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What’s new today in the golf world?

For starter, we have a new #1!  26 year old German Martin Kaymer has climbed to the top of the golf world. Kaymer only started the European Tour in 2007,but since then the Ryder Cup player has won nine times including the PGA Championship last year. Good for you Mr. Kaymer!

For up and coming champions, the news is good too. Jordan Spieth, a 17-year old who won over the gallery at last year’s HP Byron Nelson Championship and was in the run for the title, has agreed to return on a sponsor’s exemption to the PGA Tour event in 2011, in an attempt to finish his senior high school year. The talented teenager will play golf at the University of Texas next fall.  All the best to you Jordan!

Tiger Woods, as always, makes the news as well. The most recent news is that he will not play in the Honda Classic next week at the PGA Nationals in Palm Gardens, Fla. His agent says that the  it is not because of his first-round loss last Wednesday in the Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona, but because of previously existing commitments.

Golfer Mathew Goggin, a 36-year old two time winner has won the Nationwide Tour Season opening Panama Championship, shooting a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a two stroke tour. He earned $99,000.

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A snowstorm is currently hitting Toronto hard, and we at Knetgolf.com hope that everywhere snugly indoors, either curled up with a good book or in front of the television riding out thestorm.

Speaking of the television, The Golf Channel has shown significant increases in viewers these past three weeks, up 59% from the January of last year. While golf doesn’t solely depend on TV ratings, PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem says such good news never hurts. Hopefully, this will be an excellent year for the sport of golf!

Generosity is making the headlines today as both the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour are donating money to charity causes. The PGA Tour has recently donated $150, 000 on behalf of the PresidentsCup and International captain Greg Norman to the relief appeal to help victimsin Australia’s Queensland state that have been rocked by devastating floods, killing 35 people and destroying over 30,000 homes and businesses. We’d personally like to thank the PGA Tour for giving so generously to a cause that needs it so much!

 As well, for the first time in history an LPGA sanctioned event will be donating the winnings to charity. While there has been some controversy and criticism over the event, as not all of the winnings will be heading to charity. The top five players will each award $100,000 to their favourite philanthropic organization, while $500,000 will be going to LPGA-USGAGirls Golf. While some of the money is being used to offset the cost of the tournament,it’s still a worthy cause.

As always, we come back to Tiger Woods. Again, the poor man is taking blow after blow. Recently in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates, the plans for a Tiger Woods signature golf estate which would include a boutique hotel and palaces has been shelved and put aside as Dubai’s financial downturn continues. Not only that, but he has officially lost his spot as the most powerful athlete in the world, according to Bloomberg Business Week’s annual power 100 ranking, where this year Woods slid into third place behind Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and snowboarder Shaun White.

As Tiger’s rankings slowly slip, we turn back to Lee Westwood, considered the golf worlds number one. ThisThursday, Westwood will be defending his ranking against Martin Kaymer whenthey tee off in the Qatar Masters. Westwood, who rose to the No. 1 spot inOctober, needs to finish at least second in order to remain at the top,otherwise Kaymer will push him into second place. Kaymer, who won last month’s AbuDhabi Golf Championship, just might be our new No. 1. 

However, there are some that say that Kaymer is already No. 1. Some claim that while Lee Westwood is considered number 1, he has not played in months and should not be allowed to coast through on his past achievement. If people choose to go by recent wins and point total, Westwood is in third place, with Graeme McDowell in second and Kaymer already wrapped in Glory in the first place.

Whichever you choose to believe, this year should be an interesting one as Golf top’s players vie for the number one spot.

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Happy 2011 to all our friends out there!

American Jonathan Byrd won his fifth PGA Tour title Sunday by beating out Robert Garrigus in the season-opening Tournament of Champions, winning a cheque for $1.12 million. What a good way to start off the year!

Speaking of the Tournament of Champions, last Friday Camilo Villegas was disqualified for a rules violation caught by a television viewer that called in after Villegas swatted away some loose pieces of grass in front of the divot on the15th green while the ball was moving down the slope. Rules dictated that a player can’t move any obstacles while the ball is in play. Too bad for Villegas, but good eyes to that television viewer!

Looks like Tiger Woods isn’t having the best year so far; not only has he lost his13-year endorsement deal with Golf Digest, the golf world’s biggest magazine,but he for the first time in years he wasn’t invited to the Tournament ofChampions. While Tiger usually skipped the event, it still must be a blow to his already deflated ego. Golf Digest, which has been Tiger’s second-longest endorsement behind Nike, said that the split occurred when the two parties could not decide on the number of hours. One can’t help but wonder if Tiger’s plummeting stocks in the golf world had anything to do with it.

While that’s all pure speculation, there’s one happy golf story that has the golf world talking. Professional golfers Dustin Johnson and Natalie Gulbis have publicly announced that they are dating after having competed alongside eachother in the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge in early November. Congratulations to the happy couple.

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Christmas is coming! As the snow comes swirling down in Toronto, there’s lots of stuff happening in the golf world (not to mention Christmas shopping!).

Australia’s Peter Senior won the Australian PGA tour last Monday finishing with a 66, allowing Senior to slide into the record books as the oldest player to win a major professional tournament in Australia. Good for him!

The Bob Hope Classic has got a new sponser! Franklin American Mortgage company has agreed to sponsor the tournament for three-years. The Classic’s 52nd edition will be played January 17-23, and the sponsorship deal is a whopping $1.5 million dollars.

So what’s new with the PGA Tour? Rookies. After Tiger’s disappointing year, the PGA tour is leaning on the new generatio of players for the 2011 season. This was Wood’s first year without a tour title, and Commisioner Tim Finchem says he can’t recall greater interest in the group of rookies in his 17 years of running the PGA Tour. Rookies include Dustin Johnson, Ryder Cup Team Member Rickie Fowler, Lous Oosthuizen and Martin Kaymer.

Speaking of the Ryder Cup; European Team Membesr Graeme McDowell and Martin Kaymer are the co-winners of the European Tour Golfer of the Year Award. This is the first time in it’s 26-year history that the award will be shared after the wo tied in the voting by a judging panel of writers and commenters.

In the LPGA we have two particular stories of  interest. Aree Song of South Korean wond the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament Sunday, shooting a 1-over 74 and beating out  17 year old Jessica Korda. Song earned one of 20 full 2011 tour exemptions. Nice one!

And finall, Danish golf cvetaran Iben Tinning ended her career after winning the Dubai Ladies Masters. Tinning has been playing for the last 15 years, since she was 19. Way to go out with a bang!

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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. 

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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!

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Tiger Wood was vainly trying to keep his Australian Masters Title this past Friday, but he struggled in windy conditions, and would up with a 1-over 72, and continues to teeter on the verge of becoming a golfing has-been. He was nine shots behind Adam Bland, who is continuing onto the second stage of the Q-school in PGA Tour. Woods can’t blame the weather though, since Bland played in the same side of woods, but still finished strongly. This loss follows closely on the tail of Tiger’s Thailand disgrace, where one only one hole in a tournament honouring the Thailand King.

While Tiger continues to struggle, two sisters on the Central Oklahoma golf team are showing it how it’s done. Freshman Erica Bensch and  junior Lindsey Bensch both pulled aces Tuesday during a round at KickingBird Golf Club. Erica had the ace on a 124-yard No. 3 hole, and Lindsey succeeded in getting a hole-in-one on the 142-yard No. 11 hole. 

Girl Power continues to make the news; Azahara Munoz of Spain is the winner of the LPGA’s Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year. While the LPGA season has two events left, Munoz has a 313-point lead. While the runner-up Amanda Blumenherst may win the two remained events, she could only earn 300 points, leaving Munoz the unofficial winner. You Go Girl!

Continuing to speak of wonder women, Cristie Kerr shot a tournament record on Thursday with an 8-under 64, taking a lead over Stacy Lewis in the Lorena Ochoa invitational with three strokes. Ochoa herself opened with a 74 in what was her first LPGA Tour since she retired in April.

At the Disney World Children’s Miracle Network Classic, Christ Stroud shot a 10-under 62, surging past rookie Rickie Fowler by four strokes until play was halted because of darkness. Roland Thatcher was three shots off, and four others were tied with Fowler for third.

Ryder Cup player Bubba Watson made  a birdie putt on the 18th hole Tuesday for a comeback victory for the PGA Tour team in the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge. Good to see!

And finally, Phil Mickelson plans to start the 2011 season in the Abu Dhabi Championship in the first tournament of the new year, expanding his global horizons. The tournament will be held the same week as the Bob Hope Classic, and for the second year the Bob Hope Classic is getting more attention for who’s not there. Mickelson will be taking his entire family, and they all say they are very excited to go.

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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!

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