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News from Around the Web
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Sleeper Picks: Shell Houston Open
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Apr 1, 2009
| Source: PGA Tour
| Access: Free
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The PGA TOUR continues its Florida Swing this week at the Shell Houston Open. Here's how the PGATOUR.COM experts sized up the top contenders:
SLEEPER PICKS
How it works: Our 10 experts from PGATOUR.
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Mickelson set for Augusta warm-up
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Apr 1, 2009
| Source: BBC
| Access: Free
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Phil Mickelson insists he is delighted with his form in the build up to the Masters at Augusta.
The world number two will attempt to win his third PGA Tour title in 2009 at the Houston Open this week, the last event before the Masters on 9 April.
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Tour Outsider: Shell Houston Open
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Apr 1, 2009
| Source: Tour Outsider
| Author: John Mueller
| Access: Free
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This week the US PGA Tour takes a jump from the east coast to the southwest (Texas) to play the Shell Houston Open. It is the last tournament before the Masters, and any player not already in the Masters' field will earn an invitation to the tournament.
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Marketing 101
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Apr 1, 2009
| Source: Golf Week
| Author: Jim McCabe
| Access: Free
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On his own, Sergio Garcia once selected a banana costume (British Open, Round 4, 2006 at Royal Hoylake), so how much worse can a fan do if assigned the task of dressing the Spaniard for a day at the office?
We’ll find out soon enough, because there is an ongoing promotion in which you can pick out Garcia’s clothing for the second round of Th
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Every day is Sunday
Four holes typically decide the fate of the eventual winner of The Masters. Here's a closer look.
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Apr 1, 2009
| Source: ESPN
| Author: Jack Nicklaus
| Access: Free
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THURSDAY: NO. 1 TEA OLIVE
Getty Images
Vitals: Par 4 (445 Yards) / 2008 Opening-Round Avg. score: 4.277
At last year's Masters, the first hole was the fifth hardest in relation to par on Thursday and the fifth hardest overall for the tournament. Early jitters aside, this one's not getting any easier.
"Now driving, [Your Name Here].
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Spotlight: Playing in the Masters at 17
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Apr 1, 2009
| Source: Golf Digest
| Author: Ron Kaspriske
| Access: Free
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He's only 5-feet-7, 150 pounds, but Ryo Ishikawa is a giant in Japanese pop culture -- especially since the 17-year-old received an invite to play in this year's Masters. The news made the front pages of all the major sports newspapers in Japan.
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Expert Picks: Stonebrae Classic
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: PGA Tour
| Access: Free
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PGATOUR.COM will have expert picks and sleepers for each Nationwide Tour event this year.
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Power Rankings: Stonebrae Classic
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: PGA Tour
| Author: Dave Lagarde
| Access: Free
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Editor's note: Dave Lagarde has been a PGATOUR.COM correspondent for all things Nationwide Tour since 2005. Each week, Lagarde will size up the field and provide his top five players going into the tournament, based on factors such as the player's strengths, the course setup, recent performances, etc.
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High price of adulation
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: Scotsman.com
| Author: John Huggan
| Access: Free
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MORE THAN seven years on, it remains the most memorable tournament I have yet covered in almost a quarter of a century spent aimlessly scribbling about golf. It wasn't that the winner – Craig Parry – was particularly brilliant.
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Some are sure to be rankled over the rankings
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: USA Today
| Author: Associated Press
| Access: Free
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Orlando, Florida -
Davis Love III would have been better off skipping the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
That's easy to say now.
The latest world ranking is out, and qualifying for the Masters effectively is closed. Love needed to be in the top 50, and he missed out by just over four-hundredths of a point.
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Joyful memories await Ochoa at Kraft Nabisco Championship
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: USA Today
| Author: Steve DiMeglio
| Access: Free
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Mexico star Lorena Ochoa is in a good place these days: atop the world golf rankings, heading toward a December wedding, leading a nation of admirers into a new sport.
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Mics on caddies: Good idea or personal invasion?
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: PGA Tour
| Author: Craig Dolch
| Access: Free
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The caddie-player relationship on the PGA TOUR has to be one of the strangest in sports. Most of them spend more waking hours together than with their spouses; they get to see incredible sights in faraway places with both having a chance to walk away from the week's event with a six-figure payoff.
But only if they play well together.
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Pop Quiz: James Nitties
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: PGA Tour
| Author: Rudy Klancnik
| Access: Free
]
Each week, we'll ask one of the four PGA TOUR players in the Citi Mentor program a question about his game, his career, his life, etc. This week, James Nitties gets the Pop Quiz treatment.
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U.S. Amateur champion Lee wins Georgia Cup
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: PGA Tour
| Author: Associated Press
| Access: Free
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Alpharetta, Georgia -
U.S. Amateur champion Danny Lee of New Zealand tuned up for the Masters on Tuesday by beating British Amateur champion Reiner Saxton in the 12th annual Georgia Cup between the winners of golf's two oldest amateur championships.
Lee, 18, who became the youngest U.S.
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Greg Norman Joins TaylorMade Golf Tour Staff
Global Golf Icon to Play TaylorMade Clubs and TP Red Ball
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: TaylorMade-adidas
| Author: Christa McNamara
| Access: Free
]
Carlsbad, California -
TaylorMade Golf Company announced today that global golf icon Greg Norman has joined its Tour Staff. Norman, 54, will play TaylorMade clubs, a TaylorMade TP golf ball, use a TaylorMade staff bag and display the TaylorMade logo on the side of his headwear.
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Fantasy Picks: Shell Houston Open
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: golf.com
| Author: Ryan Reiterman
| Access: Free
]
The good news is I've picked the winner for two straight weeks. The bad news is after 12 weeks of fantasy play, my team ranked 24,002. Ouch! (Don't tell my boss there are 24,001 people better at this than me.)
I'll try to do better as we start the spring session of fantasy golf. This week, the Shell Houston Open welcomes an E.B.T.
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Norman signs with TaylorMade Golf
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: Golf Week
| Access: Free
]
As first reported in Golfweek, Greg Norman has joined the tour staff at TaylorMade Golf, the company announced Tuesday.
Norman, 54, will play TaylorMade clubs, a TaylorMade TP golf ball, use a TaylorMade staff bag and display the TaylorMade logo on the side of his headwear, the company confirmed in a news release.
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Hate to be Rude: Make or miss?
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: Golf Week
| Author: Jeff Rude
| Access: Free
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All right, here’s what you do: The next time Tiger Woods stands over a must-make putt for victory, ask everyone you can whether they’d bet $1,000 on the miss or the make.
Get ready for most of the action on the positive.
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Teens taking golf by storm in 2009
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: ESPN
| Author: Jason Sobel
| Access: Free
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Look around, golf world. You are rapidly approaching the intersection of Present Place and Future Way, the convergence of two clearly defined eras. Watch closely as one glides precipitously by, still very much in control of the road yet glued to the rearview mirror as the other quickly gains ground.
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Fantasy Aces: Shell Houston Open
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: Golf Week
| Access: Free
]
Jeff Babineau
Jeff Babineau
Best Bet: Phil Mickelson
Remember the year that Lefty won in Atlanta by 12 on his way up I-20 to Augusta? Well, if he were to romp again, this time in Houston, just think about the hype as he readies for a showdown with Tiger down Magnolia Lane. Hey, we all can dream, can't we?
Ace Up My Sleeve: K.J.
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The Fantasy Insider: Shell Houston Open
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: PGA Tour
| Author: Scott Pianowski
| Access: Free
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This has always been one of my favorite tournaments for a few seasons: I'm excited about spring, I like so many of the past champs here (Fred Couples, Stuart Appleby), and I love that this event draws such a strong field on the eve of the Masters. Houston, we've got no problem, I'll be tuned in for all four days.
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Ballesteros talks of cancer fight
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: BBC
| Access: Free
]
Champion golfer Seve Ballesteros says life has given him "a second chance", in his first interview since undergoing emergency brain surgery last year.
Speaking to Spanish sports paper Marca, he offered an emotional thank you to thousands of well-wishers in Britain.
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Dustin Johnson arrested on DUI charge
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: Golf Week
| Author: Associated Press
| Access: Free
]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina -
PGA Tour winner and rising star Dustin Johnson was arrested Monday and charged with driving under the influence in South Carolina, police said.
It was the latest brush with the law for the 24-year-old, who won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in February. He was booked into the J.
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From Wie, some major perspective
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: Golf Week
| Author: Beth Ann Baldry
| Access: Free
]
Rancho Mirage, California -
Here’s what I’m learning to appreciate about Michelle Wie: There’s a bigger picture, and it extends well beyond LPGA majors and the PGA Tour.
Wie comes to this year’s Kraft Nabisco Championship with two LPGA tournaments in the books.
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World Match Play moves to avoid Tour Championship
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Mar 31, 2009
| Source: PGA Tour
| Access: Free
]
The World Match Play Championship will move dates to avoid a clash with THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
Organizers said the event, which will be played at the Finca Cortesin Golf Club near Malaga, will move from its original Sept. 24-27 to Oct. 29-Nov. 1 since the PGA TOUR's prestigious event is on the same weekend.
The $4.
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