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Hello everyone!

To all our American cousins in the South, I hope you enjoyed a hearty Thanksgiving, and snared up some great Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. (For all you cyber-shoppers, Knetgolf is having a 20% off all golf ball sale for the next week!)

On to the news. We’ll begin, as always, with Tiger Woods, who according, to search engines, is still incredibly popular, being among the top celebrity searches of 2010, finishing ahead of Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, President Obama and Kim Kardashian. Not only that, but his private life and scandal was just as interesting to internet surfers as the iPad, bedbugs, and the BP oil Spill. Seems that even with his ever-present scandal hanging over his head, Tiger has become even more interesting to the general public. Speaking of the scandal (again) Tiger might want to turn the T.V off tomorrow night. This week’s episode of “Law & Order: Los Angeles” plot seems to mimic Tiger’s life, with a philandering golf- star and a club-wielding wife. The only difference? She’s ‘rescuing’ him from the swimming pool. That’s gotta sting for Tiger.

An up-and coming golf celebrity has nabbed the PGA European Tour’s Rookie of the Year. Matteo Manasserrio, a 17-year old Italian and the youngest player to win a tour event nabbed the title. Now that it’s official, congratulations!

 While Manassero continues to climb, Graeme McDowell has failed to finish the year as Europe’s No.1. The golfer  finally faltered after the third round of the Dubai World Championship after playing 5 straight weeks of golf. He admitted his loss though, suffering from a cold and ‘running on fumes’. Knetgolf wishes him a relaxing recovery.

 As for European golfers speaking out, shortly after Tiger’s debut on Twitter, he was joined by No. 1 Lee Westwood, sparking humourous banter between him and several other high-profile golfers. His dry wit has so far been very popular with other tweeters; seems that  Westwood is going to give Tiger a run for his money in everything!

And finally, some sad news.  A maintenance worker at a Florida country club passed away Thursday after being removed from life support after being struck in the temple by a golf ball on Wednesday. Maurice Hayden was pulling weeds at Mayfair Country Club in Sandford when he was struck, and though he has passed, it was an accident and no charges are being laid. 

And that’s it for today, wishing you all a very happy week.

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Hello everybody! I trust you all had an excellent week?

On to the news!

The #1 player in the world lost it a spirited duel last Sunday in the HSBC Champions. Francesco Molinari beat champion Lee Westwood in a one-shot victory, capturing his first World Golf Championship. Molianari closed with a five-under 67 at Sheshan International for his first win this season and the second of his career, spoiling Westwood’s debut as the world’s No.1. Westwood put up a fight worthy of his status as the No.1 player, but Molinari’s win continues to make a memorable year for Italy.

Speaking of talented Italians, teenager Matteo Manassero isn’t just stopping at being the youngest-ever winner on the European Tour; his rise to the top echelon of world golf continued Friday when he shot an impressive 7-uner 63 at the Hong Kong Open. You go kiddo. Perhaps someday this precocious kid will beat out Westwood for the number one spot?

Robert Garrigus had one of his dreams come true on Sunday as well, winning the Children’s Miracle Network Classic in Disneyworld, winning his first tour and allowing him to keep holding on to his PGA Tour card. His 8-under 64 win helps makes up for his colossal collapse earlier this year at Memphis. Hold in there buddy!

We’ve already talked about the number 1, but what about the man he deposed? Even though he lost his ranking, Tiger Woods is making the news almost as more than ever. As the one-year anniversary of his Thanksgiving accident that blew open a violent sex affair approaches, Tiger just keeps making the news, despite not having won anything this past year. He recently released an article talking about the past year and his scandal, as well as sending his first personalized tweet. While Woods has had a twitter account since June 26th, yesterday’s message seemed to be directly from the legend himself, although someone could be tweeting for him. Woods has also said that his life is now ‘blessed and balanced’ when he appeared last Thursday on ESPNs “Mike and Mike in the Morning” radio show. Woods has also written an essay for Newsweek that reveals his thoughts and feelings on the scandal. He says he’s trying to make a connection to the fans, since they’ve stood by him through the scandal. Well, at least he’s trying.

England’s Ian Poutler says his performance in the second round of the Hong Kong Open last Friday, where he had a 10-under, as one of his finest ever. He’s moved into the lead at the halfway point of the European Tour event. Keep it up!

And that’s it for this week!

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Wishing you a happy weekend,

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Hello Everybody!

I trust everyone is gearing up for a fantastic weekend. Today we’re going to start with some news about one of the most well-known faces in Golf.

Tiger Woods will end the season without a single PGA Tour win for the first time ever in his career. It has not been a good year for Woods; recently there’s been news that Tiger Woods agents was so concerned about another book about Tiger that he all but offered the new author of a book about Tiger’s relationship with his father that he all but offered money to make it go away.

But there might be hope for Tiger in the future; even though it took Lee Westwood 16 years to become number 1, he says has no great expectation of staying in the forefront position. Woods is closely behind him, followed by Martin Kaymer vying for the top spot. But of greater concern than his competition is a calf injury that affects his ankle, which has been keeping him out of action since July. We hope for a speedy recovery.

Fred Couples, a 50-year old who just finished his rookie year on the Champion Tour has said that his is finished as a competitive player on the PGA Tour. A laid-back fan favourite, Couples has said that although he may be finished as a competitive player, he still might play a couple of PGA Tour events.

South Korea’s LPGA Tour player Jiya Shin shot a 6 under 66 at the Mizuno Classic, taking a two stroke lead over American Stacy Lewis. Shin had six birdies at the KintetsuKashikojima Country Club for a total of  13-under 131.

And speaking of LGPA Tour, the Northwest Arkansas Championship will return next season, with Tournament Officals saying that the event will be played September 9^th to 11^th at the Pinnacle Country Club with the winner earning $300,000 from a total purse of 2 million dollars.

Brendan Steele won the Nationwide Tour Championship Sunday, beating Colt Knoste, earning his PGA Tour Card. Knoste also earned his PGA Tour Card, and both will be among the 14 newcomers to the Tour next Season. Congratulations Boys!

And that’s it for today!

A very happy weekend from all of us at Knetgolf.com!

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