Blog: Local Knowledge
- 'Who does this (bleep) think he is?'
- The fawning press coverage by Australian media outlets of Tiger Woods' Australian Masters appearance and performance was not universal, it turns out. Peter FitzSimons, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, demonstrably (and colorfully) took Woods...
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- The wizard in Oz
- Our friend John Huggan weighs in again from Melbourne, Australia, this time for Scotland on Sunday, as he again attempts to shame the game into joining the 21st century. It's worth reading in toto (and...
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- 'One small step for Tiger, one giant leap for golf'
- Among Tiger Woods' more impressive career feats has been exceeding the hype, but he'll be hard pressed to do so this week in Melbourne, Australia. Woods is there to play in the Australian Masters. The...
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- Tigermania coming to the big screen
- At least it is Down Under, where Woods will play next week in the Australian Masters in Melbourne. To accommodate those in Sydney who can't watch him play live, two sites will broadcast all four...
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- Hey, he's just a golfer, not the president (yet)
- Tiger Woods, of course, will never be the president (we think), but he is something more than just a golfer. He's the most important and celebrated athlete in the world, as the reception that is...
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- A different era
- Peter Stone in the Sydney Morning Herald recounts in Sunday's paper how in 1975 Jack Nicklaus donated the modest appearance fee he received for playing in the Australian Open to the purse give it more...
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- Who says Tiger doesn't commit early?
- Australian newspaper the Herald Sun is reporting in tomorrow's edition that Tiger Woods will play in the Australian Masters (an IMG-owned event) in November, for which he will receive a $3 million appearance fee.The paper...
- Week in Pictures: LG Skins Game and Australian Masters
- K. J. Choi grabs Skins title and Rod Pampling wins the Australian Masters
- The Week in Pictures: Skins Game, World Cup of Golf, Australian Masters
- Stephen Ames takes the Skins Game title, Scotland tops U.S. in China's World Cup of Golf and Aaron Baddeley wins his first Australian Masters title.
- John Daly Says, "I'm A Survivor..."
- JD says he's working hard on his game and that, not his personal troubles, is where people's attention should be focused
- Daly To Play Australian Masters
- Hoping to avoid a repeat of his last visit to Australia, John Daly will end his 2008 season by playing in the Australian Masters
- Woods To Play Australian Masters
- In return for a $3 million appearance fee, the world No. 1 will make his first appearance Down Under since 1998
