Archive for October, 2005

Question of the Month: LPGA, these girls …

Yazan: mulligan | 31 October 2005 | Comments Off on Question of the Month: LPGA, these girls …
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The best thing that could happen to the LPGA in terms of increasing its future marketing power and overall viewership for the next 3 years is: A. Michelle Wie dominatingB. Paula Creamer dominatingC. Natalie Gulbis dominatingD. Morgan Pressel dominatingE. Annika dominatingF. No one dominating, but all 5 winning big tourneysG. Jean Van de Velde winning […]



Watson wins, but is the Champions Tour still relevant?

Yazan: mulligan | 31 October 2005 | Comments Off on Watson wins, but is the Champions Tour still relevant?
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Let’s give the guy his due: Tom Watson fired an 8-under 64 to win by 1 stroke over Jay Haas, who had a 6 shot lead at the start of the final round. Watson not only surpassed Haas, he overtook Dana Quigley to win the $1 million bonus for the Schwab Cup (year long ranking, […]



Is Van de Velde trying to change his place in history?

Yazan: mulligan | 29 October 2005 | Comments Off on Is Van de Velde trying to change his place in history?
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This USA Today article reports that “French golfer Jean Van de Velde will attempt to enter next year’s Women’s British Open because he is upset women may qualify for the 2006 British Open.” Recalling Van de Velde’s crash and burn on the last hole of the 1999 British Open and his low profile since then, […]



NASCAR in the driver seat; PGA in rear view

Yazan: mulligan | 28 October 2005 | Comments Off on NASCAR in the driver seat; PGA in rear view
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As we’ve discussed in several posts in the past, the PGA must negotiate new TV contracts this fall. And it’s more than likely the PGA won’t be getting the same kind of sweetheart deal that it was able to secure in 2001 at the height of Tiger Woods’s run. The networks ended up losing something […]




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