Archive for February, 2009



Golf-Delight for Cink after avoiding Tiger encounter in Arizona - Reuters

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 11:02 pm

New York Times

Golf-Delight for Cink after avoiding Tiger encounter in Arizona
Reuters
By Mark Lamport-Stokes MARANA, Arizona, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Stewart Cink has flourished for the second year in a row at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship but was delighted he would not have to face fellow American Tiger Woods this week.
Mickelson eliminated by CinkArizona Republic
Justin Leonard back in the quarter-finals of Match PlayThe Canadian Press
We're down to 'intriguing eight,' and anyone left can pull this offPGA Tour
Bleacher Report - Reuters UK
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Northern Trust says it plans to repay bailout fund as quickly as … - Los Angeles Times

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 11:02 pm

Los Angeles Times

Northern Trust says it plans to repay bailout fund as quickly as
Los Angeles Times, CA
The Chicago bank was criticized by members of Congress for its sponsorship of a golf tournament and related events in the Los Angeles area last weekend. By Tom Petruno Northern Trust Co. to Congress: We don't want your money.
Video: Partying And Bailout BucksCBS

Golf After Bailout at Northern Trust Prompts OutcryBloomberg
Northern Trust says it'll repay $1.6B gov't loanThe Associated Press
New York Times Blogs - Chicago Tribune
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Golf Channel achieves all-time highs for viewers and Web traffic - WorldGolf.com

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 10:02 pm

USA Today

Golf Channel achieves all-time highs for viewers and Web traffic
WorldGolf.com, AZ
Golf Channel's first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship is expected to generate record-setting ratings and Web traffic for the network. Preliminary projections of Wednesday's coverage - which also marked the highly anticipated return of
Video: Fit As Ever, Woods Ready for Rush of CompetingAssociatedPress

Comeback of Tiger Woods considered golf's No. 1 boosterUSA Today
Woods’s Return Fails to Boost Golf as Recession BitesBloomberg
CNN International - Media Life Magazine
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Golf | Rory McIlroy reaches quarterfinals - Seattle Times

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 10:02 pm

Times Online

Golf | Rory McIlroy reaches quarterfinals
Seattle Times, United States
McIlroy kept alive his bid to become the youngest male winner in American pro-golf history with a 4-and-3 victory over Tim Clark, a South African who didn't look anything like the player who put an end to Woods' return from an eight-month layoff.
Sports Beat: Golf still not out of WoodsThe News Herald
Golf CapsulesInternational Herald Tribune
Woods defeat will help temper golf's great expectationsguardian.co.uk
New York Daily News - San Francisco Chronicle
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Mayakoba Golf Classic: Third-round notebook - PGA Tour

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 10:02 pm

Setanta Sports

Mayakoba Golf Classic: Third-round notebook
PGA Tour, FL
Typically to be successful at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, Driving Accuracy is a must. Last year's champion Brian Gay finished 17th in TOUR Driving Accuracy in 2008, while 2007 Mayakoba Golf Classic winner Fred Funk ranked second in TOUR Driving Accuracy
Wilson Van Pelt tied for lead at Mayakoba Golf ClassicBleacher Report
Golf Roundup: Van Pelt grabs Mayakoba leadHouston Chronicle
Atwal misses cut at Mayakoba Golf ClassicNDTV.com
Sports Network - Bleacher Report
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Charles Barkley's golf swing is a major project - Los Angeles Times

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 9:02 pm

Newsday

Charles Barkley's golf swing is a major project
Los Angeles Times, CA
In a new Golf Channel show, the basketball great gets schooled by Tiger Woods' swing coach. By Lisa Dillman No doubt there soon will be sports programming devoted to John McEnroe missing layups, Sean Avery shanking penalty kicks, John Daly hitting
Tiger's coach seeks to fix Barkley's golf swingUSA Today
A Golf Swing Coach’s TV Project (Charles Barkley)New York Times
Not-yet-jailed Charles Barkley works on golf swingNewsday
StandardNet - San Francisco Chronicle
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Wells Fargo Slashes Executive Pay, Golf Sponsorship - Bloomberg

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 9:02 pm

Wells Fargo Slashes Executive Pay, Golf Sponsorship
Bloomberg
s name from a professional golf tournament as the US government bolsters its authority over recipients of bailout funds. The lender, which received $25 billion through the Troubled Asset Relief Program, is adhering to President Barack Obama’s new rules

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Thongchai on top at Indonesia golf open - AFP

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 9:02 pm

Asia Golf Online

Thongchai on top at Indonesia golf open
AFP
The former Asian Tour number one nailed six birdies against a lone dropped shot for a nine-under-par 207 total and a one stroke advantage over Sweden's Alexander Noren who posted a 66 at the New Kuta Golf Resort. England's Simon Griffiths carded a 69
Jaidee leads European golf tournamentUnited Press International
Jaidee takes Indonesian Open leadUSA Today
Jaidee comes from behind with 9-underJakarta Post
GMA news.tv - RTE.ie
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Match play final a members-only affair - San Diego Union Tribune

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 8:02 pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Match play final a members-only affair
San Diego Union Tribune, CA
By Tod Leonard (Contact) Union-Tribune Staff Writer Geoff Ogilvy, from Australia, chips from the roughnear the desert to the second green during his quarter-final match against Rory McIlroy at the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play
Golf-Practice buddies Ogilvy and Casey set for neighbourly finalReuters UK
With Big Names Out, Ogilvy Writes In HisNew York Times
Scouting report: Ogilvy, Casey evenly matched on SundayPGA Tour
Reuters UK - San Diego Union Tribune
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Northern Trust doesn't know score on golf event - Chicago Tribune

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 8:02 pm

GolfDigest.com

Northern Trust doesn't know score on golf event
Chicago Tribune, United States
that Northern Trust Corp. would spend millions of dollars sponsoring a golf tournament while it had more than 1 billion taxpayer dollars in its vaults. In a matter of days last fall, Congress threw together the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief
Morgan Stanley cancels events at golf tournamentReuters
Banks' golf-loving execs fiddle while Wall Street burnsSan Jose Mercury News
Morgan Stanley cancels events at golf tournamentThe Associated Press
Mediapost.com - SportingNews.com
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