Golf Buzz

INVERNESS, Scotland -- Jeev Milkha Singh of India birdied the first playoff hole against Francesco Molinari to win the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open and earn a spot in next week's British Open.
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Happy 37th birthday Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods celebrated his 37th birthday today. I trust and hope it was a good one.  
30 Dec 2012 - 9:25pm - 6 Comments
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Finally, golf season is starting
Today has been a bittersweet Sunday in our house. For one thing, it's the final day of the NFL regular season, which means the last day of my wife's favorite TV show – the NFL Red Zone.
30 Dec 2012 - 7:00pm - 0 Comments
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Golf's winners and losers from 2012
Over in the "lead story" area of PGA.com, I have just posted a column by Dave Tindall of the British wire service PA Sport in which he looks back on 2012 and offers up
29 Dec 2012 - 12:34pm - 0 Comments
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Is Rory McIlroy engaged to Caroline Wozniacki?
Not to get all TMZ on you or anything, but tennis star Caroline Wozniacki showed up in Australia this morning with a big new diamond ring on her left ring finger. That has sparked plenty of speculation that she and Rory Mcilroy might have gotten engaged.
28 Dec 2012 - 12:19pm - 0 Comments
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Do golfers want to see the game grow?
Everyone who's been paying attention lately knows that the golf industry is trying hard to grow the game – meaning, essentially, increase the number of people participating in golf.
27 Dec 2012 - 4:36pm - 0 Comments
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Stricker plans to cut schedule dramatically in 2013
Steve Stricker, a 12-time winner on the PGA Tour who most recently won almost exactly one year ago at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii, plans to see a lot more of home in 2013, which means he'll be seeing a lot less of the PGA Tour over the next 12 months.
27 Dec 2012 - 6:50am - 0 Comments
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Golf and gaming growing together in Japan
We don't really have pachinko parlors here in the United States, but they're huge in Japan.
26 Dec 2012 - 5:19pm - 0 Comments
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A heartwarming, memorable day for Scottish teen
Scouring the Internet for something heartfelt to give you this holiday season, we came across a piece by Sky Sports in the UK entitled "My Special Day."
26 Dec 2012 - 7:38am - 0 Comments
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Angry Shark done with Medalist GC
In the Palm Beach area of Florida, where so many many professional golfers live these days, no players have larger profiles than Jack Nicklaus at the Bear's Club and Greg Norman at the Medalist Golf Club. But no longer.
24 Dec 2012 - 5:24pm - 0 Comments
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Christmas gifts for world's top 10 golfers
I know what I want for Christmas. I'd bet you know what you want, too.
23 Dec 2012 - 7:38pm - 0 Comments
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OneAsia to hold Q-School in California
The OneAsia Tour will hold not one but two final-stage Q-School tournaments early next year – with one in the United States and the other in Malaysia.
21 Dec 2012 - 12:56pm - 0 Comments
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Bubba Watson and Ping present $250,000 to children's hospital
We all watched Bubba Watson swing his bubble-gum pink Ping driver for much of the year – including at the Masters, where he earned his first major victory and became not just a golf superstar but a pop culture favorite.
20 Dec 2012 - 5:06pm - 0 Comments
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2014 European Tour Gleneagles event dropped to prepare for Ryder Cup
Early this morning, while most of us were still sleeping, the European Tour sent out a press release announcing that the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles will not be a part of the European Tour's 2014 international schedule, "due to the venue's staging of The Ryder Cup th
20 Dec 2012 - 9:08am - 0 Comments
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McIlroy thought he had cost Europe chance of winning Ryder Cup
It's easy for Rory McIlroy to laugh about it now, but when he nearly missed his tee time for the Sunday singles matches in the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah, the two-time major champion and No. 1 player in the world admits that he thought he may have cost Europe a shot at winning.
19 Dec 2012 - 3:10pm - 1 Comments
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Six misconceptions about anchoring putters ban
Bleacher Report featured columnist Mike Dudurich explains that there are many misconceptions that come along with the proposed ruling by the USGA and R&A to ban the anchoring of putters beginning in 2016. So, what exactly are those misconceptions?
19 Dec 2012 - 3:00pm - 1 Comments
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Phil Mickelson drops out of Padres ownership group
Phil Mickelson has pulled out of the new owership group of his hometown San Diego Padres.
19 Dec 2012 - 2:46pm - 1 Comments
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Wounded soldiers get homes thanks to Harmon's Heroes
A pair of wounded warriors have been able to secure homes of their own, thanks in large part to golf instructor Buch Harmon and his Harmon’s Heroes charity effort.
19 Dec 2012 - 1:26pm - 0 Comments
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Titleist engineer now world long drive champion
For the last 16 years, Eric Lastowka has worked as an environmental engineer in Titleist’s ball manufacturing plant in Brockton, Mass. Now he is a world champion.
18 Dec 2012 - 4:26pm - 0 Comments
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Trump wind ad riles the natives
 News flash: Donald Trump is bombastic. That proclamation will earn a chuckle from anyone in the United States who owns a television, radio or computer. The Donald has been selling his over-the-top personality for three decades.
18 Dec 2012 - 3:28pm - 0 Comments