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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Is Woods's return bad for the PGA Tour?

From The Wall Street Journal: Tiger Woods is golf's moneymaker. The PGA Tour, CBS, Augusta National, everyone associated with the Masters is breathing a huge sigh of relief that Woods is returning for the year's first major. But Woods's return may be the worst possible thing for the PGA Tour in the long run. Certainly, hundreds of golfers can thank Tiger for driving up purses and making sure that even the relatively mediocre are living quite comfortably. But Woods's dominance is a clear sign of the superstar effect which causes opponents to concede, rather than rise to the occasion when...

Source: http://blogs.golf.com/golf-truth-rumors/2010/04/is-woodss-return-bad-for-the-pga-tour.html

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Bramlett not a pioneer, just wants to play golf

Whatever he gets out of golf, Stanford graduate Joseph Bramlett already is putting back in before he even turns in a scorecard. In a sport desperate for diversity, he is the first PGA Tour member of black heritage since Tiger Woods turned pro in 1996.


Source: http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,2042316,00.html?cid=feed-tours_news-20110114-2042316

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Fantasy Picks for the Canadian Open

A-Players Luke Donald: With so many Europeans winning on the PGA Tour this year, it's hard to believe the sweet-swinging Donald hasn't captured a title. He did win the Madrid Masters on the European Tour, and Donald has four top...


Source: http://blogs.golf.com/fantasy_golf/2010/07/fantasy-picks-for-the-canadian-open.html

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