PGA Tour trying to protect its Tiger Bubble

From The New York Times Magazine: Tiger Woods is the most important player to the game of golf in terms of the bottom line. As far as professional golf is concerned, Woods cannot come back fast enough. The PGA Tour is at a critical juncture. Next year it will begin negotiating new TV contracts with CBS and NBC. In the meantime, the tour is trying to secure sponsors for 10 events in 2011 while economic conditions are not exactly favorable. Two of the hardest-hit industries, financial services and car manufacturing, are responsible for underwriting a third of the PGA Tour's...

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PGA Tour trying to protect its Tiger Bubble

From The New York Times Magazine: Tiger Woods is the most important player to the game of golf in terms of the bottom line. As far as professional golf is concerned, Woods cannot come back fast enough. The PGA Tour is at a critical juncture. Next year it will begin negotiating new TV contracts with CBS and NBC. In the meantime, the tour is trying to secure sponsors for 10 events in 2011 while economic conditions are not exactly favorable. Two of the hardest-hit industries, financial services and car manufacturing, are responsible for underwriting a third of the PGA Tour's...

Source: http://blogs.golf.com/golf-truth-rumors/2010/03/pga-tour-trying-to-protect-its-tiger-bubble.html

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Hogan showed the best can achieve greatness after absence

From The New York Times Magazine: If Tiger Woods wins the Masters in his return to professional golf, he will have matched a feat seen just once before. To return from such a long layoff and win a major championship would prove that Woods actually can turn his game on and off at will. Both Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer said they could not imagine being away from the tour for so long and winning a major. But one golf great has done so before. Ben Hogan won the 1951 Masters after nine months away from competitive golf. Hogan's feat...

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Ping i20 Driver

From Golf Magazine ClubTest 2012 (March 2012) Category: Tour Drivers (See complete list) Price: $299 WE TESTED: 8.5°, 9.5°, 10.5° with TFC 707D graphite shaft; 8.5°, 9.5°, 10.5° with Project X Black graphite shaft KEY TECHNOLOGIES: The 460cc head has two heavy tungsten sole weights to increase the moment of inertia (MOI) for enhanced forgiveness and to precisely locate the club’s center of gravity for improved launch conditions. OUR TESTERS SAY: One of the top-rated drivers in its category. Excellent grades for distance, feel, playability and control. PROS DISTANCE: Longer than most; pleasing launch characteristics and low spin produce plenty of “get up and go” for the majority of testers. ACCURACY/FORGIVENESS: The i20 achieves top marks; off-center hits are corrected very well for both distance and direction. FEEL: Very stable, crushing sensation through impact; some testers describe it as “forceful” or “powerful.” PLAYABILITY: Handles whatever shot you have the ability to create; strong, mid-launch trajectory that protects very well against a hook. LOOK: One of the favorites; tasteful black paint job and overall simplicity; square look at address boosts confidence. CONS Club can exaggerate left-to-right movement for guys who tend to hit fades. From Golf.com (January 17, 2012) Hidden underneath a black, matte finish that looks like it was taken off a stealth fighter, the Ping i20 driver, the company's newest offering for better-players, is made using three different materials.   The body is cast from a titanium alloy that has been infused with aluminum to make it lighter. Ping engineers shifted the weight saved by blending the aluminum and titanium together and moved it into two tungsten pads located in the back sections of the sole.   Marty Jertson, Ping Golf's Senior Design Engineer, says moving the weight to those spots helps to improve the clubs moment of inertia and make it more resistant to twisting on off-center hits. Those weight pads also shift more of the head's overall weight away from the face, which helps to create a higher initial launch angle. Ping also says that the club produces less spin than its predecessor, the i15. Ping Golf Ping i20 Driver   While the i20 offers a 460-cc head, Jertson says that the club is more aerodynamic than the i15, which should mean more power for golfers off the tee.   "With the same amount of energy, the same amount of input, you are able to get more velocity from the club head," Jertson says. That clubhead velocity should translate directly into more ball speed and longer shots.   While the i20 is not adjustable like many drivers on the market today, golfers who like to maneuver the ball around the course should appreciate its neutral weighting and square face at address. Whether you prefer to hit a draw or a fade, the clubhead won't fight you.   As you might expect in a driver designed for big hitters, the i20 is only available in three lofts—8.5°, 9.5° and 10.5°. It comes standard with either a low-spinning Ping TFC 707D shaft or a Project X Black shaft and costs $385.
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Should Tiger do more for Orlando?

From Orlando Sentinel: Add the City of Orlando to the list of people, individuals and ideas who have been wronged by Tiger Woods. By choosing to return at the Masters instead of Arnold Palmer's tournament at Bay Hill, Tiger has chosen to deprive Orlando of the economic benefit of his appearance in what could be described as his hometown tournament. His absence at Bay Hill this year appears to resonate all the more in Orlando where locals are perturbed that Tiger does not give as much back to the community as they think he should. After all, Tiger hosts his...

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Fantasy Preview: WGC-Cadillac Championship

The world?s best are taking on the Blue Monster this week at Doral for the WGC-Cadillac Championship. While wind will play a factor, the Blue Monster can be tamed, so look for scores to go low. As always, the questionable...


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Course of Style: Adidas to unveil its first "natural motion" golf shoes

The golf world is experimenting with "natural motion" footwear, as companies like TRUE Linkswear and Nike adopt golf shoe designs loosely based on the "five finger" concept that has swept the running and hiking fields. This approach brings the foot into closer contact with the ground and eliminates much of the superstructure of advanced athletic shoes. Ryan Moore and Tiger Woods have been early adaptors of this trend.   Now Adidas is introducing its own version, with two new models that play up the idea of "freedom and control" and "natural stability." Adams Golf Adidas Golf's new Puremotion golf shoes, left, and Crossflex.   The first, provisionally called Puremotion, is a highly technical golf shoe with an “anatomical shape” and spikeless sole. It features a wider, “web-shaped forefoot” that Adidas says provides a natural fit for comfort and performance. The idea here is that instead of being firmly locked into place, your toes have room to wiggle and grip down at key moments during the swing.   The second shoe is the Crossflex and it’s built on a lightweight running last—a shoemaker’s form shaped like a human foot. In lieu of spikes, it has "pods" and "zonal traction elements" for grip in various ground conditions. In other words, it's flexible, lightweight and spikeless.   These seem to be the buzzwords in golf footwear right now, along with breathable. Both models have Climaproof mesh uppers and carry a two-year waterproof guarantee.   Both shoes will be unveiled atthe PGA Merchandise show in Orlando, Fla., in two weeks. Adidas is not even sure what the final names will be or the exact price ($100 to $120) when they go on sale this summer, but one thing seems clear: like other hybrid and natural motion golf shoes, they can be worn on the street, in your kitchen and to the office on Friday, which for many men will be a welcome leap forward. 
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