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Condoleezza Rice makes her green jacket debut

Condoleezza Rice
From Doug Ferguson's Twitter
Former Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice walks the grounds of Augusta National with two fellow club members.
By John Kim

Series: Golf Buzz

 


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Tiger and Lindsey are over

New York Times Magzine Meh List
Annmarie Dodd via Twitter
Tiger Woods is on the "Meh List," but at least he's No. 1.
By John Holmes

Series: Golf Buzz

Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn are done – at least according to the New York Times Sunday magazine.

Each week, the magazine has a little feature called ''The Meh List.'' It describes itself as a list of things that are ''not hot, not not, just meh.'' 

And topping the list this week, as we can see in the image above, is golf's No. 1 power couple. 


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Titleist makes 712U utility irons available for custom order

Titleist 712U utility irons
Courtesy of Titleist
The heads of the Titleist 712U utility irons are chrome plated with a satin finish, and are slightly larger than the standard 2-irons, 3-irons and 4-irons in the Titleist MB 712 and CB 712 series.
By John Holmes

Series: Golf Buzz

Last fall, Titleist quietly seeded some of its prototype 712U utility irons among its staff players, and said that their reaction would help the company determine whether the clubs would be released to the public. Not quite six months later, we know what that determination is – they'll be available to the public by custom order starting May 15.

Three irons will be available – an 18-degree 2-iron, a 21-degree 3-iron and a 24-degree 4-iron.


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Jim Furyk trying two-driver strategy at Valero Texas Open

Jim Furyk at the Valero Texas Open
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Jim Furyk, at the Valero Texas Open, is finding his 9.5-degree Callaway RAZR Fit Xtreme driver to be longer and the 10.5-degree model a little more accurate.

Jim Furyk has two drivers in play this week at the Valero Texas Open, and he's thinking he might use them both at the Masters, too. After all, Phil Mickelson won the 2006 Masters with a pair of Callaway Fusion FT-3 drivers.


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'Stupid idea' to play in Korea, says Alvaro Quiros

Alvaro Quiros
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The political instability on the Korean peninsula is affecting Alvaro Quiros' travel plans.
By John Holmes

Series: Golf Buzz

No tour hopscotches the globe like the European Tour, and most of its players have embraced the circuit's worldwide reach.

That doesn't mean every player is happy to go to every tournament, however.

It would be "a stupid idea" to play at the Ballantine's Championship in Incheon, South Korea, later this month, says Spanish star Alvaro Quiros, because of the growing political tension on the Korean peninsula.


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Asics no longer just for runners thanks to golf line

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The ASICS Gel-Ace Pro retails for $185.
By T.J. Auclair, Interactive Producer
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

 


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Bubba Watson extends viral video streak to two this week

Bubba Watson
YouTube
Bubba Watson playing golf on a day off -- left-handed with a right-handed set of clubs.
By T.J. Auclair

Series: Golf Buzz

 


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Who's your caddie at the Masters Par 3 Tournament?

Who's Your Caddie?
Photo: Getty Images
Aaron Baddeley gets some help from his caddie(s) during the 2012 Masters Par 3 Tourney.
By John Kim

Series: Golf Buzz

 


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Course architects compiling their own top 100 course rankings

Pebble Beach Golf Links
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Pebble Beach Golf Links is a staple of top 100 golf course rankings.
By John Holmes

Series: Golf Buzz

There are plenty of golf course rankings out there – probably the best known to most of us are the Golf Digest 100 Greatest Courses and the Golf Magazine Top 100


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TaylorMade to build new golf ball plant in South Carolina

TaylorMade Lethal golf ball
Courtesy of TaylorMade
The success of such TaylorMade balls as the new Lethal has prompted the company to construct a new golf ball plant.
By John Holmes

Series: Golf Buzz

TaylorMade will build a new golf ball manufacturing plant, company officials announced Wednesday. The 120,000-square-foot facility will occupy 25 acres in Liberty, S.C., about 28 miles east of TaylorMade's current facility in Westminster, S.C.

The company expects to break ground on the new plant in May and open up next January. The transition from Westminster to Liberty will be complete by July 2014, they said.
 


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