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Hootie stepping down at Augusta National

No more Hootie. He’s stepping down as chairman of Augusta National, home of the worlds best golf tournament. He’s being replaced by Billy Payne. I’ll miss the dry, snobbish replies Hootie gave to the press when they asked questions that…

Some days they go in and some days they don’t

If you keep the 100 degree weather and add about 90% humidity, that’s what it was like walking out of the McAllen airport on Monday afternoon. So I decided to stay indoors for the rest of the afternoon and just…

Category: LPGA Tour, Site News

Wie trying to make the cut in a men’s tournament…. who cares? BFD.

Michelle Wie is trying to make the cut in a men’s event. She’s only two shots behind Singh…. Jeev Milka Singh from India that is. It’s the Asian tour’s SK Telecom Open. I’ve looked through the field. There a lot…

Category: Life, Miscellaneous, PGA Tour

Earl Woods dies at 74

“My dad was my best friend and greatest role model, and I will miss him deeply.” ~Tiger Woods Having lost a mother and a good golfing buddy in the last couple of years to cancer I can relate to what…

Category: Miscellaneous, PGA Tour

Daly has lost $50-$60 million gambling

I guess we consumers aren’t getting enough of John Daly because he’s coming out with an autobiography soon. In the book he describes how he’s lost $50-$60 million gambling and how he’d win $750,000 in a tournament and then go…