Masters to look hypocritical in Woods's case

From NY Daily News: Augusta National and The Masters are about to try the look of hypocrisy on for size. There is no way Masters chairman Billy Payne is going to acknowledge any material on a Web site where the host is baring her breasts while staring provocatively into the camera. As a past Masters champion and honorary Augusta member, Woods can play each April until his golf game grows cobwebs. Unlike with the PGA Tour, there is no precedent for the Masters to rescind an invite of any participant because of behavior off the course and the tournament does...

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Here are five underrated holes in California and five whose reputations are overblown

5 That I Love 1. Spyglass Hill, No. 1, 595 yards, par 5; Pebble Beach, Calif. Library quiet, except for shots echoing off the pines, this brutal opener emerges from a chute, then offers tumbling terrain, a stunning ocean vista and full-tilt shot values. It's an exhilarating start to a memorable round. 2. Pasatiempo, No. 11, 392 yards, par 4; Santa Cruz, Calif. Its architect, Alister MacKenzie, considered Pasatiempo's 16th "the best two-shot hole I know," but it's not even the best on the course. That honor goes to the super risk/reward 11th, which features a scrub- and tree-filled barranca that hugs the left side of the fairway, followed by an approach set on a diagonal to the line of play. 3. Pacific Grove, No. 12, 513 yards, par 5; Pacific Grove, Calif. Ocean to the left, a lighthouse to the right and some of the tallest dunes this side of Ballybunion are integral parts of this dogleg-right par 5, the spotlight hole on this underpriced muni just outside the gates of Pebble Beach. 4. Pelican Hill (Ocean South), No. 12, 159 yards, par 3; Newport Coast, Calif. When Pelican Hill shut down for renovation from 2006-2008, many forgot how special the Tom Fazio designs were here. The first of back-to-back oceanside par 3s, the 12th parallels the Pacific. Thanks to coastal breezes and sprawls of sand that bleed into larger dunes, it's simply a delight. 5. Sandpiper, No. 13, 532 yards, par 5; Santa Barbara, Calif. Despite a recent redesign, this course never fully capitalized on its cliff-top site next to the Pacific. One hole that did is the 13th, provided you're playing to the precipice green to the right, with the churning ocean below, rather than the alternate left green. 5...Not So Much 1. Pebble Beach, No. 17, 208 yards, par 3; Pebble Beach, Calif. I know about the historic shots here and realize the view is pretty special, but I've always found the bunkering weird and never comprehended why the tiny back left target is so fiercely guarded, while the shorter, easier front-right target escapes unscathed. 2. Torrey Pines (South), No. 12, 504 yards, par 4; La Jolla, Calif. Statistically one of the hardest holes on Tour, Torrey's 12th is a big, mean schoolyard bully delivering a beat-down. It demands no imagination, just two massive smashes into the stiff wind to an elevated green. 3. Pasatiempo, No. 16, 387 yards, par 4; Santa Cruz, Calif. I cannot believe that MacKenzie really thought that this hole was the best par-4 of "his acquaintance." It's a blind, layup drive for most decent players, with a fairway that's canted to the left toward a barranca and OB right, followed by an approach from a downhill, sidehill lie to an elevated, three-tier green with way too much slope to accommodate modern green speeds. 4. TPC Harding Park, No. 18, 440 yards, par 4; San Francisco, Calif. The bite-off-as-much-as-you-can-chew drive over a lake is mitigated by trees obscuring the landing area, and the massive, elevated, three-tiered green is out of character with the rest of the course. 5. Olympic Club (Lake), No. 3, 229 yards, par 3, San Francisco, Calif. Sure, it's gorgeous, with an elevated tee and cypress trees, but other than its role as an early-round long iron or hybrid test, I don't see what all the fuss is about.
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Fantasy Preview: The Farmers Insurance Open

By Gary Gramling, SI.com Welcome to the world premiere of Advice For You Concerning Fantasy Golf. Too dry? Alright, how about Fantasy BackSpin? We're getting started just in time for Tiger's 2011 debut at a Torrey Pines course that he...


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Masters to look hypocritical in Woods's case

From NY Daily News: Augusta National and The Masters are about to try the look of hypocrisy on for size. There is no way Masters chairman Billy Payne is going to acknowledge any material on a Web site where the host is baring her breasts while staring provocatively into the camera. As a past Masters champion and honorary Augusta member, Woods can play each April until his golf game grows cobwebs. Unlike with the PGA Tour, there is no precedent for the Masters to rescind an invite of any participant because of behavior off the course and the tournament does...

Source: http://blogs.golf.com/golf-truth-rumors/2010/03/masters-to-look-hypocritical-in-woodss-case.html

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Fantasy Preview: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

After a marathon week in frigid? Arizona?... the tour is off to good ol? Pebble Beach for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. As always, the questionable picks dispensed below are based on Yahoo/PGATour.com league rules. A-LIST Dustin Johnson: Yeah,...


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Ask Travelin' Joe: Where to Play in Palm Desert

Dear Joe, My family is headed to Palm Desert, Calif., over Christmas. My brothers and I, ages 26-32, are average weekend golfers who would like to play two or three rounds. Our price range is $60-$150. Any suggestions on courses with good views that will leave us with a few bucks for a beer at the 19th hole? -- Patrick Read, Baltimore, Md. Ah, yes -- the golf-beer balance is a delicate one, indeed. I hope you like PBR, because you'll only have a buck or two left after your Saturday round at La Quinta Resort & Club's Mountain course ($139-$189 in December; 760-564-7610, laquintaresort.com). But it will taste great after you duel with a back nine that boasts the reachable par-5 15th -- its green curled into a mountain cove -- and the downhill par-3 16th, a forced carry to a sliver of green hemmed in by rocky desert scrub. To save enough cash for the imported stuff, try the region's best bargain, Escena Golf Club ($60-$105; 760-778-2737, escenagolf.com), a six-year-old Nicklaus Design effort near the Palm Springs Airport. There are wide fairways and bunkers that a 15-handicapper can escape, with just enough water to keep things interesting. The middle-ground pricewise is Marriott's Desert Springs ($135 in December, $79 after 2 pm; 760-341-2211, desertspringsresort.com), whose Palm and Valley courses won't "wow" you with design innovation but will knock you over with scenery, from waterscapes to towering palms to mountain views.


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Fantasy Preview: The Farmers Insurance Open

By Gary Gramling, SI.com Welcome to the world premiere of Advice For You Concerning Fantasy Golf. Too dry? Alright, how about Fantasy BackSpin? We're getting started just in time for Tiger's 2011 debut at a Torrey Pines course that he...


Source: http://blogs.golf.com/fantasy_golf/2011/01/fantasy-preview-the-farmers-insurance-open.html

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Tiger's foundation still flourishing

From ESPN.com: There are still a fw people and companies standing in support of Tiger Woods. The sponsors of his foundation haven't jumped ship, even as some such as AT&T and Accenture have severed ties with Woods himself. And if the foundation folks hired by Tiger thought his transgressions embarrassing, they're not letting on. As if reading from the same talking points, they profess to be so consumed by their work -- most specifically the daily operation of the Tiger Woods Learning Center here in Southern California -- that they pay no mind to the salacious accounts of his female...

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