Man to spend 300 days on remote island in the Pacific. No golf?

According to the Private Islands Blog:

"French explorer and adventurer Xavier Rosset is about to embark on a 300 day trip to live alone on a remote tropical island in the South Pacific. His adventures will be filmed and used for a 52 minute documentary.

Xavier’s only luggage will be a Swiss army knife, machete, video camera, and a solar panel for charging the camera. He will spend 10 months alone on an island to develop another way of life through an exciting adventure, a return to the elemental sources. Xavier will survive alone on an island without human interference and without polluting emissions.

The ambition of this documentary is to make a reflection on our lifestyle, our current system and our relationship to nature. And the most important thing is to put the dream and emotion at the heart of adventure natural.

He will find timber to build a shelter, feed on the rudimentary fishing, plants and the harvesting of rainwater to survive."

If performing the same mission, would you rather bring a 7 iron and a shag bag of balls, or 300 days of food of your choice?

Tiger pulls out of Memorial

While Tiger came into the 2008 PGA Tour season with a strong case for a "grand slam" run, his chances at winning the US Open are looking even slimmer.

GolfChannel.com reports, "Tiger Woods decided Friday not to play in the Memorial as he recovers from knee surgery, meaning he likely will go to the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines without having played a tournament in two months."

In essence, Tiger will play back to back major championships without any competitive start in between.

Tiger's odds at another major championship may have been diminished severely; however, it is not unlike Tiger to pull off triumphs at spectacular odds.

Tiger Woods to give clinic at Comerica Park

Tiger Woods, according to his corporate sponsor and the tournament's sponsor, will play at this season's Buick Open in Michigan.

Tiger was absent from the field last season due to the birth of his daughter following the U.S. Open at Oakmont. However, Tiger will make a return this year to the tournament in late June.

However, Tiger plans to give a clinic at Comerica Park, which marks the first time that the world's greatest golfer has provided instruction to fans in a large stadium.

It seems fitting that Woods will be giving the clinic in the baseball stadium of the Detroit Tigers...

Greg Norman takes up tennis?

Greg Norman will be making a return to competitive golf in the United States again this week at the Senior PGA Championship.

Norman has been relatively vocal that his reason for returning has been almost solely because of his love of Oak Hill, the storied club that has hosted the US Open and the Ryder Cup relatively recently.

However, the Shark surprised golf fans by stating, “I actually wish I had taken up tennis instead of golf. I really do enjoy tennis.” Yes, as Norman has been dating (and is actually engaged to) tennis legend Chris Evert, the Shark has apparently found his calling.

Norman has found that tennis provides a better avenue for relieving his anger, which has, of course, hurt his play in golf over his career. He contends, “I get that way on the tennis court. I like to hit the ball hard. … If you miss a point, you can win the next two points to win the game. Golf, you miss that one shot, you take a triple-bogey, see you later.”

Duke Blue Devils struggle at women's NCAA Championship

With superpowers like Tennessee and Connecticut pursuing long streaks of national championships in women's basketball, the Duke University women's golf team has likely found greater success.

The last three seasons for the Blue Devils have resulted in national championships, setting up an opportunity for Duke to claim its fourth consecutive title this week.

However, the Blue Devils struggled today in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After the first round, Duke stands at 11 over par, dwarfed by Southern California's tournament leading four under par.

Out of the 24 teams who have qualified to the NCAA Division I championship, Duke is currently in 18th.

Tiger's return is in sight

After a surprising surgery (at least one that shocked many fans) following the 2008 Masters, many were left to wonder when Tiger Woods would return. It seems that Tiger's original prediction (to be back by the US Open) will be quite true.

The Associated Press reported that Tiger Woods should be ready to get back on the course for this year's Memorial in Ohio. Of course, that would leave Tiger with at least one opportunity to take on competitive golf before this year's Open at Torrey Pines.

Some fans contemplated the chance of poor play in this year's Open, citing Tiger's performance at Winged Foot following a long absence after the death of Earl Woods. However, Tiger contends,
“That was a totally different mental situation than I am now. Even when I came back for the Open, I probably wasn’t ready to play yet. I was eager to get back and play and be in a competitive environment, but I wasn’t ready to deal with all the things you have to deal with inside the ropes. … And it showed, and I played terrible.

Annika Sorenstam announces retirement

Annika Sorenstam, the image of success in women's golf in the 2000's, has announced her retirement. Sorenstam, who has captured 72 LPGA Tour titles at this point in her career, plans to finish out this season, but then call it quits.

Despite failing to win last season, it appears Sorenstam will leave the game on top. The announcement today came after a massive seven stroke victory at the Michelob Ultra Open last weekend.

Sorenstam's final tournament will be the Dubai Ladies Masters.