Tiger Woods

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Click here to listen. Similarities between Lorena Ochoa and Tiger Woods have become all too evident this year. Both are certainly not showing their stripes as best golfer of the LPGA and PGA Tour although each have done justice to their ...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Yes, Tiger is one of the greatest ball strikers of all time but it cost him just as much on the scorecard to slice one into the woods as to miss short putts. As Ian O’Connor mentioned, Woods’ putter was “completely overmatched". As for Jack Nicklaus, the jury is still out but, with time on his sid...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Fed Ex Cup golfers, BEWARE! Click here to listen. A word within almost every sports column in the United States is that Tiger Woods ‘choked’ and gave up a 54-hole lead at the PGA Championship to the golfer who stood in 110th position before the ...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Does Tiger Woods’ victory at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational portend another major failure this week at the PGA Championship? Even if Tiger fails to win a single major tournament this season, fans should consider his five wins in 2009 a sign that Woods is the man to beat on the PGA Tour.

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Michelle Wie also deserves to be selected this time. In spite of the fact that this is her first year on the LPGA Tour, Wie has risen to thirteenth position on the points list due to an eleventh place finish at the Women’s British Open. Although Wie has not won an event yet as a rookie, give her a ch...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Michelle Wie is being “considered” as a possible U.S. Solheim Cup golfer but is it in the team’s best interest to have her on their side? Click here to listen. Michelle Wie is being “considered” as a possible U.S. Solheim Cup golfer but is it in the team’s best interest to have her on their side? Aft...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Although in five events on the Champions Tour, Watson has made every cut with one top-ten to his credit, the golfers playing in those events are also coming off of the PGA Tour at fifty, making it more of a struggle for Tom to stay competitive. The money isn’t that great either, compared to the...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Tiger Woods has made it a habit to win two weeks before a major tournament this season. He won Palmer’s, Nicklaus’ and his own event in this fashion and, because of this, fans are waiting to see if this streak will cause him to falter during the third major of the year.

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Seeking out a “rematch” of sorts, Woods took on SNL comedian Jimmy Fallon where it seemed certain that Tiger would triumph and gain bragging rights on the ‘Black’. But this match did not ‘officially’ take place on the golf course. Instead, it was through the new Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 that th...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com After watching the struggles of both Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson (among the other great golfers) at the 109th US Open, it can be said that this was the year of the initiate, not the veteran. Lucas Glover, who had only won once in his career on the PGA Tour astounded and amazed the crowd with h...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Where does Phil Mickelson fit into the U.S. Open fervor? Paired with golfers equally qualified to get the job done (Goosen and Els) he has taken second place in the Open four times, with three of those battles taking place at Bethpage. Always a bridesmaid? This could be the year for FIGJAM’s vi...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Perhaps Johnny Miller said it best recently when he compared Tiger and Phil Mickelson (although any name can be switched-out in place of Lefty): Roger Federer on Tiger Woods: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1894410_1894289_1894279,00.html

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Eight years later and the two top golfers in the world did not disappoint with Mickelson firing a record-tying front nine ‘30′ and Tiger playing “catch-up” until the end. Both players lost steam by the eighteenth, called it quits and hastily departed Augusta National before the green jac...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Will Tiger Woods have any identifiable adversaries at this years Masters Tournament? Gazing into the PGA Tour crystal ball and deciding which golfers could make a move against Woods lead one to believe that Tiger is on par to win his fifth green jacket at Augusta!

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Send your golf questions and comments to golfforbeginners@worldgolf.com. Click here to listen. Branding a product is supposed to personify the qualities inherent in the celebrity whose name is on the package. Tiger Woods’ name, for example, has been chosen not only because he is a champio...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Click here to listen. Michelle Wie reportedly received $700,000 in appearance fees to attend the Asian Tour’s 2006 SK Telecom Open. Tiger Woods’ bonus for showing up at the Australian Masters will top the $3 million mark with the state ...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com The Golf Channel and J Golf (Korea) have also joined forces with the LPGA, envisioning a merge of talent and sport. Carolyn Bivens mentioned, “JBC provides the LPGA with a progressive, creative partner prepared to showcase our golfers and tournaments across an array of platforms.”

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Following in Tiger Woods’ footsteps, in this case, is not necessarily a good thing for Singh as the past several years of developments have kept Singh on Tiger’s tail. In 2003 it was Vijay who took the money spot on the PGA Tour away from Woods by almost a million dollars (of course Singh playe...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Even if Woods barely grazed the billion dollar ceiling, it is improbable that he would join Gates on the Forbes 400 as “the price of admission … is $1.3 billion for the second year in a row.” Heads up, George Steinbrenner, the Tiger is on your tail!

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Will Tiger Woods find filling the shoes of Jack Nicklaus an easy feat and will he be able to conquer all of Nicklaus’ accomplishments both on and off the golf course? Nicklaus recently stated that he doesn’t want Tiger to break his records. Do you blame him? Just ask kids today if they ever hea...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Photo Credit: © BBC Sport Click here to listen. Phil Mickelson has dropped out of the 2009 Race to Dubai because he said he doesn’t have enough time to dedicate to both the European and PGA Tours. With second-rate performances at the two opening Euro Tour ...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com As Garcia noted, “Some of the tournaments we play in the Middle East … are bigger than the ones they play in the U.S. You get good players there, so world rankings points increase. At the end of the day, that’s what the big players do it for.”

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?

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...

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...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Imagine Tiger Woods’ instructor, Hank Haney, standing right in front of you, offering you advice on your golf game. That is exactly what happened to me at Chelsea Piers in New York in an event held in conjunction with The First Tee and FedEx. Next week, an interview with Jim Furyk!

By golfforbeginners@aol.com This week Golf for Beginners discusses what seems to make Harrington unbeatable when the pressure is on. A golf tip from Jim Flick on proper alignment is also featured. Information on Ireland’s golf courses and Patriot Golf Day are also covered on this week’s broadcast.

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 ...

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By golfforbeginners@aol.com This week’s Golf for Beginners podcast wonders how Tiger Woods can remain so steadfast in his determination to win a golf tournament while Phil Mickelson, who mentally and physically prepared for this event, fell apart. Other players such as Rocco Mediate and Lee Westwood didn’t feel th...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com In the battle of the “most fit” men in America, Tiger Woods has squashed opponent Barack Obama. Send your golf questions and comments to golfforbeginners@aol.com. This podcast is supported by San Diego Golf Central, 1-866-825-4094.

By golfforbeginners@aol.com It may be quite presumptive of me to claim that Phil Mickelson’s chances have vastly improved (as has the rest of the field at the upcoming Wachovia Championship) now that Tiger Woods has withdrawn due to arthroscopic knee surgery. This podcast is supported by Arizona Golf Packages.

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Moral of the story for all golfers; it’s not the arrow, it’s the Indian… I guess the next question should be, “When will Callaway Golf debut a putter with adjustable head and shaft technology for conditions like “blade-drag” or help with overspin? Tiger Woods may be just the buyer for it!

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Photo Credit:PE.com, Rediff.com Click here to listen. When Tiger Woods first tied, then surpassed, Arnold “the King” Palmer’s PGA Tour win record, the press was quick to gobble it all up and regurgitate it incessantly. Buzz regarding when Woods will gain ground on Jack ...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Could Lorena Ochoa be the next “Tiger Woods” of the LPGA Tour? Woods/Ochoa being groomed for greatness Also, we offer a golf tip from Hank Haney straight out of Golf Digest Magazine. Find out how you can make your waggle work for you. And Barry wonders if, after my “audience” with the Ryder Cup...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Those words could have been echoed by either Vijay or Phil, take your pick. Playing aggressively instead of safely, choosing the wrong clubs, problems with the putter…these errors happen to even the greatest golfers. Well…almost all of the top golfers…all except Tiger Woods.

By golfforbeginners@aol.com It’s easy to see why professional golfers become distracted when Tiger Woods is somewhere in the pack. If he’s only a few strokes back, chances are his resolve will carry him to victory. That is precisely what happened this weekend at the Dubai Desert Classic.

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Records are set “in the books” with the express consequence of beating them. This weekend, Tiger Woods implanted his name firmly among the greatest golfers of all time, tying Arnold Palmer in number of career victories achieved. “My career is not done yet,” Woods said. “Hopefully, my good y...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Taking the lead from Woods is Ernie Els who isn’t as positive but remains hopeful. Although Els has been a non-event in the U.S. for several years (he claims that putting under pressure lets him down), he has now decided that he has to “start winning tournaments…fast!” His insecurities are ma...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Even though Mickelson and Woods are not in aggressive mode, they both constantly think competitively. Tiger has mentioned on his website that he has been “testing some new Nike irons". Woods makes his 2008 PGA Tour debut at the Buick Invitational (January 24-27) and Mickelson is due to mak...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Earl Woods would have been another great choice for the Bob Jones Award. The First Tee National Academy hosted it’s inaugural project at K-State, home of Woods’ National Youth Golf Academy. We remind our listeners of the importance of the nine basic principles that all selected youth are t...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Tiger Woods looked a bit like Phil Mickelson and family after his win at the Target World Challenge with grandma holding up baby Sam to receive a wet one while Elin proudly looked on. Perfect Kodak moment! This week Golf for Beginners podcast discusses Cheyenne Woods, the Earl Woods legacy...

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...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Although "Tiger (Woods) has gotten really good at fixing himself," he still keeps in constant contact with his golf instructor. Even the top golfer in the world needs to keep his swing properly tuned and, for now, the person helping Tiger improve and grow remains Hank Haney.

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Tiger Woods has endorsed many products in his illustrious career, from American Express cards to the Nike Sasquatch driver. Woods' likeness appears in his own video game with EA Sports. He drives a Buick in advertisements for General Motors and wears his Tag Heuer watch proudly in print me...

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. Now that Presidents Cup fever has replaced FedEx Cup mayhem, it will be interesting to see how Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson perform as co...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Tiger Woods took home a bevy of accolades yesterday, the culmination of a yearlong effort to embrace the virgin FedEx Cup and confirm his status as Player of the Year. We discuss the defense of next year's title in this week's show as well as the inability of PGA Tour golfers to keep up with Woo...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com On the other hand, not playing in the BMW Championship probably cost Phil Mickelson the FedEx Cup. If Mickelson wins the Tour Championship and Woods places second, Phil will lose the trophy, and the $10 million, by just twenty points! I wonder how that's going to sit with Lefty (and coach Bu...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com While watching the Deutsche Bank Championship final round, I had an unsettling feeling that Phil Mickelson was going allow his lead to slip away as soon as Tiger Woods began his ascent. Isn't that his modus operandi when placed in a pressure-cooker situation?

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Tiger Woods claims that he is physically and mentally drained after winning both the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and the PGA Championship. The world's number one golfer announced on his website that his body is "spent" and needs time to recuperate.