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Economist Greg Norman Makes A Brilliant Observation
Noted economist and professional golfer Greg Norman told the press earlier this year that "America is absolutely dead, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to come back for quite a while." Now, he's back again and making even more obvious prognostications about the future of the global...
PGA Tour Milwaukee Stop Now Likely Doomed
As we keep on rolling on the business front today, I wanted to post an item that I saw yesterday on my BlackBerry. (But since I can't post from my BlackBerry, I couldn't do anything about it.) It appears that whatever secret, magical plan that Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker had to save the...
True Temper Gets the Shaft, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The Wall St. Journal first mentioned last week that shaft maker True Temper would be filling for a prepackaged bankruptcy in the coming weeks. Well, it happened today. Blame it on the sagging economy. They do. Here's a bit of background on True Temper's situation from Chris Chung at...
Spend A Little Green & Get A Little Green (Fee) Back
Golf is struggling right now. People are not as willing to make those equipment purchases. $400 for the newest driver just doesn't sound appealing with the unemployment range hanging close to 10%. So, like all kinds of other retailers, Golfsmith is trying to drive some customers their way with a...
Economist (and, Oh Yeah, Golfer) Greg Norman: "America is Absolutely Dead"
Is there anything that Greg Norman doesn't do? He was a world champion golfer with a penchant for giving away major championships whose popularity never waned in the face of those colossal failures. Norman is participating in this week's British Open on the back of his top five finish in last...
Here's What I Would Do If I Were LPGA Commissioner
As Caddy Larry first reported on Sunday - and later reporting has seemingly confirmed - LPGA Tour Commissioner Carolyn Bivens may well be out of a job soon. The Associated Press has confirmed that several prominent players have likely signed their names to a letter calling for Bivens' resignation. ...
This LPGA-Twitter Thing Helps Explain 21st Century Sports Marketing
We talked last week - actually, thanks to Bill Jempty, were one of the first - about Carolyn Bivens' quote in a Bloomberg piece in which she suggest that she would encourage players to use Twitter during the round to interact with fans.The reaction to it has been quite mixed. The players...
Loose Lips Sink Ships - The PGA Tour Players Survey is Out
Each year, SI/golf.com conducts a survey of PGA Tour players and it usually reveals some interesting results. Last year, we found out that a lot of guys want Kelly Tilghman removed from the booth among other things. This year, we get some likewise revealing sentiment on Tour. For all of you...
The 19th Hole Golf Show - 3/17/09
On this week's episode... Ryan kicks off the program by talking about the CA Championship and Phil's resurgence. We wonder why one cannot be a fan of both Tiger and Phil. Jay Busbee, editor of Yahoo! Sports' Devil Ball Golf, joins me to shoot the breeze on all things CA Championship. Also,...
The 19th Hole Golf Show - 3/5/09
On this week's episode: Ryan goes at it all alone for 30 minutes. He kicks off the show with the fall out from the Accenture Match Play and the rising stars of Geoff Ogilvy and Rory McIlroy. Ryan looks at the Florida Swing and how much tougher the courses have become. We get into the LPGA...
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