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Archive for August 2006

August 31st, 2006

Can Lorena Ochoa Win Money Title?

Lorena Ochoa is having a banner year on the LPGA tour and is leading the money list, but Karrie Webb is trailing her by about $300,000, and is also having a great year. This year has been an important one for Ochoa because she was developing a reputation of not being able to […]

By Dale Chavez -- 0 comments

August 30th, 2006

Ryder Cup Ramblings

It appears that Tiger Woods has taken a leadership role on this year’s Ryder Cup team. Reports indicate that he took out the Ryder Cup rookies for a “get-to-know-you” dinner after he won this past Sunday. Not only that, but both he and Mickelson rescheduled their “previous commitments” so that they could join the rest […]

By Dale Chavez -- 0 comments

August 28th, 2006

Raggin’ on the Senior Circuit

Okay, this is the last time, I promise.  No more raggin’ on the Senior circuit.  If you watched the Jeld-Wen tournament this past weekend (what’s a Jeld-Wen BTW?), you no doubt noticed the Golf Channel had their big guns (minus Kraig Kann) covering the festivities.  Considering the Golf Channel made a sizeable investment in TV […]

By Dale Chavez -- 1 comment

August 27th, 2006

Tiger’s Magic Continues

Tiger Woods won his 4th consecutive tournament today by outlasting Stewart Cink in a 4-hole playoff.  This was hardly vintage Woods as he struggled coming in while Cink was making clutch birdies to tie him.  Woods clearly was struggling with the flat-stick on the closing holes as he either came up short, or was blowing […]

By Dale Chavez -- 2 comments

August 26th, 2006

Steroids on the PGA Tour?

Tim Finchem and Tiger Woods came out this week with differing views on whether drug testing needs to be implemented on the PGA Tour.  Woods said he didn’t think anyone was using performance-enhancing drugs, but felt it was better to be proactive than reactive about it.
While strength-conditioning has been a constant on the tour for […]

By Dale Chavez -- 0 comments

August 25th, 2006

Nicklaus Laments About Golf and Technology

I’ve said before that Jack Nicklaus was my golf idol when I was learning the game.  He had that same presence Tiger does when he walked onto a golf course.  I saw him play at an event in the early 80s and I was sitting in the bleachers early one morning before any of the […]

By Dale Chavez -- 0 comments

August 24th, 2006

Tiger’s Dominance and Lack of Respect

Call me a little to sensitive on this one, but from my perspective, it appears that most of Tiger’s fellow tour professionals aren’t giving the man credit where credit is due. Most of the comments regarding his current major streak are along the lines of “yeah, he’s playing well, but he’s getting all the […]

By Dale Chavez -- 0 comments

August 23rd, 2006

Champions Tour Dying A Slow Death?`

Was reading about the latest television numbers for the Geriatric Tour and quite frankly, it doesn’t look good for the Champions Tour, at least from a TV perspective. Reports indicate through 14 weeks of coverage on the Golf Channel, the Champions Tour is averaging less than 100,000 viewers. For comparison’s sake, the LPGA […]

By Dale Chavez -- 0 comments

August 22nd, 2006

Tiger and the Ryder Cup

I’ve been giving Tiger’s so-so record in the Ryder Cup some thought. There’s no question he’s the best player on the planet, but it appears on the surface that the Ryder Cup might not interest him enough to give it his all. On the contrary I believe. The Ryder Cup is a […]

By Dale Chavez -- 0 comments

August 21st, 2006

Lehman Finalizes Ryder Cup Team

Tom Lehman finalized his 2006 Ryder Cup team by selecting Stewart Cink and Scott Verplank for his Captain’s picks. Cink has been playing the most consistent of all the potential Captain’s picks, but quite frankly, that’s not saying much. There was absolutely no movement on the Ryder Cup team from last week’s event, […]

By Dale Chavez -- 1 comment