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LPGA, Euro Tours' Year End Races Loved - Why Not PGA Tour?
David Cannon/Getty Images While you and I were asleep, Lee Westwood fired 69 in the Dubai World Championship and took a two shot lead over Rory McIlroy at the midway point of the finale tournam...
Robert Allenby Skips Aussie Triple Crown, Leads in Dubai
Robert Allenby decided that he was going to skip the Australian Triple Crown. His stated reason was wear and tear from global gallvanting in recent weeks. His unstated reason was that...
Dubai's Rise and Fall Closely Tied To Its Love for Golf
The presence of professional golf in the United Arab Emirates' most chic metropolis, Dubai, began in 1989 when the European Tour planted a flag in the middle of the desert. Mark James won that y...
Angel Cabrera Had A Bad Day Yesterday
Angel Cabrera was going to play in this week's European Tour event so that he could qualify for the Dubai World Championship in November. He needed just this one more event in order to be a...
McIlory, Bjorn Decisions Signal Clear Problems With Euro Tour
Given that the European Tour is in some serious financial trouble at the moment - in part, thanks to the sponsor that he wears on his cap - Rory McIlroy has decided to play in the United States o...
The 19th Hole Golf Show - 10/7/09 - Hank Haney, Olympic Golf, & Pres Cup
The ole podcast has on a bit of a hiatus, but we have a great show for you this week, featuring Tiger's swing coach Hank Haney! We start the show by talking about the vote for Olympic golf and the pot...
Rest In Peace, Race to Dubai
The Race to Dubai was announced last year to great fanfare by the European Tour and its commish George O'Grady. The Euro Tour was going to have an answer to the PGA Tour with a $10 million ...
Race to Dubai Now Features 25% Smaller Purse, More Crowded Airport Parking
Lawrence Donegan breaks the news that we have been expecting for some time now: the European Tour is set to announce that it has reached an agreement with its biggest financier - Dubai-owner Leisureco...
The Race to Dubai is Now in Doubt
We haven't talked much about the Race to Dubai in recent months, but it is the European Tour's version of the FedEx Cup. The Race to Dubai basically is using the money list to determine who gets...
A Commentary on the Future of Pro Golf
I cannot tell you, one way or the other, who will be the "successor" to Tiger Woods. It could be any of the young kids like Ryo Ishikawa, Danny Lee, or Rory McIlroy. It could be Sergio Gar...
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