"According to a tour executive, players were in unanimous agreement with the move."

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Ron Sirak reports on a couple of LPGA events lowering their purses. Great to see the players and executives not hung up on "value dynamics" or whatever they call it.

Weather the storm, keep your sponsors happy and hopefully the goodwill pays off down the road when times aren't so lean.

See why I'd never get my MBA.

Tiger Wins; Playoffs Take Week Off To Let Fans Ponder Points Permutation Possibilities

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I tell ya, the drama of wondering how these beancounters keep up with the shifts in points had me watching tennis. Maybe we can get a camera inside the ShotLink trailer, because that's where the numbers crunching probably goes on and where the real FedEx Cup drama lies. Anyway...
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Shocker: Players Exhausted As Playoff Stretch Nears Next Confusing Point Reset

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The idea of playing the playoffs so soon after the PGA Championship has never made sense both because of the sheer volume of starts required, but also because it competes with so many sports at their peak (football, tennis, baseball). And as Thomas Bonk writes, the players are already speaking up that this year's run is not going to be repeated if they have any say.
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"An 'ambitious' course in Russia costs at least $100 million"

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Thanks to reader Jim for Ilya Khrennikov's story on upscale golf course construction continuing in Russia despite dire economic news. This caught my eye in the context of golf in the Olympics, since Jack Nicklaus is one of the proponents for using the Olympics to grow the game worldwide, and yet is behind some of these outlandishly expensive designs:
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