Ryder Cup team member, Anthony Kim is the latest PGA player to commit to playing on the European Tour in 2009. Kim, 23, won two PGA tournaments in 2008 and is currently ranked #8 in the world. Camilo Villegas and Geoff Ogilvy have previously announced that they will compete on both tours. Phil Mickelson is expected to join them.

European members must play 12 times, including six tournaments in America–three majors and three World Golf Championships.

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Footjoy has launched a new sweepstakes with prizes including a pair of SYNR-G golf shoes and a top-of-the-line SkyCaddie SG5 Range Finder. To enter, simply visit the Footjoy Web site. The contest is open to residents of the 50 United States age 18 and older. You may enter once each week until November 18 (2008).

Golf season is starting to wind down, but there are still a few events to watch. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).

Saturday, November 1
9am – noon – European Tour – Volvo Masters in Cadiz, Spain – Golf Channel
130pm – 430pm – PGA Tour – Ginn Sur Mer Classic in Port St. Lucie, Florida – Golf Channel
430pm – 7pm- Champions Tour – Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, California – Golf Channel

Sunday, November 2
8am – 11am – European Tour – Volvo Masters in Cadiz, Spain – Golf Channel
130pm – 430pm – PGA Tour – Ginn Sur Mer Classic in Port St. Lucie, Florida – Golf Channel
430pm – 7pm- Champions Tour – Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, California – Golf Channel

The LPGA Tour is in South Korea for the Hana Bank*KOLON Championship. The event is not televised. The Nationwide Tour is quiet this weekend.

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In the video below, golf pro Fred Spinelli of Utah’s Remuda Golf Club talks about golf basics, including posture, grip, and striking the ball.

LPGA “hottie,” Natalie Gulbis is busy taping episodes of the next season of Donald Trump’s reality show, “Celebrity Apprentice.” The 25-year-old crowd favorite is joining Dennis Rodman, reality show veteran Khloe Kardashian, and comedian Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa. The show is scheduled to air in January 2009.

Gulbis is no stranger to reality TV. She is featured in the Golf Channel’s “Natalie Gulbis Show.”

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John Daly was in the news yet again this week…and not for a good reason. The 42-year-old former British Open winner was arrested in Winston-Salem, North Carolina after being found drunk and unconscious at a Hooter’s Restaurant there. Daly was detained for 24 hours until he sobered up.

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