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BREAKING: Cobra Golf Files Suit Against Camilo Villegas and TaylorMade-adidas
Last week, Titleist-parent Acushnet filed suit in Massachusetts Superior Court seeking a temporary injunction and monetary compensation against TaylorMade-adidas and Camilo Villegas to prevent both parties from discussing their newly-announced partnership for 2011 and beyond. When the news broke,...
Oddities in Titleist Parent Suit Against TaylorMade & Villegas
Earlier in the week, rumors that began at golf equipment forum Hacker's Paradise were confirmed that current Cobra and Titleist endorser Camilo Villegas would make the switch to TaylorMade-adidas (TMAG) in 2011. TaylorMade-adidas made the announcement via a press release on August 3, which...
Honda Classic Ratings Flat With '09, 2nd Smallest '10 Audience
Camilo Villegas doesn't particularly move the meter, at least according to Nielsen. Sports Business Daily reports that the Honda Classic final round overnight rating was flat against 2009, but down 25% from 2008. This final round was the second lowest watched final round of the year. The only...
How Young Guns Can Think Backwards: Cash Before Titles
In this week's Global Golf Post, Lewine Mair details a recent interview she had with legendary troubadour golfer Gary Player. The interview is worth a full read, but one paragraph stood out for me in particular. When Player was asked about what he did with his winnings when he was in his 20s, he...
A Special Comment About My Rant Yesterday On Camilo Villegas
As many of you know, yesterday I went to town on Camilo Villegas for his Tweet bemoaning the supposed lack of an off-season in golf. The support for the post and the sentiment behind it has been almost universal. People have voiced their opinion with a comment here, a blog post at their own...
Shut Up, You Overpaid Crybaby PGA Tour Players
For years, I have defended that golf is a sport. I have argued that it is because you do walk, there is a physical swining motion, and there is serious skill involved. But, after Camilo Villegas' Tweet yesterday, I am more convinced than ever that I should stop defending golf as a sport. Here's...
2009 Has Been Rough for the PGA Tour's Pretty Boys
Just a couple of seasons ago, Sergio Garcia appeared to be surging toward a major championship. Having beaten Paul Goydos in a playoff to win the Players Championship, Garcia had secured his most significant win in his career. Since then, though, Garcia has done nothing to validate that win. In...
Say Cheese! PGA Players Flip Off Tiger Woods, PGA of America, or Ian Poulter?
Ian Poulter is one of the revered pro golfers on Twitter. He gives away tickets, Tweets in between shots, and says some pretty irreverent stuff - all in 140 characters. Well, he took it to the next level with a Tweet that he has since taken down, but Geoff Shackelford caught. The link took you...
US Open Friday Update: Woods, Mickelson, and Others
As you might expect, the US Open is playing a little bit easier than it would otherwise. The rain yesterday has really softened up the course and made scoring much easier. The greens here at Bethpage Black are relatively flat and not nearly as treacherous as other Open venues. Bethpage Black is...
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