Tiger Woods is the 2009 FedEx Cup champion

Posted by JP On September - 27 - 2009

The 2009 PGA Tour "Playoffs" of the FedEx Cup are all wrapped up. Not surprisingly, Tiger Woods came out on top. The FedEx Cup season-ending tournament, the Tour Championship, was captured by Phil Mickelson. After strong performances throughout the year despite the news that both his wife and mother would have to fight breast cancer, Mickelson capped his season with an impressive victory. After a spectacular Sunday, Mickelson finished at -9, which placed Lefty three strokes ahead of Tiger Woods....

Rory McIlroy to join PGA Tour

Posted by JP On October 17th, 2009

Big news in European and American golf! Young gun Rory McIlroy, a native of Northern Ireland, is reportedly joining the PGA Tour in 2010. Golf Digest claims that an official announcement will come in November at the Dubai World Championship....

American Smackdown at Presidents Cup

Posted by JP On October 11th, 2009

On the final day of the 2009 Presidents Cup, the American team's performance was nothing short of dominant. In the end, the U.S. won with 19.5 to the international team's 14.5 points. Critical wins from Stewart Cink (who defeated young gun Adam Scott) and Tiger Woods (who defeated his PGA Championship rival, Y.E. Yang) put the U.S. back on top of the world.

Travel: Kapalua Resort, HI

Posted by JP On September 1st, 2009

Few courses let you live the PGA Tour experience quite like the Plantation course at the Kapalua Resort in Hawaii. Perhaps you don't get to sample the heartbreak of defeat or the pressure of crowds watching your every shot, but you will get to hack on a gorgeous layout designed to provide many scenic vistas (as well as the island's best golf). Kapalua Resort is located on the Hawaiian island of Maui, and it provides a vacation experience that very well may lead the pack among many of the nation's most popular resorts...

Olympic Golf: Announcement to be made Friday

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Tomorrow, October 9th, 2009, the golf world will find out if the game will make an appearance in the 2016 Olympic games.

Golf has made it to the final challenge in the difficult process of Olympic event selection, and tomorrow will mark the final presentation and final vote.

According to TheGolfChannel.com, Ty Votaw is in charge of golf's presentation to the Olympic committee. He will be given 20 minutes to present his case on behalf of golf, and a 10 minute Q&A will follow.

Afterwards, a vote will take place. If golf earns a majority of the votes, then it will officially be included in the Games.

The final decision should be announced at 7 AM EST.
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