Cup theory as Tiger Woods has rarely been known to be a team playe...
Second Baby On The Way for Pro Golfer Tiger Woods & Wife Elin - Pregnancy Pit Stop Blog
Original at Pregnancy Pit Stop
• Thu, Sep 25
Despite being all done with the remainder of the 2008 PGA Tour due to knee surgery, professional golfer Tiger Woods, 32, and his wife of nearly four years, Elin, 28, have lots to be excited about now! The couple has officially announced they are expecting baby number 2! The pregnancy news w...
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 07 review from www.gamemobile.co.uk
Original at Mobile Phone Java Games
• Sat, Aug 9
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Podcast: Can Els, Mickelson ignore Tiger Woods' absence at the British Open? Are LaFresh travel packs golf friendly and an important tip about golf lessons
Original at WorldGolf.com
• Tue, Jul 15
By golfforbeginners@aol.com Photo Credit: Tribune India, ClackamasReview.com Click here to listen. There are golf fans and then there are those who come out of the woodwork just to see Tiger Woods blast the ball. These “Tiger enthusiasts” would not think of missing an event with Woods in the ...
Golf Pro Tiger Woods May Soon Be A Billionaire
Original at iCelebZ
• Thu, Jul 10
Golf pro Tiger Woods may soon earn one billion dollars in career earnings, becoming the world's first billionaire to accumulate his fortune by playing sports. According to Forbes magazine, Woods may reach the billion dollar mark by 2010. He is already a millionaire many times over. The 14-...
Opinion: Play more. please
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Tue, Jul 8
By chicagosports Specifically, Pernice complained about the Tour's minimum of 15 tournaments per year for a player to keep his card. He thinks it is too low and makes it easy for players like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to cherry-pick their events.
Opinion: Play more. please
Original at chicagotribune.com
• Tue, Jul 8
By chicagosports Specifically, Pernice complained about the Tour's minimum of 15 tournaments per year for a player to keep his card. He thinks it is too low and makes it easy for players like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to cherry-pick their events.
The Internets: The Last Supper of golf?
Original at nc.startribune.com
• Wed, Jan 30
Some very funny stuff sent to us by the good people of SportsbyBrooks: apparently Sports Illustrated is working on a cover that will imitate “The Last Supper,” with lookalikes of Tiger Woods and 12 other famous golfers. ...
Report: TV Anchor Apologizes For 'Lynch Tiger Woods' Remark - ABC News
Original at ABC News
• Tue, Jan 8
Report: TV Anchor Apologizes For 'Lynch Tiger Woods' Remark - Golf Channel anchor Kelly Tilghman has apologized after saying during Friday's telecast of the PGA Tour's opening event that today's young players should ...
Podcast: Pressure creates drama for Phil Mickelson at HSBC Champions, high-tech golf instruction with K-Vest and Annika Sorenstam's tips off the tee
Original at WorldGolf.com
• Mon, Nov 12
By golfforbeginners@aol.com This podcast is supported by New Roc Harley Davidson, your worldwide parts and accessories distributor. Great rides start here!. Click here to listen. Phil Mickelson earned the title of "Champion of Champions" at the HSBC in China, narrowly defeating two Englishmen in a sudden death show...
Elin Woods with Sam Alexis in Stockholm
Original at Celebrity Baby Blog
• Tue, Oct 9
By Shannon CBB Senior Contributor Model and wife of golf player Tiger Woods, 31, Elin Woods, 27, took their daughter, Sam Alexis, 3 1/2 months, out for a walk in Stockholm, Sweden. With Elin is her twin sister, Josefin. Elin and Josefin were working as nannies for ...
Tigers talks fitness in magazine
Original at The Japan Times
• Thu, Jun 28
NEW YORK (AP) Tiger Woods has talked about tailoring practice sessions around being a father. That also means finding time for workouts that can last up to three hours as many as six days a week, which he describes in the August issue of Men's Fitness magazine. For the first time, Woods and tra...
Tiger Finally Reveals Fitness Routine
Original at msnbc.msn.com
• Wed, Jun 27
Tiger Woods has talked about tailoring practice sessions around being a father. That also means finding time for workouts that can last up to three hours as many as six days a week, which he describes in the August issue of Men's Fitness magazine. For the first time, Woods and trainer Keith Kl...
Woods to play in inaugural tournament
Original at FOXSports.com
• Wed, Jun 27
Two weeks after becoming a father, Tiger Woods will return to the PGA Tour at the AT&T National, where he is host of the new tournament that will be played July 5-8 at Congressional Country Club outside Washington.
Tiger Woods Posts First Baby Pictures Online
Original at KDKA
• Tue, Jun 26
Tiger Woods has posted the first photos of his week-old baby girl on his Web site. The golfer and his wife, Erin Nordegren, welcomed their daughter on last Monday, hours after Woods finished in a second-place tie at the U.S. Open.
New dad Tiger Woods to skip Buick Open - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at hosted.ap.org
• Fri, Jun 22
New dad Tiger Woods to skip Buick Open Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Buick has said the contract does not require Woods to play in specific PGA Tour events it sponsors. He is scheduled to host a tournament in Washington, DC, ...
Sony PSP Review: ProStroke Golf - World Tour 2007
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, Apr 18
By Ken Edwards ProStroke Golf 2007 has eight licensed professional golfers, but most casual fans of the sport won't recognize half the names. Still, it is a good list with Sergio Garcia, Mark O'Meara, Justin Rose, Ben Curtis, Thomas Bjorn, Colin Montgomerie, Ian Woosnam, and Zhang Lian-Wei.
Wii Review: Tiger Woods 07
Original at Blogcritics
• Sun, Mar 18
By Matt Paprocki The Wii and golf were meant to be. As such, Wii owners already have two entries to choose from, including the far too simplistic Wii Sports Golf and agonizingly slow Super Swing Golf. Enter Tiger Woods, who as usual, destroys all comers.
Xbox 360 Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
Original at Blogcritics
• Fri, Nov 3
By Matt Paprocki Destroying all hopes of a decent 2006 outing, EA Sports has begun the refinement on the Tiger Woods franchise in the 07 Xbox 360 update. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB for, believe it or not, Mild Violence. This game can also be found on: PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox
Xbox Review: Real World Golf
Original at Blogcritics
• Sat, Aug 12
By Matt Paprocki It's tough to compete in golf video games when Tiger Woods doesn't endorse your product. There's only one thing you can do to counter that situation: make a bigger box. That's exactly what Real World Golf does, cramming an interactive golf system (not just the game) into a mass of hopefully r...
PS2 Review: Real World Golf
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Aug 8
By Aaron Auzins While the title Real World Golf may mislead many players into believing the game has the glitz and glamour of games such as Tiger Woods, this is not the case. The game features no real players, no real courses and no real clothing lines or equipment. So what makes Real World Golf a contender? Be...