Wie still striving with 'gruesome' workload

From NY Times: Michelle Wie's career is still driven toward golf, but it has diversified of late. In the past year, Wie has stepped outside the lines of her paint-by-numbers life, pushing her limits and pursuing other interests. She prepared for her second full season on the L.P.G.A. Tour by cramming 20 units into her winter quarter at Stanford. Wie cheerfully described the workload as "pretty gruesome, actually" but necessary if she is to take off the spring quarter to play golf and graduate as planned in 2012, with a communications degree. Read the entire story at nytimes.com Comment, share...

Source: http://blogs.golf.com/golf-truth-rumors/2010/03/wie-still-striving-with-gruesome-workload.html

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Wie still striving with 'gruesome' workload

From NY Times: Michelle Wie's career is still driven toward golf, but it has diversified of late. In the past year, Wie has stepped outside the lines of her paint-by-numbers life, pushing her limits and pursuing other interests. She prepared for her second full season on the L.P.G.A. Tour by cramming 20 units into her winter quarter at Stanford. Wie cheerfully described the workload as "pretty gruesome, actually" but necessary if she is to take off the spring quarter to play golf and graduate as planned in 2012, with a communications degree. Read the entire story at nytimes.com Comment, share...

Source: http://blogs.golf.com/golf-truth-rumors/2010/03/wie-still-striving-with-gruesome-workload.html

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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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Privacy hurting Tiger's course design plans

From The New York Times Magazine Image issues are affecting a course designed by Tiger Woods. Woods, of course, did not cause the recession that has slowed the project. But the scandal that forced him off golf courses and into hiding did not help promote the high-end community, where his course is the main draw. The intense scrutiny of Woods, and his desire for privacy, may also make it difficult for him to play a major role in promoting the course once it is finished, particularly if he struggles to regain his top-ranked form as a player. Read the entire...

Source: http://blogs.golf.com/golf-truth-rumors/2010/03/privacy-hurting-tigers-course-design-plans.html

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