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The Ryder Cup finally begins tomorrow morning and the team captains, Nick Faldo for Team Europe and Paul Azinger for Team USA, announced the first day match-ups today. The first contest is an alternate shot format. The pairings are:

Phil Mickelson/Anthony Kim vs. Padraig Harrington/ Robert Karlsson
Justin Leonard/Hunter Mahan vs. Henrik Stenson/Paul Casey
Stewart Cink/Chad Campbell vs. Justin Rose/Ian Poulter
Kenny Perry/Jim Furyk vs. Lee Westwood/Sergio Garcia.
The action will be televised on ESPN beginning at 8am.
(photo © Newscom)

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For the latest from the world of sports, the b5media Sports Channel provides our Sports Roundup.

Allison at BCS Frenzy offers four reasons USC thumped Ohio State.
Tony at Dejuiced talks about the Cubs’ almost pulling off back-to-back no hitters.
Tony also discusses the Brewers firing Ned Yost at Inside the Ballpark.
Jodie at Gossip on Sports talks about No Jet-ribution and tells a funny story about what happened to Tom Brady.
Jeanne at Hockey Beat discusses NHL 09 on XBOX 360 and their unreadable discs.
Jyle at Footie thinks that some fans of the UEFA Euro 2008 have gone bat crazy.
Over at Sneaks ‘N Gear …read more

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Sweden’s Robert Karlsson bested Italy’s Francesco Molinari by two strokes on Sunday to win the European Tour’s Mercedes Benz Championship, played in Cologne, Germany. This is the eighth European Tour win for Karlsson and his first victory in more than two years. That should give him a little momentum going into this week’s Ryder Cup competition.
Fellow Ryder Cup team member, Miguel Angel Jimenz finished third.
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The acclaimed PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida is offering golf enthusiasts a chance to play its legendary “Champion” golf course, designed by Jack Nicklaus and home to the Honda Classic tournament. The resort’s “Champion Stay and Play” package includes deluxe accommodations (with a terrace or balcony), and one round per adult per day on “The Champion” course. The rate, good from October 1 to December 31 is $315 per person per day, based on two people sharing a room. If you’d be just as happy playing one of the resort’s other three courses, the rate drops to …read more

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I wasn’t sure we’d see this, but 18-year-old golfer, Michelle Wie has swallowed her pride and entered the LPGA’s Qualifying School to earn her 2009 LPGA Tour Card. She will compete in the qualifier this month at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California–the same course where she finished fourth at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2004 at the age of 13 and rose to national attention.
The top 20 finishers at Mission Hills will advance to a December qualifier in Daytona Beach, where the top 20 will earn an LPGA Tour card. If Wie is unsuccessful at Mission …read more

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The Ryder Cup is approaching, but there’s still golf on television this weekend. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).
Saturday, September 138am – 1130am – European Tour – Mercedes Benz Championship in Cologne, Germany – Golf Channel1pm – 330pm – Champions Tour – Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn in Conover, North Carolina – Golf Channel330pm – 6pm – LPGA – Bell Micro Classic in Mobile, Alabama – Golf Channel 630pm – 9pm – Nationwide Tour – Albertsons Boise Open in Boise, Idaho – Golf Channel
Sunday, September 148am – 1130am – European Tour – …read more

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With the Ryder Cup competition set to begin next week, two Ryder Cup Team members–one on each team–are still questionable as to whether they will be healthy enough to participate. Europe’s Lee Westwood (pictured above) is still struggling with a bout of tonsillitis he contracted about ten days ago. He was forced to miss the European Masters last week due to the illness. Should he be unable to play, it’s likely that captain Nick Faldo would choose German Martin Kaymer as his replacement.
Also struggling is American Kenny Perry, who was forced to drop out of …read more

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It’ll soon be time to buy a 2009 calendar.  (I know; already?)  Plus, golf-themed calendars make great gifts for the golfers on your holiday list.  Below are a few of our favorites from this year’s offerings:
Golf Resorts – This glossy wall calendar features a new spectacular golf vista for each month, in locations from Florida to Hawaii.
St. Andrews Golf Calendar – View a different St. Andrews Golf Course hole each month throughout the year and admire the place where the game began more than six centuries ago.
Scottish Golf Courses – Spend the new year admiring the beauty and grace …read more

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The LPGA announced on Friday that it had reconsidered a portion of its proposed requirement that two members demonstrate English proficiency within two years of joining the tour or face suspension. The meat of the proposal hasn’t really changed, but the tour vows to find other ways to communicate with its members without the threat of suspension. Said LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens in a statement on Friday:
“The LPGA has received valuable feedback from a variety of constituents regarding the recently announced penalties attached to our effective communications policy. We have decided to rescind those penalty provisions.
After hearing the concerns, we …read more

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The golf world is gearing up for the Ryder Cup, to be held at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky from September 16 to 21 (2008). A few facts about the course:

Valhalla’s golf course was designed by Jack Nicklaus; it opened in 1986.
It is a Par 71, 7496 yard course.
The course’s signature hole is #13 with features an approach over water to an island green.
The 16th hole to accommodate amphitheater-style seating for spectators.
For more about the 2008 Ryder Cup, see:

US Finalizes its Ryder Cup Team
Team Europe Picks its Final Ryder Cup Members
How the US Ryder Cup Team is …read more

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