Tiger's Buddhism Bracelet Does Not Make It To One-Year Accident Anniversary**

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When Kelly Tilghman breathlessly asked him about the rubber band he was wearing for his first television interviews, Tiger said the Buddhism bracelet bringing him inner peace never came off. But reader Mel looked at these Getty Images (here and here) shots from Australia last week and noticed it's gone. Maybe it was itchy?
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"The Middle East may have the money to stage golf tournaments right now, but it’s not rich with golf fans."

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Alistair Tait paints a bleak picture of the outside-the-ropes scene at the European Tour's Dubai finale.

Fridays and Saturdays constitute the weekend here in the Middle East, so we can expect more fans for the next two rounds. But I’m guessing not many more.

The land outside the fairway ropes of the Earth Course here at Jumeirah Estates explains why the crowd was so sparse.

The course is situated in the middle of a huge construction site. With one exception – no construction is taking place.

Half-finished villas line most fairways. Ugly, concrete monstrosities with scaffolding, pipe work and steel supports exposed to the world dot the landscape. Players this week use a temporary clubhouse because the one that was half-finished last year is still half-finished.

The place is an eyesore. Very little, if any, construction has taken place since last year’s tournament. Even those villas that are finished are lying empty.

"Not everything had been revealed. So I'm not sure how he could come out before there was full resolution to everything."

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As Thanksgiving arrives, Doug Ferguson files a comprehensive recap of the events that followed Tiger's November 27th car accident and includes fresh comments from Team Tiger.

There was one interesting quote from agent Mark Steinberg, defending the PR debacle in the accident's aftermath.

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