Archive for January, 2006

Would you deny Tiger a membership?

Yazan: mulligan | 06 January 2006 | Comments Off on Would you deny Tiger a membership?
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For his 30th birthday, Tiger bought a $40 million house in an exclusive Jupiter Island neighborhood. There’s a golf course there, but apparently it’s so exclusive that Tiger won’t even be allowed in as a member. (More here.) “There’s a long list and membership is by invitation only,” said Debbie Squires, membership secretary at the […]



Mercedes, Round 1

Yazan: mulligan | 06 January 2006 | Comments Off on Mercedes, Round 1
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I got a chance to watch some of Round 1 at Kapulua. I played the course once, and was reminded just how amazingly beautiful the course is. Sergio, sporting blonde highlights, said the new greens are much faster this year. Justin Leonard, savoring the victory of his Texas Longhorns (but unable to find a burnt […]



the state of golf

Yazan: mulligan | 05 January 2006 | Comments Off on the state of golf
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The USAToday has some excellent articles about golf today: 1. Preview of the year of transition (before playoff system) 2. Interview with PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem (who apparently is an optimist) 3. Articles on Tiger here and here 4. and Johnny Miller’s predictions on Tiger



Mercedes meltdown?: the flap over Tiger’s and Phil’s no-shows

Yazan: mulligan | 04 January 2006 | Comments Off on Mercedes meltdown?: the flap over Tiger’s and Phil’s no-shows
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When the 2 biggest names in men’s golf don’t show up for the 1st PGA tournament of the year, which is supposed to showcase the past winners from last year, what should the PGA do? What about the sponsor of the tournament Mercedes, which is in its last year of its contract? Apparently, neither Tiger […]




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