Archive for December, 2008

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New year has an old ring to it (Contra Costa Times)

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Circle these dates in 2009
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Daly confirms six-month suspension by PGA Tour (San Jose Mercury News)

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John Daly smashed one tee shot off the top of a beer can during a pro-am event. At another tournament, he returned from a rain delay with Tampa Bay Buccaneers Coach Jon Gruden as his caddie.
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Notes: Wie not plaing Sony Open in 2009 (The Golf Channel)

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Tournament director Ray Stosik said Michelle Wie, now a 19-year-old student at Stanford, would not be playing the Sony Open for the second straight year.
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How Good is Barack Obama at Golf? (Time Magazine)

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The soon to be First Golfer isn’t exactly the best golfer. On vacation in Hawaii, Obama shows off his game. Still, it’s better than his bowling
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Year in Review: The best in quotables (National Post)

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Bruce Arthur: Was it a fun year? Yes, and no. Sure, there was a fair amount of pay-no-attention-to-the-man-behind-the-curtain repression at the Olympics, and Sean Avery violated the virgin ears of the hockey community, and Terrell Owens is still hanging around. But that doesn’t mean it couldn’t be funny
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Shotgun Start: In a departure, let’s play commissioner (CBS Sportsline)

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A new year and season is approaching so Steve Elling and Ross Devonport decide to mix things up and play commissioner for a day. The fellas discuss the FedEx Cup, equipment, rules and tournaments.
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Sony Open may be missing both Wie and Fujikawa (KPUA AM 670 Hilo)

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HONOLULU (AP) _ Sony Open tournament director Ray Stosik says Hawaii golfer Michelle Wie won’t be playing in next month’s event. The 19-year-old Stanford student is getting ready for her next school quarter. Wie played her hometown PGA Tour event four straight years, but she never made the cut.
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Hawaii leaves mark worldwide (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

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From Beijing to Williamsport, Pa., to New Orleans, Hawaii more than left its mark on the sports world in 2008. Golfer Michelle Wie, Olympic volleyball gold medalist Clay Stanley, the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team’s success and Hula Bowl’s future are among those that didn’t make the cut in a very competitive field:
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Queen Hayley is simply ton-derful in Sport of Kings (Evening Standard)

Date December 31st, 2008 Comment No Comments

Hayley Turner’s achievement at becoming the first female jockey to ride a century of winners in Britain has to be given the credit it is due. The Nottingham-born 25-year-old competes off a level playing field directly against her male counterparts in a sport where strength is a key issue.
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Remembering the best in golf in 2008 (Miami Herald)

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While the good stuff is chilling for the evening fare, let us raise the last of the eggnog and recall all that made the 2008 golf season memorable.
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