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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The 2008 golf season is starting to wind down, but there are still several interesting tournaments to look forward to this coming weekend. The schedule includes:
PGA Tour – Ginn sur Mer Classic at the Tesaro Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida (pictured above)
Champions Tour – Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, California
LPGA – Hana Bank-KOLON Championship 2008 in Incheon, Korea
European Tour – Volvo Masters in Cadiz, Spain
The Nationwide Tour is quiet next weekend.
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Sergio Garcia won his first European tournament in more than three years with his victory in Spain’s Castello Masters this weekend. The win was especially poignant for Garcia as he had dedicated the final round to his ailing countryman, Seve Ballesteros, who is recovering from brain surgery.
Garcia, 28, shot a four-under 67 to best Sweden’s Peter Hedblum by one stroke. Garcia has 18 professional wins, but no majors. He has finished second once in the British Open and twice in the PGA Championship.
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Champions Tour pro and eight-time major champion, Tom Watson underwent hip replacement surgery on October 2 in order to improve his quality of life and to remain competitive on the golf course, a spokesman told the Associated Press yesterday. Watson won twice on the Champions Tour this year in only ten starts and is 12th on the tour’s money list. During his PGA career, Watson won the US Open once, the Masters twice, and the British open five times. He says that he expects to play in the Champions Tour skins game in January.
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It’s been a tough couple of weeks for former PGA pro, Seve Ballesteros. First, he collapsed and was hospitalized. Then, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Next, the tumor was found to be malignant and he underwent two surgeries to remove it. He is now recovering from a third surgery and is listed in stable, but serious condition.
Ballesteros, 51, won the British Open three times and the Masters twice. He also holds the record of most wins on the European Tour. Ballesteros retired from professional golf in 2007.
We wish him a speedy recovery.
Imagine having Tiger Woods accompany you around the links at Torrey Pines in San Diego. Now imagine that he’s carrying your clubs and holding the pin for you. That’s right. The lucky winner of Buick’s “Tee Off with Tiger” contest, 59-year-old John Abel, got to have Woods as his caddy this week.
According to news reports, Tiger walked without a limp and showed no sign of the reconstructive knee surgery he had earlier in the year. As for Mr. Abels, he said that Woods was a friendly, “down to earth” guy. After the round, Tiger treated Abels …read more
In celebration of the Breeder’s Cup, we are having a little contest here in the Sports Channel. And what can you win?
A $200 gift certificate to Amazon to do whatever you please.
How do you win?
That’s easy.
All you have to do is leave a comment on any five of these blogs. You can choose which posts that you want to comment on, but one of them MUST be the horse racing blog – Thoroughbred Fever.
All Poker Addicts
BCS Frenzy
College Fast Break
Dejuiced
Every Morning Quarterback
Girls Dig Sports
Green Posse
Hockey Beat
Hoops Fantasy
Jab and Grapple
Knuckle Curve
Light the Torch
NBA Obsessed
Sneaks ‘N Gear
Squib Kick
The Fantasy Kickoff
The Footie
Thoroughbred …read more
Golf season may be coming to an end for the year, but that doesn’t mean that there’s nothing to talk about. All around the b5media Sports Channel, bloggers are talking about the exciting things happening in the world of sports. Here’s a sampling:
Over at “Knuckle Curve,” Stephen is talking about the Red Sox forcing a game seven in the ALCS
Kori, our editor, is sharing her picks for the most underrated football players of 2008 at “Fantasy Kick-off”
At “Hockey Beat,” Jeanne reports that former Red Wings player, Steve Yzerman will be taking over managing the Canadian Olympic hockey team, …read more
The highlight of this weekend’s golf events is the Justin Timberlake Shriner’s Hospital for Children charity tournament. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).
Saturday, October 1810am – 1pm – European Tour – Portugal Masters in Vilamovra, Portugal – Golf Channel230pm – 5pm – Champions Tour – Administaff Small Business Classic in The Woodlands, Texas – Golf Channel5pm – 8pm – PGA Tour – Justin Timberlake Shriner’s Hosptial for Children Tournament in Las Vegas – Golf Channel830pm – 11pm – LPGA – Kapalua LPGA Classic in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii – Golf Channel
Sunday, October 1910am – 1pm – European Tour …read more
Padraig Harrington, pictured above after winning the PGA Championship this year, was named the PGA Player of the year for 2008. The 37-year-old Irishman won the British Open (for the second straight year) and the PGA Championship this past year. He is just the second European player to receive the honor. (Nick Faldo won the award in 1990.) The award, first presented to Ben Hogan in 1948, is based on a formula that weighs tournament wins, official money standing, and scoring average. Although there are four more PGA tournaments this year, Harrington’s 116 points are out of range of any …read more
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