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Say Hello to the Waste Management Open
We all know that FBR is leaving as title sponsor of the drunken golfest played annually at the TPC Scottsdale. But, we didn't know who is lining up to replace them as title sponsor. Now we do. It's Waste Management, according to the Golf Channel and Phoenix Business Journal. There is a press...
Golf Fans and Beer: A Winning Combination
Last night, a jackass Cubs fan poured beer on Phillies centerfielder Shane Victorino while he was trying to catch a fly ball at Wrigley Field. It happened during the fifth inning of a Phils blowout of the underachieving Cubs. The incident is ironic in that it happened to a player repping Philly -...
Bad Golf Economy News Round Up
Rather than do three separate posts with bad news after bad news, I decided to lump them all together. Geoff Shackelford has a couple of great posts today detailing FBR pulling out as the sponsor in Scottsdale after next year, and his reaction to the criticism levied on Northern Trust. Then,...
The 19th Hole Golf Show - 2/3/09
On this week's episode: We talk about the weekend of great golf with the finale of the FBR Open and the Dubai Desert Classic producing dramtic results. Ryan talks about his PGA Show experience and then talks about the economics of the show with Golf Observer's Sal Johnson. Then, Ryan is joined...
Great Weekend of Pro Golf
In deserts separated by some 8500 miles, we had two great golf tournaments in the FBR Open and the Dubai Desert Classic. Kenny Perry had the FBR won, lost, and lost again before ultimately finding a way to slip a birdie past Charley Hoffman and win for the first time this season. What is crazier...
Fantasy Crystal Ball: FBR Open
Be sure to check out our sponsors for 2009 Fantasy Golf - 14Stix.com and GolfStakes.com! This week, I'm more likely to be drinking out of the crystal ball if I'm in Arizona for this week's FBR Open. It is the greatest party of the year on Tour, and over 200,000 are expected to flood TPC...
FBR May Have Restructured Sponsor Deal
Things are hush-hush down in Arizona about what is happening with FBR Open title sponsor Friedman, Billings, and Ramsey. They have bene getting hammered in the economic downturn and have seen their stock become worth less than that new Filet-O-Fish and Apple Pie meal at McDonald's. (I love the...
Arizona Pro Golf Events Update
John Davis has been covering this story for the Arizona Republic. In this piece, he talks about the whole sponsorship scene in Arizona - not just the LPGA event. There's not much new to report about the PGA Tour events - the FBR Open and Fry's.com Open - but here are a few interesting...
Sponsorship Woes Not Exclusive to LPGA Tour
An article in the East Valley Tribune looks at the hard times faced by FBR, a DC based capital management firm and sponsor of the FBR Open - arguably the coolest event that isn't a major. In February, FBR laid off 75 of its 775 employees. Last week, another cutback reduced its work force by...
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