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Sports Central
October 16, 2009
Ryan Ballengee |
For Bevacqua, Future May Be Now The man clearly has the pedigree of someone who could help the LPGA Tour in sustaining its existing relationships and forge new ones.   |
Sports Central
April 27, 2005
Ryan Ballengee |
A Glorious Saturday A few weeks ago in Las Vegas, the LPGA Takefuji Classic concluded on a Saturday. Although the Takefuji did not set huge ratings records or have a high attendance, the idea to end some LPGA Tour events on Saturday is a good one. |
Sports Central
June 12, 2007
Ryan Ballengee |
Wie's Future Has Plenty of Questions There are a lot of unanswered questions about the Tour's role in Wie withdrawing from the Ginn Tribute. |
Sports Central
July 12, 2006
Ryan Ballengee |
Who Were the Ad Wizards? The Western Open is officially dead. |
Sports Central
November 30, 2007
Ryan Ballengee |
The European Tour's Global Impact The Dubai World Championship, played in November each year, will be the richest tournament in professional golf history. |
Sports Central
January 25, 2010
Ryan Ballengee |
The Inconvenient Ruse of the Independent Contractor There is not a single player inside of the top 35 of the Official World Golf Rankings at the Bob Hope Classic this week. |
Sports Central
March 24, 2010
Ryan Ballengee |
Tiger, IMG, and PGA Tour: The Battle For Pro Golf in the U.S. The future business model of golf depends on the ability for tours to deliver events with star-studded fields. |
Sports Central
October 5, 2005
Ryan Ballengee |
Michelle Wie Turns Pro: Good Idea? Michelle Wie will become a professional golfer this week at the ripe of age of 16. |
Sports Central
November 21, 2009
Ryan Ballengee |
Trump Headlining a Golf Tour a Bad Idea If Trump were to try to challenge the LPGA Tour and build his own women's tour, he would be much more prudent and learn lessons from the U.S. Pro Golf Tour. |
Sports Central
December 31, 2008
Ryan Ballengee |
How to Make Golf Sponsorship Work The first real gap on the PGA Tour schedule in several years has caused the media community to go on the offensive about the Tour's woes. |
Sports Illustrated
February 29, 2000 |
The Trouble with Tigermania Don't tell the LPGA that Tiger Woods has been great for golf |
Sports Central
March 28, 2006
Ryan Ballengee |
Measuring a Man's Worth How much is PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem really worth for his contribution to the Tour? |
Sports Central
December 1, 2005
Ryan Ballengee |
Superstar Hypocrisy on the Tour It is hypocritical to cry out that the PGA Tour season is way too long, but then go ahead and play several more events well after the schedule ends. |
Sports Central
February 3, 2009
Ryan Ballengee |
Compromise is Inevitable For PGA Tour While PGA Tour sponsorship is not a $50 million proposition, it is a multi-million dollar proposition. That is the kind of expenditure that draws a critical eye if exposed to the public. |
Sports Central
May 29, 2007
Ryan Ballengee |
The PGA's Head-Scratching Scheduling The PGA Tour is making decisions that negatively impact some of their best events. |
Sports Central
March 11, 2005
Ryan Ballengee |
How to Improve the Golf Season Focusing more on choice players and shortening the golf season will attract more viewers, benefiting golfers, networks and charities. |
Sports Central
November 2, 2005
Ryan Ballengee |
Show Me the Money (List) The chase for the top 30 on the money list is one of the few times when the Tour season strings together. |
Sports Illustrated
November 28, 2000
Alan Shipnuck |
Extrapolation Nation Instead of talking about overtaking the NFL, the Tour needs to get serious... |
Sports Central
May 26, 2006
Ryan Ballengee |
Why the PGA's FedEx Cup is Empty The more I find out about how the FedEx Cup is shaping up, the more discouraged I become about the potential value of this series. |
Sports Central
October 23, 2004
Ryan Ballengee |
King of the Links: How to Make Golf Exciting Even as a golf fan and commentator, I find the last few months of the golfing season to be incredibly tedious |
Sports Central
December 2, 2004
Ryan Ballengee |
The Year That Was in Golf This past golf season was rather anticlimactic on all of the major Tours. |
Sports Central
May 6, 2009
Ryan Ballengee |
Ranking the PGA Tour Schedule It has become clear that the PGA Tour is considering the development of a policy that will try to compel its membership -- primarily its best players -- to play in more events with a wider variety. |
BusinessWeek
October 31, 2005
Dean Foust |
The PGA Tour: Sand Trap Ahead As it negotiates new TV deals, the Tour finds itself in a weakened position. |
Sports Central
June 27, 2007
Jeff Levers |
2007 U.S. Women's Open Preview The next generation of LPGA stars are here and they are ready to take their place at the head table. |
Inc.
April 1, 2010
J.J. McCorvey |
A New Way to Join the PGA Tour The PGA Tour Club gives members and their guests access to premier golf courses, tournaments, and events. |
Sports Illustrated
September 26, 2000
Jaime Diaz |
Is Texas Toast? To be successful these days, a PGA Tour event must have three things: a title sponsor who puts up a big purse, good dates and Tiger Woods. The venerable Texas Open has none of the above, which makes tournament organizers fearful that the 70th Open, played last Sunday, could be one of the last. |
Sports Central
August 29, 2007
Ryan Ballengee |
FedEx Cup: We Can Rebuild It A list of ideas to improve the PGA Tour and FedEx Cup. |
Sports Central
October 7, 2008
Ryan Ballengee |
European Tour vs. PGA Tour: Game On? The potential for more appearances on the European Tour by perennial PGA Tour players has the Euro Tour brass and Euro golf media claiming a changing of the guard in golf is eminent. |
Sports Illustrated
March 14, 2000
Ty Votaw |
My Shot Before you comment on the state of the LPGA, get out of the office and check us out |
Sports Central
March 6, 2009
Ryan Ballengee |
American Golfing Dominance Over? In very short order, the faces of golf have gotten a lot younger and a lot less American. |
Sports Central
February 21, 2007
Ryan Ballengee |
Golf's Identity Crisis The game of golf is exhibiting signs that it is clearly struggling with the same problems of someone in a midlife crisis. |
Sports Central
March 3, 2005
Kevin Beane |
The Triumphant Return of Jaidee Why the European Tour runs as good a golf organization as the PGA, and for far less money. |
Sports Central
March 26, 2007
Ryan Ballengee |
A Tale of Two Tours The new AT&T National golf invitational tournament creates solutions and problems. |
Sports Central
January 19, 2005
Ryan Ballengee |
Over What Hill? Vijay Singh's success is the ultimate example of the trend in golf toward superior players extending their careers or even improving at the end of a career. |
Sports Illustrated
March 7, 2000
Jaime Diaz |
Easy Money: Weekly Bonus Programs Golf pros have to choose between cash for using certain equipment brands and having freedom to choose the best equipment for their game. |
Sports Central
August 31, 2006
Ryan Ballengee |
Golf and Doping: A Real Possibility The PGA Tour must pilot a drug testing program in 2007 and create a full program for the 2008 season. |
Sports Illustrated
August 6, 2001
Gary Van Sickle |
Caddyshack: The Restaurant Is it just me or was the Hackfest at Bigmouth a disaster? It was like the one time in my life I watched NASCAR; I just kept rooting for the wrecks. Good golf? No. Good drama? Not really. Hilarious golf? Yes... |
Sports Central
August 25, 2009
Ryan Ballengee |
Time For Solheim to Bring on Asia We may have to wait seven years for golf to get into the Olympics, but the Solheim Cup can certainly help showcase the global strength of the game sooner. |
Sports Central
December 30, 2015
Marc James |
Why the LPGA Deserves Better Professional golf is one of America's most popular sports, and while men and women do both, women's professional golf must still fight for legitimacy, attention, and dollars most of the time. |
BusinessWeek
June 7, 2004
Douglas Robson |
Women's Tennis: Back On Serve The stumbling women's tennis tour has begun to turn around thanks to Larry Scott, new CEO of WTA Tour Inc. |
Sports Illustrated
August 29, 2000
Jaime Diaz |
Notebook: C'mon, Karrie Like it or not, as the LPGA's top player you have a responsibility to do more for the tour |
Sports Central
April 27, 2004
Ryan Ballengee |
The PGA Train Needs Coal For the PGA Tour to continue its seven-year run of increased attendance and mainstream popularity, at least one young gun, like Tiger Woods, has to become a consistent challenger on Tour. |
Sports Illustrated
July 15, 2002
Gary Van Sickle |
10 things to think about This week's Big Ten, a collection of random thoughts, observations and road rage about golf. |
Sports Illustrated
October 12, 2000
Gary Van Sickle |
Fallout Bradley was right -- and wrong -- at Solheim Cup... |
Sports Illustrated
January 22, 2001
Tom Hanson |
2001 LPGA Fearless Forecast After two weeks of searching, I have finally found my crystal ball. The forecast for the 2001 season may be as surprising as the first two weeks just transpired on tour. Here is what I foresee... |
Sports Illustrated
February 19, 2003
Rick Reilly |
First-Date Advice Tips for Annika Sorenstam on her first time playing a PGA event. |
Sports Illustrated
February 13, 2001
Jaime Diaz |
The Tour's Mr. Right Almost overnight the game has changed on the PGA Tour because an ever-expanding number of players are driving the ball huge distances, which allows them to attack every pin with shorter irons... |
Sports Illustrated
October 7, 2002
Gary Van Sickle |
Overlooking Annika Here's a suggestion sure to grab headlines for Sorenstam. |
Sports Central
November 14, 2006
Tom Kosinski |
One Down, One to Go The curtain closed on another season of women's professional tennis, but the season was not without its controversies. |
Sports Illustrated
December 10, 2001
Gary Van Sickle |
Identity Crisis Quiz A cheeky way to review the year in golf... |
