February 09, 2012

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

February 09, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

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?

February 09, 2012

Jacksonville Golf Course Salepalooza

February 09, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

Garry Smits on the multiple listings in the Jacksonville/Ponte Vedra area, some for prices that won't even buy you a lot at some upscale golf communities. And good news for potential buyers, they're still raking the bunkers. Lord knows that'd be a deterrent!

February 09, 2012

"The Irish don't dance, we hold each other up."

February 09, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

The PGA Tour Shot Of The Day at Pebble Beach was Ken Duke's hole-out on 16 en route to a back nine record 28. But as reader Tom noted, it was Feherty's call of Duke's hideous post-shot dance that made the whole thing a lot more fun.

February 09, 2012

Conway Farms To Land 2013 BMW Championship

February 09, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

Teddy Greenstein reports on the finalization of a long rumored move for the "playoff" event. The Glen Club was also in the running. This caught my eye:

February 09, 2012

Only In Golf Files: "Excuse me!"

February 09, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

A must read unbylined story from The Age on Karrie Webb being saved from a two-shot penalty just before pulling the trigger on a putt.

February 08, 2012

First Reviews In For Tiger's Anchoring Solution

February 08, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

Bomb and Gouge are back and they aren't too keen on Tiger's concept for the long putter/anchoring situation, instead making the point that instead of getting bogged down in specific club lengths in relation to others in a player's bag (as Tiger proposes), just ban anchoring altogether.

February 08, 2012

George Lopez: "It's the slobs versus the snobs."

February 08, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

Class warfare by the shore!

Jerry Stewart

February 08, 2012

Furious Row Breaks Out Over Mike Weir!

February 08, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

Here's something you don't read everyday: a tournament director criticizing another tournament director. This brotherhood is golf's version of the BCS bowl director, working tirelessly for a month out of the year and patting their brothers on the back.

February 08, 2012

EA Allows Us To Relive Tiger's Teenage Years And The Strange Things Golfers Used To Wear

February 08, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

The forthcoming next generation of the EA Sports game...a world with which I'm not familiar. But it sure looks cool. The YouTube comments are nice too.

February 08, 2012

Freddie: Maybe I'll Get A Shot At Ryder Cup Captaincy?

February 08, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

Asked about his prospects, Fred Couples sounds like he wants the job after Davis Love.

February 08, 2012

Your Primer For The LPGA At Royal Melbourne

February 08, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

No offense to the ladies, but the real star of the LPGA Tour's first 2012 event is the glorious Royal Melbourne composite course hosting this week's Australian Women's Open.

February 08, 2012

Clint Eastwood Signs On With Back9Network

February 08, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

Lacey Rose reports for The Hollywood Reporter (thanks reader Tobin) on the legend being named as creative board chairman and founding shareholder for the new golf television network.

February 08, 2012

"So despite mortar shelling elsewhere, golf goes on."

February 08, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

Edward Wong files a positive NYT piece about the state of golf, it just happens to be in the Kachin war zone where the senior officers of the Kachin Independence Army defending northern Myanmar use the game to relax. Thanks to all the readers who sent this one in.

February 07, 2012

State Of The Game Podcast, Episode 2

February 07, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

This week's effort is longer than episode 1 but there's a lot to cover these days.

February 07, 2012

Roundup: "Traditionalist" Tiger Not A Fan Of Long Putter

February 07, 2012/ Geoff Shackelford

Doug Ferguson leads with Tiger Woods' disdain for the long putter and by default, the act of bracing (sort of).