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Inbee the veteran
She's just 19, the youngest ever to win a U.S. Women's Open, but to those of us who pick Ryan Herrington's brain on the subject of junior golf, she's a veteran. Way back in 2003, when some of us in...
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Golf without Tiger
Peggy O'Toole takes offense at our dire predictions about Golf without Tiger Woods: Enough with all the hand-wringing already! I really do not expect this email to get published but your recent issue regarding the status of golf now that...
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Inside scoop on Tiger's knee
For those of you who have written to us about Tiger's knee, you'll be interested a piece by John Lauerman on Bloomberg.com today. Lauerman gets orthopedic surgeons to talk about Tiger's surgery and about the surgeon who did it. It...
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Curtis Strange Return to Booth?
It struck us, during the Open, that it was nice to have Curtis Strange back in the booth. So we were pretty sure it would strike someone else that it was not nice to have Curtis back. And so it...
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Golf the best sport on TV?
You've heard from Michael Lewis, who doesn't even think golf's a sport. And many of you have your problems with golf coverage (see recent comments and letters on Curtis Strange, Johnny Miller, etc.) Here's another view, not from an old...
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Michael Lewis on Tiger and Golf
There's an obvious need for some physical activity that can pass itself off as a sport in which rich, important people can easily participate, and simulate the motions of a pro, without fear of total humiliation. Michael Lewis I liked...
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George Carlin on Golf
Is it true that cannibals don't eat comedians because they taste funny? George Carlin We'll miss George Carlin, a very funny many, but when he passed on Sunday someone mentioned http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nehpbf8wjJw ">his rant on golf ("a boring game played by...
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Johnny Miller on Rocco
We're still getting letters protesting Johnny Miller's "swimming pool cleaner" comment about Rocco Mediate during Open coverage. Miller also said, most of you know, that "Rocco" was not a name that wound up on the US Open trophy. A couple...
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Tiger's Open
We are the Roshomon nation. The reactions to Tiger's victory at Torrey Pines--from some readers off-the-charts positive--have also been critical in some cases, surprisingly so. It's almost as if this second group of readers were watching a different Open. A...
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More reaction to the US Open Challenge
Reader Brian J. Doherty of Mill Creek, Washington, had his problems with our U.S. Open Challenge. GREAT idea, good timing, POOR execution of the "Challenge" at Torrey prior to the Open... Loved the idea. Most all of us live in...
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