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Point Loma Nazarene University cuts four teams
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:58am

Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego announced last week that this year would be the last for four of its sports teams: men's golf, men's track, men's cross country, and women's softball. PLNU reportedly explained the cuts as necessary to achieve ...more

Tuning Up Your Golf Game
posted on March 8, 2010 at 6:14pm

5 Easy Steps to Keep Your Golf Game on Track For some of you the golf season is already underway for this year.  For others, the temps are just starting to warm up.  Regardless the key issues are the same and they begin before ever heading out to gol...more

The absurdity of golf etiquette
posted on March 4, 2010 at 7:03pm

Who Took the Common Out of Common Sense? Why is it that in a sport dominated by a code of ethics, personal integrity and honesty we have to suffer the morons that can’t or choose to not use some measure of common sense while on the golf course?   T...more

Cutting track, adding golf at Seton Hall
posted on March 1, 2010 at 7:14am

Seton Hall has decided to cut men's and women's track and field due to budget shortfalls. This academic year will be the last for the teams--four in total because of the indoor and outdoor seasons. When making the announcement last week, the school also a...more

Is the GWAA an irrelevant organization?
posted on February 23, 2010 at 11:53am

In the wake Tiger Woods’ press statement on Friday, one thing really stood out for me; the stance that the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA) took.  In preparation for the event, Tiger invited the GWAA to send three journalists to cover the s...more

Cal State Bakersfield cutting four sports
posted on February 12, 2010 at 8:20am

California State University Bakersfield announced yesterday that due to budget shortfalls it will cut four varsity sports: men's and women's golf, women's tennis, and men's wrestling. The decision was based on CSUB's desire to remain a DI institution (whi...more

More than a Golf Towel
posted on February 9, 2010 at 12:11pm

Sorry for the delay in finishing the story of my first time out for the 2010 golf season.  There are times that I really think computers are the bane of my existence.  Definitely a ‘love-hate’ relationship!  OK…time to move on. As I was saying i...more

First golf experience of 2010
posted on February 4, 2010 at 9:24am

Cold Weather, Aching Body, New Tools The PGA Show has come and gone but my trek south is still in its early stages.  After seeing all of the latest and greatest tools and gadgets I was more than psyched to get out on the links and play.  Of course, I l...more

Golf Trivia To Keep You Warm
posted on February 3, 2010 at 7:46am

photo by J. Campbell While watching the Pro Bowl on Sunday, for what may be the first time ever, I happened to see a commercial for The Masters. It was 16 degrees outside and my TV was showing me spring. Jim Nantz‘ voice over the Masters theme music ...more

When muscles and skill don't equal power
posted on February 1, 2010 at 2:10pm

Business Week came out with its list of the 100 most powerful athletes. Only eight women made the list (which was based on both on-field and off-field earnings). Only two (Serena and Venus Williams) made the top 50. If only off-field earnings were taken i...more

Boxer Ambreen Sadiq, cricketer Adil Rashid and golfer Jasbir Athwal on shortlist
posted on January 30, 2010 at 10:09pm

By Tanya O'Rourke » Keighley’s national schoolgirl boxing champion Ambreen Sadiq – believed to be the only registered Muslim female boxer in the country – has been shortlisted for a British Asian Sports Award. Now 15, she became involved with...more

Kulick wins on PBA Tour
posted on January 25, 2010 at 10:30am

She also made history by being the first woman to be mentioned positively in an article in the Sporting News.  I'm joking.  Sort of.  Kelly Kulick was the subject of one my very earliest posts, now no longer extant, in which I compared her career traje...more

Why at 65 this female golfer now hits from the back (er “men’s”) tees
posted on January 19, 2010 at 8:23am

By Davi-Ellen Chabner Why would I — a 65-year-old woman, a 23-handicap golfer — now be hitting from the blue tees (aka the back tees) — aka the men’s tees? Why not stick with the red tees, the women’s tees, a safer (and my designated) spot? Si...more

Carling Coffing gearing up for 2010
posted on January 15, 2010 at 12:41pm

Hello 2010! After a few weeks of the offseason, it feels good to be back to golf again! I’ve made the move from Ohio to Orlando, FL and the green grass in January is a beautiful site. I’ve got a busy schedule ahead of me this winter preparing like a...more

A new low in coverage of Tiger Woods...in Vanity Fair?
posted on January 11, 2010 at 7:42pm

The cover on the latest Vanity Fair, which includes a story by Buzz Bissinger with sordid details about Tiger Woods' extramarital affairs, plays so baldly to racist stereotypes about black, male athletes that the infamous 2008 Vogue cover pales in compar...more

LPGA 2010 Tour Schedule and Status
posted on January 9, 2010 at 12:10pm

A lot has been said about the state of the things within the LPGA and what needs to be done to build the strength and secure the survival for this prestigious woman’s sport.  There are a lot of factors in play that could make 2010 ‘the year that made...more

Le Tigre is the new Tiger
posted on January 6, 2010 at 12:06pm

“Golf needs a new Tiger. Let’s get back on course.” So says Le Tigre, an apparel brand launched in the late 1970’s as America’s response to its rival French brand, Lacoste. The company has recently released new ads that initially appeared to c...more

Kiss 2009 Golf Goodbye
posted on December 31, 2009 at 10:34am

Here we are rapidly approaching 2010.  It is time to kiss 2009 goodbye and hope for a much better year in 2010.  The golf world certainly saw it’s fair share of UGLY, GOOD and NOT QUITE SURE events this year. Here a few of this year’s Lowlights: ...more

Christmas twitter wrap
posted on December 25, 2009 at 3:40pm

  Did anyone here get the idea in their heads that Christmas equals a day off from training? If you did, you'd be wrong. Professional athletes don't always get a day off just because the stock market is closed. Below are some of the most serious, fu...more

Closer look at commish Michael Whan
posted on December 20, 2009 at 2:11pm

As we get close to the start of Michael Whan’s tenure at the helm of the LPGA, we have to hope that he is truly the ‘chosen one’.  So far we have been privy to his business background and achievements.  But who is he, really? He has offered up a ...more

Duramed 2010 Schedule Released
posted on December 20, 2009 at 12:50pm

Duramed FUTURES Tour Announces 2010 Schedule 30th Anniversary of Tour Features First Full-Field International Event DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 17, 2009 – The LPGA’s developmental tour, the Duramed FUTURES Tour, announced today its 2010 tournamen...more

Weekly Twitter Wrap
posted on December 19, 2009 at 6:03am

It's holiday travel season, and with the invention of twitter, I think we are going to be seeing a LOT of bitching and moaning (not judging, I did my own share of twitter travel whining today). Just a preview:@briannaglenn: I wonder why people don't unde...more

Fun Golf Gift – Identity Golf Balls
posted on December 17, 2009 at 9:40am

When I play golf with my husband it is usually pretty easy for us to keep track of who is using which ball – I usually use pink, pink or pink. However, when playing with a group of ladies you may need to differentiate your ball of choice a little more. ...more

What a Tigerless PGA Needs: Women (and not the 14 we’re hearing about)
posted on December 16, 2009 at 10:06pm

By Laura Pappano All these years we’ve been pretending to watch the game. But now we know: The PGA Tour has not really been about golf. It has been about Tiger. By contrast, the LPGA is – even with the extra ratings bump of Michelle Wie – all abou...more

Women in the Tiger affair: 'Usual suspects'?
posted on December 13, 2009 at 9:22pm

Robin Givhan of The Washington Post, in a column today, points out the stark differences in the way Tiger Woods and the women who have been involved in the story of his affair have been considered in coverage.She writes: "While Woods is being portrayed as...more
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