"Old Macdonald is a joyous romp from start to finish."
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A rave from Joe Passov for Bandon's latest course.
When you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
Tiger's Handlers Have Had It!? The Nickelback Concert? Really?
/Rob Shuter says his sources inside Tiger's handling team are fed up that Woods took in a Nickelback concert while he's trying to repair his marriage. Of course, they aren't truly bothered about the act of the concert attendance, but the appearance of Tiger going without his wife.
"Everyone around team Tiger has been working 24/7 to regain control of his image. Everything from carefully releasing pictures of him jogging to staging a press conference for his return to playing golf. No detail was too small to be overlooked," an insider tells me. "Then after all that work and planning, Tiger decides that he must attend a concert by his favorite band and dance backstage while his wife is away. It's a disaster."
Actually, all the work and planning was the disaster. A guy going to a concert while his wife and kids are out of town is not a disaster! In fact, I find it refreshing that he's trying to get out instead of holing up in his house.
So where does Woods stand with his crew, who have been brought on to restore his once-flawless public image?
"Everyone is at the point of giving up trying to help him," my source says.
Wow, maybe there's hope for Tiger's future after all!
"'Inside Edition' and 'Extra' requested credentials but were denied because the application deadline passed."
/Ron Green Jr. and Rick Rothacker noted this about Quail Hollow's media credentialing next week:
Read More"He used to design at night so people wouldn't see that this African-American was walking the course that he was hired to design."
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Farrell Evans interviews Treme star Wendell Pierce about the City Park redevelopment project in New Orleans, which is also slated to include a rejuvenation of Joe Bartholomew's course.Tour Gives PLAYERS Fans Another Reason To Choose Stay-At-Home Viewing Option
/They've eliminated the free parking and shuttle so that everyone has to pay $20 to park...in advance! Oh yeah, that's a setup you want to mimic in the economy, other tournaments.
Read MoreTiger Commits To Second Event In Same Day; Scribblers Think 2026 Champions Tour Commitments May Be Next
/Nice of him to enter the tournament that used to be the one he once hosted a full three months out, prompting Jeff Rude to note, "This is progress. All of a sudden, Woods is a man of commitment."
Read MoreTiger Eager To Return To Ponte Vedra And Fond Memories; Commits Really, Really Early (For Him)
/You know the fond memories, the U.S. Amateur he won there. The Players. And being hustled into the cart barn by his security team in a black surburban, armed with an apology statement to read.
Read More"Tour should rethink its aversion to controversy"
/I have a column in this week's Golf World that I just know Tim Finchem will be making copies of and distributing to his VP's with a big Post-It note attached, with the words "Maybe if you read this backwards it makes sense, Coterminously Yours, Tim."
Lorena Retirement Clippings, Vol. 1**
/Or is it an indefinite leave? We'll find out Friday.
Read More"Everywhere we go, we hear, 'Is Freddie coming? Is Freddie coming?'"
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Bill Fields returns to his old beat on the Champions Tour to figure out why things are on an upswing while the other tours are scratching and clawing to remain relevant.Tiger Has One Less Excuse To Skip Future AT&T National Pro-Ams
/Granted, there's still that little obstacle called AT&T, but Poppy Hills will not be one of the reasons he skips in future years, reports the Monterey Herald in sharing the great news that Monterey Peninsula Country Club's Shore Course hosts the next five years.
Read More"But at least I don't look like an idiot out there"
/Cat fight alert!
Read MoreSay It Ain't So: Lorena Ochoa Retiring
/Wow.
Alan Shipnuck explains in a series of tweets what he's seen with Ochoa in the last year that makes this only a minor surprise to him.
Update on 2010-04-20 16:06 by Geoff
**Beth Ann Baldry talks to a friend of Lorena who says she hasn't been having much fun.
Even The Villages' Marketing Department Can't Get Excited About The Masters' Ancient Viewing Demo
/John Ourand thought a sex scandal could lower the age of golf’s TV audience and was shocked to find out that it didn't happen.
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