GeoffShackelford.comGeoffShackelford.comhttp://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010-03-18T05:36:54ZSquarespace"Being in public life doesn't mean you have to succumb to the overwhelming curiosity factor that permeates everything in our society."http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/17/being-in-public-life-doesnt-mean-you-have-to-succumb-to-the.htmlGeoff2010-03-18T03:54:11Z2010-03-18T03:54:11ZJon Wertheim talked to Ari Fleischer last week and wrote an interesting Scorecoard item this week about the former press secretary joining forces with IMG. And he's not acknowledging a working relationship with Tiger, but he has lots of advice that mirrors the Woods-IMG PR strategy to date:]]>Tiger's Returning At The Masters Clippings, Vol. 3http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/17/tigers-returning-at-the-masters-clippings-vol-3.htmlGeoff2010-03-18T03:35:14Z2010-03-18T03:35:14ZTiger's game, but a day after his announced comeback at that Masters, I am more pleased than ever that he spared the game of exposing the world to the gluttonous Tavistock Cup.  Sure, Bay Hill would have been nice, but they give credentials to local TV stations and they are supervised by men in green jackets who think writers are merely arsonists with notepads.]]>ESPN Would Really, Really Like Tiger To Play In The Par 3 Contest, Toohttp://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/17/espn-would-really-really-like-tiger-to-play-in-the-par-3-con.htmlGeoff2010-03-17T18:44:34Z2010-03-17T18:44:34ZJohn Buccigross asks Andy North if it might be a good idea for Tiger, as part of his image rehabilitation, should play in the Par-3 contest. You know, partake in that whole PGA Tour day care debacle that the Par 3 has become and which television audiences won't be tuning into much because it's so painful to watch.]]>More On Masters 3D...http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/17/more-on-masters-3d.htmlGeoff2010-03-17T18:22:55Z2010-03-17T18:22:55ZMission accomplished!http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/17/mission-accomplished.htmlGeoff2010-03-17T18:21:06Z2010-03-17T18:21:06ZMark O'Meara Doesn't Make List Of Favorite Irish Golfershttp://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/17/mark-omeara-doesnt-make-list-of-favorite-irish-golfers.htmlGeoff2010-03-17T13:21:00Z2010-03-17T13:21:00ZTiger's Returning At The Masters Clippings, Vol. 2http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/16/tigers-returning-at-the-masters-clippings-vol-2.htmlGeoff2010-03-17T03:27:39Z2010-03-17T03:27:39ZAlan Shipnuck praises the timing of this announcement. 

3. Tiger's flaks. They finally got something right, making an early announcement to short-circuit the rampant speculation and give the world time to prepare, and doing it on a Tuesday, so as not to completely overshadow this week's Transitions Championship.

]]>Tiger's Returning At The Masters Clippings, Vol. 1http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/16/tigers-returning-at-the-masters-clippings-vol-1.htmlGeoff2010-03-16T18:07:49Z2010-03-16T18:07:49ZJason Sobel at ESPN.com:

When Tiger rejoins the competitive arena for the first time since winning the JBWere Masters in Australia on Nov. 15, he will very likely be a changed man. More contrite. More polite. More cautious around media and fans.

 

]]>Comcast, 3D And Men In Green Wearing Big Glasseshttp://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/16/comcast-3d-and-men-in-green-wearing-big-glasses.htmlGeoff2010-03-16T18:00:35Z2010-03-16T18:00:35ZMasters in 3D when I actually know someone who owns a 3D television. In the meantime, I would relish and happily post the first image anyone can snap of an old white guy in his green jacket sporting oversized Buddy Holly 3D shades.]]>"Colin Montgomerie has travelled the world as a leading player and also as one of the pre-eminent modern-day course designers."http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/16/colin-montgomerie-has-travelled-the-world-as-a-leading-playe.htmlGeoff2010-03-16T18:00:10Z2010-03-16T18:00:10ZTiger To Return At The Masters...**http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/16/tiger-to-return-at-the-masters.htmlGeoff2010-03-16T15:19:24Z2010-03-16T15:19:24Z Tavistock Cup.]]>Non-Existent China Course To Host World Cuphttp://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/15/non-existent-china-course-to-host-world-cup.htmlGeoff2010-03-16T03:39:20Z2010-03-16T03:39:20ZThe Asian Tour announced that the World Cup will be played biennially at Mission Hills Hainan, which as Dan Washburn notes, has not been officially acknowledged by its developer until today's announcement.]]>Augusta's New Practice Area...Let The Hype Begin!http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/15/augustas-new-practice-arealet-the-hype-begin.htmlGeoff2010-03-16T03:35:02Z2010-03-16T03:35:02Z"Most of our tournaments sell out from a ticket standpoint, anyway."http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/15/most-of-our-tournaments-sell-out-from-a-ticket-standpoint-an.htmlGeoff2010-03-16T02:59:09Z2010-03-16T02:59:09Z"Golfers have a rare chance to tee it up at some of the best known and most exclusive golf clubs in the game thanks to an innovative online auction running April 7 to April 21."http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/3/15/golfers-have-a-rare-chance-to-tee-it-up-at-some-of-the-best.htmlGeoff2010-03-16T02:28:24Z2010-03-16T02:28:24ZGreat idea, great cause, especially now that we're on the cusp of several exciting advances and turfgrass research, yet funding is drying up.

New States Sign-on to Online Golf Auction 500-plus Courses Up for Bid

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