Posted by Bob Steel in News on January 14, 2011 | Comments
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 12, 2011 — For the first time, students from around the country will have the opportunity to attend the Tiger Woods Learning Center (TWLC) in Anaheim, Calif., as part of the Tiger Woods Learning Center’s Summer Academy. Taught by year-round, full-time instructors, the...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on January 14, 2011 | Comments
by Barney Adams
A rather arrogant title methinks. Let’s start with the question, does golf need a renaissance and to accurately answer I looked up the word. While rebirth is given as a synonym the broader meaning is a cultural change from history going forward. When I accessed data from The National...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on January 5, 2011 | Comments
AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB ANNOUNCES FOUNDATION
Masters Tournament Featured in EA Sports’ Tiger Woods Game
This news release from Augusta has shocked some observers because it seems so out of character for the staid and formal image that has been cultivated about America’s most famous private golf...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on November 19, 2010 | Comments
We’re coming up on the anniversary of the infamous Tiger Woods car accident. It happened on November 27, 2010, the day after Thanksgiving as Tiger took out a fire hydrant just yards from his Florida mansion and along with it, the pristine image of the most renowned athlete in the world.
Tiger’s...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on July 13, 2010 | Comments
World number one Tiger Woods is working on his swing, working on his personal life and now working with a new wand.
For the first time since 1999, Woods is ditching his custom made Scotty Cameron putter for a new Nike design.
Asked about the reason for the change, Woods responded, “It rolls the...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on March 12, 2010 | Comments
Go ahead and insert your double entendre where necessary.
It appears there is movement afoot in the Tiger Woods camp. You’ll recall that earlier this week, several news sources, including Arkansas Fairways and Greens, reported Tiger Woods and longtime teacher Hank Haney were reportedly seen working...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on March 11, 2010 | Comments
In a news release issued earlier today, Acushnet Company, makers of Titleist and FootJoy products, is selling the third piece of its golf business, Cobra, to Puma.
In his statement, Wally Uihlein, chairman and CEO of Acushnet, said:
“With the sale of Cobra, we have the opportunity to devote all...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on March 8, 2010 | Comments
Arkansas Fairways & Greens (March 8, 2010) – Multiple sources, including Golf Channel, ESPN and Golf Digest are reporting world number one Tiger Woods and swing coach Hank Haney have been seen during the past weekend working together at Isleworth Country Club near Orlando, Florida.
According...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on March 8, 2010 | Comments
This just in from the Associated Press:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square-shaped grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29 under an agreement reached Monday with Ping executives.
John Solheim, the chairman and CEO of Ping, said the Phoenix-based...
Posted by Bob Steel in News on March 8, 2010 | Comments
This just in from the Associated Press:
MIAMI (AP) – The waiting for Tiger Woods’ return to competitive golf continues.
As expected, Woods did not enter the field for next week’s CA Championship at Doral, marking the first time he’ll miss that World Golf Championship event. Players had until...