Cliffs Sold; Husband-Wife Duo Vows To Finish The Non-Tiger Woods Course

David Dykes introduces us to Steve and Penny Carlile of Marshall, Texas, proud new owners of The Cliffs, who plan to move forward with a Gary Player-designed course. Thanks to reader Scott for this.

Methinks the wife helped with the decision everyone wants to know about: whether Tiger's "under construction" design will be started finished.

However, the new owners — Steve and Penny Carlile of the Carlile Group in Marshall, Texas — said the fate of a Tiger Woods-designed course east of Asheville remains uncertain. Its future will be evaluated after an in-depth study to determine the best approach, Steve Carlile said.

The Carliles and Timothy P. Cherry, The Cliffs chief financial officer, told GreenvilleOnline.com this morning they anticipate filing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy action for The Cliffs Club & Hospitality Group Inc., a wholly owned Cliffs’ subsidiary, known as ClubCo, that owns the golf courses and related amenities.

Tiger Runner-Up To Vick; Earns Fewer "Dislike A Lot" Nods From People Who Haven't Discovered Caller I.D. Yet

Forbes.com's Tom Van Riper explains the trends in the latest Nielsen and E-Poll surveys of least-liked pro athletes, where Tiger Woods tied Michael Vick at 60%, but as the Forbes slideshow notes, the brilliant folks who actually gave away 20 minutes of their life to answer these questions just do not quite dislike Tiger "a lot." Enough. Got that?
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