Holiday shopping for a golfer is easy. Any golfer can use traditional items — the latest technology in balls, a new glove design or a trendy shirt. But surprising a golfer with an unusual gift is more challenging. But there are plenty of choices. If you’re seeking a luxury gift, for example, how about purchasing [...]

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When Bill Sendell assumed Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational responsibilities earlier this year, he had his own ideas. But as only the third director of the tournament that dates nearly four decades, Sendell also appreciated its traditions. Perhaps the tournament’s most unique attribute is the inclusion of women professionals. Tournament founder Harold Firstman can’t recall [...]

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Ryan Palmer, who earlier this month claimed his second career title, will be joined by three other 2008 PGA Tour tournament winners in the 37th annual Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational presented by Merrill Lynch. The unique 72-hole event, which features 81 professionals from the four major tours as well as mini-tour players and club [...]

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Tiger Woods has a long relationship with Buick, and the marriage has begged one of the odd questions on the PGA Tour, particularly during weeks when Buick supplies players’ courtesy cars and when Tiger’s in the field. The question: Does Tiger really drive a Buick? It doesn’t really matter, but even if it did, [...]

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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — One week after completing the most successful season of his nearly 30-year PGA Tour career, Tommy Armour III will begin defense of his 2007 title at the 37th annual Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational presented by Merrill Lynch. After playing this week in the Children’s Miracle Network Classic in Orlando, [...]

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There’s little disagreement life on the PGA Tour is special. Tournaments are held on the best golf courses in picturesque locations around the globe. And while competition is fierce, the lure of the game, its ever-increasing prize money and someone named Tiger Woods have all helped catapult the sport’s popularity.
The PGA Tour season traditionally begins [...]

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Bernard Langer is no different than many golfers who’ve transitioned from the PGA Tour to the Champions Tour. He hesitated, not knowing if he wanted to compete, or if the circuit on which he became one of golf’s finest international players was finally leaving him behind. What a difference a season makes.

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Say what you wish about John Daly. But there’s no doubt Daly loves golf and he likes to have fun. Daly is in a world of hurt and has been for years with his abuse of alcohol, including his recent arrest for public drunkenness outside of a Hooters restaurant in Winston-Salem, N.C. But check out [...]

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The most unique moment I’ve ever seen in a golf tournament wasn’t a monster Tiger Woods’ shot or a missed short putt prohibiting a win. The most unique thing I’ve ever seen was also viewed by millions of others on national television, and it was something you may not want to see again. I know [...]

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John Daly’s battle with alcohol has continued with another public episode of drunkenness. Daly, the 1991 PGA Championship titlist and 1995 British Open winner, was held overnight in a North Carolina jail after passing out at a Hooters restaurant, according to Winston-Salem police.
Police officers were called to the Hooters in Winston-Salem early Sunday morning. When [...]

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