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Doug Barron on the Road Back to the PGA Tour
It has been nearly a year since Doug Barron became the first player publicly suspended under the PGA Tour's anti-doping program. On November 2 of last year, he was suspended for a year from Tour action for admittedly taking a shot of testosterone prior to his one Tour start last year in Memphis,...
What Has Been Tiger Woods' True Impact on Golf Sponsorship?
Before last Thanksgiving, Tiger Woods was living his life as he saw fit - cheating behind his wife and childrens' backs, living a double life, and God knows what else. Until both The National Enquirer and Jaimee Grubbs decided to target him, Woods' off-course activities were mostly unsubstantiated...
The Annual Plea to Make the FedExCup About Par, Not Points
Before the FedExCup ever began in 2007, I was offering suggestions for how the system could be improved. After each of the new schemes have been introduced, I've offered other suggestions. When the season ends, I usually tack on a couple. I've made too many at this point. I have none more to offer,...
John Daly Miffed to Never Have Made Ryder Cup Team
Only John Daly can draw a comparison between himself and the Great Bambino without talking about personal control issues concerning weight and substance abuse. On a Canadian radio station, Daly talked about being upset that he never made a Ryder Cup team despite his two major victories. According...
What If Majors Were Valued the Same as Playoff Events?
This is just a quickie post in response to John Feinstein's largely lauded, but obvious examples of where the FedExCup may overstate its worth. (For what it's worth, I wrote an article similar to Feinstein's in May 2006 - before they ever even contested the first FedExCup. Nothing's changed here...
Defending Kevin Streelman and the FedExCup Top 30
Every year, someone does it. Someone sneaks into the top 30 on the FedExCup points list via one good week in the three Playoff events. Marc Leishman did it last year. This year, it's Kevin Streelman. The difference? Last year, Leishman was lauded for the one week that defined his season and saved...
Dustin Johnson Breaks Final Round Curse in BMW Triumph
It was an ominous statistic: Dustin Johnson's final round scoring average. The figure put him near the bottom of the barrel on the PGA Tour. With the money and glory on the line, Johnson has not exactly been a stone cold killer. Certainly the final round 82 in the US Open skewed the average against...
The Stats Project, Volume 3: Spray Tendency
Every player has a common miss. For most right-handed amateurs, it is a fade to the right. But few people empirically know where they tend to put the ball off of the tee - regardless of strategy or best of intentions. A simple statistic to first identify a player's tendency off of the tee is...
El Viaje de PGA Está Preparando Para 'Foray' en Sudamerica
¿Listos para el invasion del PGA Tour in Latina America? Enough Spanish (or Portuguese for that matter), but it appears the PGA Tour is set to create a fourth tour under its umbrella. This time, it's a Tour geared to helping their interests in South America and to gain the rights to build...
Nationwide Tour President Reacts to Pending Namesake Change
With the revelation yesterday that Nationwide would become presenting sponsor of Jack Nicklaus' Memorial tournament for a five year run beginning next season, it also was made clear this would be a shift for the Ohio-based insurance giant. In two years' time, they would cease to be the namesake of...
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