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Forget Texas, Say Hello to the Asian Swing?
Tim Finchem told AP's Doug Ferguson that there is a good chance the PGA Tour schedule could have an Asian Swing that occurs each season after the FedExCup is done. "We're looking at possibilities in Japan, Korea, China," tour commissioner Tim Finchem said. "I'm not saying we will, but we may very ...
No Comeback Player of the Year, But There's This Award?!
The PGA Tour - primarily because of its players' jealousy - that there will be no Comeback Player of the Year awarded this year. That's because it's Tiger Woods, and they think that still kicking their tails is not a comeback. But, in lieu of a Comeback Player of the Year Award, the PGA Tour is...
The Tiger Woods Golf Tournament Flow Chart
In light of Tiger Woods' defeat in the WGC HSBC Champions at the hands of a resurgent (for the fifth time) Phil Mickelson, I decided to save people a lot of time in the future by creating a flow chart that pretty much summarizes how every tournament in which Tiger plays winds up being covered. This...
November 9th is Now Officially "Dave Stockton Appreciation Day"
In the midst of the weekend of fun on Chitown, I tried my best to keep tabs on the HSBC Champions event in China. After Saturday's third round, Phil Mickelson led by a deuce over Tiger. Not knowing the outcome that would happen today, I tweeted: Dave Stockton has single-handedly saved golf's...
Why Americans Don't Play Abroad in Droves, But Will Soon
As soon as it was announced that the HSBC Champions tournament would become a World Golf Championship, a lot of Americans that were suddenly eligible for the newly titled $7 million blockbuster groaned. I'm sure of it. There was no way in hell that they were hopping a plane - even a chartered jet...
Welcome to The Prognosticator: Telling Golf's Future
Here at Waggle Room, I'm always trying to create a new segment that's fun and informational - creating what is known as infotainment. Well, this is the latest attempt. Welcome to The Prognosticator. It's a weekly segment where I try to predict three future happenings in golf based upon...
HSBC Champions Will Become Fourth WGC Event
We talked about this some over the fall and early winter when Tim Finchem let it out of the bag that the HSBC Champions event would replace the World Cup as the fourth World Golf Championships event. That news is now official. Jon Show has more in the Sports Business Journal. The PGA Tour is...
The 19th Hole Golf Show - 3/11/09
On this week's show: We kick off the program talking about the great weekend for Korean golf, and why YE Yang's victory at the Honda seemed to be met with such boredom. Then, GolfWorld Executive Editor Ron Sirak joins us to talk about his interview with Barney Frank and how golf has come under...
HSBC Champions Event to Become World Golf Championship Event
Tim Finchem let it slip out yesterday at the Reuters Media Summit that the HSBC Champions event - Asia's major - will become a World Golf Championship event soon. Not many details were revealed, but Finchem let the cat of the bag when he was talking about Asia as the next golf frontier. "In...
Photo Caption Contest: HSBC Champions
Despite the rain delay in Shanghai at the HSBC Champions, there was still some entertainment on the course. Namely, this photo: Wagglers, I need a good caption for this ridiculousness. What say you?
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