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Your Take on Tiger...and the coverage
The numbers are in: The overnight ratings last night were higher than any golf telecast since the U.S. Open. Common denominator, Tiger Woods. And yet something in the victory and the telecast rubbed a bunch of you the wrong way....
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Tiger, Tiger, Tiger
In his March 30th Angry Golfer John Hawkins made no bones affording special status to Tiger Woods, specifically complaints about his late commitment to events. Hawk: "Until Woods is caught robbing a homeless shelter or improving his lie in the...
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A Course for Seniors-Only
Jaime Diaz's column in the March issue of Golf Digest drew a most interesting letter from Stan Bishop, a 78-year-old Ohio retiree. Diaz had argued that to get kids into the game, we need cheap golf. He suggested $2 for...
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Golf World Makeover: Yeah or Nay?
Here's how close we've come to consensus on the new Golf World design: Dear Editor, Is it my imagination or have you created a great makeover serving the cause of readability? Body type looks bigger, makeup seems cleaner and more...
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Mike Nicolette
Mike Cullity's March 23 Backspin piece on Mike Nicolette drew this letter from an old friend of Nicolete's, who recalls in detail Mike's lone win in ten full years on the tour, at the 1983 version of this week's Bay...
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Is Michelle Wie the LPGA's biggest star?
With the LPGA's first major upon us, an LPGA fan's fancy turns to Michelle Wie. Will she contend? Will she win? Will she have a TV show? (Sorry, that was old Michelle Wie). As Ron Sirak points out, now that...
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Golf grooves and class war
In their most recent Bomb & Gouge column, Bomb (Golf World Equipment Editor Mike Johnson, and Gouge, Golf Digest Equipment Editor Mike Stachura) discussed the merits of the proposed new USGA restrictions on grooves. They compared it to the NCAA's...
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Arjun Atwal
Sometimes the mail just plain surprises us. The reaction to Tim Rosaforte's Arjun Atwal story, which this editor found to be sensitive and well done, brought a lot of negative comment. A sampling: Dear Editor, That was a poorly written...
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Dirty Talk About Golf
Is golf a dirty word these days? Dave Shedloski explored the question in Golf World's March 16 issue, supported by Ron Sirak's interview with Congressman Barney Frank, who had wildly criticized Northern Trust for entertainment at its tournament in LA....
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Distance Devices: Pro and Con
Golf World's Angry Golfer, John Hawkins, stepped boldly on the side of distance-measuring devices in a recent column: "If 15 minutes of sprinkler-hunting is avoided in every round, you wouldn't think twice about make the investment. So, too, should the...
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