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    Quirk with WGC-Bridgestone Leaderboard Links

    Greetings .... Presenting two WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Leaderboard Links .. First, here's the »» World Golf Championships-dot-Com Link Next, here's the »» PGA Tour-dot-com Link When at the World Golf Championships Link, click-on the Player's Name. When at the PGA Tour Link, click-on the...
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    The Fed Ex Cup Playoffs We Will NOT Be Seeing

    Greetings .... In 2007, they tell us that we will be seeing the Fed Ex Cup Playoffs conducted as a four-week four-event stroke play affair. Have any of you speculated on the fact that we will NOT be seeing the Fed Ex Cup playoffs conducted as a one-week one-event match play affair? I'm sure...
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    Shooting Down PGA Tour's "Todd Hamilton Scenario"

    Greetings and Happy 4th of July Holiday Everyone .... It was part of the answer to the very first question in a PGA Tour Fed Ex Cup Q and A Session. The PGA Tour "defended" their decision not to apply heavier weighting to points values for the four major championships plus the Players...
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    What If Michelle Wie Had Won the LPGA Championship?

    Greetings ... What if Michelle Wie had won the LPGA Championship? Indeed, what if she were to win any official event in 2006? Well, maybe after such a victory, the LPGA would then grant Ms. Wie regular membership. However, since the win would have been as a non-member, then Michelle would have...
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    What Is This Fed Ex Cup, You Ask?

    Greetings .... What is this Fed Ex Cup Series that starts in 2007 you ask .... ?? Only the very latest "season-ending" series concept to be rolled out by the PGA Tour. They've been at this sort of thing for several decades now. Here's a rundown .... 1974-1975: Players Championship The Players...
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    Ryder-Presidents Cup Exemptions Being Phased Out

    Greetings .... For those of you not yet aware - The PGA Tour exemption category regarding members on the most recent Ryder Cup (USA and Europe) and Presidents Cup (USA and International) teams is being phased out. Here's the article by Doug Ferguson. I noted this quote from Jim Furyk -- "I...
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    Schedule Change Impact on Masters Qualifications

    Greetings ... The changes to the Florida PGA Tour schedule in 2007 are bound to have an impact on the Masters Qualifications criteria. Currently, the week of the Players Championship (March 23-26 in 2006) is the cut-off for final qualifying. Next year, the Players will move to May. This will...
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    Accenture Match Play: Brackets and Matchups

    Greetings ... Here are the scheduled round-one brackets for the 2006 Accenture Match Play. Let's start with the Ben Hogan Bracket. The ultimate would be an Els-Mickelson showdown in the quarters, or perhaps Els and Michael Campbell. Besides Campbell, Mike Weir, Stewart Cink and Fred Funk loom...
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    Update on Michael Campbell's Exempt Status

    Greetings .. Well, Well, Well - Isn't THIS Special !! It turns out that Michael Campbell's restricted status is not as restricted as many may have first thought - including this author! According to this 1-13-2006 GOLFWORLD News Article, Campbell does have the opportunity to become a Special...
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    Inquiry on Brandt Jobe DQ at FBR-Phoenix

    Greetings ... I need to know what led to Brandt Jobe's disqualification at the 06 FBR-Phoenix Open. Jobe made the 36-hole cut, but then was out of the event after Saturday's third round. I will need to know if the DQ involves only the 3rd round, or if it was in any way tied to the 1st or 2nd...
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    Radical New Concept: The Double Cut

    Greetings ... Imagine that you are a PGA Tour professional, and you have just put yourself among the Low 70 Scorers, plus any ties, after the first 36 holes (or 54 if Pebble Beach, or 72 if Bob Hope) of this week's tournament. But just as soon as you sign your scorecard, some official comes by...
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    Michael Campbell's Restricted PGA Tour Status

    Greetings ... Because of a 2003 incident (click-on here to read story) , 2005 US Open champion Michael Campbell is on restricted PGA Tour status until the end of 2008. Being limited to only 10 starts per year is bad enough. But consider what the count of 10 includes - The four Grand Slam...
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    TV: The Majors, ABC-ESPN announcers, Bob Hope

    Greetings ... The TV coverage contracts that were agreed upon Weds Jan 11th 2006 do not include coverage of the 4 Grand Slam Major Championships - the Masters, US Open, British Open Championship and PGA Championship. Although the Tour recognizes all 4 as official events, it does not own or run...
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    PGA Grand Slam of Golf: Alternative Format-Field

    Greetings -- Please share your thoughts on this little idea of mine .... Alternative Grand Slam of Golf invitational criteria to allow for a field of 10 rather than 4. I'm well aware that this runs completely counter to the current format. A: Winners of the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open...
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    Can You ID This Image and Recall the Story??

    Greetings ... Please click-on this JPEG image link Now, see if you can identify the image and recall the story behind it! I'll let you all take a shot at it, then I'll supply the details.
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    Great Article by Ron Sirak About 2007 PGA Tour

    Greetings ... Click-on here »»» for an Excellent, very telling article posted by Golf World's Ron Sirak
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    PGA Tour Before 2007: A Serious History Lesson

    Greetings ... Before they give their blessings on the 2007 PGA Tour Season and beyond, both the TV executives and corporate sponsors should do some serious historical research. In the early 1970s, it was proposed that there would be these 10 "SuperEvents", offering purses 35%-60% larger than...
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    L.A. Times Article: Golf Boom Over?

    Greetings ... An Article from the Oct 29 2005 Los Angeles Times RE Golf Course Communities I've often wondered if the well has run dry (or close to it) in a number of different industries. Could golf course communities be one of them?
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    From GOLWEEK: Proposed 2007 PGA Tour

    Greetings ... READ THE FULL ARTICLE FROM GOLFWEEK Based on Golfweek magazine interviews with numerous tournament executives, players and other officials, the 2007 PGA Tour lineup may look like the preliminary schedule shown below. This is by no means definite, but it may be close to what the...
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    AmEx Championship Web-Links Page

    Greetings ... Yes Folks! It's that time again. Click-on here for the 2005 WGC-American Express Championship Purse Info and Media Web Links Page Thanx-A-Lot and Enjoy, Frank-0-Sport
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