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The best Christmas card one could receive?

Just in time for Christmas, Masters invitations have been sent out. 99 invitations to be exact. I’ll be running to my mailbox every day now. How do players qualify for the 2006 Masters? The 70th Masters field is determined by…

Category: LPGA Tour

LPGA waives age limit for Morgan Pressel

The LPGA has waived their age limit restriction for Morgan Pressel. Pressel (17) qualified for the LPGA at their Q-School but no one was sure if she’d play in 2006 due to the age restriction. LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens waived…

Yawn….Wendy’s 3 Tour Challenge

One good thing about the Wendy’s 3 Tour Challenge is what they do for charity. I’ll give them that. As for the tournament itself….yawn. And I thought John Daly had a broken hand? Oh yeah, this event is pre-recorded. The…

Category: PGA Tour

Tiger and others skipping the 2006 Mercedes

Tiger is going to skip the season-opening Mercedes in Hawaii. Phil Mickelson hasn’t played at Kapalua since 2001. Retief Goosen and Padraig Harrington are also skipping it this year. Guess they don’t want to waste their time traveling to Hawaii…

Category: Miscellaneous, PGA Tour

Darren Clarke leads Tiger’s tournament

Darren Clarke is playing some of his best golf of the season. Too bad this isn’t really the “official” season. But if he wins, the dough will spend just the same as “official” money does. I try to get into…