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Lee Westwood Wearing Race to Dubai Champion Patch on Shirt
In watching the Qatar Masters on Golf Channel this morning, I saw Lee Westwood teeing off at the home hole. After he hit his drive, the cameras focused in on Westwood's follow through. I noticed that he was was wearing a bizarre patch. Going in for further inspection, you'll see that Lee...
The Hope & the Inconvenient Ruse of the Independent Contractor
There is not a single player inside of the top 35 of the Official World Golf Rankings at the Bob Hope Classic this week. If anywhere, they're in Abu Dhabi for the first leg of the European Tour's lucrative Desert Swing. Stars are lured to the Middle East with promises of sizable appearance fees,...
Dubai on Brink of Sovereign Default; Deep Implications for European Tour
A few months ago, I wrote a piece here at Waggle Room declaring the imminent death of the Race to Dubai. It was seen as controversial by commenters that expected Dubai to recover from the global real estate bubble burst. In preview of the Dubai World Championship, we came back with a piece about...
The European Tour Games the World Rankings, Explains Why Rory Should Stay
For the first time ever, six Europeans are in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings. Yup, it's official - American golf is dead. Well, at least A- level American golf is dead. Wait a moment. No American of significance was playing this weekend. Not a one. But all of the prominent...
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 tournament to the Race to Dubai. McIlroy matched Westwood's 69 to get into weekend position along with first...
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 Australian golf fans are happy to mock him at every opportunity. Well, so far, the strategy has paid off in the...
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 year with a score of 277 and pocketed some €270,000 for the win. While James was doing that, Dubai...
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 able to play the minimum 12 events required to get into the $15 million money grab. Blame it on bad weather,...
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 on the 2010 PGA Tour, according to the Daily Mail. The report says that McIlroy will announce the...
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 potential end of the Race to Dubai. Tiger's swing coach Hank Haney joins me to talk Pres Cup, v...
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