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Archive for August 2008

August 31st, 2008

Danny Lee is Youngest US Amateur Champion

Look out Tiger Woods; there’s a young New Zealander hot on your heels. Eighteen-year-old, Danny Lee won the US Amateur Championship this week, making him the youngest player to ever win the tournament. He breaks the record previously held by Woods by 6 months and 29 days.
His victory gives Lee an exemption for next year’s […]

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August 31st, 2008

European Ryder Team Complete

Oliver Wilson finished 10th in the European Tour’s Johnnie Walker Classic this weekend clinching an automatic place on Europe’s Ryder Cup team. Joining him are captain Nick Faldo’s two picks–Ian Poulter and Paul Casey. Notably missing this year is Colin Montgomerie, a Ryder Cup veteran who’s having a challenging season.
Rounding out Team Europe are Padraig […]

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August 30th, 2008

Golf on TV this Weekend - 8/30 through 9/1

This weekend is Labor Day weekend, which means three days of golf viewing. The weekend’s events include the second week of the FedExCup playoffs. Below is the entire schedule:(all times are ET).
Saturday, August 309am - noon - European Tour - The Johnnie Walker Classic in Gleneagles, Scotland - Golf Channel3pm - 6pm - PGA […]

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August 29th, 2008

Around the b5 Sports Channel

The summer is winding down, the Olympics are over and NFL football season is ready to begin. But that’s not all that’s going on around the b5media Sports Channel . Check out what our bloggers are writing about this week, including top 10 lists and the latest sports news.

Jodie at Gossip on Sports talks about how it was […]

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August 26th, 2008

Top Ten FedexCup Leaders after Week One

Vijay Singh’s victory at The Barclay’s last weekend–his fourth at that event–boosted him to the top of the FedexCup list after the first of four playoff tournaments. Below is the complete list as of August 25, 2008:

Vijay Singh
Sergio Garcia
Kevin Sutherland
Phil MickelsonJustin Leonard
Anthony Kim
Kenny Perry
Ben Curtis
Stewart Cink
Jim Furyk
Tags: fedexcup, sergio garcia, the barclays, vijay-singh

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August 25th, 2008

Tiger Woods Unveils Plans for Tiger Woods Dubai

Tiger Woods may not be playing as he recuperates from knee surgery, but that doesn’t mean he’s not on the course. Today, the world’s number one golfer announced the new master plan for Tiger Woods Dubai, an exclusive golf community development in that Middle East country.Scheduled for completion in 2009, Tiger Woods Dubai will included […]

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August 24th, 2008

Harrington to Make South Carolina his US Base

Three-time major champion, Padraig Harrington says that Dublin is just to far to go home between tournaments in the United States. So, he’s buying property in upstate South Carolina. According to “The State” newspaper, he and his wife and 5-year-old son have been house-hunting in some of the area’s new developments. Harrington won’t be the […]

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August 24th, 2008

Tiger Woods Walks on Water

The video that’s getting all of the attention this week on the Web is a clip from the new EA Sports game, Tiger Woods 09. The player originally thought this was a glitch, but nope, Tiger really can walk on water…at least in the game.

Tags: ea sports

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August 23rd, 2008

Golf on TV this Weekend - 8/23 - 8/24

This weekend’s golf events include the first FedExCup playoff event, The Barclays as well as the Boeing Classic on the Champions Tour. Below is the entire schedule:(all times are ET).
Saturday, August 23930am - 6pm- PGA Tour - The Barclays in Paramus, New Jersey - CBS9am - 12n - European Tour - KLM Open […]

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August 21st, 2008

The Michael Phelps - Tiger Woods Comparison

Michael Phelps, winner of eight Gold Medals at the Beijing Games and the hottest sports story of the month, has been compared repeatedly to Tiger Woods in the past few days. Certainly there are similarities:

Both have risen to unprecedented acheivement in their sports
Both are unusally tough mentally
Both adher to a regimented, seemingly crazy, work-out routine.

Still, […]

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