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Making Pebble Beach Cut is Goal for Many Business Titans – Golf Channel

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – For Ryan Palmer, with three PGA Tour wins and over $14 million in career earnings, it seemed like any other day at the office after he finished his third round at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. For Brian Roberts, the CEO of Comcast with a net worth estimated at $1 billion, it was so much more than that. He had a chance to make the…

Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2014

An Unscientific Look at Tiger Woods and His Desire – Golf Channel

SOCHI, Russia – So one of the fun things I’m doing while here: I’m asking random Russian people to name the first active American athlete who comes to mind. It’s just an offbeat little exercise. A couple have asked me to name Russian athletes I’m familiar with, and I come armed with Alexander Ovechkin, Maria Sharapova, Andrei Kirilenko, Yevgeny Malkin, Drago … I don’t really say Drago. But I’d love…

Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2014

Stuart Appleby In Contention at 2014 Pebble Beach Pro-Am – Golf Channel

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – The 42-year-old father of three did what his instincts dictated – wait patiently. Stuart Appleby had just birdied his second hole of the day – the 11th at Monterey Peninsula Country Club – when the weather horn sent players, caddies and fans scrambling for cover. After weeks of drought, and a solid few years of fair weather for the PGA Tour’s northern California stop, Crosby weather…

Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2014

Rocco Mediate Defending at 2014 Allianz Championship – Golf Channel

BOCA RATON, Fla. – A year ago, Rocco Mediate was just another rookie on the Champions Tour. He thought he could win his inaugural start in the Allianz Championship at Broken Sound. But he admitted he had no idea. ”I put the work in, but you don’t really know what’s going to happen,” Mediate said. ”I know how good the guys are on the Champions Tour.” Mediate didn’t take long…

Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2014

When did you fall for golf? – ESPN (blog)

Do you remember that moment when you knew golf had gotten its hooks in you for good and wasn’t letting go? Well, ESPN.com tracked down some of the best professional golfers in the world — male and female, past and present — to find out from them just when that magical moment happened in their lives. Was it a perfectly struck 7-iron? A 30-foot putt as a teenager that found…

Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2014

Golf committee turns down price-tier proposal – Lincoln Journal Star

The city will not be considering a different price structure for golf at Highlands, Holmes, Mahoney and Pioneers golf courses to address the needs of the nearly $3 million city golf program. The city golf committee, an advisory board, dropped a tiered-pricing proposal that, for instance, would have made golfing more expensive at Highlands. The latest proposal will advance to the Parks and Recreation advisory board next week and then…

Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2014

In major way, Graeme McDowell in better state for golf – USA TODAY

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell at Wednesday’s news conference following a practice round for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.(Photo: Christian Petersen, Getty Images) Story Highlights McDowell won his lone major, the 2010 U.S. Open, at Pebble Beach He is newly married, and bride Kristin Stape and McDowell’s father are at the tournament. He is trying to ‘quiet down’ off the course and focus more on major championships. For a man…

Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2014

GIF: Kid destroys milk carton with golf shot – CBSSports.com

More Golf: Leaderboard | Rankings | Schedule | Equipment | FedEx Cup | Masters 2014 Memories of Bubba Watson and the two-liter soda bottle in the Golf Boys II video here. Part of me wonders how difficult this is to do? Does this guy have exceptional club speed? Could I do this? Maybe I need to try it soon. Also, am I the only one who’s never seen milk in…

Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2014

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Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2014