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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
June 27, 2005
Ryan Ballengee |
A Moronic Request: A Pro at 15? Young golfers Michelle Wie and Carmen Bandea raise questions about age limits and just reasons for exclusion. |
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. |
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
August 2, 2006
Ryan Ballengee |
The Embattled LPGA Commish Nearly a year after she was appointed, the quiet devotion to Carolyn Bivens appears to be evaporating quickly. |
ifeminists
May 20, 2003
Kirsten Tynan |
Let Sorenstam Play Unlike Martha Burk, Sorenstam has not tried to force her way into the company of male golfers. She has merely accepted one of many invitations extended to her by tournaments who would all be more than happy to benefit from the excitement and publicity she would bring. |
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. |
Sports Central
July 19, 2007
Ryan Ballengee |
Losing Your Youth Tadd Fujikawa plans to turn pro in approximately two and a half weeks at the PGA Tour's Reno-Tahoe Open. |
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
July 13, 2005
Mark Chalifoux |
Michelle Wie's Got Next After Michelle Wie narrowly missed making history at the PGA's John Deere Classic last week, she has become somewhat of a polarizing topic in the sports world. |
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
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
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 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
July 12, 2006
Ryan Ballengee |
Who Were the Ad Wizards? The Western Open is officially dead. |
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 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 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 Illustrated
February 29, 2000 |
The Trouble with Tigermania Don't tell the LPGA that Tiger Woods has been great for golf |
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
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
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
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
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. |
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
December 10, 2001
Gary Van Sickle |
Identity Crisis Quiz A cheeky way to review the year in golf... |
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 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
March 26, 2007
Ryan Ballengee |
A Tale of Two Tours The new AT&T National golf invitational tournament creates solutions and problems. |
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 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
July 8, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: Rogers, Chicken? Wie, Olympian? Readers send their questions about a professional athlete who assaulted two photographers, which golfers might represent the United States at the Olympics, and whether a young woman golfer might compete with the men. |
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
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 Illustrated
October 7, 2002
Gary Van Sickle |
Overlooking Annika Here's a suggestion sure to grab headlines for Sorenstam. |
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. |
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
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 Illustrated
February 19, 2003
Rick Reilly |
First-Date Advice Tips for Annika Sorenstam on her first time playing a PGA event. |
Sports Illustrated
April 25, 2000
Jaime Diaz |
Notebook: Life in the Dead Zone PGA Tour Lull Offers Opportunity |
Sports Illustrated
October 12, 2000
Gary Van Sickle |
Fallout Bradley was right -- and wrong -- at Solheim Cup... |
Sports Central
April 16, 2007
Tom Kosinski |
U.S. Women's Tennis: Venus or Serena? Venus and Serena Williams seem to be the U.S.' only hope on the women's tour for consistent U.S. appearances in tournament finals. |
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 Illustrated
May 6, 2002
Tom Hanson |
Shoddy coverage The LPGA's broadcasts are not helping the sport... |
Sports Central
August 2, 2007
Jeff Levers |
LPGA Homecoming: Ricoh's British Open St. Andrews, over 500-years-old and considered to be the birthplace of golf, hosts its first professional tournament for women. |
Sports Central
August 23, 2010
Ryan Ballengee |
When Rulehawks Attack and Why Golf Benefits Even though I'm happy to poke fun at this kind of mercurial memory of the Rules of Golf, I find myself siding with them or any spectator that calls out a rules violation in the sport. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
December 13, 2004
Dean Foust |
How to Keep Duffers on the Fairway Unless golf changes its rules and marketing, it risks a steady drain of players. The number of rounds played by all golfers has declined, and equipment makers are struggling. Snazzy new clubs are just part of the only answer. |
